Cyprus stray dog ends up as star of Disney film Cruella
A stray dog called Bobby rescued from the streets of Cyprus features in Disney’s blockbuster Cruella as the canine sidekick of famous actress Emma Stone.
According to the Daily ...
Enquiry set to recommend rescinding 44 passports
An inquiry into the island’s controversial citizenship by investment programme is set to recommend rescinding 44 passports, 22 more than in its interim report that was issued in April suggested, it ...
News podcast: Crossings between north and south Cyprus open today
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form.
Presented by ...
Coronavirus: Cyprus moves into orange as cases drop to 130 per 100,000 (updated)
Cyprus has moved into the ECDC’s orange category as the 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate dropped to 130 per 100,000 residents, the ministry of health said on Friday.
A total of 1,154 positive ...
Coronavirus: Four people fined after 3,498 checks
Police fined four people, including a business owner, for failing to abide by Covid measures in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Friday.
The fines came after 3,498 police checks ...
Andros Kyprianou to step down as Akel party leader (updated)
Akel party leader Andros Kyprianou announced on Friday that he will not be standing for re-election in July’s electoral congress.
Speaking on the CyBC, Kyprianou said he had told ...
Bank of Cyprus is ‘healthy investment,’ say analysts, with 12.28% revenue growth forecast
Bank of Cyprus Holdings has been deemed a healthy investment opportunity, stock analysts at Simply Wall St have reported this week.
Analysts expect revenue to grow at a rate of 12.28 ...
Cyprus outlook is mostly sunny, with some grey areas — EU Commission
While the overall outlook is sunny for Cyprus, according to the European Commission’s Spring 2021 Post-Programme Surveillance Report released on Thursday, there are some aspects of the economy that give ...
Disy to announce nomination for House Speaker
Ruling Disy will on Friday announce who they will formally nominate for new House president, in what should get the ducks in a row as to who is most likely ...
Remand for possession of child porn
Paphos district court on Thursday remanded in custody for four days a 22-year-old man facing charges of possessing and distributing child porn online.
The suspect had been placed under arrest ...
Motorcyclist 21 killed on old Nicosia-Limassol road
A 21-year-old man died on Thursday after his motorcycle collided with a car on the old Nicosia to Limassol road.
According to the police, the accident occurred in the Dali ...
Coronavirus: one death, 53 people test positive on Thursday (Updated)
Authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, plus 53 new positives from ongoing island-wide testing.
The deceased was a woman aged 73, who passed away at the ICU of Nicosia ...
Sizopoulos called to clear the air on loan write-off
Socialist Edek cadres have called on their leader Marinos Sizopoulos to clear the air regarding persistent reports that a company he was tied to had a loan written off, as ...
Biden letter expresses concern over Varosha opening, Koushos says
US President Joe Biden expressed concerns over the unilateral decision last October by the Turkish side to open part of the fenced area of Famagusta, it was announced on Thursday.
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Coronavirus: tweaks to new rules, wedding guests can stay out later
The health ministry on Thursday issued an official decree tweaking some of the curfew and SafePass rules, effective from 5pm on June 4.
Firstly, wedding guests can be out until 3am ...
Coronavirus: testing locations for Friday
The health ministry announced a total of 73 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
UCy to draw up training programme on craftmanship
The University of Cyprus will draw up training programmes for traditional professions that will be offered to the unemployed by the Human Resources Development Authority as part of a drive ...
HFC and betting authority join forces to protect children from gambling
Hope for Children and Cyprus’ National Betting Authority have joined forces to create a safety net to help protect children and adolescents from gambling activity.
A memorandum signed by the ...
Coronavirus: vaccination portal reopening for more age groups in coming week
The vaccination portal will reopen for more age groups in the coming week, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Cyprus remains third in vaccinations among EU member states with 71 doses ...
Coronavirus: Negative test results must be in paper for crossings (Updated)
Crossings between the two sides of the island will resume on Friday after the agreement of the two communities on the measures to be followed due to the pandemic.
The ...
Coronavirus: half are satisfied with government’s handling of pandemic
More than half of Cypriots are satisfied with the way the government has handled the pandemic, a recent Eurobarometer survey showed.
The Eurobarometer is an initiative launched in 2007 by the ...
Conservation work at Asha church completed
Conservation works on the perimeter wall at the Panagia church in the village of Asha in the north have been completed, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) announced on ...
FM, US Ambassador visit CYCLOPS training facility construction site
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and US Ambassador Judith Garber, accompanied by the Mayor of Larnaca Andreas Vyras, visited on Thursday the construction site of the Cyprus Centre for Land, Open-seas, ...
Men arrested after fracas at welfare office (Update 2)
Three men who were arrested following an incident at Polemidia social welfare office on Thursday morning will be taken to court after terrorising staff members and causing damages to the ...