Man remanded for aiding illegal entry (updated)
A 35-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday by the Larnaca district court following his arrest the previous day to facilitate a police investigation into aiding and abetting ...
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Experts from Spain to help Cypriot officials deal with bird poisonings
Bird experts from the Spanish region of Andalusia will be in Cyprus this week to hold a seminar explaining how to identify poisoned baits, BirdLife Cyprus said on Monday.
The ...
Health minister says improvements on the way at Larnaca hospital
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said some issues are yet to be solved at Larnaca general hospital after he visited the facility on Monday, although two new specialists have been requested ...
‘Constructive’ meeting between farmers and Kadis
Sheep and goat farmers met Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis at the presidential palace on Monday to discuss ongoing issues with the handling of the halloumi PDO.
The meeting, which Kadis ...
Weather forecast: Mainly fine with high temperatures expected throughout the week
After light fog and dust were observed in the island over the weekend, the weather on Monday will be mostly clear, with isolated clouds on the southern coast.
Temperatures will ...
Biker dies after collision with car in Paphos
A 37-year-old man who was in critical condition after being injured in a road collision while driving a motorcycle in Paphos on Saturday, died on Sunday, police said.
The accident ...
By end of June all EU states will receive first batches of monkeypox vaccine
By the end of June all EU member states, including Cyprus, will receive the first batches of the monkeypox vaccine, according to EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakidou.
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Coronavirus: Two deaths and 3,470 new cases in past week
Two Covid deaths and 3,470 positive cases out of 53,416 tests were recorded during the past week, according to the health ministry’s weekly report, released on Friday.
The deaths concerned a ...
Man in Paphos arrested for illegally altering his motorcycle
Police officers in Paphos arrested a motorcycle driver at 10.30pm on Thursday after discovering he had installed on his vehicle a mechanism to conceal his licence plate.
The man, a 21...
All set for ferry launch
Feverish preparations are underway for the much-awaited resumption of the ferry link between Cyprus and Greece, which is set to depart from Limassol to Piraeus at midday on Sunday.
The ...
New meeting on weekend clinics set for next week
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Thursday said a new meeting on the much-debated operations of weekend clinics is set to take place next Wednesday, after representatives of the health insurance ...
Trial of Briton who killed terminally ill wife postponed
The trial of a 74-year-old British man who confessed to killing his wife last December in their home in Tremithousa in Paphos, was put back to September 19, 2022.
David Hunter admitted ...
France and Cyprus to upgrade military cooperation
The upgrading and broadening of the cooperation between the armed forces of Cyprus and France was the main issue of discussions the Chief of the National Guard, General Demokritos Zervakis ...
Weather forecast: Mainly fine with higher than average temperatures
Temperatures are expected to improve on Wednesday after a few unstable days this week.
However, clouds are expected in the afternoon, with possible isolated showers especially on the mountains.
Temperatures ...
Man arrested for aiding illegal entry to Republic
A 50-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday for allegedly aiding the illegal entry into the Republic of ten migrants.
A police statement said that on Wednesday ...
State doctors to discuss working weekend in a meeting
A meeting between representatives of the health insurance organisation (HIO), the Cyrpus medical association and the state health services (Okypy) is set to take place on Thursday at 9.30am after ...
Man, 25, remanded for attempted murder (Updated)
A 25-year-old man, arrested for attempted murder, was remanded for eight days on Wednesday.
The man was arrested on Tuesday night in Nicosia in connection with the attempted murder of ...
21-year-old remanded for assault and robbery (Updated)
A 21-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting and robbing another man in Ayia Napa last week.
Meanwhile, two more men, aged 26 and 25, are ...
Cabinet approves subsidy scheme for upgrading rural and mountain areas (Updated)
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the subsidy plan for the revival of rural and mountain areas with the aim of enriching and upgrading the tourist product in these areas, it ...
Weather forecast: Mainly fine with possible clouds and isolated showers
After heavy rain hit the island on Tuesday, the weather is expected to improve on Wednesday.
However, clouds are expected in the afternoon, with possible isolated showers inland and on ...
All you need to know about dragonflies but didn’t ask
A new book details the lives of the colourful insect that can be found around the island, including the biggest and smallest in the world
With over 6,000 recorded species in ...
FBI and local police bust illegal servers hosted in Cyprus
In a joint operation with the FBI, police in Cyprus on Thursday busted several servers hosting websites selling personal data of US citizens, according to the director of the Cybercrime ...
Yiannaki pleads not guilty to eight charges of forgery (Updated)
The controversial former volunteerism commissioner pleaded not guilty to eight charges of allegedly forging documents as he appeared in court on Thursday, with the judge ordering that his travel documents ...
Two out of three covid fines unpaid
Two out of three people in Cyprus have not paid their fines issued for breach of covid measures throughout the past two years and are now at risk of appearing ...