Cyprus Business Now
A third of all real estate transactions in Nicosia during the first quarter of 2022 concerned apartments, according to a report by the Council for Registration of Real Estate Agents published ...
New ferry link ‘creates great potential for maritime tourism’
Cyprus’ new ferry link with Greece creates great potential for maritime tourism between the two countries, deputy minister of shipping, Vassilios Demetriades said on Friday.
Speaking at a press conference ...
Police and clubs look at ways to avoid clashes ahead of Apollona – APOEL match on Sunday
Measures on how to deal with inherent hooliganism and avoid incidents escalating during the impending Apollona – Apoel match on Sunday in Limassol, were decided at a meeting held on Friday ...
Eleven kilos of cannabis seized at Tymbou airport
Turkish Cypriot police uncovered 11 kilos of Indian cannabis worth €375,000 (TL 6m) following a raid at Tymbou (Ercan) airport, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Friday.
Kibris Postasi’s website reported that ...
Police arrest third man in case of premeditated murder of 60-year-old
A 27-year-old man was taken into custody to facilitate investigation into the murder of 60-year old Leontios Pogiatzis last July, in Paphos district.
The body of the 60-year-old was found ...
EU tweaks Russia oil sanctions plan in bid to win over reluctant states, including Cyprus (Updated)
The European Commission proposed changes to its planned embargo on Russian oil to give some countries more time to shift their energy supplies, and to address shipping concerns expressed by ...
EU commissioner calls on young people to make their voices heard
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel was in Cyprus on Friday to take part in the island’s first-ever Democracy Forum in Nicosia and called ...
Opinion divided over Queen’s charity concert
The charity concert to mark the Queen’s platinum Jubilee and the friendship between Britain and Cyprus organised by the British bases at Kourion on June 2, has come under renewed ...
Coronavirus: Free rapid test sites for eligible groups on Saturday
The ministry of health will operate 53 free rapid testing sites for eligible groups on Saturday, it announced on Friday.
Those entitled to a free rapid test include minors, the fully ...
Interior minister calls on public to donate blood
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday called on the public to become members of the large family of blood donors to support the work of the Cyprus Red Cross.
“Blood ...
‘Nicosia is a hub of art and culture’
Nicosia is a hub of art and culture, according to an EU commissioner who visited Nicosia who was taken on a tour of the capital’s museums and tech programmes.
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Two and a half years jail for car arson
A 56-year-old Larnaca man was on Friday jailed for two and a half years after he pleaded guilty to setting a woman’s Mercedes on fire, destroying the vehicle.
A ...
Tourism minister calls for internet searches to be translated into bookings
Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios on Friday called on tour operators and hoteliers to turn the increased interest from abroad in visiting Cyprus into bookings.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Anastasiades and Mitsotakis underline unity during Athens meeting
President Nicos Anastasiades met Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis in Athens on Friday where they spoke of the complete harmony and unity of the two nations in seeking peace and ...
Sanctions could hurt EU states more than Russia itself says FM (updated)
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said that he can no longer rule out the Kremlin resorting to nuclear weapons, as changes to the international order are on the scale of post ...
Free bus cards for low income groups
MotionBusCards will be given free to all social services card holders and recipients of low retirement subsidy, the ministry of transport said on Friday.
The MotionBusCard provides 50 per cent off ...
Cyprus banking sector faces Ukraine effects from a solid position, CBC governor says
Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Constantinos Herodotou said on Thursday that the banking sector of Cyprus faces the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine from a financially ...
Over 16,500 Ukrainian refugees now in Cyprus
Over 16,500 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Cyprus since Russia’s invasion on February 24, of whom roughly 10,000 have already sought temporary protected status, the interior ministry said on Friday.
Interior Ministry ...
Two drug drivers stopped in Paphos
Two men were caught driving under the influence of drugs after 130 checks in Paphos for the prevention of serious and fatal accidents in the early morning hours on Friday.
The ...
Coronavirus: 12 deaths from Covid and 3,444 new cases in the last week
The health ministry announced another 12 coronavirus deaths on Friday as 3,444 new infections were recorded on the island in the last week.
The deaths concerned five people aged 82 to 91 who died ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, a 25-year-old Briton has been remanded for six days following a hit and run accident in Ayia Napa in which a 46-year-old woman from Sweden died, ...
Police still looking for five people linked to football violence
Police on Friday said they are looking for another five suspects related to the violent incidents that took place before a football match in Larnaca last Saturday during which a 20...
Three arrests after opium poppy plants found
Three people were arrested after the drug squad found 30 opium poppy plants in Nicosia, police said on Friday.
The plants, ranging from one to one and a half metres high, ...
Two arrests after tobacco products smuggled from north
Police on Friday said they have arrested two people, aged 19 and 22, on suspicion of smuggling duty-free tobacco products from the north.
The two failed to stop during a check at ...