Gina Agapiou

The health ministry on Friday announced the withdrawal of some Ferrero chocolates from the Cypriot market following a possible salmonella link that resulted in some EU member states recalling batches ...

The health ministry on Friday added 19 more fatalities to the total death toll attributed to coronavirus, following a review of the epidemiological data. This brings the number of people who ...

The Larnaca – Famagusta criminal court will sentence two men, both aged 20, on Wednesday after they were found guilty of raping an underage girl in Ayia Napa in the summer of 2020. ...

Police warned the public of a scam on Thursday after a Larnaca resident reported he was cheated out of €10,000 by a person impersonating as a doctor. According to the complaint ...

A 36-year-old man has been arrested with over 1kg of cannabis following a car chase in Limassol, police said Thursday. The man was spotted driving in Limassol at around 3.40pm ...

A French tourist is hospitalised in serious condition at the Paphos general hospital after he was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing, police said Thursday. The 46-year-old man ...

The Larnaca criminal court on Wednesday found Georgios Christodoulou, 45, not guilty of trafficking 1.5 kilos of cocaine in 2019 after the main prosecution witness was deemed unreliable. Christodoulou, also known as Zavrantonas, ...

The face mask mandate in outdoor spaces is expected to be lifted this week as discussions are underway for further relaxations of coronavirus measures, Cyprus News Agency reported Wednesday. Rapid ...

Additional doctors will be brought in to staff the accident and emergency department at Larnaca general hospital, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas announced on Wednesday. Following a meeting at the state ...

Police on Wednesday said they have arrested two people for theft, including a teenage girl who is suspected of stealing €1,200 from two different residences in Limassol. According to police, the 17...

Police on Wednesday said they helped rescue a pensioner who got lost and slightly injured in Paphos forest during his drive in the area. According to Paphos assistant police director ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested late on Tuesday after a woman complained he used a piece of wood to hit her dog in the yard of her house in Paphos, ...

Pogo, the Akel-affiliated women’s organisation, on Monday lambasted a Cypriot football team over the release of what they said was a “sexist” promotion video which “shames female dignity and ...

People living with HIV/Aids have trouble accessing treatment, while the only specialised clinic in the island operates with just one doctor, MPs heard on Monday. During a discussion at ...

Four coronavirus deaths were reported on Monday as another 4,210 infections were traced from 105,150 tests, a positivity rate of four per cent, the health ministry announced. The deaths concerned three men, ...

A restaurant in Laiki Yitonia in the old town of Nicosia was severely damaged by a fire, fire service representative Koulla Mesaritou told the Cyprus Mail on Monday. The “huge” ...

Around 35 per cent of the population continues to pay private health insurance despite the implementation of a national health scheme (Gesy) about three years ago, Cyprus medical association (CMA) and ...

Paphos police on Monday said they had issued 221 fines for traffic violations in the last four days. About half, 111, concerned speeding. Nine of the fines concerned drink driving, three driving ...

Two people died from coronavirus, as 2,491 new infections were detected from 41,302 tests, a positivity rate of 6.03 per cent, the health ministry said Friday. The deaths concerned two women, aged 84 and 96 ...

Police on Friday reminded drivers that illegal parking causes traffic congestion and increases the risk of accidents as 292 fines were issued in March for such violations. Of them, 56 concerned illegal ...

The audit office on Friday called on political parties to ditch a proposal that would allow civil servants to be elected as MPs without resigning from their post, saying this ...

Despite some expected price increases, Cyprus’ supply chain will not be significantly hit by the war in Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Shipping Vasilis Demetriades said on Friday. Speaking from Paphos, ...

A British tourist died after losing consciousness while swimming in Paphos, police said on Friday. The 63-year-old man lost consciousness while swimming at the Blue Lagoon beach in Paphos, assistant ...

Cyprus’ oil dependency seems to favour the country over gas-dependent countries under current circumstances, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday, after Russia threatened to stop the gas supply to European ...