Gina Agapiou

Refugees from Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora carried out beach clean ups across the island to express gratitude to Cyprus which has sheltered over 16,500 refugees from the war-torn country. Larnaca ...

Nicosia municipality on Friday confirmed that the municipal swimming pool will remain closed this season for revamp works. In a statement, it said it had managed to claim the required ...

The health ministry on Friday announced another 24 coronavirus deaths recorded between March 2021 to May 11 2022, revising the total number of Covid mortalities to 1,051 since the pandemic outbreak in the island. It ...

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after 452 illegal fireworks were found in his house, Limassol police said on Friday. Officers carried out a search of the suspect’s home in ...

Limassol police were investigating on Friday after an explosive device went off at the offices of a football club. The explosion, which occurred around 2.25am on Friday, caused damage to ...

Works are underway for the creation of a love lock destination on the coastal pathway of Kissonerga in one-of-a-kind project for the Paphos district. Visitors will be able to “lock ...

Low-income pensioners can apply for free three-night stays in mountain resorts as of next week, the labour ministry announced on Thursday. The state-subsidised holiday scheme for low-income pensioners concerns hotels ...

It is a matter of concern that nearly half of young Cypriot teenage students disguise being LGBTI at school, the European commissioner for equality Helena Dalli said on Thursday as ...

A 29-year-old man wanted for the attempted murder of another man, aged 44, has surrendered himself to the Limassol authorities, police said Thursday. The suspect presented himself at the Limassol CID ...

A teenager was injured after a violent incident at Pournara reception camp for asylum seekers and migrants, police said on Thursday. Minors were involved in a fight around 9pm on ...

Seven children are being treated in the paediatric department of Famagusta general hospital that reopened this week two years after its operation was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, Health ...

Paphos police caught a man driving under the influence of drugs late on Wednesday. The driver tested positive in a narcotest carried out by traffic police who stopped his car ...

Police on Thursday said they have confiscated a number of firearms and ammunition found in an outdoor space in Larnaca. Following tip off, police found an automatic firearm, a loaded ...

A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Paphos in connection with a kiosk robbery, burglary and theft, police said Thursday. According to Paphos CID chief and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, evidence ...

Nicosia police on Thursday said they have arrested two men, aged 52 and 25, as well as a 47-year-old woman as part of investigations into cases where scammers posing as doctors extorted ...

A second blaze was reported at Pournara reception centre on Wednesday evening following the hospitalisation of six asylum seekers who suffered burns following another fire earlier in the day. Police ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Wednesday announced its decision to appoint Adonis Yiasemides as the new general manager. The decision was taken during a meeting of the board ...

Cyprus and Croatia will increase the volume of trade in goods and services, President Nicos Anastasiades said Wednesday following bilateral consultations with the Croatian Prime Minister. Andrej Plenkovic, who is ...

Fire services on Wednesday were investigating the causes of a fire that completely destroyed a fifth-floor apartment in Larnaca. The fire broke out a few minutes before 10pm on Tuesday ...

Idahot+, the main annual European event where governments and key stakeholders meet to assess the progress of LGBTI+ rights and set new goals will take place this week in Limassol. ...

The trial into the premeditated murder of 60-year-old Leontios Poyiadjis will start before Paphos criminal court on Wednesday as one of the suspects was unable to attend the trial on ...

Three out of five people in Cyprus said Cypriots are “ready to accept” a female president while more than half believe eligible voters abstain from the elections due to lack ...

The health ministry announced on Tuesday the rollout of the fourth anti-coronavirus jab for people with diabetes and severe obesity regardless their age. The administration will start on Wednesday upon ...

A group of Nicosia district residents protested outside the agriculture ministry on Tuesday against the state’s decision to relocate an asphalt plant that was said to be causing air ...