Palliative care centre for cancer patients inaugurated
The creation of a palliative care centre has long been a vision and a strategy of Pasykaf, its director of medical services Dr Kyriacos Stylianides said on Tuesday at the ...
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For second time Norway court acquits father who kidnapped child in Cyprus
A Norwegian court has acquitted for the second time a man who abducted his four-year-old daughter outside a Nicosia kindergarten in 2017 on the grounds that his former partner had lied ...
Health minister inaugurates transplant clinic
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Friday emphasised the importance of organ donation in creating a more just and equal society during the inauguration of Nicosia general hospital’s revamped transplant ...
Man found guilty of causing death of three in traffic accident
A 32-year-old man was found guilty on Thursday of causing a triple fatal car accident in 2017 that ended the lives of Andreas Yasemi, 32, Dimitris Savva, also 32, and Panayiotis Stefanou, 26.
After ...
European University Cyprus involved in study of black holes
The European University Cyprus on Thursday said it was part of a study proposing that black holes are linked to dark energy in the universe.
Astrophysicist Andreas Efstathiou, rector and ...
Island goes carnival crazy in first post-pandemic festivities (Update)
Carnival celebrations began around the island on Thursday as municipalities kicked off the festivities with Tsiknopempti events.
After two years without its famous carnival parade, its biggest annual event, Limassol ...
House arrest does not count as time served, court says
House arrest with an ankle monitor should not count as detention time, the Limassol criminal court said on Thursday in relation to a drugs case.
According to a press release ...
Chamber of commerce pleased with new halloumi PDO specs
The new developments in PDO specifications will widen prospects for the development of halloumi, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) said on Thursday.
In a written statement, Keve expressed satisfaction ...
Top court rejects man’s murder sentence appeal
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal to reduce the 17-year sentence handed down by the criminal court to a 23-year-old convicted of the murder of a 19-year-old Syrian ...
Campaign promises were a “contract with the Cypriot people,” Christodoulides says
Everything said on the campaign trail will be put into practice, as it constitutes a “contract with the Cypriot people,” president-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.
He was addressing supporters ...
Police warn of new SMS scam after €23,000 stolen from bank account
The police cybercrime unit on Tuesday warned of a new SMS scam after a Nicosia resident reported that €23,000 was stolen from his bank account.
The complainant told police that on ...
Drug smugglers jailed for eight and nine years
Three men aged 21, 39 and 45 were jailed on Tuesday for offences related to drug smuggling, committed in September last year.
The 21-year-old appeared before Larnaca district court and was sentenced to ...
Man jailed for 20 days over traffic offences
Famagusta district court on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 20 days in prison after finding him guilty of traffic offences committed on two separate occasions.
According to a police statement, ...
Ministry publishes guides on whistleblower law
The justice ministry on Tuesday published explanatory guides to help inform the public on the implementation of the whistleblower protection law.
Three separate guides have been issued on the ministry’...
Supreme Court rules on keeping IP addresses to fight online crime
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of the retention of the IP addresses of internet users for the purpose of investigating internet crime.
According to a statement from ...
Jessica Lange in film produced by Cyprus-based film company
Cyprus-based production company Fetisoff Illusion – Europe is co-producing a screen adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer prize-winning play Long Day’s Journey Into Night, starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, ...
Famagusta carnival king and queen announced
The new king and queen of this year’s Famagusta carnival were presented on Wednesday at a press conference held at the Frenaros Community Council.
This year’s queen is ...
Cyprus set to become a regional centre for managing natural disasters
The CyCLOPS training centre gives Cyprus the opportunity to become a regional centre for the management of natural disasters in the wider region, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday.
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Four to stand trial over attempted robbery
Four people arrested in relation to a case of attempted robbery against a 72-year-old woman were immediately referred for a trial at the Famagusta district court, police said on Wednesday.
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Fire department receives 14 calls for help in 24 hours
The fire service on Wednesday said it responded to 14 calls for help in the past 24 hours, five of which were for fires, eight for special services and one false call.
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HIO trying to induct occupational therapists into Gesy
Efforts to induct more occupational therapists into the national health scheme Gesy will continue, operator Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday.
The HIO “fully respects” the occupational therapists’ association’...
Disy to make decision who to back tomorrow (update 5)
Disy leader Averof Neophytou met the two remaining candidates on Monday as the party continued to deliberate on its course in the presidential election following Neophytou’s exclusion from the ...
Cypriot diaspora in UK vote for change
The Cyprus issue and the economy were at the top of London-based Cypriots’ agendas as they went to the polling stations to vote for the first round of the presidential ...
Candidates make final appeal to voters
Presidential candidates on Friday made their final statements to their supporters in the final run up to the first round of the 2023 presidential elections.
In the morning, chief returning officer ...