Drug arrests in Paphos
Three people were arrested on Thursday evening in Paphos in connection with drug related crimes. A 34-year-old driver tested positive for drugs in Geroskipou. He...
Cyprus
Trees in Ayios Andreas condemned to be cut, petition launched
So far two majestic pine trees have been damaged and condemned to be cut as part of roadworks in Ayios Andreas, but that is not...
Suspect arrested in connection with Timi explosion
Police on Thursday evening arrested a second man in connection with an explosion occurring a week ago in the village of Timi, Paphos district. The...
Police seeking man in connection with kidnap
Police are seeking an Iraqi man in connection with a kidnapping that took place on February 14 in Limassol, following the arrest of another suspect...
Three more being tested for coronavirus in Limassol
Late on Thursday three other persons visited Limassol general hospital and were being tested for the coronavirus Covid-19. The three had recently returned to Cyprus...
Some Gesy doctors are potential tax cheats, inland revenue boss says
Doctors enrolled with the national health scheme (Gesy) may be engaging in tax avoidance by exploiting a loophole in the law, while over 100 physicians...
Two TPAO officials added to EU sanctions list
Two high-ranking officials from the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), Mehmet Ferruh Akalin and Ali Coscun Namoglu, are the two individuals subject to EU sanctions over...
Finland to take 175 asylum seekers from Cyprus and other Med countries
Finland announced on Thursday it would relocate up to 175 asylum seekers from Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy, in a bid to facilitate their humanitarian...
EAC workers to stage two-hour strike on March 12
Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) employees said on Thursday they would go on a two-hour work-stoppage on March 12 over problems they say threaten the...
Schoolboy in serious condition after being hit by car at crossing (Update)
A 14-year-old student was in a serious condition on Thursday after he was hit by a car while trying to cross the street in Liopetri,...
European Commission laments Cyprus’ high greenhouse emissions
Cyprus had the biggest increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last 30 years and is unable to meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emission reduction...
Papadakis files lawsuit against Edek expulsion
Demetris Papadakis, MEP and former Edek member, has filed a lawsuit with the Nicosia district court for the annulment of his party’s decision to remove...
Varosha property owners told: stop Turkey, make immediate claims to property commission
The owners of around 420 properties along the coastal strip of fenced-off Varosha should file their claims immediately with the immovable properties commission (IPC) for...
Burglar in critical condition after fight with homeowner
A 43-year-old man, who was attempting to rob a house in Zakaki on Wednesday night, was injured in a fight with the 22-year-old owner and...
President ‘sets example’, offers parts of Troodos summer residence for Covid-19 quarantine (Updated)
The government will be using state-owned houses on Troodos mountain, including dwellings in the presidential summer residence, to quarantine people suspected of carrying the Covid-19...
Free walking tours for nature lovers
Free walking tours are being organised next month for nature lovers across the island. The deputy ministry of tourism in collaboration with the forestry department...
Technical fault grounds plane carrying Apoel fans to Switzerland
A plane carrying around 100 Apoel fans who were travelling to Switzerland for their team’s game against Basel on Thursday was forced to land at...
More rural, fewer urban fires in 2019
Eight people died in fires in 2019, a report said on Thursday, as the fire service responded to 6,381 fires, up 4.19 per cent against...
Green Monday kite ban near airport
Flying kites near the Larnaca airport on Green Monday is prohibited, the municipality announced on Thursday. Laranca municipality issued a written announcement mentioning all the...
Man hospitalised after being pulled out of burning caravan
A worker was hospitalised in Nicosia with burns after his employer saved him from a burning caravan on Wednesday evening. The fire service was notified...
