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 […]
In what is being considered a landmark political conversation between Cyprus and China, the foreign ministers of the two nations participated in a phone conversation vis-à-vis the COVID-19 pandemic. Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides thanked Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi for the help they offered China in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He […]
Cypriot news portal Philenews has reported that the police has found and confiscated over 2,000 different firecrackers over the course of three days. Furthermore, the police revealed that they had found and confiscated over 50,000 firecrackers along with 7,000 fireworks. What is interesting is that despite these confiscations, the police did not get any […]
The police in Famagusta has found and recovered the dead body of the 65-year-old man. The body was previously witnessed by passers-by floating in the sea near the Liopetri coast at around noon. After one of said passers-by made a complaint, the matter came to the attention of the Famagusta police, who then cordoned-off […]
Cyprus will take part in the European Commission’s technical trials for the soon-to-be-launched digital green certificate system for COVID-19. The system, which is set to be adopted in all of Europe, is currently being beta tested by 16 of its member states – including the island nation of Cyprus. According to a European Union […]
In a tragic incident, a young man was admitted in a hospital’s ICU wing after suffering from a heart attack during a swimming lap. According to a report by the Cyprus News Agency, the man, aged 27, lost consciousness while swimming in the Dimotika Bania in the late hours of the morning. Other fellow […]
The Henley Passport Index has ranked Cyprus as the 13th best passport in the world when it comes to the extent of its reach. Those who hold a Cyprus passport can travel without visa to 176 different destinations. The report, which was published in the second quarter of 2021, studies over 199 passports and […]
