Bill making rape punishable with life imprisonment to be voted on next week
A bill to make rape punishable with life imprisonment will be tabled at the House plenum on October 9, the house legal affairs committee decided...
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Police searching for woman suspected of sending death threats
Police are searching for a 50-year-old Nicosia woman, suspected of sending death threats to a 55-year-year-old woman from Polis in Paphos, authorities said on Wednesday....
Anastasiades: Cyprus seeking to save Europe’s dignity
Cyprus will seek to save Europe’s dignity and trustworthiness at the European Council meeting starting Thursday to discuss sanctions against Turkey for violations in the...
Coronavirus: 30 new cases recorded on Tuesday (updated)
Thirty new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday, bringing the total to 1,743. The cases arose out of 2,685, the ministry...
Water to arrive in the north in a ‘few days’
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar said water from Turkey will arrive by pipeline to the north in a few days, following complaints of drought...
Patients group says state doctors and hospital staff ‘doing whatever they want’
The patients’ association (Osak) on Friday described the treatment they receive from state hospital doctors ‘shameful’, a day after a house health committee heard that...
State must provide escorts for all students with disabilities, Lottides says in new report
The state needs to provide escorts for all students with disabilities at all grade levels, while meeting their specific needs, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on...
Coronavirus: eight new cases announced on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry on Friday announced eight new cases of coronavirus from 2,615 tests. Two cases were identified through testing on passengers over the past...
Famagusta hospital staff say all hospitals should treat Covid-19 patients
Medical staff at Famagusta General in Paralimni on Thursday want the hospital to stop being used as the coronavirus reference hospital, as it hinders them...
Larnaca promises to toe line amid calls for compliance
Larnaca will comply with strict measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus, Mayor Andreas Vyras assured on Thursday – the day additional restrictions came...
Coronavirus: Lucrative business from anchored cruise ships
Nine cruise ships from Carnival cruise line and their sister companies are currently anchored off Limassol, after journeys were cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions and...
Coronavirus: Companies which cheated government schemes investigated
Almost 2,000 companies will be investigated over abusing funds doled out to support businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports on Wednesday. Packages issued...
Property-fraud suspect took €125,000 from client, court hears
The Larnaca district court remanded a 48-year-old for six days on Wednesday after his arrest on suspicion of extorting thousands from a woman, and money...
Coronavirus: Six countries have category downgraded, one upgraded
The health ministry on Monday announced that seven countries would have entry requirements changed based on coronavirus protocols. Six of the countries were downgraded in...
Pupil among yesterday’s 10 Covid-19 cases
A pupil was found positive to coronavirus at a Famagusta district school, the health ministry said on Monday, making it the second case in schools...
Coronavirus: special entry permits for domestic workers from September 25
Domestic workers will be allowed to come to Cyprus after receiving an entry permit from the government under coronavirus protocols, a decree issued by Health...
EU’s Belarus sanctions ‘taken hostage’ by Cyprus – reports
Cyprus could potentially derail EU sanctions against Belarus, over the bloc’s delay in imposing similar measures on Turkey, reports said on Friday. The EU has...
Man arrested after four days on the run
Police arrested a 22-year-old man in Paphos on Thursday suspected of attempting to damage property with explosives, after four-days on the run from authorities. According...
Psychologists doubt successful implementation of Gesy second stage
The successful implementation of the second stage of the national health scheme (Gesy) is doubtful, the psychologists’ association said on Friday, taking a swipe at...
Wizz Air relaunches flights to Finland
Wizz Air will resume flights to Turku, Finland from Larnaca as of October 11, the company announced on Friday, following the relaxation of coronavirus measures....
