Three arrested for arson attempt in Nicosia
Police on Wednesday arrested three men in connection with an investigated case of attempted arson committed in Nicosia.
According to police the arson attempt happened shortly after midnight on Tuesday, ...
Four fans arrested ahead of Larnaca match to appear before court
A 21-year-old and three 19-year-olds are to appear before the Larnaca District Court on Thursday charged with illegal possession of flares.
According to police report, the four were arrested and ...
UN Security Council condemns Pyla attacks, reaffirming full support for UNFICYP
Members of the Security Council condemned late Monday the incidents in the buffer zone, in the village of Pyla, in Larnaca district, with assaults against UN peacekeepers, reiterating their full ...
Six people, three children, injured in Peyia quad bike accident
Six people, including three children, were injured in an accident involving a four-wheel motorbike in Paphos on Wednesday.
According to the police, the incident happened around 3.30pm when a 42-year-old ...
Today’s weather: Scattered clouds, warmer weekend
On Thursday the weather will be clear in most areas after low morning clouds. On the west and north coasts increased clouds will appear in the afternoon. Temperatures will rise ...
Animal Party calls on government to give Cat Covid medication for free
The Animal Party on Wednesday called on the government to provide medication for cat Covid to people for free.
The cabinet had decided last week to provide stores of human ...
Six Israeli fans arrested in Larnaca ahead of Aek-Maccabi match
Six fans of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv were arrested in Larnaca on Wednesday, during checks ahead of entering a match against Aek Larnaca.
One of the six ...
European Commission to continue calling on Turkey to implement ECHR decisions
The European Commission will continue to call on Turkey to fully and speedily implement all European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgements, the Commission said in a letter, expressing its ...
Police file complaint against parody social media account
Cyprus police have filed a complaint against the “Jho Low Presidential Godson” parody account on X, formerly known as Twitter, they said on Wednesday.
The parody account posted the complaint ...
EU comments on Cyprus visit by controversial Israeli minister
EU member state officials are free to meet with anyone they think necessary bilaterally, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Wednesday, commenting on the visit of the highly controversial ...
Nicosia man arrested in cannabis drug bust
A 45-year-old man was arrested under suspicion of drug possession, after police found cannabis plants and packages in his home, authorities said on Wednesday.
According to police, the drug squad ...
Leventis foundation fined for safety breach
The Leventis Foundation was handed a substantial fine on Wednesday after being found guilty of breaching health and safety legislation.
An official statement released by the labour ministry’s department ...
Russia axes double taxation agreement with Cyprus
Cyprus along with all countries that imposed sanctions on Russia have had their double taxation agreements suspended, an announcement from the finance ministry said on Wednesday.
The decree was signed ...
Vet services detail use of cat covid meds
The veterinary services on Wednesday detailed the procedure for getting cat-covid medicine, after cabinet last week approved the use of covid meds for humans to be repurposed for cats.
The ...
Oikia scheme attracts hundreds of applicants
Hundreds of applications from low-income families and borrowers overdue on their loans have been preliminary approved by the Housing Finance Corporation (HFC) and sent to the accountant general for further ...
Recall of herbal dietary supplement
Health authorities on Wednesday said they have issued a recall on a specific herbal dietary supplement on the market, after sample testing detected a substance that requires medical prescription before ...
Four thousand new sunbeds for Ayia Napa beaches
A whopping 4,000 new sunbeds have been placed on the beaches of Ayia Napa.
Ayia Napa mayor Christos Zannettou spoke about the move on Wednesday, thanking the workers who placed the ...
Ministry seeks to appease parents after school bus fare hike (Updated)
The Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) announced on Wednesday that from September 1 the cost of a single route bus ticket in the Larnaca and Nicosia districts will increase from €2 to €2.40.
Furthermore, ...
Laughter and frappé go hand in hand
In local comic Cypriot Smurf and his popular character Souvlaki, PAUL LAMBIS meets a man keen to take his outlook to a wider audience
It is said that if you ...
Russia ‘to provide consular services’ in north (update)
Russia is to “begin providing consular services” in the north “in the very near future”, according to Russian news agency Tass.
According to the reports, an official from the Russian ...
University planned for Troodos villages
A not-for-profit university in Troodos is feasible and would rejuvenate the mountain communities, according to Platres’ community leader and head of the Troodos network Panayiotis Papadopoulos.
Plans for the university ...
Quiet night allows for staggered departure of Limassol fire aerial aid (Updated)
Foreign firefighting aircraft began departing from Cyprus on Wednesday, as the fire in the Alassa dam area of Limassol that has been burning since last week has now been put ...
Ertugruloglu touts transition to presidential system in north
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu has touted a shift to a ‘presidential’ system, saying he “believes in [it] until the end”.
The north has had a parliamentary system ...
Government says Kanari-Yiannaki dispute an ‘internal matter’
The government’s deputy spokesperson Doxa Komodromou has said the ongoing row between health minister Popi Kanari and the ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki is an “internal matter for ...