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Two men will be taken before the Famagusta district court later on Friday for a remand order over their involvement in a case of causing grievous bodily harm to a ...

Having received €7m in state aid for 2021 in February, political parties are now squabbling over whether it should be redistributed to reflect the results of the May parliamentary elections. This ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced three deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing yielded 580 new positives. The three latest fatalities were: a man aged 71, who passed away on Wednesday at Larnaca ...

Τhe met office on Thursday issued a new yellow warning for high temperatures. The alert will be in effect until Friday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to hit 42C inland, 33C ...

The civil registry and migration department said on Thursday that it has, since the start of the week started issuing residence permits for EU citizens and their families in a ...

A 73-year-old man was sentenced to seven, five, and four years in jail by Larnaca-Famagusta Criminal Court on Thursday after he was found guilty of sexually abusing and indecently assaulting ...

By Stavros Nikolaou Police are worried by a surge in the number of third country nationals attempting to travel to the EU with forged documents. To address what is evolving ...

Cyprus’ postal services on Thursday warned the public about a new scam involving emails seeking payment of custom duty for postal arrivals. It said these messages were fake. “The Cyprus ...

By Stavros Nikolaou New army conscripts were sworn in on Thursday morning at separate ceremonies at different army camps because of coronavirus restrictions, as the defence minister highlighted the vital ...

A 29-year-old man spotted moving suspiciously around 03:30 am on Thursday was searched and detained after police found burglary tools in his possession. The suspect was located in the area of ​​...

Drivers and passengers aged over 12 on public transport must be vaccinated, have proof of having recovered from coronavirus or a negative 72-hour PCR or rapid test, the transport ministry has ...

Two people under arrest for burglary in the Famagusta district will be questioned in relation a burglary at a Paphos hotel, the Cyprus News Agency. It said that Paphos police ...

With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) strongly ...

Cyprus track star Eleni Artymata missed out on qualifying for the women’s 400m final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday despite setting a new Cypriot record in the event. ...

With fires raging in Greece and Turkey, the Forestry Department has reminded the public that a red fire warning alert is in place in Cyprus. The forestry Department said several ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the migration department which had ruled that a couple’s marriage was a sham. The Supreme Court ruled that ...

A total of 45 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Since Sunday, free rapid testing for the ...

The health ministry said on Wednesday that it had received information that some batches of Bounty, Snickers and Twix ice creams on the market contained a banned carcinogen, ethylene oxide, ...

Cypriot scientist Dr Despina Serghides has won a place in the list of 12 internationally recognized “Life-Pioneers” in the section ‘Energy, Buildings and Sustainable Cities for her contribution to the global ...

The supreme court has rejected an appeal to reduce the sentence of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a six-year-old child. The accused was sentenced to 27 years in prison ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The health ministry on Wednesday issued updated instructions as regards when confirmed coronavirus cases and their contacts can end self-isolation. Instructions may change as the epidemic develops ...

A 70-year-old woman was rescued by lifeguards on Makenzie beach in Larnaca on Wednesday. The incident happened around 7.30am when the woman lost her balance from a rock and fell ...

The Citizen Commissioner’s Office on Wednesday updated the list of incentives for young to promote vaccination. To date, the application process for incentives provided has been completed by the ...

By Stavros Nikolaou Though a large number of patients are presently in intensive care units (ICUs), the situation in state hospitals remains manageable, spokesperson for state health services organisation (Okypy), ...