Archive 2024

A man appeared in court in Morphou on Monday, accused of having drunkenly punched a taxi driver. Speaking in court, police officer Mustafa Goksen said that at around 9.30pm on ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, the enclave’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians. Meanwhile, a Hamas official said on Monday ...

Israel has denied Turkey’s request to join air drops of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and Ankara will take new measures against Israel in response, its Foreign Minister ...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Monday called on parliament to pass a bill which would criminalise what he called “reprehensible behaviour” on the internet. Speaking at a lecture at the University ...

Cyprus is “making rapid progress” in its digital transition, European Commissioner for cohesion and reforms Elisa Ferreira said on Monday. “With the support of the European Union, Cyprus is making ...

Police are investigating allegations that a 30-year-old man was beaten up by staff at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital. The case came to light on Alphanews over the weekend after the ...

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a prior judgement by the administrative court which had validated a decision by the competition watchdog to fine the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) to ...

A British Royal Navy vessel was on Monday reportedly en route to the Eastern Mediterranean, tasked with supporting the maritime humanitarian corridor being set up to carry critical aid from ...

Cypriot interdisciplinary performance artist Lia Haraki will be at the helm of the opening ceremony as the Cyprus Film Days International Festival launches its 22nd edition on Friday in Limassol. ...

The north’s ‘government’ is “like a bad joke”, opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday. Erhurman was reacting to the establishment of a traffic and transport services ...

Construction in Cyprus is in a “state of anarchy” the Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) warned on Monday, saying building violations are out of control. In a statement, Etek chairman ...

Charges are to be introduced for people using park and ride services, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday. The service, which was free at the point of use when ...

Drone footage of Gaza over the six months of warfare between Israel and Hamas shows how the once vibrant Palestinian enclave has been transformed into a vast wasteland of rubble ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Monday received a fact-finding report over the medicine scandal in which he vowed he would act accordingly based on the findings. The report comes after ...

Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe’s biggest rivers swelled to ...

Everton were docked two more points by the Premier League on Monday – their second points deduction this season – after the club’s appeal against a charge for a breach of ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to keep the cost of borrowing at current levels when it meets on Thursday, as the rate of inflation is on a downward ...

The Nicosia district court on Monday imposed a fine and a ban from sports venues on an 18-year-old man, who was arrested on Sunday for illegal possession of a dangerous ...

Kedipes has announced a new repayment plan for non-performing loans (NPL) that would be secured by a primary residence, with a market value of up to €350,000. In a detailed statement, ...

Police on Monday made a third arrest regarding the case of a large quantity of narcotics discovered and seized last Saturday in Larnaca. The individual arrested is a 25-year-old resident ...

A Cypriot baby born on Monday has been named after Argentinian footballer Mauro Icardi. The baby’s somewhat unusual name was announced to the world in a Facebook post by ...

The services sector performed very well in 2023 said the Employers and Industiralists Federation (Oev), with significant improvements registered in several key areas. Notably, the indicators for accommodation and catering services ...

Monday marked the inauguration of the Bee Park at Athalassa Park in Nicosia, a thematic park dedicated to bees and the first of its kind established on state forest land. ...

“Lemesia 2024 powered by BrainRocket”, Limassol Municipality’s leading sporting event, is returning with a refreshed, dynamic and impressive programme. Supported this year by BrainRocket, a leading IT services company based ...