Woman in Yiolitis Twitter spat plans to sue
The woman whose home was raided by police late last month over a parody account on Twitter mocking Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has confirmed she will sue the government as ...
Coronavirus: Workers returning to work to be tested alphabetically
The health ministry announced that Covid screenings for people returning to work next Monday will start on Tuesday, February 2.
The mandatory tests include people working in the retail sector, museums ...
Joseph Borghese appointed Honorary Consul of Kingdom of Tonga in Cyprus
The High Commission of the Kingdom of Tonga in London is pleased to announce the Privy Council of His Majesty King Tupou VI has appointed Mr. Joseph Borghese as Honorary ...
Over 43,000 received Gesy inpatient care in six months
Over 43,000 beneficiaries of the national health scheme (Gesy) have received inpatient care since its launch, the health insurance organisation (HIO) told the health minister in a conference call on Monday.
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Outrage after church demolishes listed houses in Nicosia’s old city (Update 2)
The church-sanctioned bulldozing of four listed buildings in old Nicosia on Monday has been widely condemned, with the municipality demanding the archbishopric rebuild them.
The buildings on Isokratous Street were ...
Coronavirus: EU approves €10.2 million Cypriot scheme to support self-employed, businesses
The European Commission has approved Cyprus’ €10.2 million Cypriot scheme to support self-employed and businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak, it was announced on Monday.
The scheme, which includes direct grants ...
Coronavirus: Vaccination begins of Karpasia enclaved
Vaccination of the enclaved people in the Karpasia villages started on Monday with doses sent to the occupied area by the Republic, President Commissioner Photis Photiou said.
Photiou said that ...
Officials surveying extent of latest storm damage
Officials are surveying damages caused by Saturday night’s storms, interior ministry spokesman Loizos Michael said on Monday.
Heavy storms hit several parts of the island on Saturday night, uprooting ...
Flurry of official visits ahead of planned five-party summit (Updated)
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to visit Cyprus within the coming days for consultations with President Nicos Anastasiades ahead of the informal five-party summit to be convened by ...
17,000 birds spend winter in Cyprus wetlands
About 17,000 birds spend the winter in the wetlands of Cyprus, BirdLife Cyprus and the game and wildlife service on Monday to mark World Wetlands Day, marked globally on February 2.
On ...
Upgrades to Lefkara due to be finished soon
Improvement works worth €70,000 are underway in Lefkara and are due to be completed in the next few months, the mayor said on Monday.
Mayor Sophocles Sophocleous told the Cyprus News ...
Coronavirus: Easing of measures starts, more people in the office
The first phase of easing restrictive measures started on Monday morning as people returning to work have tested for the coronavirus.
Barbershops, hairdressers and beauty salons will reopen.
There is ...
Search and rescue service boosted by Medevac teams
Two air medical service specialist units were unveiled by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre’s (JRCC) search and rescue air bases in Larnaca on Monday.
The MEDEVAC (MEDical EVACuation) units ...
Coronavirus: Kostrikis resigns from advisory committee
Professor Leontios Kostrikis has resigned from the advisory committee on coronavirus, a health ministry spokesperson confirmed on Monday.
Kostrikis, head of the University of Cyprus’ laboratory of biotechnology and molecular ...
Migrants at Pournara demonstrate, heavy police presence (video)
Police in anti-riot gear gathered outside the Pournara migrant reception centre on Monday morning after residents there staged a protest calling for permission to leave the premises.
The migrants said ...
Justice Minister on sick leave for ten days
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis will be abstaining from her duties for 10 days, it was announced on Monday, so that she can recover from an operation.
The minister has been on ...
Coronavirus: More SMS requests on Sunday than other days
Most people ask to leave their homes via SMS message on Sundays, when they tend to exercise but also shop, data published by the deputy ministry of research, innovation and ...
Coronavirus: Record number of people booked for violations
Police carried out a record number of checks for breaches of coronavirus measures in the 24 hours leading up to Monday morning and for the first time booked more than 200 people ...
Coronavirus: Pandemic creating a cultural desert
The term ‘starving artist’ has taken on a whole new layer of meaning
In an open letter published last Friday, Limassol’s Pattihio theatre director Vasos Argyridis extended an apology ...
Coronavirus: two deaths, 106 new cases announced on Sunday (Updated)
The health ministry on Sunday announced two deaths and 106 new cases of Covid-19 from 28,364 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.37 per cent.
The deaths concerned a man ...
Cyta launches first 5G network in Cyprus
Cyta on Sunday announced the operation of the first 5G network in Cyprus by Cytamobile-Vodafone, “marking the beginning of a new era in the evolution of communications in our country”, ...
Akinci warns against tabling two-state solution at 5+1 conference
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in two separate social media post hours apart on Sunday warned against the Turkish side attempting to pursue a two-state solution at the upcoming 5+1 ...
Shipping ministry to take stock after failure of ferry tender
Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Sunday he would begin contacts to reassess the situation after a tender for a Cyprus-Greece ferry link failed to attract any bidders.
The ...
Coronavirus: Turkish Cypriots ramp up testing
Another 25 Covid positive cases were detected in the north since Saturday when 32 were announced as Turkish Cypriot authorities ramp up testing with free PCR tests on offer in the north ...