Tattis, Karahan case adjourned till June 20
The case against former Sigma TV journalist Giorgos Tattis and Turkish Cypriot former MEP candidate Oz Karahan was adjourned on Tuesday until June 20.
Tattis and Karahan were arrested in October ...
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Isotita to put teachers’ evaluations to the vote
Trade union Isotita has opposed the content of the revised plan for the evaluation of teachers, prepared by the education ministry and set to be passed by the cabinet on ...
Illegal migrant arrested for driving stolen car
A man was arrested on Monday for driving a stolen car, after he was stopped in Kokkinotrimithia for a routine check.
The 33-year-old driver was driving without a driving licence ...
Yet another delivery driver assaulted in Limassol
A 34-year-old food delivery driver was assaulted in Limassol on Monday night by about ten hooded people.
The police said an unknown person approximately 20 years of age approached the delivery ...
Mainly fine weather till Friday, temperatures on the rise
Tuesday will be mainly fine, with temperatures reaching 31C inland, 27C along the coast and 22C in the highest mountains.
Winds will be a northwest to northeast gentle to moderate ...
Trapped buyers unprotected, banks fight to keep courts at bay
As threatening bank letters are sent to borrowers who cannot obtain title deeds to their properties, the realisation is setting in that decades of diligently paying loans may in the ...
Disabled getting better access to forests
The Forestry Department is further upgrading recreation areas in forests to secure access and mobility for disabled people, it was announced on Friday.
The department said the works are being ...
Sea turtles nesting, public urged to be considerate
The sea turtle nesting season has begun in Cyprus and the first nests for this year have been identified on the beaches of Polis Chrysochous, it was announced on Friday.
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Slovakia hopes Cyprus leaders find ‘sufficient political courage’ for solution
Slovakia’s Foreign State Secretary Ratislav Chovanec expressed hope on Friday that the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus would find “sufficient political courage, goodwill and statesmanship” to move ...
Water supply to homes a priority, ministry tells farmers
The priority is covering basic water needs and then supporting professional farmers, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
Responding to press reports, the ministry urged professional farmers to seek temporary ...
30 per cent of adults living with high blood pressure
The importance of regularly checking one’s blood pressure was stressed on Friday by the Cyprus Cardiological Society and the Cyprus Society of Pathology, on the occasion of World Hypertension ...
Man arrested for hundreds of hazardous products
A 43-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection with over 1,500 dangerous products found in and confiscated from buildings and his home in Larnaca.
The police said members of the ...
TOM ignored nearly 5,000 recall alerts, inquiry told
The Consumer Protection Service forwarded 4,966 Rapex notifications concerning vehicle recalls to the Road Transport Department (TOM) between 2011 and 2025, but has yet to receive a single response, the service’s director ...
Cross-border digital health services up and running
Cross-border digital health services were officially launched on Friday, with Health Minister Michael Damianos highlighting the reform as a major step toward the future of healthcare in Cyprus.
The launch ...
Christodoulides, Erdogan agree on importance of dialogue in Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday agreed on the importance of maintaining dialogue, particularly in relation to the Cyprus problem and Turkey’s ties with ...
Medical students decry delays in establishing university clinics
Medical students at the University of Cyprus have expressed frustration over prolonged delays in establishing university clinics, saying the lack of progress is forcing them to pursue specialist training abroad – ...
House to vote on lowering voting age on May 22
Two bills – one lowering the voting age to 17 and the other introducing automatic voter registration – will be put to a vote in the House plenum on May 22, following their unanimous ...
Minister denies rift with Larnaca over port project
Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Thursday dismissed claims of a rift between the ministry and Larnaca municipality regarding the city’s port and marina development.
He said cooperation with Larnaca ...
Deok urges swift action on pension cut relief
Thousands of low-income pensioners are being negatively impacted by the stalled easing of the 12 per cent actuarial reduction applied to pensions for those retiring at 63, trade union Deok said on ...
Kalavasos bridge height always 3.7m, say contractors
The clearance under the Kalavasos bridge remains unchanged at 3.7 metres and was never high enough to accommodate fire trucks, the project’s contractors – joint venture Medcon and Wade Adams JV – ...
Oversight board could not back claims about sanction violations
The Cyprus bar association said on Wednesday it was “surprised” that the Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board could not back allegations it made in parliament on Monday that lawyers were ...
Edek struggling to choose leadership candidates
Three candidates stepping down in favour of a fourth, another coming up in the outside lane foiling their plans and a further alienated member dismissed for not meeting the criteria ...
Archbishop to support large families with mysterious allowance
Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios will be dipping into church coffers to support families with three children, in an effort to help the island recover from its bleak demographics, it was ...
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Fire near highway brought under control
A fire that broke out at midday on Tuesday in dry grass and wild vegetation near the highway bypass to the new Tseri roundabout spread to old vehicles and spare ...