Buffer-zone fence not ‘a border’ interior ministry says
The placing of a razor wire fence along a segment of the buffer zone is not, nor can it be construed as, erecting a border, the interior ministry said Thursday ...
TC authorities arrest then release four suspected of defacing Erdogan poster
Authorities in the north on Thursday detained and then released four leftist activists on suspicion of defacing posters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Police detained Abdullah Korkmazhan, the general secretary ...
Coronavirus: one death, 431 new cases announced on Thursday (Updated)
The health ministry announced one death and 431 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday from a total of 43,177 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 1%.
From over 8,500 rapid tests ...
Coronavirus: Audit boss tests positive, then negative three times (Update 2)
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday became likely the most tested public official – if not member of the public – over 24 hours in Cyprus, after undergoing four tests for the coronavirus, the ...
Paphos municipality staff strike over ‘bully mayor’
Staff at the Paphos municipality went on an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday accusing mayor Phedonas Phedonos of bullying.
The protest was prompted by an alleged verbal attack by Phedonos ...
Coronavirus: reopening of schools still ‘fluid’ minister says
The outlook on the reopening of schools is “fluid” so far, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday as Cyprus anxiously awaits Friday’s announcement on the next steps to ...
Drunk driver fined €1,500, loses licence for 90 days
Nicosia district court fined a motorist €1,500 and suspended his licence for 90 days on Thursday after he was found drink driving.
The man, 49, who was driving in Kokkinotrimithia area, was arrested ...
Peta calls on Cyprus to switch to organic vegan agriculture
Animal right’s organisation Peta on Thursday urged Cyprus to include organic vegan agriculture as part of reforms under the EU common agriculture policy, arguing it would reduce greenhouse gas ...
Disy MPs walk out of House bad loans meeting (Updated)
A House watchdog committee meeting scheduled to discuss the demise of the co-op bank on Thursday was marked by ruling Disy MPs walking out citing conflict of interest and the ...
Coronavirus: not enough substitute teachers to cover absences, union says
Absences as a result of Covid-19 in the past few weeks have put a strain on the substitute teacher system, primary school teachers association (Poed) head Myria Vasiliou said on ...
450 state schools to have solar panels by next year
The installation of photovoltaic panels in 450 state schools will be completed next year with a total budget of €10m, Environment Commissioner Kleila Vasiliou said on Thursday.
“The project not only ...
Police investigating 20 complaints of sexual harassment
A total of twenty complaints of sexual harassment are being currently investigated by the police, spokesman Christos Andreou said on Thursday.
He added that the number might increase in the ...
Coronavirus: Shop shuttered in Paphos after negligence led to cluster of infections
Authorities on Thursday said they temporarily shut a shop at Kings Avenue Mall in Paphos after negligence of the business to properly observe the health protocols led to the creation ...
Missing teen remanded as suspect in series of burglaries
A 16-year-old Limassol girl who had been reported missing by her family was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of being involved in at least five ...
Coronavirus: health ministry issues Q&A for Janssen vaccine
What is Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen and what is it used for?
Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen is a vaccine for preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in people aged 18 years and older. Covid-19 is ...
Coronavirus: testing locations for Friday
The health ministry announced the operation of 57 rapid testing sites nationwide on Friday, as part of the mandatory weekly coronavirus testing of employees including self-employed people.
The test sites provide ...
Lappa the latest Cypriot to qualify for Olympics
Sailor Natassa Lapa has qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, following hot on the heels of fellow sailor Marilena Makri and cyclist Antri Christoforou.
Lappa, 19, will compete ...
Coronavirus: Failure to reopen will be ‘catastrophic’
By Nick Theodoulou and Antigoni Pitta
The employers and industrialists’ federation (OEV) said on Thursday that further delays in allowing the opening up of restaurants and cafes will be “catastrophic” ...
Court rejects state request to close asphalt plants
The Nicosia district court on Thursday rejected a state request to shut down two asphalt plants in Yeri and Dhali, pending their relocation elsewhere after complaints their emissions were affecting ...
Coronavirus: 25% of samples reveal highly contagious British variant
The Covid-19 variant first recorded in the UK has been detected in one in four samples sent from Cyprus to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the ...
Yellow warning for rain and gales
The met office issued a yellow warning over heavy rainfall and gale force winds between Thursday afternoon and Friday early morning.
The warning covers the period between 3 pm Thursday and 4 ...
Electricity restored after fault at power station
Electricity was restored nationwide early on Thursday, less than an hour after an unknown fault at the Vasilikos power station caused power cuts in various regions.
The fault was recorded ...
Coronavirus: New tracing app ‘another tool to curb virus’ (video) (Updated)
The government on Thursday launched the national digital contact tracing application – CovTracer – that alerts contacts of people who were found positive for the virus.
The app does not reveal the ...
Coronavirus: Number of patients double in ten days
The number of coronavirus patients in state hospitals has doubled in the last ten days, according to state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (...