State revenue from gambling triples in five years
State revenues from gambling jumped to 3.44 per cent of GDP in 2019, while in 2020, despite the contraction due to the pandemic, the percentage of revenues amounted to 2.98 per cent.
The figures ...
Coronavirus: One death, 117 new cases on Monday (updated)
The health ministry on Monday announced one death and 117 new Covid-19 cases out of 63,823 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent.
There are 65 patients with Covid-19 ...
Hundreds turn out to bid farewell to prominent lawyer Andreas Neocleous
Hundreds of people, including President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday attended the funeral of prominent lawyer, businessman and owner of the Cyprus Mail newspaper Andreas Neocleous, at a service at the ...
Israel accuses Iran of Cyprus attack plot after suspect arrested
Israel accused Iran on Monday of orchestrating an attempted attack against Israelis in Cyprus after police on the Mediterranean island said an armed individual had been arrested. Iran swiftly denied ...
Coronavirus: EMA makes recommendations on extra doses and boosters
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has concluded that an extra dose of the Covid-19 vaccines Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna) may be given to ...
Artist’s controversy highlights free speech concerns
Denying criticism that his ministry was trying to stifle free expression, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday sought to draw a distinction between the twin roles of Yiorgos Gavriel as ...
Annual awards ceremony created for animal welfare action
On the occasion of World Animal Day on Monday, the agriculture ministry announced the establishment an annual award for of Animal Welfare Action.
The purpose of these awards is the ...
Nicosia waiting for new UN envoy
The president and the government expect the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy who will assist in efforts for the resumption of the negotiations process, spokesman Marios Pelekanos said ...
Young mother was burned to death after collision, autopsy shows
Road victim Elena Kyriakou was burned to death after she was trapped in her car following a traffic collision, police said on Monday after a post-mortem was carried out on ...
Coronavirus: Testing locations for eligible groups for Tuesday
The testing locations for eligible categories of people for Tuesday are as follows:
District
Sampling points
Hours
Limassol
(5 points)
University Square (behind TEPAK Rector’s Office)
9 a.m.-6 p....
Coronavirus: Seven countries change categories
The health ministry on Monday issued new country rankings for travel, upgrading Malta from Orange to Green, and Liechtenstein, Norway and Japan from Red to Orange.
On the other hand, ...
Revamp for commercial areas at Larnaca airport (with video)
Airport operator Hermes has redesigned with its partners the commercial space at the departure area in Larnaca airport with projects worth €20m, it said on Monday.
Hermes Airports, the operator ...
Teacher in alleged sexual abuse case remanded (updated)
A secondary school teacher was remanded in custody for eight days by Larnaca district court on Monday as police investigate a complaint he sexually abused an underage female pupil.
The ...
Nothing objectionable attributed to Anastasiades in Pandora Papers, presidency says
The Pandora Papers do not attribute anything objectionable President Nicos Anastasiades, the Cyprus presidency said on Monday concerning a massive leak of financial documents published by several major news organisations ...
Christodoulides: Ankara saying one thing and doing another
Illegal actions by Turkey off Crete and southwest of Cyprus in recent days prove that positive statements coming out of Ankara “are unfortunately not transformed into deeds”, Foreign Minister Nikos ...
Cyprus moves from recovery to growth phase, FinMin says highlighting need for reforms
Cyprus has moved from the recovery to the growth phase as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides has said, highlighting the need for the implementation of reforms ...
Police investigating ‘all possibilities’ in suspected Azeri hitman case (updated)
Police are investigating all possibilities following the arrest of a 39-year-old Azeri national, police chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Monday asked about media reports that the man was a suspected ...
NEXTflix: Our top picks
In a three hour fanfest this week the streaming platform outlined what we have to look forward to. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES selects the most exciting
Streaming behemoth Netflix is fresh out ...
Coronavirus: Walk-in day for first and third jabs taking place in Limassol
The health ministry on Monday announced that on Sunday October 10 a Pancyprian ‘walk-in’ jab event will be taking place at the Lanition school athletic Centre in Limassol.
The event is ...
Ambulance service phone lines temporarily down, fire service, EAC also affected (update)
The telephone lines for the ambulance service are temporarily down because of a technical problem with the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, the state health services (Okypy) said on Monday.
It added ...
Man arrested for trying to smuggle cannabis in pitta of kebab
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who tried to smuggle cannabis hidden in a pitta of kebab to a suspect being held in a Limassol police cell.
The man went ...
Animal welfare NGO urges cheaper neutering rates
The Cyprus Society for the Protection of Animals (CSPCA) has called on the island’s vets to help ease the problem with strays by offering lower prices to neuter dogs ...
Cyprus Beat daily news briefing
In today’s episode, prominent lawyer, former Eoka fighter and owner of the Cyprus Mail, Andreas Neocleous, who died on Friday, will be buried in Limassol this afternoon. In other ...
Four arrested for possession of illegal property
Limassol police have arrested four individuals aged 55, 29, 27 and 23 after finding hunting rifle cartridges, burglary tools and property believed to have been stolen including building tools, cables and a bicycle in ...