A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
Four deaths from coronavirus and 2,812 new infections were announced on Saturday.
The deaths were two men, aged 59 and 81, and a woman, aged 98, who died on Saturday. Another man, aged 81, died ...
A 37-year-old man remanded earlier in the week on suspicion of forcefully shaking his two-month baby, leading to her death, has reportedly admitted to doing so, according to local media.
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A small group of people gathered outside the Russian embassy on Saturday in support of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin.
A few dozen people waving ...
Burglars in Limassol made off with tens of thousands in money and jewellery, police said on Saturday.
The previous night, a 70-year-old woman reported that strangers broke into her home ...
Paphos police on Saturday said it will be stepping up patrols in the district after two kiosk robberies in one week.
Spokesman Michalis Nicolaou said that in light of recent ...
Snow fell on the Pentadaktylos mountains as freezing weather continued islandwide on Saturday.
Parts of the mountain range, particularly closer to Kyrenia, were covered by a layer of snow, a ...
A church service was held on Saturday for the state reburial of Demetrakis Demetriades, who was shot and killed when he was just seven years old by a British officer ...
The advisory committee on coronavirus will not be discussing further measure relaxations on its next meeting, a source told the Cyprus News Agency on Saturday.
Scheduled for 4pm on Monday, ...
The Logicom Cyprus Marathon will take place on Sunday in Paphos. For the seventh consecutive year, it will be dedicated to the memory of Stelios Kyriakides; the marathon runner who ...
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday he is working on a proposal for special measures to enable Ukrainian refugees in Cyprus to continue their studies in schools and universities.
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Four-time Formula 1 world champion and current Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has been asked to remove the Turkish Cypriot flag from his helmet, the Cyprus Automobile Association announced on Saturday ...
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Saturday tweeted he has tested positive for coronavirus.
“Two years from the outbreak of the pandemic, it was my turn to test positive for Covid,” ...
Students who are third-country nationals can obtain basic jobs in nine sectors of the economy under expanded criteria aimed at easing a labour shortage published by the labour minister on ...
Unficyp on Saturday said that five Ukrainian members of the UN peacekeeping force are due to be repatriated as the war in their homeland continues.
Spokesperson for the UN Secretary ...
A 23-year-old was remanded for five days on Saturday over possession of explosives and stolen goods and the theft of a motorcycle, Limassol police said.
According to the police report, ...
Paphos criminal court on Saturday jailed two men for separate cases of burglary and arson.
A 28-year-old man was jailed for two and a half years for deliberately setting fire ...
All roads leading to Troodos were closed to most vehicles on Saturday morning as snow and frost remained heavy in the area.
Police announced that the Platres – Troodos, Karvounas – Troodos ...
A 58-year-old Limassol man has been arrested for possessing a large quantity of duty-free tobacco, police said on Saturday.
The man was stopped around 4.30 pm the precious day during a ...
Police on Saturday were investigating a robbery that took place at a kiosk in Paphos in the early hours of the morning.
According to the police report, an employee working ...
The number of mobile phone users in Cyprus rose by 24,855 in the second half of 2021 compared with the same period in 2020, the Cyprus News Agency reported, citing figures from the ...
Socialising while drawing is the attraction of the Cyprus version of an international movement that is gaining ground. Alix Norman finds out more
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‘China has succesfully completed building a moderately prosperous society … and put an end to absolute poverty for the first time in history,’ says Ambassador Liu
By Liu Yantao
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A large percentage of inmates in Cyprus are illegal migrants who could have been issued administrative measures to relieve some pressure from the overcrowded Nicosia prisons, director Anna Aristotelous told ...
Potatoes and tomatoes are cheaper than last month, but bread prices are edging up according to the latest regular price observatory published by the consumer protection service on Friday as ...