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Eight vultures released into the wild
Eight vultures were released into the wild on Wednesday after being sent to the island from Spain to help boost the population here, BirdLife said.
They are expected to be ...
Man remanded in connection with attempted murder
A 27-year-old man was remanded for eight days by the Paphos district court on Wednesday after he allegedly attempted to murder another man, aged 36, in the early hours of Tuesday.
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House president discusses bilateral relations on Japan visit
House President Annita Demetriou discussed bilateral relations with her Japanese counterpart Hiroyuki Hosoda on Tuesday in Tokyo during a meeting on the sidelines of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ...
Health minister gets booster dose, urges public to do the same
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Wednesday received the second booster dose – against Covid-19.
Health ministry permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki administered Hadjipantela’s fourth jab at Nicosia’s State Fair.
“Vaccination ...
After two difficult years, Cyprus ‘tourism on the mend’
All signs are pointing towards a return to normality within the tourism industry, president of the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe), Haris Loizides said on Tuesday, marked internationally as World Tourism ...
Cyprus and EU tourism bouncing back after pandemic
The EU tourism industry, and that of Cypurs, is bouncing strongly back from the Covid-19 pandemic, with data for 2022 closely mirroring that for 2019, a report released by Eurostat on Tuesday ...
New assistant chief of police appointed
Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Tuesday appointed Ioannis Georgiou as the new assistant Chief of Police.
During the appointment ceremony, Dracou congratulated Georgiou for his new role and expressed confidence ...
Mavroyiannis says support needed so hospitals can become autonomous
Presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis said supporting, strengthening and ensuring that public hospitals have real autonomy are all necessary for their correct functioning.
Speaking after a visit to Paphos general hospital, ...
Environmental NGOs raise alarm over illegal bird killings
Environmental NGOs BirdLife and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) raised the alarm on the “repeated and illegal bird killings taking place around Lake Soros in Meneou.”
In a joint ...
Cyprus records second lowest rate of road deaths of children
Cyprus recorded the second lowest rate of road deaths of children in proportion to population among the countries monitored by the European Transport Safety Council’s (ETSC) Road Safety Performance ...
Paphos hotel occupancy rates at 70 to 75 per cent
Paphos hoteliers association president Thanos Michaelides said on Monday that hotel occupancy rates in the district in September ranged from 70 to 75 per cent.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Michaelides ...
‘Tourism playing a key role in the island’s economy’
Tourism is currently playing a key role in helping the island’s economy overcome a difficult period, president of the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) Haris Loizides said on Monday.
In ...
Med5 countries to tackle ‘disproportionately larger’ migration during Cyprus conference
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday spoke of an alarming migratory flow increase to Europe outlining the main talking points of this year’s Med5 summit, which will gather the ...
TUS to launch new flights to Crete, Israel
TUS Airways will operate new routes from Cyprus to Greece’s Heraklion in Crete and more flights connecting Larnaca and Paphos airports to Israel’s Tel Aviv, it announced on ...
Tatar repeats call for equal status in New York
Negotiations on the Cyprus problem can only begin with the recognition of equal international status of Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told Turkish Cypriot newspaper Bayrak on Friday.
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Animal Party calls for better animal welfare, will hold protest
Ahead of a protest on October 1 to mark World Animal Day, the Animal Party on Friday called for the immediate implementation on the island of laws and regulations concerning the ...
Tourism: Cyprus preparing for a ‘difficult’ 2023
After reaching the target of surpassing the number of flights recorded last year, the deputy ministry of tourism is preparing for a “difficult” 2023, as the end of the war in ...
Covid-19 infections on the rise after start of school year
An increase in the positivity rate of coronavirus infections among students was registered after the start of the new school year, epidemiologist and member of the health ministry monitoring unit ...
Business owners ‘on the verge of despair’
Hospitality venue owners on Wednesday voiced their growing concerns over the soaring cost of electricity, urging the government to find adequate solutions to prevent businesses having to close down.
Speaking ...
Cultural heritage to be safeguarded by new deputy ministry
Two and a half months after he was sworn in, Cyprus’ first ever deputy minister of culture Yiannis Toumazis on Wednesday outlined the six main pillars of his ministry.
Toumazis ...
Europa Donna says breast cancer patients have right to be forgotten
Europa Donna Cyprus announced on Wednesday that this year’s march to support women with breast cancer will take place on October 8 in Nicosia under the slogan The Right to ...
Striking prison guards move protest to presidential palace (updated)
House legal affairs committee chairman Nicos Tornaritis said on Wednesday that the demands of prison guards, who earlier moved their ongoing demo to the Presidential Palace calling for pay rises, ...
Anastasiades to ask Lavrov for clarifications on direct flights to the north (Update 1)
President Nicos Anastasiades will raise the issue of the reported direct flights to the north from Russia that emerged on Tuesday during his scheduled meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ...