Turkey’s Q2 tourism revenues at $3 bln
Turkey’s tourism revenues stood at $3 billion in the second quarter of the year, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Friday.
Tourism income of the country stood at $2.45 ...
Coronavirus: Vaccination of 12 to 15-year-olds to start from Monday (updated)
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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Campaign launched to boost cyber security
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, ...
Golden Slam dream over as Djokovic downed by Zverev in Tokyo
Novak Djokovic was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-1 by Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the men’s singles at the Tokyo Games, dashing the Serbian’s dream of ...
Russia’s Abramovich denies buying Chelsea for Putin, court hears
– Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin’s “cashier” nor did he buy Chelsea FC as a vehicle to corrupt the West, his lawyer told England’s High ...
Increasing number of trafficking victims are children says Hope for Children
One in every three victims of human trafficking detected worldwide is a child, with the pandemic making more children vulnerable to human traffickers, Hope for Children said on Friday.
In ...
Audit office highlights inadequacies in insurance company control
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 ...
Death toll in Turkish wildfires rises to four, blazes rage on
The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens ...
Pensioner found guilty of sexually abusing underage relative
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 ...
Man who killed another in high speed traffic accident sentenced to nine years
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 ...
Woman reports rape in Paphos
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 warn fireworks to be destroyed
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 ...
Hong Kong man sentenced to 9 years in prison in first national security case
The first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law was sentenced to nine years for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said on Friday, in a watershed ruling ...
Coronavirus: Paediatricians support vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds
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 ...
Coronavirus: Case numbers remain very high, report shows (updated)
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 – ...
Parellis fails to reach Olympic discus final
Cypriot track and field star Apostolos Pareliis was unable to reach the men’s discus final in Tokyo on Friday as he finished in 16th place out of 32 competitors after ...
Two arrests after hotel rooms burgled
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 ...
Arrest after youths found graffitiing building in Limassol
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 ...
Upcoming film fest documents the real
From avant-garde voices to established documentary auteurs, the 16th Lemesos International Documentary Festival tells a host of stories. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at them
The 16th Lemesos International Documentary Festival, which ...
CDC says Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, the ...
Coronavirus: Business charged for employee not having SafePass
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 ...
Coronavirus: Two patients in newly opened Paphos Covid ward
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 looking for driver who abandoned accident scene (updated)
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 ...
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak
Sydney’s poorest neighbourhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city’s toughest and longest lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic as the infection numbers held persistently high five ...