Two men, aged 22 and 21, were remanded on Friday for eight days in connection with the stabbing on Thursday of a 23-year-old man in Nicosia.
The 23-year-old was taken to hospital ...
Cabinet on Friday approved a €900,000 support scheme for the wine sector to help overcome a plunge in consumption as a result of the lockdown.
The support scheme, submitted by Agriculture ...
A SafePass will be required from everyone aged 12 and over at all premises where more than 10 people including staff can congregate, the health ministry said on Friday.
In a Q&...
A boat that once belonged to the late President Glafcos Clerides and is named after his daughter may be spared the scrap heap after the cabinet on Friday authorised the ...
People who cannot be vaccinated against the coronavirus on medical grounds will be eligible for free rapid tests at ministry of health testing sites on presentation of a relevant certificate, ...
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios lll on Paphos-born Dr Kypros Nicolaides, a world-renowned pioneer in fetal medicine, in recognition of his ...
Pavlos Kontidis had a setback during the final day of sailing’s laser races at the Tokyo Olympics, falling to fourth place in the overall standings.
The Cypriot finished eighth ...
Voluntary vaccination of teens 12 and over will start as of Monday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas announced on Friday after cabinet gave the green light for the inoculation of minors under 16.
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A cyber security information campaign was launched on Friday to increase awareness of protective measures online, with the police and banks among the participants.
The police, the digital security authority, ...
Weaknesses and inadequacies in the way the Insurance Companies Control Service, the finance ministry’s supervisory authority for insurance firms, performed its duties, were highlighted in a report released by ...
Paphos criminal court on Friday found a 76-year-old man guilty of sexually abusing an underage girl, a relative of his.
The suspect was found guilty of a total of 39 sexually ...
A 52-year-old man who caused the death of a 27-year-old man after slamming his car into that of the victim while intoxicated was sentenced to nine years in prison on ...
Police are investigating after a 21-year-old woman reported she was raped late on Thursday at a coastal area in Paphos.
Citing police information, the Cyprus News Agency reported that the ...
Police announced that they will be destroying fireworks on Saturday at the Sha quarries, alerting people to the explosions expected to be heard in the area.
The destruction of fireworks ...
The Cyprus Paediatric society on Friday recommended to immediately include 12 to 15-year-olds in the coronavirus vaccine programme, saying that 20 per cent of coronavirus cases in Cyprus concern children.
The recommendation ...
Cyprus’ cases over the past two weeks remain at exceedingly high levels with a rate of 1,403 per 100,000, according to the health ministry’s latest report.
The data, valid from July 13 – ...
Two people, aged 30 and 35, were arrested on suspicion of 20 burglaries and thefts in the government-controlled areas of Famagusta, police said on Friday.
Police arrested the suspects after evidence emerged against ...
Limassol police early on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man after he was found with three others spraying graffiti on a wall near Nikeas avenue.
The four were spotted by officers ...
A Limassol-based bar-restaurant has been fined after a staff member was found without a SafePass, police said on Friday.
The owner of the business received a €500 fine, while the employee ...
Two coronavirus patients are bring treated in the Paphos general hospital Covid ward after it reopened for the second time during the coronavirus pandemic this week to help relieve the ...
Police on Friday said they are looking for two passengers and the driver of a car that hit a motorcyclist the previous night in Limassol and abandoned the scene of ...
By Nick Theodoulou and Elias Hazou
The cabinet may on Friday further tighten the grip on unvaccinated individuals by expanding the enforcement of the SafePass to include businesses with a ...
Authorities on Thursday announced four more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while the number of positives from testing came to 655, for a positivity rate of 0.96 per cent.
The four latest deaths ...
Police on Thursday arrested one more person, a man aged 28, in connection with the events taking place in Nicosia on July 18 during or after gatherings protesting coronavirus-related measures.
After being ...