25% of Ukrainians say would return home
Peace in Ukraine could see a quarter of the Ukrainians who have moved to Cyprus and their businesses return home, reports said on Sunday, underlining the potential impact on the ...
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Driver stopped five times over the limit
Paphos police on Saturday night stopped a driver who was five times over the drink driving limit.
At around 8.15, members of the traffic police stopped a 26-year-old on Nestoras road ...
Two arrested with laughing gas
Two people were arrested early on Sunday morning in Protaras after police found laughing gas on them.
At around 1am, they stopped a 25-year-old driver who had a 24-year-old passenger ...
Unidentified man intubated in Limassol hospital
An unidentified man remained intubated in critical condition at the Limassol general hospital on Sunday morning, after falling from a height of about 4m.
Limassol CID are investigating the circumstances ...
‘Cyprus could play key role in bringing Israelis, Palestinians together’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday morning described his visit on the same day to Jerusalem and Ramallah as important, saying Cyprus could play a key role in bringing Israelis and ...
Suspect arrested after 50kg cannabis found
A man being sought after police found 50kg of cannabis was arrested on Saturday after a coordinated operation in the Kalo Chorio area, where the 41-year-old suspect was apprehended.
He ...
Man dies after being hit by wooden pole from Easter bonfire
A 22-year-old man was fatally injured late on Saturday afternoon as he was helping construct an Easter bonfire (lambradjia) in Strovolos, Nicosia.
A large pole fell from the lambradjia stack, ...
Holy light arrives in Cyprus
The Holy Light arrived in Cyprus on a Cyprus Airways flight from Israel at about 6pm on Saturday.
It was welcomed at Larnaca airport with a red carpet and a ...
Fire service rescues injured hiker
A female hiker lost her balance during a lunchtime walk on Good Saturday in the Foinikaria area of Limassol, falling down a difficult path and injuring herself seriously.
As a ...
Interior ministry has no objection to raising number of MPs
The interior ministry has no objections to legislative proposals put forward by MPs that provide for an increase in their number in addition to the introduction of horizontal voting.
Interior ...
Limassol village decorates epitaph with a difference
As congregations from all churches around the island on Friday night walked under the epitaph and then paraded through nearby streets with it, one village in Limassol did things differently.
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Clay jugs smashed to draw attention to occupation
Following the tradition of Crete, the people of Yeri on Saturday smashed 51 clay jugs, representing 51 years of occupation in Cyprus.
Organised by the Folkloric Association of Yeri, the jugs smashed ...
Six arrested after police attacked with firecrackers
Police intervened in tens of incidents over Friday night of illegal Easter bonfires (lambradjies) and firecracker throwing, while in more than one case police themselves were attacked.
In total, 233 checks ...
Remand after man at Paphos airport found to have swallowed cocaine
A man arrested at Paphos airport after it emerged he had swallowed cocaine to smuggle it into Cyprus was remanded in police custody for eight days on Saturday by Papos ...
Ordinary people, large organisations should be treated differently by banks says CBC chief
Banks in Cyprus should not treat ordinary people with the same level of strictness as they do large organisations and investors, governor the Central Bank (CBC) Christodoulos Patsalides said on ...
Police investigate after man dies at beach
Police are investigating a case of sudden death after the body of man was found on the beach near Larnaca airport, where he had reportedly being swimming with his horse.
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OEV says plays leading role in energy transition
A “leading role” in the transition to clean energy is played by the Federation of Employers and Industrialists (OEV), it said on Saturday.
“With consistency and responsibility, OEV is working ...
Fire service responds to over 90 incidents
Ninety incidents, many of them connected to the lighting of Easter bonfires were attended by the fire service in the 24 hours leading up to Saturday morning, spokesman Andreas Kettis said.
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Paphos working on continuous upgrades says mayor
Paphos is steadily continuing on a path towards modernisation and continuous upgrades, mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Saturday, adding that results are already visible.
He said these include “projects that ...
Tatar backs hijabs, supports wife’s right to disagree
Discussions about changing the dress code in secondary schools in the north under the ‘ministry of education’ are being politicised, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Sunday.
According to ...
Inspections stepped up for Easter food chain
Inspections carried out at all stages of the food chain, both at retail and wholesale level, will be intensified in the run up to Easter, the agriculture ministry said on ...
Man hospitalised after firework explodes
A 24-year-old man was being treated in Nicosia general hospital on Sunday after a firework went off in his hand.
According to Larnaca police spokesman Christodoulos Konsolo, the permanent resident ...
Tatar, Di Carlo discuss Geneva measures
The measures decided at the informal extended meeting in Geneva were discussed on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum on Sunday by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar Deputy Secretary-General ...
Further arrest for violent incident in Oroklini
Police on Sunday arrested one more person in connection with the attempted eviction of a group of third-country nationals from a block of flats in Oroklini on April 5, which turned ...