Memorial to be erected for serial killer Metaxas’ victims
A memorial service and inauguration of a memorial bench will take place on Sunday in remembrance of the seven foreign women and girls who were murdered by serial killer, Nikos ...
Hospital CEO investigated for harassment claims
The state health services (Okypy) is carrying out a disciplinary investigation over its CEO for the Larnaca-Famagusta directorate after allegations of inappropriate conduct, it was reported on Thursday.There is ...
Five suspects bailed in case of babies being fed ethanol in north
The five hospital workers who were arrested in connection with the accidental feeding of ethanol to seven babies, killing one, were released on bail on Thursday.
The five appeared in ...
Man caught hunting without licence
A 57-year-old man has been arrested after he was caught hunting without a licence in the Paphos district, police said on Thursday.
Game wardens found the man hunting in a ...
Rescue of cat trapped at Larnaca airport
A cat trapped for day in a tight space between two walls at Larnaca airport was rescued by the fire service, the Green party’s action group coordinator reported on ...
New Cypriot EU commissioner Kadis congratulated after hearing
Congratulations were offered on Wednesday night and Thursday to the new European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis.
Kadis, a Cypriot who held various ministerial roles on the island, ...
Unexploded tank projectiles found on ground by hunter
Unexploded projectiles fired out of a BMP tank were found near the Larnaca district village of Ayia Anna, police announced on Thursday.
The projectile had been found at around 7.45am ...
Paphos police raid illegal gambling den
Police in Paphos on Friday announced the completion of a raid on an illegal gambling den in the town.
The raid was carried out as part of efforts to crack ...
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Erdogan says north ‘ready’ for new Turkish alphabet
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday night said the north is “ready” to transition to the new common Turkic alphabet.
Addressing the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) summit in ...
Today’s weather: Mostly sunny
Thursday’s weather is expected to be mostly sunny, with temperatures set to rise to 25 degrees Celsius inland, 26 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and 15 degrees Celsius in the mountains.
Overnight, ...
Christodoulides ‘met Trump ally’ before US election
President Nikos Christodoulides met a “close ally” of United States President-elect Donald Trump before his visit to the White House to meet incumbent Joe Biden, he claimed on Friday.
In ...
Some school buses may be cancelled due to vandalism
Cyprus Public Transport on Wednesday night announced its intention to cancel school buses on some routes in Larnaca and Nicosia because buses are being continuously vandalised.
The company said it ...
Peo criticises lack of dialogue on new demographic measures
Trade union Peo criticised the government on Thursday for not engaging in structured dialogue before announcing the latest set of measures aimed at addressing the country’s demographic challenges and ...
Koumis hails positive outlook for Cyprus at London’s World Travel Market
Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis continued his meetings in London on Tuesday, as part of the World Travel Market (WTM), the major annual international tourism exhibition, where he reported positive ...
Larnaca port ‘a history of failure’, says union
After 20 years of failed efforts to privatise Larnaca port, the project should be entrusted to the port authority, Peo union charged on Wednesday.
It organised an event dubbed ‘Larnaca port, ...
Cyprus’ Kadis sails through EU commission post hearing
Costas Kadis, Cyprus’ commissioner-designate, sailed through Wednesday’s confirmation hearing at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee (PECH) in the European Parliament in Brussels and secured its backing for the job, ...
Labour minister urges restraint as concrete workers start indefinite strike
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou called for restraint from both employees and trade union representatives on Wednesday as workers in the concrete industry began an indefinite strike.
The strike was prompted ...
Troodos observatory wins prestigious architecture award
The National Observatory of Cyprus, known as the Troodos observatory, has won the Civic Building of the Year award at the World Architecture Festival 2024 in Singapore.
The observatory, designed by ...
Law change will not impact ex-presidents’ perks, MPs told
Perks that former presidents receive – including a limousine and a €3,000 monthly secretary stipend – will be for life and cannot be scrapped even if the law changes, the House ethics committee ...
Surveys for Cyprus-Greece Interconnector progressing smoothly
Undersea surveys are progressing on the Cyprus-Greece Interconnector project, according to the chairman and CEO of the Greek Independent Power Transmission Operator (Admie) Manos Manousakis.
Speaking at the Athens Investment ...
Bank of Cyprus urges customers to beware of scammers
The Bank of Cyprus has called on all its customers to be aware of fraudsters who claim to represent the bank.
These people promote false investment opportunities that appear authentic ...
Foreign universities’ debate postponed
Discussions at the House education committee over foreign universities in Cyprus have been postponed for due to amendments submitted by opposition Akel.
Wednesday’s session was carried out behind closed ...
North political crisis
North ruling coalition ‘MP’ breaks ranks, calls ‘speaker’ election illegal
Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party UBP ‘MP’ Yasemin Ozturk broke ranks with the coalition’s stance on last month’s ‘parliament speaker’ election, declaring that the three votes which the ‘...
Key Nicosia road opened, to ‘ease traffic congestion’
The formal inauguration of Phase A of the Nicosia ring road – due to ease massive traffic congestion – was marked on Wednesday, in a ceremony attended by officials from Cyprus, Greece ...