The ‘silent crimes’ covered up by care homes
The fact that there were no reports of elderly people tied up in care homes last year is seen as a sign of progress, according to Demos Antoniou, who heads ...
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Christodoulides promises a changing Cyprus in New Year’s speech
In an optimistic New Year’s address, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday there are reasons for hope in 2025, both on the domestic front as well as for Cyprus’ foreign ...
Unficyp calls for farming agreements to be respected
The UN in Cyprus has underlined that existing agreements on farming activities in the UN-controlled buffer zone stand and need to be respected, UN spokesman in Cyprus Aleem Siddique told ...
Park and Ride service launched in Limassol
A free Park and Ride bus service will launch in Limassol on Thursday, the transport ministry announced on Tuesday.
Following an agreement with AAA Limassol Stadium, there will be 102 free ...
Lack of safety measures linked to worker’s death
The autopsy on the 26-year-old Polish national who died from a fall at a construction site will be carried out on Thursday morning.
All works at the construction site have ...
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Manhunt underway for Limassol attempted murder suspect
Police on Tuesday were on the hunt for a 25-year-old man believed to be behind an attempted murder in Limassol on Monday night.
Egyptian national Shehata Seifeldin Sayed shot at ...
Police officer and lawyer arrested for aiding Swedish fugitive’s escape
A police officer and a lawyer were arrested on Tuesday morning for aiding the escape of the Swedish fugitive that had been held under police custody at a Larnaca hospital.
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Elderly couple dies in Limassol house fire
An elderly couple in Limassol died after a fire broke out in their home late on Monday night.
Evangelos Vasiliou, 73 and his wife Pantelitsa Vasiliou were in their Pano Polemidia ...
A united Cyprus would be ‘powerful universal symbol’ – Greek FM
In an environment of instability and uncertainty, Greece aims to serve as a bridge between North and South, East and West and to act as a stabilizing factor, Greek Foreign ...
Interpol database on stolen Cypriot antiquities to be updated
The government aims in 2025 to update the Interpol database with Cypriot antiquities lost abroad with information on private collections that were in the north until 1974 and have since been lost, ...
US fast-attack submarine docks in Limassol
President Nikos Christodoulides will visit on Tuesday the USS Indiana submarine which is in Limassol for a New Year port call.
US Ambassador to Cyprus, Julie Fisher, in a post ...
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Manhunt after attempted murder in Limassol
A 41-year-old Greek Cypriot man was shot at the Ayia Fyla area in Limassol on Monday night, which police are investigating as an attempted murder.
The shooter fled with the ...
Police await autopsy to assess man’s death
Police on Monday said there were assessing whether the death of 62-year-old Vitaly Shostak in Limassol was a premeditated murder or suicide.
Shostak was found to have died from a ...
Companies fined after worker’s death
Nicosia district court handed down a €15,450 fine to two companies after a man died in a labour accident, it was reported on Monday.
According to a labour inspection department statement, ...
Delay expected over Akamas works investigation
A disciplinary investigation into the Akamas roadworks may have another extension, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Friday.
In statements to Stockwatch, she said an investigation into possible disciplinary offences ...
Almost 70% of Cypriots own their home – but have issues with quality
Almost 70 per cent of Cyprus’ population owned their home in 2023, according to data released by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat on Friday.
Specifically, 68.8 per cent owned their home, close ...
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt meeting to focus on energy and security
The trilateral summit between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, set to take place on January 8 in Cairo, will focus on energy, regional security, economy and technology, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said ...
Gas drilling to begin mid-January
ExxonMobil’s drilling rig will start drilling in mid-January at the ‘Electra’ target, located in Block 5 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), for approximately one month, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou ...
Fish supply ‘dwindling’
There is a dwindling stock of fish in Cyprus, the fishers’ association in Paphos warned on Thursday, amid calls to better protect the profession.
Speaking to CNA, head of the ...
Pope Francis’ Cyprob reference ‘highlights need for solution’
Pope Francis’ reference to the Cyprus problem in his Christmas message is “more proof” of the international interest in the matter that highlights the need to resume negotiations, government spokesperson ...
‘Too lenient’ – Turkish court jails hotel owner and architect in earthquake trial
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced six people to jail, including the owner and the architect of the Isais hotel which collapsed in a devastating earthquake in 2023, prompting outrage in ...
Cyprus issues Navtex for drilling in block 5
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) has issued a Navtex warning for drilling works in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) block 5 to be conducted for the next two months.
The ...
Man found dead in Limassol on Christmas
A 52-year-old man was found dead on the streets of Limassol on Christmas, police said on Thursday.
Members of the public saw him unconscious at the Enaerios area shortly after 9...
Cyprus warns against Turkish maritime agreement with Syria
Cyprus’ government on Tuesday said it was closely monitoring developments after Turkey announced it was aiming to strike a maritime demarcation agreement with Syria once a permanent government is formed ...