Amalthea ‘unaffected’ by US pier shutdown
A US decision to shut down the humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza “does not affect the continuation of the Amalthea initiative at all,” government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said ...
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Greek PM to discuss UN involvement in Cyprus with Guterres
UN involvement in the Cyprus issue will be discussed later on Friday when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York. Mitsotakis affirmed on Thursday ...
Okypy hourly staff to strike on July 23
State health services (Okypy) hourly staff will stage a 24-hour strike on July 23 to protest unmet demands and perceived mistreatment. The strike will begin at 6.30am on July 23 and end ...
Cyprus tops EU list for antibiotics in farm animals
Cyprus, which lost 89 people to antibiotic resistance in 2020, is striving to reduce the use of the drugs in livestock farming, but there is still a long way to go.
Data ...
State land not recovered due to ‘procrastination’
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides has blamed “procrastination” for the failure to recover state land illegally exploited in Paralimni for the past 39 years.
In a report made public on Thursday and forwarded ...
Miliou flare up under control, leaves ‘blackness’
Thursday morning’s flare up of the Miliou fire is being contained, while police are investigating the cause of the fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon between Miliou, Yiolou ...
People cautioned ahead of rare monk seal sightings
Mediterranean monk seals, the most rare and endangered marine mammal in Europe, will be once again using Cyprus’ sea caves to give birth between September and December, after a 10-month ...
Labour minister hopes for builders’ agreement in July
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou appeared optimistic that the builders’ collective agreement, pending since 2022, would be finalised this month.
Panayiotou presented to the employers and trade unions on Wednesday the mediation ...
Liver drug benefits ‘not confirmed’, revoke authorisation EMA says
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) is recommending that the marketing authorisation for a liver disease drug be revoked because its benefits are no longer considered ...
More than 36,000 using buses every day
Celebrating four years of innovation and growth in Cyprus, bus company Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) on Tuesday said its 600 employees oversee the transport of over 36,000 passengers a day.
CEO Julio ...
President receives portrait from preschoolers
A portrait of President Nikos Christodoulides will be adorning his office as of Tuesday – a gift from the artists themselves.
A group of preschoolers visited the president and asked him ...
Man jailed for 22 years for deliberate hit-and-run
A 46-year-old British man was on Tuesday sentenced to 22 years in prison for the manslaughter of Ioannis Polykarpou, who was fatally injured on January 21, 2023, when he was deliberately run down.
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Cyprus-FBI work on clearing Cyprus’ name
Cyprus and the FBI are to work together on clearing Cyprus’ name regarding the naturalisation through the citizenship by investment programme, it was announced on Tuesday after President Nikos Christodoulides ...
‘Holguin’s goals block out two states’
Efforts by UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin for a viable solution of the Cyprus problem and a common future do not allow for Turkish demands for two states, head of ...
Health minister calls on the young to take up nursing
The shortage of nursing and midwifery staff in Cyprus must be tackled effectively, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Tuesday.
He called on all young men and women, as well ...
Ex-Disy leader says Anastasiades had let down thousands who trusted him
Former Disy leader, MP Averof Neophytou, lashed out on Tuesday over a comment by former Disy President Nicos Anastasiades, who had called him “bitter”.
“Those who are bitter are the ...
CMC contract for LNG Vasiliko likely to be terminated
The contract between the state Natural Gas Infrastructure Company (Etyfa) and CPP-Metron Consortium Ltd (CMC Ltd) for the construction of the natural gas liquification plant at Vasiliko is heading towards ...
39-year-old jailed for torching Christmas tree
A 39-year-old man has been handed concurrent prison sentences for burning down the Paphos municipality Christmas tree in January.
The Paphos district court passed sentences for torching and destroying the ...
Airport strike leaves flights unaffected
A spontaneous two-hour work stoppage at Larnaca and Paphos airports on Tuesday morning over understaffing did not impact passengers at the airports, airports operator Hermes said.
Airport service and traffic ...
Man gets 18 months for burglary
A 53-year-old in Paphos was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday for burglary.
The Paphos district court ruled the sentence would begin on April 11, 2024, the day the man was ...
Bomb explodes outside Mazotos house
A low intensity improvised explosive device caused extensive damage to a sliding glass door on Monday when it exploded outside the house in Mazotos.
The explosion appears to have occurred ...
Storms expected for rest of the week
Isolated showers and possibly a storm are on the horizon for Tuesday, mainly in the mountains and inland.
Keep your umbrellas handy for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday too, as rain ...
One-hour stoppage during CyBC main news on Friday
Workers at the Cyprus Broadcast Corporation (CyBC) will stop work at 8pm for an hour on Friday to protest the fact that colleagues who retired after January 2023 have not yet ...
Betting tax bill must go to European Commission
Betting tax legislation should be forwarded to the European Commission three months before being passed into law, president of the National Betting Authority Ioanna Fiakkou has said.
Speaking at the ...