A study has revealed that despite being a relatively cheaper country to live in, Cyprus has costlier prices when it comes to furnishings, food and, communication. The study conducted by Eurostat, which compared the prices of over ten categories of products in an interactive graph, showed the differences in prices between a country and […]
The Cyprus News Agency has reported that the man will be standing trail for raping a woman. The man, 24, will be standing trial at the criminal court in Paphos. Until his court appearance, he will stay in police custody. The man was arrested after his victim, a 24-year-old female had filed a complaint […]
The Cyprus Police has arrested a criminal fugitive from South Africa. The man, 57, who has been on the South African authorities’ wanted list for theft and fraud, was arrested in Larnaca. Found in his home in Larnaca, the man is currently being detained at the police station’s holiding cell. He will soon be […]
The island nation has elected its first ever female speaker. Annita Demetriou, 35, a member of the ruling conservative Democratic Rally party shall be presiding over the parliament as speaker. Backed by the far-right party ELAM, the Democratic Front, and of course, her own party, she will serve as the second highest in hierarchy […]
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations’ head of Peace Operations will be paying four-day-long visit to Cyprus. The announcement was made at the UN Headquarters during their routine international briefing, where Secretary General Stéphane Dujarric communicated the news to the spectators and the public. Lacroix main mission in Cyprus would be to oversee the UN […]
In its bid to keep COVID-19 out from its shores, Cyprus has banned travelers with a recent history of visiting India. The logic behind the step is to keep away and be safe from the B.1.617 variant – a new and deadlier variant of COVID-19 that originated in India and predominantly circulates there. The […]
The Cyprus Police has arrested a 29-year-old man for unlawfully staying in Cyprus. The man – an Indian national, was arrested from the Paphos airport after being flagged by immigration authorities for overstaying his visa permit period. Upon further checking, it was found that the man was staying in the island nation as an […]
The Cyrpus Police announced the fining of 9 persons after checking over 3,000 persons for violation of the Covid curfew. The check, carried out on a series of 3 days, led to 9 people being fined in total – 5 on the first day, 3 on the second and 1 on the third. The […]
In response to a forced passenger jet landing, the government of Cyprus has banned all incoming flights from the country of Belarus. Cyprus has joined the long line of EU countries that has previously imposed the same restriction. According to a statement by the Cypriot ministry of transport, the island nation has prohibited by […]
The Cyprus Police recently arrested a middle-aged woman for illegally staying on the island nation. According to a statement from the police, the arrest was made after the woman was discovered in a block of apartments in Paphos’s Tafoi Vasileon Avenue. The woman, an asylum seeker had submitted a request for it in the […]
The Criminal Investigative Department of Paphos police are investigating a case of attempted murder, which was sparked off from a an argument in a parking lot. The argument began when a 43-year-old man visiting relatives in an apartment building in According to the police, a man, 43, who had visited relatives at an apartment […]
An elderly woman was caught trying to take an exam while posing as her daughter. The woman, 67, had showed up to take what would be her daughter’s state university entry exams using the ID papers belonging to her daughter, 25. The arrest was made after the police received a complaint from someone at […]
Turmoil, the marine fuel supplier company has hired a new bunker trader. The hired bunker trader is none other than Dmitry Gruzintsev, who joined the company on June 1st, 2020. According to a statement by the company, Dmitry is clearly the best choice for the position, having extensive experience in the Russian Far East, […]
The Cyprus Police is on the lookout for a 56-year-old woman, who has reportedly been missing since Saturday. The woman, a Russian citizen, was last seen by passers-by on the day she was to leave the island nation. She has been described as Ekaterina Romanova – a Russian woman – 1.75 meters tall and […]
A 39-year-old woman has died after a blood clotting incident, allegedly from complications arising after taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The woman, a citizen of the UK, who was under treatment in the ICU section of the Nicosia General Hospital, had received the AstraZeneca jab’s first dose. Her symptoms began days after this development. Eventually, […]
The lockdown restrictions are being eased in view of the decrease in novel coronavirus cases. For starters, the limits to gatherings have been increased to 20 – minors and permanent residents included. Furthermore, the maximum capacity in indoor public spaces (such as casinos, fairs, places of worship, performing arts centers and theaters) has been […]
The European Environment Agency has declared Cyprus to have the cleanest swimming waters in all of the European Union. According to a report by the environmental watchdog, the swimming waters of the island nation received the coveted 100% excellence score, defeating Austria, Greece, and Malta – which stood 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. The […]
Amidst a spike in COVID-19 cases, the country is set to receive over 400,000 doses of the vaccine. The batch to be delivered to the island nation will contain all the four vaccines that the EU has currently approved for emergency use. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the doses will be very helpful […]
In the middle of grim situation due to the pandemic and the collapse of the latest round of Cyprus talks, Judith Garber, the US Ambassador to Cyprus, said that the nation shall continue to support and develop both the international and internal situation in Cyprus. In an Easter message video, the ambassador said that […]
Bushfires in Nicosia have been extinguished by the fire department. According to a statement by the fire services, the first of these fires, which broke out near the Stelios Ioannou foundation in Strovolos. This fire spread to an area as large as five land donums before it was brought into control. The second fire […]
