Protecting Akamas with artificial intelligence
The Inia-Lara Turtle Museum in Inia, Paphos will host the free workshop Akamas in Action on the ecological and cultural significance and the future of the Akamas region on Saturday, ...
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More than 1,500 cancer deaths a year in Cyprus
More than 1,500 cancer-related deaths and 4,000 new cases of the disease are reported in Cyprus every year, the Pancyprian Association of Nurses said on Tuesday, World Cancer Day.
In Cyprus, around ...
Meniko pigs were ‘farm mismanagement, not animal welfare’
The veterinary service said on Tuesday that no complaints had been received over pigs dumped in the Nicosia village of Meniko last week.
On Saturday, the Green Party claimed it ...
Banana farmers say lack of water guidance threatens their crops
The reservoir has been emptied, and the farmers are worried.
Following last week’s draining after a leak at the Mavrokolympos reservoir, which served as the main water supply for ...
Ministry urges acceptance of new digital identity documents
The deputy ministry of research and innovation has called on companies and organisations to accept documents signed with the new electronic identity card (eID), a digital signature officially launched nationwide ...
Cyprus welcomes 15 vultures from Spain to boost local population
Fifteen vultures from Spain arrived in Cyprus on Friday, ornithological charity BirdLife Cyprus said.
The measure is part of ongoing efforts to save Cyprus’ critically endangered griffon vulture population, with ...
Banana farmers to make demands to govt as water struggles continue
Banana growers are preparing a memorandum of demands amid ongoing fears over their crops following the draining of the Mavrokolympos reservoir last week and the driest January since 1997.
With the ...
Worrying shortage of antipsychotic drugs in Cyprus
Cyprus is rapidly running out of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel with the higher dosages especially being in short supply since early October, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Seroquel ...
Use of online-learning declines in Cyprus
Eurostat data shows that online learning tool use in Cyprus decreased to 11 per cent in 2024, while the EU average increased to 33 per cent.
Ranking second to last after Romania (10 per ...
26-year-old detained in AEK rioting case
Police arrested a 26-year-old suspected of arson, rioting and theft in connection with attacks on the AEK Larnaca fan club on Tuesday.
The young man is accused of taking part ...
Environmental NGOs call for compliance with Akamas report
Four environmental organisations slammed the forestry department on Tuesday for not sticking to the guidelines of a Special Ecological Assessment Report (SEA) covering works in the Akamas.
Terra Cypria and ...
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Both lanes of highway closed after accident, now reopened
Both lanes of the Limassol to Nicosia highway were closed on Tuesday afternoon following a traffic accident.
As a result, heavy traffic was reported moving towards Nicosia.
Police urged drivers ...
Two wanted after attempted kiosk robbery
Limassol police are looking for two people after an attempted robbery of a kiosk in Yermasogia in the early morning of Tuesday.
Around 3am, two people entered the kiosk and ...
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Police launch investigation into alleged Okypy fraud
The patients’ federation (Osak) on Tuesday called on patients to report doctors if they tried to exploit them as the police said investigations are ongoing into a doctor sacked on ...
Palestinian movie shot in Cyprus premieres at Sundance
All That’s Left of You, a Palestinian film partly shot in Cyprus, premiered at the renowned independent film festival Sundance in Utah last Saturday.
Director Cherien Dabis was pre-producing ...
Court postpones property-usurpation trial yet again
Nicosia Criminal Court postponed the trial of Simon Aykut due to health reasons. The Israeli-Turkish businessman is accused of usurping Greek-Cypriot properties in the north.
According to Aykut’s defence ...
Applications for electronic IDs open
As of Monday, Cypriot citizens can apply for electronic IDs to electronically sign documents and access governmental services online.
The first 100,000 eIDs will be state subsidised with 30,000 issued completely free ...
NGO launches project to combat gender-based violence
In Cyprus, over one in three women and one in five children have experienced physical or sexual violence, placing the country above the EU average for gender-based violence. According to ...
Cyprus and Egypt discuss gas transmission collaboration
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou met with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation on gas transmission projects. The primary focus of the ...
Information campaign on fatty liver disease launched
The Cyprus Association of Liver Patients “Promitheas” launched a new information campaign on Friday, focusing on the risks and prevention of fatty liver disease. According to the association, approximately 25 per ...
Limassol to install new electric rental bikes
German bicycle-sharing company Nextbike will present a new fleet of electric bikes in Limassol next Thursday, the city’s municipality announced on Friday.
The municipality described the initiative as a ...
Paralimni and Dherynia to replace 186 bus stops
The Paralimni and Dherynia municipality on Friday announced that a total of 186 bus stops across the municipality will be replaced with more modern facilities.
The installation of new bus stops ...
Two cars destroyed by fires in Larnaca
The fire brigade reported two fires involving vehicles in the Larnaca district in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis, the first fire was ...
Nearly 17 per cent of Cypriots struggle to heat their homes
In 2023, 16.9 per cent of Cypriots reported difficulties in heating their homes, according to Eurostat. This marks a 2.3 per cent improvement compared to 2022, when one in five Cypriots struggled to keep ...