Cyprus? Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas has said that the defense is taking every possible measure to safeguard the island nation in light of the Iran war. He said this in a statement to the Cyprus News Agency, right after Iran declared both the Cypriot Navy and the Air Force as ?terrorists? by extension of declaring […]
A police check executed countrywide has led to the arrest of 7 individuals for a litany of crimes, which include unlawful employment, driving without a driver?s license, illegal residency, violating traffic rules, and not abiding by the instructions of an officer of the law. The Police said that they patrolled numerous urban spaces, and overall […]
Cyprus is set to receive over half a million vaccines to combat the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The request was put forward by Maria Panayiotou, the Agriculture Minister of Cyprus to Christophe Hansen and Oliv?r V?rhelyi, the agriculture and health commissioners, respectively. The latter then approved their request. Panayiotou said that V?rhelyi shall be […]
Emily Louise Pugin, the new Australian High Commissioner in Cyprus, has presented President Nikos Christodoulides with her letters of credence. She described the event as an honor, and expressed her pride at serving in a country that has a long-standing, deep friendship with her native Australia. Australia is the biggest center of the Cyprus diaspora […]
Andreas Vyras, the chairman of the Union of Municipalities, has said that Easter celebrations will be celebrated with full pomp and fervor, but will also be fully adherent to rules and regulations, especially those surrounding safety. Vyras said that there will be tighter controls on lambradjies, i.e. the tradition of lighting Easter bonfires. This especially […]
Cyprus? Electricity Authority (EAC) has warned its customers regarding a scam which has been fooling tenants in apartments to part with their hard-earned money. According to them, the scammers make fake requests for them to make large sums of money as payment to get smart meters installed by private electricians. To this point, the EAC […]
Several people were arrested on a variety of offences on an overnight patrol orchestrated by the Cyprus Police. The police checked over eight-hundred-and-ninety-two individuals, including passengers and drivers, and checked thirty-nine properties. Checking the passengers and drivers led to over one-hundred and twenty reports for traffic violations and found seventeen old violation cases under investigation. […]
An apartment fire occurred on the third-floor of an apartment in Engomi after an oil heater caught on fire on its terrace. It started with the Cyprus Fire Department receiving a report in the morning about the fire in the residential building in Nicosia. All residents were evacuated to ensure safety. Immediately, a hydraulic telescopic […]
Cyprus Police has confirmed the death of a woman and three others critically injured after an early morning car crash in Sotira, Limassol. The crash happened at approximately 1:30 AM on Sotira?s Ayia Thekla, with the vehicle being driven by a man, aged 19. There was another man, aged 20, on the passenger?s seat and […]
A construction worker fell from a great height while at work, which has rendered him gravely injured. The worker, aged 24, was admitted to the General Hospital in Paphos after having fallen from an astounding eleven meters high. He has sustained grievous and extensive injuries in multiple places, including his pelvic area, head, neck and […]
A senior citizen died after being run over by another vehicle on the Nicosia-Limassol highway. The mishap took place at around 7:30 pm in the evening, when a vehicle struck and killed the man, aged 70. The man has been identified as Paphos resident Savvas Ioannou, who was a crew member placing traffic cones on […]
Cyprus Police have arrested a man for assaulting two police personnel and allegedly mugging a teenager at knifepoint. The Police said that they were tipped off about the robbery at the Limassol kiosk at a little under 3 pm in the afternoon. This was when they saw the man attack the teenager. The officers took […]
A Larnaca CID police officer shall be produced in Larnaca?s district court for giving his cellphone to a suspect involved in the Larnaca shooting. The officer was arrested by the police?s Internal Affairs, who levied several charges against him, including abusing trust and power, bribery, neglecting duty, letting a cellphone into a police cell, fraud, […]
A team of specialists from tech giant Amazon is going to Cyprus to launch a test program for satellite internet, amid speculation that the island nation is being considered as a potential location. This was announced in the Deputy Ministers? press release, where Nicodemos Damianou and Irene Piki shared the outcome of the Cypriot President?s […]
Neophytos Charalambides, the Health Minister of Cyprus, said that heart diseases are the main cause of death in people in Cyprus. Charalambides spoke on the topic at the conference, where he stated that while instances of heart diseases have reduced a lot, they still make up the largest percentage of causes of death. According to […]
Constantinos Kombos, Cyprus?s Foreign Minister, said that the island nation supports de-escalating the situation there by exercising restraint and finding a resolution that respects both people?s sentiments and international law. The urging comes weeks after US military forces conducted airstrikes and arrested its now-former President Nicolas Maduro along with his wife, Cilia Flores. He further […]
Greek authorities temporarily closed their airspace due to radio-frequency issues, which in turn disrupted Cypriot aviation operations. According to Cyprus?s Ministry of Transport, closing the airspace impacted flights running between the two Mediterranean nations, as well as flights departing from Cyprus that were to fly over Greece. As a first response, Cypriot authorities advised both […]
The police found the body of an unidentified person in coastal Avdimou, which they suspect might be that of a Russian man, aged 56, who has been at large for over 3 weeks. The police said that the body was found highly decomposed, making it difficult to find any solid identifiable markers. A coroner from […]
Former Cypriot President George Vassiliou has died, aged 94, at Nicosia General Hospital. The sad news was announced by his wife, ex-Commissioner of the EU, Androulla Vassiliou, on the social media platform X (formerly, Twitter). She said that after two difficult years health-wise, her husband of fifty-nine years has passed away in peace. She said […]
Sales of petrol and petrol-related products in the island nation of Cyprus has seen an uptick of around 4.9% in December 2025, in comparison to sales in the same month in 2024. According to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), an increase in sales of aviation and marine fuels led to the sale of over 123,274 […]
