New justice minister urges speedy judicial reform
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Monday stressed the need for swift reform of the justice system and urged MPs to approve the relevant bills. In...
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Union calls for investigation after bus driver crushed by own vehicle (Update 3)
Two people lost their lives in Nicosia on Monday morning in separate traffic incidents, police said. In the first incident, a 52-year-old bus driver and...
EU seeks extra measures to ease tensions with Turkey
The EU will be looking at further options to ease tensions with Turkey, including additional listings within the sanctions framework as proposed by Cyprus, it...
Coronavirus: One new case, doctor also has virus (Updated)
The health ministry announced one new case of coronavirus on Monday – bringing the total number to 1,022. On Sunday, seven new cases were announced...
Divorce rate above EU average
The divorce rate in Cyprus is above the EU average, a fair bit higher than in Greece and about three times higher than in Malta...
Revamp works on Makarios Avenue to begin Monday
Work on Makarios Avenue is set to begin on July 13 as part of the wider project to renew the business area of Makariou, Stasikratous...
Coronavirus: Three tests for travellers from UK to the north
Flights from Britain to the north are set to resume on July 16 albeit with strict health measures in place – requiring three PCR or...
Cypriot students in US face deportations
US President Donald Trump’s order that foreign students must leave the US if their classes are to be taught entirely online – or otherwise transfer...
Turkish Cypriots deny CMP work has been halted
Turkish Cypriot officials on Wednesday denied that work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has halted in the north and certainly not due to...
MPs discuss future of Natura 2000-protected Cape Greco
MPs on Wednesday discussed the protection and promotion of the lighthouse area of Cape Greco with the aim of upgrading research facilities there. It was...
Police find missing teenager
The 15-year-old Russian teenager reported missing since June 29 from his Limassol home has been located, police announced on Tuesday. Police found the teenager at...
Coronavirus: One new case recorded, after travelling from Israel (updated)
One new Covid-19 case was confirmed by the health ministry on Tuesday after a total of 1,191 tests were carried out. The new case is...
Man jailed for 13 years for manslaughter after body found in Nicosia street
A 22-year-old foreign national was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of another 24-year-old foreigner. At the...
Fire burns house in Nicosia village
Four fire trucks responded to a fire near the road from Ayios Trimithias towards Anthoupoli on Tuesday afternoon, with the fire department spokesperson saying it...
Boats set to be banned from areas of Akamas coast
The agriculture ministry has proposed banning boats and fishing in key Akamas regions from April to October. The draft decree would grant Fontana Amorosa, Blue...
Akinci has phone conversation with EU’s Borrell
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci held a phone call late Wednesday night with European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell. At the initiative of...
Cyprus’ road deaths above EU average
Road traffic fatalities in Cyprus were recorded at 57 per one million inhabitants which is just above the EU average of 52 and far below...
Tatar lashes out after French-Turkish relations deteriorate
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar has called on President Nicos Anastasiades to cooperate with the Turkish Cypriot side instead of lobbying the European Union...
Coronavirus: Expert says UK flights unlikely before August
Commercial flights – without stringent isolation requirements – from the UK to Cyprus are unlikely to take place until August, one of the government’s scientific...
Murder-suicide apparently carried out by man
What is believed to be a murder-suicide case in Lakatamia was apparently carried out by a 56-year-old man who shot a 44-year-old woman in the...
