Companies fined for breaking health and safety law
Two companies have been fined a total of €5,500 for violations of the law on health and safety at work, the Labour Inspection Department announced on Wednesday.
The Nicosia district court ...
Upgraded Tax For All website goes live
The upgraded version of the government’s online tax portal, Tax For All, went live on Wednesday, the tax department said.
The website had been “interrupted” for five days.
However, ...
‘Cyprus might be targeted’ – anti-war protest outside Akrotiri bases
A protest is being organised outside the British bases in Akrotiri this Sunday, amid escalating violence in the Middle East.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Cyprus Peace Council announced ...
Appeals court halves then suspends Brit’s sexual offence sentence
The appeals court has halved the length of a prison sentence handed to a young British national employed by the British army, for engaging in sexual acts with an underage ...
Cyprus ‘ready to face complex challenges’ on migration
Cyprus is “ready to face the complex challenges related to immigration”, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Wednesday.
Speaking in Athens following a meeting with Greek Migration Minister Nikolaos ...
Fire at horse track not suspicious, police say
The police currently do not suspect any foul play after a fire broke out at Nicosia’s hippodrome in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A police spokesperson told the ...
Restaurant review: Los Bandidos, Ayia Napa
One final summer hurrah on the east coast of the island meant we also had to set ourselves up for a night out in the area. And when I say ...
Two arrested for motorcycle theft in Nicosia
Police on Wednesday are investigating a motorcycle theft involving two men who were arrested overnight and are being held in custody.
According to the police, officers on patrol in Nicosia ...
Limassol man dies after falling from his roof
A 69-year-old man died after falling from the roof of his house in the village of Paramythas in Limassol.
Police identified the man as Sotiris Chrysanthou, who seems to have ...
Police investigate garage fire in Timi
A fire which broke out in a car repair workshop in Timi is being investigated on Wednesday.
According to the police, the fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon and the ...
Call for north high schools to introduce Greek language lessons
The north’s Greek language association (Yuder) chairman Arif Malek on Wednesday called for Greek language lessons to be introduced at high schools in the north.
Speaking to newspaper Yeni ...
Paphos police arrest man wanted for fraud in Germany
A man wanted by the German authorities for an investigated case of fraud involving thousands of euros, is to appear before court on Wednesday to begin his extradition procedure.
Paphos ...
Police looking for suspect in Ayia Napa church burglary
Famagusta police have released photos of a suspect wanted for an investigated case of burglary and theft from a church.
The burglary was committed on September 17 and involves a sum ...
Kombos discusses closer cooperation with Egypt
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos participated in a tripartite meeting with his Greek and Egyptian counterparts in New York on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly.
During ...
British Bases
UK sends troops to Cyprus, anticipating mass Lebanon evacuation
Britain is moving troops to Cyprus to help its nationals leave Lebanon, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that the escalation in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah was pushing the ...
President discusses interconnector, response to Erdogan in New York
President Nikos Christodoulides discussed Cyprus’ electrical interconnection, among other topics, at a trilateral meeting held between Cyprus, Greece, and France, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting.
The ...
‘Excellent relations between US and Cyprus’ highlighted in New York
The significant geostrategic role of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in view of the latest developments was highlighted by the US Deputy National Security Adviser in ...
Hot and clear, rising temps
Wednesday will be mostly clear with some afternoon clouds. Temperatures will rise to 32C in the interior, and on the south and east coasts, 30C on the remaining coasts, and 26...
Climate policy is good economic and social policy
By Theodoros Zachariadis
Climate change seems to proceed faster than predicted and is developing into a global crisis, as evidenced by prolonged heat waves with extremely high temperatures, large-scale fires, ...
Turkish Cypriot delegate meets Russian deputy permanent representative to UN
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar met Russia’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Anna Evstigneeva on Tuesday, Tatar’s office said.
The meeting ...
Avgousti leaves Karmiotissa to become Cyprus national team manager
Karmiotissa manager Sofronis Avgousti left the club on Tuesday, with it expected that he will become manager of Cyprus’ national team.
The club announced that he had left by mutual ...
Christodoulides meets Armenian PM Pashinyan and others in New York
President Nikos Christodoulides met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other heads of government from across the globe on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in ...
Five injured in Paphos car crash
A total of five people were injured in a road traffic accident involving three cars in the Paphos district village of Kissonerga on Tuesday.
The accident occurred at around 3.30pm, ...
Erdogan to UN: Federation in Cyprus has lost its validity
The federal model for a solution to the Cyprus problem has “completely lost its validity”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on ...