Gina Agapiou

Six people were arrested for settling in Chlorakas in violation of an interior ministry’s decree, police said on Wednesday. The arrests occurred following a police sweep in a specific ...

Several roads were closed on Wednesday morning as snow fell in the mountainous areas of the island, including villages in the Nicosia district. Apart from the roads leading to Troodos, ...

The European border and coast guard agency helped return a record of more than 18,000 non-EU nationals to 102 countries last year, with Cyprus being among the main operations, a report showed ...

Six per cent of hospitalised coronavirus patients have received the booster shot and contracted the virus two weeks or more after its administration, the health ministry said on Tuesday. According ...

The Omicron variant remains the most dominant on the island as it was traced in 86 per cent of coronavirus cases tested last week, the health ministry said on Tuesday. However, ...

The Water Development Department on Tuesday said it cannot satisfy a demand by residents at a specific Chlorakas apartment building to reconnect the water supply as it does not have ...

A 53-year-old Larnaca doctor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to issuing fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates to his patients. He remains free on bail, with the trial set to start in ...

The Omicron variant appears to be causing more infections but fewer hospital admissions than Delta variant, a health official said on Tuesday. Coronavirus cases have surged to four-digit numbers in ...

Limassol district court on Tuesday remanded a 61-year-old man in custody for seven days on suspicion of embezzling about €235,000 from Pattihio municipal theatre. The suspect, reportedly the theatre’s former ...

The events sector is calling for state financial assistance as 95 per cent of scheduled events for the first three months of this year have been cancelled. Following the surge of ...

Game and fauna service officers helped rescue a flamingo that was found with a string wrapped around its legs and neck in Aliki salt lake in Larnaca over the weekend. ...

Police late on Monday said they arrested a 41-year-old man who had escaped from Athalassa psychiatric hospital in Nicosia early in December. The man was wanted for escaping from legal ...

Following existing health protocols is enough to protect people expected to gather at cross throwing ceremonies on January 6, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Monday, following reports that new Covid restrictions might ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Monday, as daily cases surpassed 5,000 for the second time in the last four days. The news was announced by the minister ...

Two deaths and 5,024 new infections of coronavirus were announced by the health ministry on Monday. The deaths were two men aged 84 and 62. The 84-year-old died at the Limassol general hospital ...

Authorities in the north have had to take out two loans to pay 13th salaries and pensions, it emerged on Monday. The ‘finance ministry’ took a loan of €138m and ...

A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling about €235,000 from Patichio municipal theatre in Limassol, police said on Monday. Reports said the suspected embezzlement concerned the theatre’s ...

Police on Monday said they helped rescue two boys, 11 and 15, after they fell in a 150-metre ravine in Troodos. The incident was reported to the police around 12.30pm suggesting the ...

A total of 4,613 people have applied for cash incentives to buy electric vehicles, the transport ministry announced on Monday, upon the completion of the first phase of the scheme. The ...

Citing the increased number of cases, the health ministry on Monday said people who test positive to coronavirus are now obliged to fill an online form to assist the contact ...

The bravery of one woman heralded a deluge of sexual harassment claims By Gina Agapiou Resilience is an important skill for journalists seeing as the newsroom can sometimes be a ...

Where do you live? I am living in Larnaca with my partner and our fur babies..!! What did you have for breakfast? Homemade pancakes with fruits and hazelnut praline (vegan, ...

University of Cyprus and the Cyprus Integrity Forum have joined forces to fight corruption. With the aim to promote initiatives supporting national legal and regulatory reforms to combat corruption and ...

A second driver was involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a 60-year-old woman who died on Sunday in Paphos, police confirmed on Wednesday. They also said they are examining the ...