Bishops stay mum on choices for archbishop ahead of synod vote (Updated)
By Sarah Ktisti
Members of the Holy Synod who will vote for a new archbishop on Saturday kept their cards close to the chest for the most part on Friday ...
On-call doctor data published to cover festive season
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Friday announced that the contact details of on-call GP doctors for the weekends and public holidays covering the Christmas and New Year period have ...
Road closures due to flood works in Limassol centre over festive period
The Limassol-Amathounta sewerage board on Friday announced that as part of the major flood prevention project for the centre of Limassol, from Tuesday, December 27, works will be carried out on ...
Turkey accuses Cyprus of increasing tensions over gas exploration
Turkey on Friday accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island earlier this ...
Anastasiades: National dignity would never allow Turkey’s legal presence in Cyprus
Outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said the goal in Cyprus was to end the occupation and anachronistic guarantees which do not exist except in vassal states, and to apply ...
Cyprus Airways launches ticket draw
About 50 return tickets can be won as part of Cyprus Airways’ promotional push during the holidays, with passengers automatically eligible to win.
“This festive period is the time to visit ...
Efforts to improve Akamas roads underway, Kadis says
Efforts to improve the roads within the Akamas national park are underway and have shifted from the planning stage to concrete action, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday.
The ...
First green hydrogen station in Cyprus receives funding
The European Commission will fund the first green hydrogen station in Cyprus which will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, it was announced on Friday.
This is the ...
Local painter represents Cyprus in America
Cypriot artist Lara Sophie Benjamin has recently returned from her stint as the invited International Artist at The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival in Pensacola, Florida – a festival distinguished in the ...
Cypriot folk tale coming to theatres
A day before Christmas, a new theatrical show will premier in Nicosia as Theatro Antilogos presents the folk tale Spanos and the Forty Dragons.
Directed and adapted for the stage ...
Anastasiades expressed hope that the new year will bring ‘freedom of our country’
President Nicos
welcomed the bands for Christmas carols of the Eldyk (Greek forces), the national guard and the police force at the presidential palace.
He wished them on Friday a ...
Low supply is driving the price of meat up, says consumers association
The low supply of meat has led to a 36 per cent hike in the price of turkey this year, and 16 per cent for pork, the consumers association said on Friday.
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Oroklini attempted murder trial to begin January 31
The 31-year-old man who admitted involvement in an attempted murder case in Oroklini will remain in custody pending the start of his trial on January 31.
The case was filed before ...
No unemployment benefits for former bank employees, says attorney-general
No unemployment benefit will be given to the 1,000 former bank employees who left their jobs on a voluntary retirement scheme with some collecting up to €200,000, according to the opinion of ...
Nearly 3,000 new coronavirus cases detected in the past seven days
About 3,000 coronavirus cases have been traced in the past seven days while another five deaths were announced by the health ministry on Friday.
A day before Christmas Eve, the weekly ...
Low occupancy rates in Paphos hotels this December
Paphos hotels won’t get more than 35 per cent occupancy this Christmas period with only about 7,500 units operational, according to Thanos Michaelides of the Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe).
He said ...
Murdered inmate was tortured before being killed, court hearing reveals
Murdered Turkish Cypriot inmate Tansu Cidan was tortured for two days until he was killed, suffering injuries all over his body, according to court hearings on Thursday.
The state’s ...
Free workshops over the Christmas weekend
Christmas is here! A big fat lunch awaits on Sunday and for most people, a few days off work. Although the events agenda tends to come to a halt over ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, there’s the latest on the prison saga as the director’s lawyers hit out against the legal service’s decision to not proceed with action ...
Car crashes and bullets found after police chase
Paphos police are on the hunt for two young suspects who fled the scene of a crash after a car chase, with officers finding 18 army issue bullets on the ground.
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Larnaca residents urgently need quality healthcare, Demetriou says
Larnaca residents are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to quality healthcare from the town’s general hospital, according to House Speaker Annita Demetriou.
During a ...
European Central Bank withdraws RCB’s banking licence
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday said it has withdrawn the banking licence of Cyprus’ RCB Bank Ltd. The decision follows the orderly completion of the bank’s voluntary ...
‘Our reforms have brought Cyprus into the 21st century’
The current administration can rightfully take credit for having overhauled the functioning of the state, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday.
In a speech titled ‘Modernisation and Rebuilding of the ...
Briton’s murder trial adjourned after defence lawyers test positive for Covid
The trial of the 74-year-old Briton accused of the murder of his wife in Tremithousa last December was adjourned on Thursday, after both the defendant’s attorneys could not attend ...