Mother and partner accused of sexually abusing her children
A mother and her partner have been accused of sexually abusing and exploiting three of her daughters and are facing 17 charges, local media reported on Wednesday.
Among the charges, the ...
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Coronavirus: Thursday’s free testing sites for those eligible
The health ministry announced the rapid test sites for Thursday, 23 in total, in all districts.
To get tested people need to present an ID, passport, or a driver’s licence ...
Cambodian government denies PM has Cyprus passport
The Cambodian government has rejected reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen has a Cypriot passport, as he ordered the justice ministry to amend the constitution to bar holders of the ...
Cyprus Beat daily news briefing
In today’s episode, we take a look at the upcoming discussion on euthanasia in Cyprus.
Moreover, 17 potential victims of human trafficking were identified in the island following a Europol ...
Cyprus prepares for first home T20 cricket internationals
The Cyprus squad for the upcoming T20 international cricket matches against Estonia and Isle of Man has been announced by the selectors.
The team will be led by Michalis (Mike) ...
Coronavirus: One death, 117 new cases on Monday (updated)
The health ministry on Monday announced one death and 117 new Covid-19 cases out of 63,823 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent.
There are 65 patients with Covid-19 ...
Coronavirus: EMA makes recommendations on extra doses and boosters
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has concluded that an extra dose of the Covid-19 vaccines Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna) may be given to ...
Artist’s controversy highlights free speech concerns
Denying criticism that his ministry was trying to stifle free expression, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday sought to draw a distinction between the twin roles of Yiorgos Gavriel as ...
Annual awards ceremony created for animal welfare action
On the occasion of World Animal Day on Monday, the agriculture ministry announced the establishment an annual award for of Animal Welfare Action.
The purpose of these awards is the ...
Young mother was burned to death after collision, autopsy shows
Road victim Elena Kyriakou was burned to death after she was trapped in her car following a traffic collision, police said on Monday after a post-mortem was carried out on ...
Coronavirus: Testing locations for eligible groups for Tuesday
The testing locations for eligible categories of people for Tuesday are as follows:
District
Sampling points
Hours
Limassol
(5 points)
University Square (behind TEPAK Rector’s Office)
9 a.m.-6 p....
Coronavirus: Seven countries change categories
The health ministry on Monday issued new country rankings for travel, upgrading Malta from Orange to Green, and Liechtenstein, Norway and Japan from Red to Orange.
On the other hand, ...
Revamp for commercial areas at Larnaca airport (with video)
Airport operator Hermes has redesigned with its partners the commercial space at the departure area in Larnaca airport with projects worth €20m, it said on Monday.
Hermes Airports, the operator ...
Teacher in alleged sexual abuse case remanded (updated)
A secondary school teacher was remanded in custody for eight days by Larnaca district court on Monday as police investigate a complaint he sexually abused an underage female pupil.
The ...
Nothing objectionable attributed to Anastasiades in Pandora Papers, presidency says
The Pandora Papers do not attribute anything objectionable President Nicos Anastasiades, the Cyprus presidency said on Monday concerning a massive leak of financial documents published by several major news organisations ...
Police investigating ‘all possibilities’ in suspected Azeri hitman case (updated)
Police are investigating all possibilities following the arrest of a 39-year-old Azeri national, police chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Monday asked about media reports that the man was a suspected ...
Coronavirus: Walk-in day for first and third jabs taking place in Limassol
The health ministry on Monday announced that on Sunday October 10 a Pancyprian ‘walk-in’ jab event will be taking place at the Lanition school athletic Centre in Limassol.
The event is ...
Ambulance service phone lines temporarily down, fire service, EAC also affected (update)
The telephone lines for the ambulance service are temporarily down because of a technical problem with the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, the state health services (Okypy) said on Monday.
It added ...
Man arrested for trying to smuggle cannabis in pitta of kebab
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who tried to smuggle cannabis hidden in a pitta of kebab to a suspect being held in a Limassol police cell.
The man went ...
Animal welfare NGO urges cheaper neutering rates
The Cyprus Society for the Protection of Animals (CSPCA) has called on the island’s vets to help ease the problem with strays by offering lower prices to neuter dogs ...
Four arrested for possession of illegal property
Limassol police have arrested four individuals aged 55, 29, 27 and 23 after finding hunting rifle cartridges, burglary tools and property believed to have been stolen including building tools, cables and a bicycle in ...
Coronavirus: 19 individuals, 5 businesses fined for breaking decree
Police reported 19 individuals and five establishment owners or managers for violating protective measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the 24 hours to Monday 6.00 am.
A total of 3070 ...
Obituary: Andreas Neocleous, the risk taker who always relished a challenge
Prominent lawyer, former Eoka fighter and publisher Andreas Neocleous took the lessons of his favourite author Nikos Kazantzakis to heart
July 3, 1939-October 1, 2021
Andreas Neocleous, who died of the coronavirus on ...
UK Cypriot jailed for sharing ISIS propaganda
A British man of Greek Cypriot descent was jailed for two years and four months in the UK this week for sharing the Islamic State’s propaganda videos online.
According ...