Coronavirus: Two deaths, 100 new cases (Updated)
The health ministry announced two deaths and 100 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday.
The dead are two men, aged 60 and 82, who passed away at Nicosia general hospital.
The death toll ...
How to vote, and what’s allowed for Sunday’s elections
The central elections service issued on Monday some guidelines for the parliamentary elections on May 30.
Polling stations will open at 7 in the morning and close at 6pm, with a lunch ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Tuesday
A total of 78 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Ministers outline how post-Covid Cyprus will go green
More than €1 billion will be allocated in Cyprus over the next five years for a speedy transition to a ‘green economy’, three government ministers said on Monday.
In opening remarks ...
Calls to reopen 1996 murder of Turkish Cypriot after claims of Turkish involvement
Revelations that Turkish officials were allegedly behind the 1996 assassination of a Turkish Cypriot journalist in the north prompted calls for the reopening of the case, it was reported on Monday.
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Coronavirus: British national hospitalised with thrombotic episode dies (update 4)
A British national who was hospitalised in Nicosia general hospital for a thrombotic episode after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has died, a health official said on Monday.
Health authorities ...
Limassol couple to stand trial for manslaughter
A 40-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were remanded on Monday until June 17, when they will appear in court in connection with the death of a Bulgarian national who was ...
Turkey could expand drilling in eastern Mediterranean amid territorial dispute
Turkey may drill more boreholes in its search for gas in the eastern Mediterranean, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Monday, an area where its search and drilling operations led ...
Former MEP to face sexual harassment charges on July 1
A former MEP who was accused by a Cypriot woman of sexual harassment while he was in office will be called to answer to the charge of indecent assault on ...
Moving away from fast fashion
What to do with expensive clothes you no longer want without adding to the global pile? It’s a question addressed by a new concept store in Limassol. ALIX NORMAN ...
‘Cyprus of tomorrow will depend on education of today’
The education system in Cyprus will be improved to provide students with better learning opportunities and teachers with better tools for their work, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday.
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We love motorbikes, but also life, transport minister says launching safety challenge
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday challenged prominent figures to help raise awareness about motorbike safety.
He posted a video on his Facebook profile to raise public awareness accompanied by ...
Cypriot national on hijacked plane is well, in Vilnius
The Cypriot national who was on the Ryanair plane en route to Vilnius, Lithuania, that was forced by Belarusian authorities to land in Minsk on Sunday to arrest a journalist ...
New fire stations on the way says minister as exercise gets underway
New fire stations are being planned, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Monday as the summer, and its associated fire season, gets underway.
Speaking at the fire service exercise Torch, ...
Coronavirus: Measures could be relaxed as numbers drop, expert says
There could be further relaxations to the measures against the spread of coronavirus, a member of the epidemiological team said on Monday stressing the need for people to get vaccinated.
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Cyprus has become a pillar of stability in the region says defence minister
Cyprus has been transformed into a pillar of stability in the region by building closer ties with other nations, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Monday.
Petrides emphasised the important ...
Coronavirus: Transport minister calls on people of Famagusta to get vaccinated
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday appealed to the people of Famagusta to get vaccinated so tourists can be welcomed back to the island.
Karousos, who was the mayor of ...
Coronavirus: USA, Malta and Romania get category upgrade
The USA, Malta and Romania were on Monday upgraded while Thailand was downgraded in Cyprus’ new categorisations for arrivals, effective from May 27.
Malta will move to the green category, while ...
Woman remanded after 15kg cannabis found in her suitcase (updated)
A 48-year-old woman who arrived in Cyprus with more than 15 kilos of cannabis was arrested on Sunday and remanded into police custody on Monday.
Members of the drug squad and ...
Coronavirus: No fines for violations issued in Limassol, Paphos or Morphou
Cyprus police performed 7,544 checks and fined 20 people for violating coronavirus protocols in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday.
Seven people were fined in Nicosia after 1,672 checks and six ...
Accident closes busy roundabout for several hours on Monday
Rizoelia roundabout in Larnaca was partly closed early Monday after a truck rolled over on the Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorway at 4am.
Police rushed to the scene along with a private ...
Turkey detains gang member who tried to kill Turkish Cypriot journalist
Turkish police detained the brother of convicted gang leader Sedat Peker on Sunday after Peker said he sent him on a failed mission to kill a Turkish Cypriot journalist 25 years ...
Outrage as Belarus ‘hijacks’ Ryanair plane and arrests opponent, Cypriot on board (updated)
Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on Sunday and then detained an ...
Coronavirus: one death, 75 new cases announced on Sunday (Updated)
The health ministry announced one death and 75 more people tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday from 60,508 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent.
The death concerned a 91...