Iole Damaskinos

A 50-year-old kiosk employee was assaulted and forced to hand over the money from the cash register when a kiosk was robbed at around midnight on Sunday, police said. An ...

Police dogs were seen in Pournara early Monday morning in advance of a visit there by President Nicos Anastasiades, who will see for himself the conditions after it came under ...

Police have received a large number of complaints about suspicious password phishing messages on social media and especially on Instagram. Users receive a message, either electronically or via telephone, which ...

A young man was arrested Tuesday night following a car chase by Paphos police in the downtown area. According to the police statement, around 8pm a traffic patrol conducting checks ...

President of the Cyprus Addiction Treatment Authority (AAEK), Dr. Christos Mina, has said that in 2020, 147 women sought treatment in Cyprus for addiction to illegal drugs. Mina noted that almost half ...

Karolina Pelendritou, three-time paralympian has been chosen by the French Presidency of the EU as the ‘female personality of Cyprus’ on the occasion of today’s celebration of International Women’...

Police handed out 17 fines in the past 24 hours for Covid measure violations after carrying out 2,159 inspections. In Nicosia, 551 inspections resulted in two individuals being fined; in Limassol, after 136 inspections four ...

The fire services were called to put out a car fire in the early morning hours in Paphos. According to a statement by the fire department the vehicle was parked ...

As one of the main actions towards making Paphos a ‘smart’ city, all local authority records in Paphos will be digitalised. According to the Mayor Phedonas Phedonos, the process is ...

An updated pandemic management plan is expected to be finalised on Wednesday afternoon, during a meeting of Health Minister Michalis Hadjipandelas with members of the Scientific Advisory Committee. Adjustments to ...

The proposal by Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides for a package of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) is “a step in the right direction”, said Germany’s ambassador to Cyprus, Anke Schlimm. ...

Heavy rainfall Wednesday morning is affecting commuters in Larnaca and Limassol. Police report limited visibility and slippery roads, especially along the highway sections near Germasogeia and Moni. The police have ...

Makarios hospital will join the presidential palace on Monday night in being lit up blue to mark World Rare Disease Day, commemorated around the world on February 28. Over 7,000 different diseases ...

Larnaca municipality has announced that the flying of kites in the area of Larnaca Airport and specifically in aircraft approach areas must be avoided on Green Monday as it poses ...

Two people, aged 39 and 33, arrested at Larnaca airport late on Sunday for assisting the illegal entry of a third-country national into the republic were remanded on Monday. Police said that ...

Pontian Greeks living in Paphos have called on the president to come to the aid of those living in the Mariupol area of Ukraine. In their call to President Nicos ...

The Cyprus Post announced on Monday that acceptance of postal items to Russia and Belarus is suspended for all services. This excludes the courier service Quickpost, it announced. Meanwhile the ...

A 19-year-old man is being treated for serious injuries at the intensive care unit of the Nicosia General hospital. The 19-year-old was injured in a road collision last night in ...

A 41-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday after he was caught trying to cross into the government-controlled areas with about 10kg of illegal drugs. Nicosia district court ...

The weekly testing of children aged from four in preschool which began on Monday has been slammed by parents. Parent groups have opposed the measure on grounds that having to ...

Polis Chrysochous is being improved with several development projects nearing completion, mayor Yiotis Papachristofis said on Monday. In Latchi, a multi-purpose park by the sea has been completed and April ...

Two people have been remanded in police custody for four days after they were arrested on Sunday for illegal impersonation and aiding and abetting illegal entry, stay and transit through ...

The “good picture” of all Covid indicators over the last few days opens the possibility of targeted relaxations of restrictive measures, pulmonologist Haris Armeftis said on Monday. Speaking to CyBC ...

Inpatient care is being put at risk because of the “ongoing severe understaffing” at Larnaca general hospital’s A&E department, government doctors union Pasyki said on Monday. In ...