Use of online-learning declines in Cyprus
Eurostat data shows that online learning tool use in Cyprus decreased to 11 per cent in 2024, while the EU average increased to 33 per cent.
Ranking second to last after Romania (10 per ...
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26-year-old detained in AEK rioting case
Police arrested a 26-year-old suspected of arson, rioting and theft in connection with attacks on the AEK Larnaca fan club on Tuesday.
The young man is accused of taking part ...
Environmental NGOs call for compliance with Akamas report
Four environmental organisations slammed the forestry department on Tuesday for not sticking to the guidelines of a Special Ecological Assessment Report (SEA) covering works in the Akamas.
Terra Cypria and ...
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Both lanes of highway closed after accident, now reopened
Both lanes of the Limassol to Nicosia highway were closed on Tuesday afternoon following a traffic accident.
As a result, heavy traffic was reported moving towards Nicosia.
Police urged drivers ...
Two wanted after attempted kiosk robbery
Limassol police are looking for two people after an attempted robbery of a kiosk in Yermasogia in the early morning of Tuesday.
Around 3am, two people entered the kiosk and ...
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Police launch investigation into alleged Okypy fraud
The patients’ federation (Osak) on Tuesday called on patients to report doctors if they tried to exploit them as the police said investigations are ongoing into a doctor sacked on ...
Palestinian movie shot in Cyprus premieres at Sundance
All That’s Left of You, a Palestinian film partly shot in Cyprus, premiered at the renowned independent film festival Sundance in Utah last Saturday.
Director Cherien Dabis was pre-producing ...
Court postpones property-usurpation trial yet again
Nicosia Criminal Court postponed the trial of Simon Aykut due to health reasons. The Israeli-Turkish businessman is accused of usurping Greek-Cypriot properties in the north.
According to Aykut’s defence ...
Applications for electronic IDs open
As of Monday, Cypriot citizens can apply for electronic IDs to electronically sign documents and access governmental services online.
The first 100,000 eIDs will be state subsidised with 30,000 issued completely free ...
NGO launches project to combat gender-based violence
In Cyprus, over one in three women and one in five children have experienced physical or sexual violence, placing the country above the EU average for gender-based violence. According to ...
Cyprus and Egypt discuss gas transmission collaboration
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou met with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation on gas transmission projects. The primary focus of the ...
Information campaign on fatty liver disease launched
The Cyprus Association of Liver Patients “Promitheas” launched a new information campaign on Friday, focusing on the risks and prevention of fatty liver disease. According to the association, approximately 25 per ...
Limassol to install new electric rental bikes
German bicycle-sharing company Nextbike will present a new fleet of electric bikes in Limassol next Thursday, the city’s municipality announced on Friday.
The municipality described the initiative as a ...
Paralimni and Dherynia to replace 186 bus stops
The Paralimni and Dherynia municipality on Friday announced that a total of 186 bus stops across the municipality will be replaced with more modern facilities.
The installation of new bus stops ...
Two cars destroyed by fires in Larnaca
The fire brigade reported two fires involving vehicles in the Larnaca district in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis, the first fire was ...
Nearly 17 per cent of Cypriots struggle to heat their homes
In 2023, 16.9 per cent of Cypriots reported difficulties in heating their homes, according to Eurostat. This marks a 2.3 per cent improvement compared to 2022, when one in five Cypriots struggled to keep ...
Cypriot and Danish ministers discuss European Council presidency in Nicosia
Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna met with Danish Minister for European Affairs Marie Bjerre in Nicosia on Thursday. The meeting highlighted the ‘strong bilateral relations between Cyprus and ...
Tepak teaching staff strike over breach of travel reimbursement
Teaching staff at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) went on strike on Thursday, demanding payment for extraordinary travel expenses incurred after their teaching duties were relocated from Limassol and ...
CNA requests €3,8 million budget for 2025
The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) has submitted a budget request of €3,803,774 for 2025. Addressing the House interior committee, the chairman of CNA’s board of directors, Andreas Frangos, outlined plans to ...
Car maliciously set on fire in Limassol
A car caught fire outside a repair workshop in Limassol’s Ayios Ioannis area early Thursday morning.Investigations found that the fire was set maliciously, causing extensive damage to the ...
Dogs and foxes poisoned in Akrotiri and Episkopi
Environmental experts on the British bases have registered four cases of dog and fox poisonings through poisoned baits in the Akrotiri and Episkopi area within the last three months.
The ...
Mavrokolympos reservoir to be drained by Friday
The damaged Mavrokolympos reservoir in the Paphos district is expected to be emptied by Friday, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
With the door to evacuating the reservoir opening on ...
Two men remanded for delivery driver robberies
The Larnaca District Court on Wednesday remanded for six days two men suspected of brutally robbing two delivery drivers.
The suspects, aged 18 and 32, are accused of taking part in the ...
Applications for electronic identity cards open Monday
Citizens over the age of 18 will be able to apply for a new national electronic identity card (eID) as of January 27, Deputy Research and Innovation Minister Nicodemos Damianou said on ...