An athlete participating in the Cyprus national team in the Olympic Games along with her coach have tested positive for Covid-19. The diagnosis has happened after the athlete had completed her sporting competition. Andreas Theophylactou, the head of the Cyprus delegation in Tokyo, confirmed the grim development. He further added that the two were […]
The criminal court of Larnaca-Famagusta has found prima facie case against the former bishop. In response to this development, Michalis Pikis, the former cleric’s lawyer has requested a period of a day to prepare his defense against the newly obtained information. According to the Cyprus News Agency, this development has come after 2 more […]
The Cyprus Police have arrested a man on suspicion of arson after a fire burnt down roughly 2kms of wild vegetation and dry grass in Analiontas. The authorities came to know about the fire after nearby residents and witnesses reported it to the police. The fire had become massive by then, and it took […]
Limni beach, Cyprus’ one and only beach for turtles has been completely flooded. The flooding has happened due to water emptied from a duct by the Water Development Department (TAY). This has surprised members of the government and the public alike, who are wondering how the TAY did not realize about the number of […]
Players of the Anorthosis football team got their jab of the COVID-19 vaccine before their participation in the European fixtures. According to a statement from Demetris Christoforou, a spokesman for the club, the team decided to green light the vaccination in order for them to be eligible for the green pass required to travel […]
The Cyprus Institute (CyI) is all set to hold its 2nd International Conference on Climate Change in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East on the 13th and 14th of October 13. These dates come just before the 2021 edition of COP 26, the global climate to be held in Glasgow in November. The Cyl […]
A woman who had been killed while walking along a highway has been identified. The Cyprus Police revealed in a statement that the deceased woman was a 52-year-old Bulgarian national, who lived and worked in Cyprus. The claim comes after the police’s public request to help identify the woman. She was killed by a […]
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, […]
