A large group of people were seen having picnics outside restaurants Limassol and Nicosia to protest the new rules. The protest, which was organized by United for Justice Cyprus – a social media group, had people protesting against banning the unvaccinated from public establishments such as coffee shops, restaurants and pubs. It […]
The incident involving the abduction of an Israeli boy has already proven itself as a complicated case. The man who allegedly kidnapped the child, and who has an Italy-issued warrant for him – was found and arrested in Cyprus. According to the prosecutors in Italy, Gabriel Abutbul Alon helped Eitan Biran’s grandfather […]
The political parties in Turkish Cyprus have agreed to hold the election ahead of time on January 22, 2022. According to the Parliament Press Office of North Cyprus, the decision was taken after the chairmen of the country’s 6 political parties discussed the issue – under the guidance of Önder Sennaroğlu, the Speaker […]
The police in Cyprus have arrested 19 civilians as well as 5 business owners on grounds of violating the measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. According to a statement by a spokesperson for the Cyprus police, the cops carried out more than three thousand checks – and the actual levels […]
A major accident in Limassol has left a driver struggling for his life. The driver, 49, was gravely injured after crashing into another vehicle being driven by a 19-year-old on Philellinon Street. The latter sustained a broken nose and was held back for observation, while the former was immediately admitted for surgery […]
The Cyprus government has revealed that it will revoke the passports of 45 citizens who obtained the same under the now-defunct passport scene. Around 7,000 persons were awarded citizenship under the scheme, in exchange for sizable investments in the country. It was only after a major expose by Al Jazeera revealed the […]
The Cyprus Police has fined 4 businesses and 8 people for COVD rule violations within a span of 24 hours. The Police fined 2 people out of 1,273 checks in Nicosia, 1 person out of 179 checks in Limassol, 3 persons out of 182 checks in Paphos, and 2 people out of 141 […]
Cyprus’ YKAN anti-narcotics squad has apprehended a vehicle driven by a man, 34. Upon searching, they found 2kgs of cannabis and immediately arrested the man. They then searched his home, where they found more cannabis as well as some relevant tools. The YKAN squad also separately stopped another car that they perceived […]
As Russia is facing some of toughest measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, many Russian national are fleeing to seaside destinations to escape the perceived life of drudgery at home. The best example of this can be seen on Russian travel company Orange Sun Tour, whose slogan is “Don’t quarantine, but holiday […]
The Police in Cyprus has issued an alert asking people to be vigilant about a new scam doing the rounds that intends to get people’s bank account details. The police say that people are complaining about receiving false messages and alerts of people “hacking” their bank account and being asked to verify their […]
The Cyprus Health Ministry has announced that 2 samples of the Covid-19 Delta+ variant have been detected. The 2 samples were found out of the 297 that were tested – all of which was done within the sequencing of all new variants of SARS-CoV-2 in samples of positive COVID-19 cases from September to […]
As the world is returning to a sense of normal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens are now beginning to go back to getting loans and mortgaging their properties. Within this context, a study by the Land and Survey Department has revealed that Limassol and Nicosia have the largest numbers of […]
The Turkish Cyprus government had already been on shaky grounds, which have now shattered as said government collapsed as a result of a political deadlock. The coalition government finally stepped down after months’ worth of deadlock in the parliament that occurred right after 2020’s presidential elections. According to a written statement by […]
A 58-year-old Russian national behaved improperly and stirred up trouble in a flight from Moscow headed for Cyprus. The passenger was accounted for his behaviour and was arrested after the plane arrived in Larnaca. He has been charged with triggering unrest and attacking an officer of the law. The police are currently […]
The Cyprus Police has found a body floating in the sea off of the Lady’s Mile area. The Cypriot Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) police has stated that the body belonged to a 65-year-old man. The man was a Cypriot citizen and resided in Limassol. The cause of his death will be determined once the […]
The Cyprus Police has arrested 3 persons at the Paphos and Larnaca airports over using fake IDs to travel to Europe. One of the 3 persons was carrying an identity card that was in fact reported as stolen since 2017. Meanwhile the other two were using documents that were forged. All of these three […]
Cyprus is all set to open its primary schools and will welcome more than fifty thousand students. This will make it the the second school term that will begin during the pandemic, and the third school term affected by it overall. According to Marios Stylianides, the primary education director of the education ministry, despite […]
The Cyprus Police has arrested 11 businesses and 40 persons within 24 hours for breaking the rules set to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus. According to a spokesperson for the police, the arrests came from over 3,652 checks carried out within the 24-hour-period. Most of the rule-breakers were fined because they were […]
In the latest incident, three people were injured and one died after a vehicular collision in Kato Moni. According to a statement by the Cyprus Police, Nicosia resident Doros Fterousios was driving on Arediou-Ayios Ioannis Malountas-Kato Moni at around 2am in the night, when he was hit by a car. The latter of the […]
The Cyprus Police has entered the final stages of its investigation into the administering of fake COVID-19 vaccines by a Larnaca-based doctor. The Larnaca CID, which is the lead handling authority of the investigation has requested 7 citizens – all of whom were “vaccinated” by the doctor to testify against him in court. While […]
