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Two men will be taken before the Famagusta district court later on Friday for a remand order over their involvement in a case of causing grievous bodily harm to a ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by ...

About 30 per cent of coronavirus patients currently in ICU are under 50, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday, as the median age of coronavirus patients receiving intensive care dropped to 57.6 ...

A 59-year-old man was arrested after he assaulted another man with a knife during a disagreement, police said on Friday. The incident took place at around 4.30pm on Thursday in ...

The Cyprus Hoteliers Association has presented a plan detailing how the sector can recover in Cyprus. “Hoteliers remain focused on achieving the ambitious objectives that have been set despite the ...

Police are looking for a male driver who hit two pedestrians, one of whom is hospitalised in serious condition, and abandoned the scene of the accident late on Thursday in ...

Having received €7m in state aid for 2021 in February, political parties are now squabbling over whether it should be redistributed to reflect the results of the May parliamentary elections. This ...

A Paphos court on Thursday ordered the temporary closure of a nightclub, after it was reported by police to have been operating without a liquor permit and for violating coronavirus-related ...

By Elias Hazou and Gina Agapiou A Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece was doing its part in assisting extinguishing efforts of the Greek forces in Varympompi, near Athens, fire services ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced three deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing yielded 580 new positives. The three latest fatalities were: a man aged 71, who passed away on Wednesday at Larnaca ...

The health ministry on Thursday sought to clarify the situation regarding foodstuffs found to contain ethylene oxide, saying that trace amounts pose no direct danger to human health – while announcing ...

A total of 39 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Since Sunday, free rapid testing for the ...

Τhe met office on Thursday issued a new yellow warning for high temperatures. The alert will be in effect until Friday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to hit 42C inland, 33C ...

The civil registry and migration department said on Thursday that it has, since the start of the week started issuing residence permits for EU citizens and their families in a ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Thursday announced the opening of an additional ICU ward at the Nicosia general hospital expected to relieve some of the current strain, but he warned ...

Agriculture ministry officials on Thursday visited the Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias fishing shelter following a recent complaint regarding marine pollution in the area, concluding that the bad smell was due to ...

A 73-year-old man was sentenced to seven, five, and four years in jail by Larnaca-Famagusta Criminal Court on Thursday after he was found guilty of sexually abusing and indecently assaulting ...

Police are investigating after a fire started in a restaurant in Paralimni, Famagusta early on Thursday. According to police, the fire started a few minutes before 5am. Firefighters who responded ...

Sometimes, just sometimes, you know you are going to enjoy a meal out before even sitting at the table. It has a lot to do with the vibe, not just ...

Law firm Elias Neocleous & Co has on Wednesday initiated the beta testing phase of its cutting-edge legal technology solution Neolaw.ai. Working with machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, Neolaw....

Holders of old ID cards without an expiration date will be able to use them until August 2026, the civil registry and migration department said on Thursday. Old ID cards without ...

Work is almost completed on Neo Plaza, the island’s first discount village which will open its doors in September with 45 stores in Kokkinotrimithia. The last construction work on the ...

By Stavros Nikolaou Police are worried by a surge in the number of third country nationals attempting to travel to the EU with forged documents. To address what is evolving ...

Cyprus’ postal services on Thursday warned the public about a new scam involving emails seeking payment of custom duty for postal arrivals. It said these messages were fake. “The Cyprus ...