President says specialised cancer hospital to be built in Paphos with Russian help
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday plans were discussed in Moscow to build a hospital in Paphos, in cooperation with Russia, where a pioneering method...
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Anastasiades announced new projects worth over €70m for Larnaca
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday announced new projects for Larnaca worth over €70m, saying the coastal town could no longer be called “the poor relation”....
Highest temperatures in 30 years claim two lives (Update 3)
Health authorities said on Monday they were expecting more cases of heatstroke as temperatures reached their highest of any July in the past...
Nurses threaten strike over chronic understaffing
State nurses’ unions threatened to strike on Monday unless the health ministry approves their demand for hiring staff to help cover more than 160 vacant...
Central Bank staff donate hospital equipment worth over €4,600
The Central bank of Cyprus (CBC) delivered equipment worth more than €4,600 to the Nicosia general hospital it was announced on Thursday. The equipment –...
Police investigate attack
Α 43-year-old man was in serious condition in hospital after he was allegedly assaulted in the early morning hours of Saturday while in a field...
Expat View: High time hospital administrators walked the walk
By Clive Turner Last June the Sunday Mail ran an ‘Expat View’ column of mine concerning the horrendous queues at Paphos General Hospital, particularly in...
Acid-attack woman dies from her injuries
A woman who suffered an acid attack some two weeks ago died early Monday in Nicosia leading to the arrest and remand for eight days...
Children and domestic worker escape house fire
Two minor children and a domestic worker were treated for smoke inhalation late Saturday after managing to escape a fire that broke out in their...
Drunk driver who caused accident was five times over the limit
A 35-year-old man who hit a parked car and subsequently drove into oncoming traffic in Larnaca, injuring two women in a head-on collision, was found...
Pensioner killed crossing the road in Peyia
A pensioner was killed late Saturday while crossing a road in Peyia. Charalambous Koudounos, 86, from Tsada was hit on Michalis Kyprianou Avenue by a...
Woman criticial after 13-metre fall from hotel window
A 29-year-old Spanish woman was in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital on Sunday after falling 13 metres from the third-floor of a hotel...
Woman attacked with acid in critical condition
A Romanian national was remanded for eight days in Nicosia in connection with an acid attack on his ex in the early hours of the...
New Napa marina company employees in fracas with club bouncers
Eleven foreign employees of the company building the new Ayia Napa marina reported early Friday having been attacked by bouncers in one of the popular...
Remand for attempted murder suspect (Update)
A 32-year-old was remanded by Paphos court Monday in connection with hitting another man with his car on Sunday morning in Polis, which police...
Four men sought after three injured in Larnaca nightclub fracas
Four people are being sought by police for allegedly assaulting the owner and two patrons of nightclub in Larnaca. According to police, just before 6am...
Man injured after being deliberately hit by a driver following an argument
A 32-year-old man was being sought by Paphos police on Sunday after trying to run over another aged 31 with whom he had differences, CNA...
New York bombing suspect could face hearing in hospital bed
By Laila Kearney A lawyer for an Afghan-born US citizen charged with bombings in New York and New Jersey over the weekend asked a federal...
Former French President Jacques Chirac hospitalised – AFP
Former French President Jacques Chirac was repatriated from Morocco on Sunday and taken to hospital to be treated for an acute lung infection, his son...
Man breaks both legs in balcony jump to avoid arrest
A 30-year-old man from Georgia is in hospital with both legs broken after jumping from a first-floor balcony in Pyla to escape arrest on Monday....
