Govt seeks to return 30 Syrian nationals ‘ASAP’
Experts on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the government’s latest policy on suspending asylum seeker applications for Syrian nationals, while the interior ministry said it was ready to revoke ...
Two rescued from sinking boat
A boat with two people on board sank off the coast of Limassol on Tuesday afternoon, with the coast guard staging a rescue.
According to the Search and Rescue Coordination ...
Larnaca set for new gallery
Works by Greek painters and engravers from the 19th and 20th centuries are to be donated for the creation of a municipal art gallery in Larnaca, it was announced on ...
Legality of deputy ministries may be taken to court
The legality or otherwise of deputy ministries may be taken to court, with lawyer Christos Clerides announcing on Tuesday his intention to bring the matter before the judiciary.
In a ...
Money laundering suspect released on bail
An appeals court in Larnaca has released a 43-year-old Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in a money laundering case on bail, it emerged on Tuesday.
The man was released on €30,000 ...
Cyprus Shipping Chamber calls for release of seafarers held by Iranian forces
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) this week joined forces with other international and regional maritime organisations in demanding the immediate release of 25 innocent seafarers.
The crew, aboard the Portuguese-flagged container ...
Five years for Paphos man who robbed kiosk
A 25-year-old man from Paphos was handed a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday after having carried out two armed robberies at the same kiosk.
The man committed the two robberies, ...
Cyprus and Bahrain discuss tourism ties, air connectivity
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis and Ambassador Khaled Yusuf Ahmed Al Jalahma from the Kingdom of Bahrain, who is based in Tel Aviv, held a meeting on Tuesday in ...
No need to raise retirement age says minister
The social insurance fund (SIF) is financially viable until at least the year 2080, meaning there is no need to raise the age of retirement, according to the findings of an ...
Criteria of the residency through investment scheme
Is the programme just another tool for promoting real estate?
We literally live in a world on the move. People choose to migrate to other countries in pursuit of better ...
Two arrested for embezzling $100k from north casino
Police in the north announced on Tuesday the arrest of two men who had embezzled over $100,000 from a casino in Kyrenia at which they were working.
The pair, aged 46 and 36, ...
Two arrested for killing lambs
Police in Famagusta arrested two people who were killing lambs near the Famagusta lake on Monday night.
The pair, aged 35 and 29, were killing lambs outside a slaughterhouse in the area, ...
Urgent need to maintain mountain communities
A plan to support young people to own homes in the mountains is expected to be announced before the summer, mountains commissioner Charalambos Christophinis said on Tuesday.
He added that ...
Chief Scientist promotes Cyprus-Japan research partnerships during Tokyo visit
Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides recently concluded a series of meetings in Tokyo, seeking to bolster cooperation between Cyprus and Japan in the fields of research and innovation.
According to an ...
NGOs call for no further work on Akamas
Environmental NGOs on Tuesday once more sounded the alarm over ongoing developments in the Akamas national park, amid evidence that controversial road widening projects were still ongoing or had resumed.
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British woman bitten by snake on Cyprus holiday
A British woman reported she had been left in intensive care after a 1.5m long snake bit her while she was in Cyprus, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
Sam West, ...
Complaints over shortage of gas in cylinders unfounded
There is no problem with the amount of gas found in cylinders, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday after conducting an investigation into them after receiving complaints.
The association ...
Concerns raised over delaying national service
The Audit service on Tuesday raised concerns regarding deferments granted to young men who would otherwise have been conscripted into the National guard.
In a report on the matter, it ...
Work on new refugee homes to begin in July
Construction of the first new refugee homes will begin in July, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday, during a House refugee committee session.
Ioannou updated the committee on the ‘...
Rural areas to receive fibreoptic internet
Rural areas across Cyprus are to receive “ultra-high-speed” fibreoptic internet networks, Digital Policy Deputy Minister Nikodemos Damianou said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the launch of a €35 million government project to ...
Are you among one in ten women suffering?
An oft-dismissed medical problem affecting mostly women is finally being addressed by a Limassol practitioner. SARA DOUEDARI finds out more
Ten per cent of women in the western world are ...
Ferry service ‘exceeded all expectations’
The ferry service to Greece has seen enormous success, “exceeding all desired expectations,” Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanoli.
The Cyprus-Piraeus ferry will start its third year of operations at the ...
Cyprus police involved in nine e-cannabis arrests
Cyprus participated in an international police operation that led to the arrest of nine people involved in the Juicyfields Ponzi scheme, police announced on Tuesday.
The scheme attempted to gather ...
AstroBank posts after-tax profit of €30.4 million in 2023
AstroBank on Tuesday released its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2023, reporting a profit after tax of €30.4 million, while also marking a Return on Equity (RoE) of 13.9 per cent, ...