First Muslim wedding takes place within prison (video)
A traditional Muslim wedding has been held within the central prison for the first time, the department of prisons announced on Sunday.
The service was held by an Imam and ...
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Tatar says will assess UNSG’s proposals
A proposal to appoint a Special Envoy to speed up efforts to find common ground was made by the UN secretary general during meetings in Brussels last week, Turkish Cypriot ...
Government ups development spending despite pandemic says minister
Despite the crisis caused by the pandemic the government has increased development spending to boost the recovery, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has said.
Speaking on Saturday evening during the inauguration ...
Health minister says he had achieved what he set out to do
Outgoing minister of health Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday he had achieved what he set out to when he took up the post three years ago.
Speaking to Politis, he ...
Ombudswoman’s visits continue to protect rights
The inalienable protection of an individual’s right not to be subjected to torture, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, and the prohibition of such treatment or conduct, constitute the ...
Officials start counting the cost of Saturday’s fire (update 3, photos)
Three houses were destroyed and four damaged by the fire in Tala on Saturday, officials said on Sunday as estimates of damage began after instructions given by Interior Minister Nicos ...
Coronavirus: Checks see six people fined
Six people were charged in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday for breaking coronavirus regulations.
A police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency that a total of 4,024 checks ...
Coronavirus: No new deaths as 29 cases recorded (updated)
No new deaths linked to coronavirus were reported on Sunday as 29 new cases were recorded around the island.
This means the total number of Covid deaths so far has reached 363. ...
Respect for rules of the road saved police officer’s life, force says
A police motorcyclist involved in a serious traffic accident on Saturday behaved correctly and followed the Highway Code, which saved his life, police said on Sunday.
The accident happened at 3.20 ...
Coronavirus: Where to get tested on Monday
Free testing of the public for coronavirus continue on Monday with 61 sites around the island.
Fifty per cent of those going in to work need to be tested each week, ...
EU officials say sooner the bloc involved in Cyprus talks the better
The quicker the EU is fully involved in negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem the better, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said, it emerged ...
13 migrants found inside truck at Famagusta port
Thirteen Syrian migrants were found on Sunday morning inside a truck from Turkey that had docked at Famagusta port in the north.
According to the Kibris Postasi newspaper, the Syrians ...
Areas of Nicosia left without power
Areas of Latsia and Yeri were left without power on Sunday afternoon when high winds caused trees to be blown onto power lines.
The high winds occurred at lunchtime and ...
Coronavirus: Care still needed, no thoughts to vaccinate children
People must continue to be careful despite the improving epidemiological picture, head of the government’ advisory team Constantinos Tsiooutis reiterated on Sunday.
Speaking to CyBC television, Tsioutis said the pandemic ...
Police identify woman killed walking on highway (update 3)
A woman killed on Saturday night when she was walking along the highway was identified on Sunday afternoon as a Bulgarian woman, 52, who lives and works on the island, police ...
Prison holds events to boost family relations
Two large events for children were organised by the central prison recently, it announced on Sunday, to mark International Children’s Day and to boost its policy of helping prisoners ...
New part of Golden Coast beach in Varosha set to open (video)
A new part of the Golden Coast beach in Varosha, stretching to the Venus hotel, is almost ready, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Sunday.
The beach is where Turkish ...
Archbishop attends service in his home village
Archbishop Chrysostomos visited his birth place of Tala on Sunday, taking part in the service at the church there.
He was warmly greeted by members of the church and the ...
National Guard chief on visit to Egypt
Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Dimokritos Zervakis was on Sunday in Egypt after an invitation from his counterpart there Lieutenant General, Mohammed Farid Hegazy.
In addition to a ...
Time for more equality in parliament and society says House president candidate
We must all work together to realise the changes that our island needs otherwise we will all be exposed to a political system “that brings only frustration and disgust”, Disy ...
Akel says determined to regroup, regain its strength
The leadership of main opposition party Akel is determined to reorganise and regain its strength it said after a meeting of its central committee following a disappointing outcome in last ...
Religious groups also voted in representatives
In addition to the 56 new MPs, representatives for two religious groups were also elected on Sunday.
Yiannakis Mousas is the representative of the Maronites and Antonella Mantovani for the Latins ...
Coronavirus: One death as daily figure falls to double digits again (updated)
One person died from coronavirus on Saturday as 91 new cases were recorded from 61,069 tests, a positivity rate of 0.15 per cent.
The death brings to 353 the total number of people who ...
Cultural memory of Cyprus gets a contemporary interpretation
Visual Voices is hosting an online discussion on June 3 that will explore the theme of contemporary interpretations of European identity and the local social and cultural memory of Cyprus. The ...