Disy leader marks anniversary of children’s A&E department
House president and Disy party leader Annita Demetriou on Monday visited the children’s A&E department at the Nicosia general hospital to celebrate a year since it opened.
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Man remanded after death of motorcyclist
A 62-year-old man, who was involved in a traffic accident that led to the death of a 24-year-old motorcyclist in Larnaca on Sunday night, was remanded for seven days by ...
Flu and Covid jabs at walk-in centres
Flu and Covid jabs are now available at walk-in vaccination centres as the ministry of health rolled out a new programme on Monday.
Vaccination centres will operate nationwide from from 8...
Woman stopped with fake ID at Paphos airport
A 20-year-old woman has been remanded in police custody after trying to travel to France with forged documents from Paphos airport, police said on Monday.
On Sunday afternoon, the woman ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, Cyprus was once again the launchpad for British bombing raids in Yemen, as the United Kingdom, together with the United States, conducted its third round of ...
New traffic cameras in operation in Limassol and Larnaca
Eight new traffic cameras are in operation in Limassol and Larnaca as of Monday.
According to the police, in Limassol, two cameras have been activated at the intersection of 28th ...
Larnaca man arrested for cannabis possession
Police in Limassol on Sunday arrested a 26-year-old man found with 260g of cannabis.
According to police, the man’s home was searched by the drug squad following evidence collected ...
Today’s weather: Mostly sunny
Monday will be partly cloudy with isolated rains expected in the early morning, mainly in the west and the mountains. The day will turn main mainly sunny by afternoon. Temperatures ...
Man in critical condition after crashing into tree
A 42-year-old man is in a critical condition after crashing his car into a tree on Sunday morning.
The collision took place in the village of Episkopi at around 5:30am.
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90 traffic cameras on Cypriot roads by year end
There will be a total of 90 fixed traffic cameras on roads across the island, the police said on Sunday.
The cameras will be in operation in a total of 30 locations.
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Platres-Troodos road closed to all vehicles (Update)
The road between Platres and Troodos was closed to all vehicles on Sunday afternoon due to high levels of traffic.
Police advised road users in the area to take an ...
Today’s weather: More snow in Troodos
More snow is expected to fall in the Troodos mountain range on Sunday as winter continues to bite.
Temperatures in the region will rise to a high of six degrees ...
Two arrested nine months after jewellery heist
Two men were arrested in Paphos on Friday nine months after allegedly having stolen a white gold chain from a jewellery shop in Coral Bay. The chain was valued at €10,000.
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Eurobank’s acquisition of Hellenic Bank approved
The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) approved on Friday Eurobank’s bid to acquire Hellenic Bank’s share capital.
The decision was taken with a majority vote in ...
Power outages on the cards due to breakdown at Dhekelia station
There could be intermittent power cuts in several areas on Friday night between 6pm and 9pm that might last for 30 minutes or so, the Transmission System Operator (TSO) has warned.
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Former minister registers to stand for MEP
Former Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced on Friday he intended to stand on the Disy ticket to be an MEP.
He made the announcement as Disy members were able to ...
Today’s weather: More snow in Troodos
Yet more snow is expected to fall in the Troodos mountains on Friday, with temperatures set to rise no higher than five degrees Celsius in the region.
Elsewhere, clouds, rain, ...
Police arrest man for stealing four cars
Police in Nicosia on Wednesday evening arrested a man after he was found to be in possession of keys to four cars.
The man, aged 33, then reportedly pointed out to ...
Today’s weather: More snow in Troodos
More snow is expected in the Troodos Mountain range on Thursday, with snow 27 centimetres deep at sunrise.
Snowfall is expected to come with the odd isolated storm, with temperatures in ...
Man arrested for child pornography
A 52-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in relation to a case of illegal acquisition, possession, access and distribution of child pornography currently under investigation.
According to a police report, ...
33 kg of cannabis found at airport
Police arrested two men, 20 and 28, suspects in a drug bust at Paphos airport, where police found 33 kg of cannabis in their suitcases.
The Ykan drug squad worked together with customs ...
Pensions now paid within 30 days of retirement
The labour ministry on Wednesday announced it had completed its implementation of measures to ensure all retirees receive their first pension payment within 30 days of retirement.
Moves to accelerate pension ...
Police in Nicosia arrest two men suspected of thefts
Police on Tuesday secured testimony against a 39-year-old man for the crime of receiving stolen property.
According to police, during a coordinated operation by CID, the car driven by the 39...
Roads to Troodos closed
Due to snowfall the roads leading to Troodos (Platres – Troodos, Karvounas – Troodos and Prodromos – Troodos) remain closed to traffic, police announced on Wednesday.
The following roads are only accessibly with ...