Paphos police warn of road closures ahead of Med9 summit
Police in Paphos on Thursday warned that roads will be closed on Friday due to the holding of the summit of the ‘Med9’ – a collective of the European Union’s ...
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Man dead after being run over in Aradippou
A 31-year-old man has died after being run over in Aradippou on Wednesday evening.
According to police, the man, named as Polish national Blazej Jerzy Rejnowski, was hit by a ...
North deadlock continued into third day
As the ‘parliamentary’ deadlock in the north continued into a third day with no ‘parliament speaker’ having been elected and ‘parliament’ having been effectively closed since Monday night, Turkish Cypriot ...
More than 2,000 people arrive in Cyprus from Lebanon
More than 2,000 people, citizens of 20 different countries, have now arrived in Cyprus as part of assisted departures to remove people from Lebanon as the political situation continues to deteriorate, government ...
Cabinet approves purchase of 100,000 digital IDs
Cabinet on Wednesday approved the purchase of 100,000 digital identity cards, Research Deputy Minister Nikodemos Damianou said.
He said the first 30,000 identity cards will be made available free of charge to ...
Union says civil servants ‘under attack’ in pay rise debate
Trade union Pasydy on Wednesday said civil servants are “under attack” as the debate regarding a planned pay rise rumbles on.
They said the agreement they had reached with the ...
High-profile hotel chief in north bailed after worker electrocuted
The director of a hotel in the Kyrenia district was released on bail on Wednesday after being arrested in connection with the death of a hotel worker who was electrocuted.
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Christodoulides and Egypt’s Sisi call for Middle East de-escalation
resident Nikos Christodoulides and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi “underlined the need” for the ongoing crisis in the Middle East to be de-escalated during a telephone call, government spokesman ...
Paphos bans scooters from its roads
The Paphos municipality on Wednesday announced it had outlawed the use of scooters on public roads within the town’s municipal boundaries.
The ban applies to all roads except for ...
Day two of north ‘parliament’ deadlock ends with no progress, ‘speaker’ in hospital
The second day of ‘parliamentary’ deadlock in the north on Tuesday ended with no progress being made and its lame duck ‘speaker’ Zorlu Tore being taken to hospital.
Tore was ...
North ‘parliament’ in crisis after failing to elect ‘speaker’
The north’s ‘parliament’ was in crisis on Monday night after spending all day failing to elect a ‘speaker’.
The ‘speakership’ was up for re-election following the beginning of a ...
Tatar: The goal is to knock down some buildings in Varosha
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday said his “long term goal” is to demolish some buildings in Varosha and rebuild them with the aim of boosting the north’s ...
Pro-Palestine protest held on October 7 anniversary
A small crowd of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in Nicosia’s central Eleftheria square on Monday evening.
The group had gathered to mark the first anniversary of October 7, when insurgent group ...
Arrests after mob attacks two Indian delivery drivers
Limassol district court issued five-day remand orders against two people, aged 21 and 19, who were arrested in connection with the attack and robbery on Saturday evening against two delivery drivers in ...
Delivery driver remanded for smoking joint and dodgy money
A 24-year-old food delivery worker was remanded in custody for four days by the Limassol district court on charges related to illegal possession of drugs, the distribution of counterfeit currency ...
Dos and don’ts ahead of mushroom season
The use of tools to find or pick mushrooms is prohibited, the forestry department said on Monday ahead of the mushroom picking season.
Those caught using tools to find or ...
Christodoulides to attend UN dinner ‘in a position of strength’
President Nikos Christodoulides is in a “position of strength” ahead of his informal dinner with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said ...
Pension reform bill to be brought to cabinet by end of 2025
The government aims to bring a bill to reform pensions before cabinet by the end of 2025, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday.
Speaking after a meeting with the labour ...
Kombos to press for seat at UN Human Rights Council election
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travelled to New York ahead of the election of members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the ministry announced on Monday.
Cyprus is a candidate ...
Turkish water to north cut off due to power cuts
Water being pumped to the north from Turkey was completely cut off from the north’s water supply due to ongoing power cuts in the area near the Panagra reservoir, ...
British media claims MI6 turned Russian spy in Cyprus into double agent
Reports in the British media claimed that the country’s secret intelligence service, commonly known as MI6, performed an operation to turn a Russian spy in Cyprus into a double ...
Man arrested after assaulting two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’
A man appeared in court in the north on Sunday, accused of assaulting two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ who were attending a peace event in central Nicosia on Saturday.
According to ...
Doctors call for urgent review of safety measures after patient attack
The Cyprus Medical Association on Sunday called for an “urgent review” of safety measures at accident and emergency departments in Cyprus’ hospitals after a patient attacked staff at the Nicosia ...
29kg of meat and 10 bags of coal seized by Turkish Cypriot police at crossing point
A total of 29 kilograms of meat and 10 bags of coal were seized by the Turkish Cypriot police at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point from a car which was attempting to ...