Two injured and three wanted after Paphos punch-up (Updated)
Two men have been injured and the police are looking for three more after a fight broke out in the Paphos village of Kissonerga over a “like” on social media ...
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Bomb goes off at estate agents
A bomb exploded outside the front of an estate agents’ office in Limassol on Thursday morning.
The estate agents’ office is located in the Ayios Ioannis neighbourhood.
Police rushed to ...
Children to be able to report bullies online
The government is considering creating an online platform through which children and parents will be able to report bullies, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday.
Speaking on CyBC radio, ...
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader in Cyprus
Exiled Belarusian political opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Cyprus on Wednesday, meeting with House president Annita Demetriou and the House foreign affairs committee.
Tsikhanouskaya rose to prominence in Belarus after ...
Donkey dead after being run over on motorway
A donkey died on Wednesday after being run over on the motorway which connects Nicosia and Kyrenia.
The donkey was sighted on the motorway near Bogazi on Wednesday morning, but ...
Cypriot web browser sees 250% jump in users in March
The Cyprus-based web browser Aloha Browser saw a 250 per cent jump in users in March, according to a Reuters on Wednesday.
The stark increase in numbers came after the European ...
Drug tests for drivers to be done with blood
Tests for people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs will in some cases be carried out by taking blood samples, should a new bill proposed by the transport ...
Tatar marks Eid al-Fitr in Nicosia
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar attended Eid prayers at the Hafiz Ebubekir mosque in northern Nicosia on Wednesday morning.
“I wish for patience to my brothers and sisters who are ...
Government unveils national autism strategy
Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a national autism strategy and action plan.
The strategy covers the period between now and 2028 and includes a total of 53 actions under seven “...
Cyprus ‘committed to ensuring peace’
The Republic of Cyprus is “committed to contributing to the effort to ensure stability and peace in the region”, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Wednesday.
He was speaking at ...
New online govt portal ‘ready in June’ (Updated)
The first phase of the government’s new online portal is expected to be ready in June, deputy minister of digital policy Nikodemos Damianou said on Wednesday.
Speaking after a ...
Doctor suspended, accused of fraud
The health insurance organisation (HIO) on Wednesday suspended a doctor after patients alleged that he was registering their names on Gesy for services he never provided to them.
As a ...
Eid al-Fitr begins on Wednesday
Turkish Cypriots and other Muslims across Cyprus are preparing for the start of Eid al-Fitr, one of the two main festivals on the Muslim calendar, which is to begin on ...
Move to install cameras in schools approved
Personal data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou on Tuesday approved a plan to install CCTV cameras at schools.
The plan had been submitted to her by the education ministry with ...
MPs upset about lack of ATMs in Cyprus
MPs expressed their disappointment at the lack of ATMs available in Cyprus at the House commerce committee on Tuesday.
Committee chairman and Disy MP Kyiacos Hadjiyiannis said he had contacted ...
Govt still searching for new medicine storage
The government is still searching for a new premises in which to store medicines, spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.
Speaking to journalists, he said Health Minister Michael Damianos is ...
‘Step in right direction’ for third country nationals
An “initially positive response” from stakeholders on the issue of using workers from third countries to fill gaps in the labour market is a “step in the right direction”, Labour ...
‘Those who care about Disy should be with us, not against us’
Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday that those who care about the party should be “with us and not against us”.
Speaking on the sidelines of a press conference, ...
Children to be video-linked to courts
Children required to give evidence in court are now able to do so via video link, after the installation of the requisite equipment at the Children’s House in Nicosia.
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Court reserves judgment on grandfather who shot man
The appeals court on Tuesday reserved its decision over an 82-year-old grandfather jailed for shooting a man who was attempting to steal electricity cables.
The pensioner’s lawyer Maria Neophytou ...
Amalthea plan to carry on despite ‘reprehensible attack’
The Amalthea plan, Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, is to continue despite Israel’s “reprehensible attack” on aid workers, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.
Speaking at Nicosia’s 14...
Christodoulos Patsalides sworn in as Central Bank governor
Christodoulos Patsalides was sworn in as Central Bank governor in a ceremony at the presidential palace on Tuesday morning.
Patsalides was sworn in by President Nikos Christodoulides and described his ...
Man arrested for drunkenly punching taxi driver
A man appeared in court in Morphou on Monday, accused of having drunkenly punched a taxi driver.
Speaking in court, police officer Mustafa Goksen said that at around 9.30pm on ...
‘Reprehensible behaviour on internet should be a crime’
Attorney-general George Savvides on Monday called on parliament to pass a bill which would criminalise what he called “reprehensible behaviour” on the internet.
Speaking at a lecture at the University ...