90-year-old run over by car driven by 80-year-old
A 90-year-old woman who was hit by a car driven by an 80-year-old man as she was crossing the street in Larnaca on Thursday is said to be in serious ...
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Authorities conduct wide sweep in Larnaca
The police conducted a wide sweep of premises in Larnaca on Thursday and also stepped up traffic checks in an operation aimed at combating undeclared work and illegal residency, they ...
Oxygen tanks stored on roof burst into flames
Firefighters in Nicosia responded to two incidents on Thursday afternoon, one involving a fire emanating from oxygen tanks stored on a roof in the suburb of Strovolos and a second ...
Draft bill on updating migration law completed
Law commissioner Louiza Christodoulou Zannetou on Friday handed over to Migration deputy minister Nicholas Ioannides a draft bill on the modernisation of the refugee law of 2000, which is said to ...
Cera gives green light for electricity storage facilities
The energy regulatory authority (Cera) has approved in principle an application from the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO) to develop energy storage systems, it emerged on Friday.
The request was ...
Five vehicles gutted, building evacuated in Limassol fire
Five vehicles were destroyed and two others damaged in a fire at an apartment block parking area in the early hours of Friday.
According to early reports, explosions were heard ...
Lithuania backs Cyprus on sovereignty, territorial integrity
Lithuania stands in solidarity with Cyprus’ positions on the island’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the country’s president, Gitana Nauseda said on Friday.
In joint statements with President Nikos ...
Cabinet amends multiple pensions bill, drops tax on lump sums
The cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the bill regulating multiple pensions for state officials, removing a provision that would have taxed retirement lump sums.
Following the meeting, Government Spokesman ...
Cyprus upgraded to ‘largely compliant’ in money laundering report
Cyprus has further reinforced its system for preventing money laundering and combating terrorist financing, according to the 4th Enhanced Follow-up Report published on Wednesday by Moneyval.The island is now ...
Teacher evaluations back and forth through summer
Consultations and discussions with all stakeholders are to take place over the summer on the issue of teacher evaluations, a proposal rejected by the unions at the end of May.
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Commissioner calls for action to stamp out hate speech
There is a need to establish a strategy to address hate speech and hate crimes, with the participation of all competent authorities and civil society with an emphasis on education, ...
Police officers suspended over viral sex video in patrol car
Police headquarters have confirmed the authenticity of a viral video showing police officers engaging in sexual intercourse in broad daylight in a patrol car.
Those involved have also been identified ...
Drug problem reaches ‘organised crime’ level, MPs told
The drug problem in the island’s schools has risen to the level of organised crime involving recruitment, trafficking and distribution and the failure to put a stop to it ...
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Joint German-Cyprus call for de-escalation
The foreign ministers of Cyprus and Germany on Monday jointly called for a de-escalation of the crisis in the region during a meeting they had at the old Larnaca airport.
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Tatar say Christodoulides’ polices put Cyprus in regional crosshairs
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will brief the ‘parliament’ in the north on Tuesday on the Cyprus issue and the Israel-Iran war as he accused President Nikos Christodoulides of putting ...
Officer tells court not her job to check Yiannaki’s qualifications
A woman who worked as a filing clerk for the Cyprus Youth Organisation (Onek), told the Nicosia district court on Monday that it wasn’t her job to check the ...
Makarios reopening backed by lobby, EU refund dismissed
The committee formed to lobby for the re-opening of Makarios Avenue to cars insisted on Friday it was the correct course of action and believes the EU cash that partly ...
Greens submit 33 new cases of property usurpation in north to police
The Green Party on Friday said it had delivered to police 33 new cases involving the usurpation of Greek Cypriot properties in the north.
The data was delivered to CID in ...
All flights between Cyprus and Israel cancelled, airspace closed
All flights between Cyprus and Israel, both arrivals and departures, were due to be suspended on Friday in the wake of the early morning Israeli attack on Iran.
According to ...
President stresses security, distances Cyprus from Israel-Iran conflict
Estia plan activated, police on alert
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said he hoped there would be no further escalation in the region in the wake of Israel’s air ...
Wizz Air suspends operations to Israel
Due to the escalating situation in the Middle East, and several closed airspaces in the region, Wizz Air on Friday morning announced the suspension of its operations to Tel Aviv, ...
Foreign ministry issues advice for Cypriots in Israel, region
Foreign ministry issues advice for Cypriots in Israel, region
Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Friday issued advice for Cypriot nationals in the region due to the situation in Israel.
It recommends ...
Bases ‘not involved’ in Iran strikes but UK updates Cyprus travel advisory
As the UK keeps its distance for now from the growing conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the British bases in Cyprus say they did not participate in Israel’s ...
EU trust at risk over Makarios Avenue reopening, greens warn
In taking a decision to re-open Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue to traffic, Cyprus has risked its credibility with the EU, Greens MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Thursday.
Theopemptou, the chairman ...