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A 25-year-old man from Paphos was handed a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday after having carried out two armed robberies at the same kiosk.The man committed the two robberies on March 8 and March 10, 2023, with Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou telling the...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis and Ambassador Khaled Yusuf Ahmed Al Jalahma from the Kingdom of Bahrain, who is based in Tel Aviv, held a meeting on Tuesday in Nicosia, according to an announcement released by the Cypriot tourism ministry on Tuesday.During the meeting, there was an...

The social insurance fund (SIF) is financially viable until at least the year 2080, meaning there is no need to raise the age of retirement, according to the findings of an actuarial study outlined by Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Tuesday.Panayiotou said the actuarial review was carried...

The Ministry of Health informs the consumer public that the Ministry's Health Services, in the framework of the official controls carried out in the market, have taken samples of the following products, following laboratory tests carried out at the accredited laboratories of the General State...

Minister of State for Tourism: "Establishing closer cooperation with the Kingdom of Bahrain is among our objectives." A meeting with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Cyprus Mr. Khaled Yusuf Ahmed Al Jalahma, who is based in Tel-Aviv, was held today, Tuesday, April 16, by the Deputy...

"Agrotourism in our country is on the rise" The 18th Annual General Assembly of the Cyprus Agrotourism Society, held in Platres yesterday, Monday, April 15, was attended by the Deputy Minister of Tourism Mr. Kostas Koumis. Mr Koumis made a special reference to the incentive plans of the Ministry...

Is the programme just another tool for promoting real estate? We literally live in a world on the move. People choose to migrate to other countries in pursuit of better opportunities for themselves and their families, both in terms of career advancement and better lifestyles. Others are forced...

Police in the north announced on Tuesday the arrest of two men who had embezzled over $100,000 from a casino in Kyrenia at which they were working.The pair, aged 46 and 36, had reportedly embezzled $101,089 (€95,004) from the casino by sending it a litany of forged invoices between July 2022 and...

A plan to support young people to own homes in the mountains is expected to be announced before the summer, mountains commissioner Charalambos Christophinis said on Tuesday.He added that consultations are underway with the state health services (Okypy) to upgrade the facilities of the Troodos...

Police in Famagusta arrested two people who were killing lambs near the Famagusta lake on Monday night.The pair, aged 35 and 29, were killing lambs outside a slaughterhouse in the area, but it was determined that they had not obtained the relevant licence from the north’s authorities.Police said...

According to an announcement released on Tuesday by the Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF), during his visit to Japan, Skourides engaged in key discussions and meetings, underscoring the governments commitment to advancing international collaboration in research, innovation, and...

Environmental NGOs on Tuesday once more sounded the alarm over ongoing developments in the Akamas national park, amid evidence that controversial road widening projects were still ongoing or had resumed.The roads on which the forestry department is carrying out widening works are included in the...

The Chief Scientist of the Republic of Cyprus had a series of meetings in Tokyo The Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Dimitris Skourides. The week included a series of important activities and meetings of the Chief Scientist, highlighting the...

There is no problem with the amount of gas found in cylinders, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday after conducting an investigation into them after receiving complaints.The association started the investigation on April 10 after complaints over the actual weight of gas in the 10kg...

The Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth (Secondary Education Directorate, Music Office) in cooperation with the Municipality of Ayia Napa is organising the 6th International Music Olympiad, in Ayia Napa, on 18-20 April 2024. The first Music Olympiad was organized in 2012 in Tallinn...