Residents near carcinogenic factory complain over compensation
The committee for the cancer victims of the Astrosol factory which was, along with the government, found guilty in 2017 of creating a cancer cluster
Lizzy Ioannidou
RAF’s Lightning planes land in Akrotiri for exercise
New planes belonging to the RAF arrived in Akrotiri on Tuesday afternoon to take part in the exercise Lightening Dawn, their first overseas deployment. The
Two MEPs branded dinosaurs for lack of environmental concern
Two Cyprus MEPs have been branded dinosaurs in terms of their activity on the environment by the Climate Action Network (CAN). In view of the
Search for third suitcase to continue
Hopes of finding the suitcase containing the body of 30-year-old Maricar Valdez in the red lake at Mitsero are fading as Sunday’s efforts ended without
Party feuding goes down slippery slope
President Nicos Anastasiades is acting more as a party leader than as the elected president of the Republic of Cyprus, the general secretary of opposition
Alcohol sends teen girl to hospital
A 13-year-old girl was transferred to the intensive care unit of the Makarios hospital on Sunday in a comatose condition after she had consumed a
Offices set on fire by bikers
The offices of a private security company in Limassol were set on fire on Saturday night, police saying two people left the scene on a motorbike.
Man stabbed to death (Update 2)
A 29-year-old man was found dead with multiple stab wounds at Nicosia’s central bus station at Solomou Square in the early hours of Sunday. According
Kurdish man’s extradition hearing postponed
The extradition hearing of Kurdish national Cerkez Korkmaz, 60, was postponed on Friday by the Larnaca district court pending a decision by the European Court of
Anastasiades pledges support for LGBT community
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday the government would continue to create an institutional framework that would lead respect every citizen, as part of his
President raises issue of EEZ with EU supreme court judges
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday raised the issue of Turkey’s violation of international law in the Cyprus EEZ with representatives of the network of the
Around 6,000 people to be helped by benefit reforms
Around 6,000 people will benefit from the increase of €4.2m in the budget allocated for the provision of aid to persons with disabilities and chronic
Bar review: Square, Nicosia
Some bars make you mellow and heavy and ready for a good heart-to-heart, and others make you feel like you’re sitting on a chair of
Teacher slapping incident escalates with staff room fire (Update 2)
The staff room of the Linopetra gymnasium, where a teacher was caught on video slapping a female pupil earlier in the week, was set on
Police do not expect any more Metaxas victims
The police have no reasonable suspicions that the suspected serial killer, 35-year-old Nikos Metaxas, is involved in any further crimes beyond the six murders he
Latest Gesy guidelines seek to clear up confusion
THE Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), tasked with implementing the national health scheme (Gesy), issued further guidelines and explanations for the public on Wednesday in a
Specialist doctors will keep to pre-Gesy timetable for now
Specialist doctors in outpatient clinics of the state health services (Okypy) will be carrying out as normal appointments scheduled with patients until August 31, the
Cyprus will miss its environmental targets for 2020 and 2030
Cyprus is expected to miss its EU 2020 and 2030 environmental targets by large margins, a damning country report of the EU environmental implementation review
Officials concerned Gesy will not be ready by June 1 (Updated)
As the numbers of those registering with the national health scheme (Gesy) steadily increase, top officials admitted on Monday they were concerned that the scheme
Court issues fresh remand against self-confessed serial killer
The Nicosia district court on Monday issued a fresh remand order against 35-year-old suspected serial killer Nikos Metaxas to allow police to continue investigations into