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 ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the most important thing is to listen, not just to leaders, but to society, the UN secretary general’s personal envoy to Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin ...
Today’s weather: Stormy, orange warning in place
Weather system ‘Avgi’ continues to affect the island on Wednesday with rains, isolated storms and snowfall expected in the mountains. Hail is also likely and snow may at times be ...
Cypriot birth rates falling by hundreds a year
Birth rates among Cypriots dropped by over 400 children in a year, the Elam-led ad hoc House committee on demographics heard on Tuesday.
After the session, committee chair and Elam MP ...
Uptick in Covid jabs in January
The month of January has seen an increase in vaccinations against Covid and influenza, according to deputy director of Nursing Services Evagoras Tambouris.
So far this year a total of 27,650 ...
Roads to Troodos open only to vehicles with snow chains
Roads leading to Troodos are open only to vehicles with anti-skid chains or four-wheel drive, police announced on Tuesday.
The statement noted that light snowfall has so far affected the ...
Injured man arrested at Paphos hospital
A 44-year-old man who was seriously injured in a traffic collision overnight in Paphos was placed under arrest on Tuesday after police investigations revealed him to be illegally in the ...
Five arrested for illegal employment in Nicosia
Police on Monday arrested five persons in a coordinated operation against illegal employment in Nicosia.
According to police the operations was carried out in coordination with the immigrations service and ...
Today’s weather: Rains, storms and snow
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with rains, isolated storms and snowfall in the mountains. Hail is also likely while snowfall may be heavy at times. An amber warning is in ...
Tree-planting by journalists from both sides
Members of both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot unions of journalists joined forces to plant trees “on the soil of their common homeland”, as stated in a joint press ...