A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
Members of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) in Cyprus said on Friday they found several dead birds including three owls at a mist-netting site in Liopetri, in the Famagusta ...
An 81-year-old Russian woman was pronounced dead after lifeguards pulled her out of the water in a Larnaca beach on Friday.
Around 11:35am, other swimmers notified lifeguards after spotting the ...
Historical memorabilia from the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936 have been donated as a gift to the Cyprus Olympic Committee (KOE) by University of Nicosia professor, Theodoros Charalambous.
The gifts concern ...
Diko MP Pavlos Mylonas has said that the cabinet’s decision to drop disciplinary procedures against controversial public school headteacher and artist Giorgos Gavriel was not the reason for his ...
State health services organisation (Okypy) on Friday said they would meet the state doctors’ unions next week to discuss the afternoon operation of state hospitals, amid a row that erupted ...
A total of 52 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups.
Free rapid testing for the general population ...
Businesses asking for bank loans will have to show commitment to the green economy and sustainable development in the future a gathering of business leaders was told this week.
“According ...
Cyprus Public Transport said Friday it would be donating all of Saturday’s proceeds from ticket sales to the Karaiskakio Foundation on the occasion of Leukemia Month.
The company said ...
Cyprus looks like it’s heading for an Indian summer with temperatures expected to soar back up to 38C next week, according to the KitasWeather website.
Meteorologist Eric Kitas told ...
Almost two years later, reports said Friday no proof has been found that a van with covert surveillance capabilities had been used to spy on people, but four people involved ...
The government on Friday announced a 10 per cent discount on electricity bills for the next four months, as well as renewable energy schemes aimed at long term savings for businesses ...
Mandatory coronavirus tests for the vaccinated is under discussion by the scientific advisory team but there is currently no motion towards changing the measures as of now.
Asked to confirm ...
August was the deadliest month since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the island, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed Friday.
Covid deaths in August increased 102 per cent over July ...
President Nicos Anastasiades will on Friday outline Cyprus’ initiative to deal with the effects of climate change during the EUMED Summit in Athens.
The summit is being held this year ...
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Having not read or ever studied the original poem on which it’s based, I cannot write to the faithfulness, or lack thereof, of David Lowery’s ...
A woman suffered mild burns on her hands after attempting to put out a fire that broke out in her apartment in the Paphos district early Friday.
The fire started ...
The health ministry will operate a mobile vaccination unit in Athienou on Saturday for the inoculation of 126 residents of “all ages”.
Following a request by the municipality, which is in ...
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Two men with coronavirus were arrested late on Thursday after they were found driving in Limassol with illegal drugs in their possession.
The arrests occurred as part of police patrols, ...
Police fined 20 individuals and four establishments for violating the protective measures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
In the 24 hours ending at 6am on Friday, officers carried out ...
Paphos police are investigating a case of unlawful detention of a minor after a mother reported her former husband travelled to Russia with their daughter and has not returned.
The ...
AstroBank appointed two new board members on Friday, September 10.
In an announcement released on Thursday, September 16, the bank said that Michalis Sarris and Evi Rossidou have joined the board.
Rossidou ...
The mooted deal for Bahrain’s national airline Gulf Air to use Larnaca airport as a hub for a number of international destinations has the potential to open up the ...
The excess mortality rate in Cyprus in July was much higher than in other EU countries, according to a Eurostat report.
According to the data, the excess rate in Cyprus ...