Six years for selling drugs
A 28-year-old was on Tuesday sentenced to six years in prison for possession of drugs with the purpose of selling them, as well as a concurrent four-year sentence for importing ...
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Serbian holidaying in Ayia Napa missing
A 27-year-old Serbian – Alexandar Gligorijevic – has been reported missing in Ayia Napa.
The police are calling for anyone who could help locate him to come forward.
Gligorijevic has been missing ...
Plan activated for possible Lebanon migration crisis
A plan called Nafkratis has been updated for migratory flows in case Cyprus needs to become a safe junction for evacuees due to an explosive situation in Lebanon and the ...
Three arrested after Limassol punch-up
Three people were arrested in Limassol on Monday night after a fight broke out in the city.
The police had been called at around 11pm, with bystanders reporting a mass ...
Cyprus fails to allow recovery of turtle doves
Cyprus is among countries that have so far failed to temporarily ban the hunting of turtle doves, an avian species still trying to recover from an “alarming population decline”.
BirdLife ...
State to combat low birthrates with family policy
With the aim of tackling low birthrates and the demographic aging of the population, the government is drafting a comprehensive family policy, which will include incentives for large families and ...
OLYMPICS
Early Cypriot athletes ‘cultivated Olympic spirit’ under Greek flag
Cypriot athletes have been competing in the Olympic Games since they were revived in 1896, despite wars and numerous other obstacles, showing the world that the Olympic spirit cannot be contained.
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Cyprus targets zero drownings with new action plan
Cyprus records about 30 drownings per year, a number the government aims to bring down to zero through an action plan drafted in cooperation with Greek NGO Safe Water Sports.
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Annita urges pressure on Turkey to withdraw
A resolution calling on the international community to exert pressure on Turkey to withdraw from Cyprus was handed to House President Annita Demetriou on Thursday by representatives of Kyrenia, Lapithos ...
President renews pledge to increase defence expenditure
Renewing his pre-election pledge to allocate 2 per cent of the GDP to military equipment programmes, President Nikos Christodoulides watched National Guard operational manoeuvres on Thursday to mark the army’s 60...
‘Party over’ for disastrous Pentakomo waste plant
Years of dumping tonnes of rubbish in a waste management plant that does not have the capacity to process municipal waste from the Limassol district it was built to serve, ...
Fidias says apologised on the spot to missing relatives
Under fire MEP Fidias Panayiotou said on Tuesday he had apologised on the spot for comments he made that may have upset relatives of missing persons after an event at ...
Two to stand trial for pyramid scheme
Two people, aged 63 and 54, will stand trial on September 12 at the criminal court in relation to the Metamax pyramid scheme on which dozens of people claimed they had been scammed ...
Fatal traffic accidents drop significantly
Over the course of 63 years, Cyprus has recorded a significant drop in fatal accidents, indicating a positive trend in road safety, the transport ministry said on Tuesday.
Since the establishment ...
Ahepa conference affirms Cyprus not forgotten
Promoting Cyprus’ geostrategic role as a pillar of stability and security in the region strengthens its own efforts for a viable and functional solution of the Cyprus problem, President Nikos ...
Promoting Cyprus’ role ‘strengthens efforts for solution’
Promoting Cyprus’ geostrategic role as a pylon of stability and security in the region strengthens its own efforts for a viable and functional solution of the Cyprus problem, President Nikos ...
Okypy activates action plan for pool chemicals incident
An action plan to treat people who have been exposed to swimming pool chemicals has been launched after the incident at a hotel in Paphos, the state health services (Okypy) ...
Cyprus working to ensure aid gets to Gaza
Cyprus is in close cooperation with the directly interested parties in order to contribute to the next steps regarding sending humanitarian aid to Gaza through sea and land corridors, Foreign ...
Greek FM sees ‘window of opportunity’ for Cyprus solution
There is a window of opportunity for the Cyprus problem to move towards a solution, especially now that it is receiving international attention, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Monday.
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US embassy confirms aid reaching Gaza via Amalthea
The multinational effort to send humanitarian aid to Gaza continues via the Amalthea plan, the US embassy in Nicosia has said.
In a post on X, the US embassy says “...
Power cuts on rotation if load demand still high
Τhe Cyprus distribution system operator has called on the public to restrict the consumption of electricity between 6pm and 10pm, in order to prevent having to cut the load on ...
Turkish Invasion: 50 years
Mental health sector honours patients and staff killed in 1974
A memorial service was held on Monday in memory of the patients and staff killed during the July 20, 1974 bombings of the Athalassa psychiatric hospital by Turkish jets.
The mental health ...
Recruits’ health improving after severe heatstroke
Improvements have been reported in the health of the two national guardsmen who suffered severe symptoms of heatstroke, defence ministry spokesman Andreas Stylianou said on Monday.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Turkish Invasion: 50 years
After we fled south ‘they treated us like kilindjiri’
The jets, the bombing, the perilous passage to safety with nothing more than what they were wearing, the pain of being separated from loved ones and torn from their homes ...