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15 August, 2025
 

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Kids murdered in 1974 buried in the north

Kids murdered in 1974 buried in the north

The remains of eleven children murdered in Cyprus during the summer 1974 events were laid to rest on Monday after they were identified through DNA tests carried out by a bicommunal missing persons committee on the island...

Council of Ministers meeting this morning to discuss possible new measures

Council of Ministers meeting this morning to discuss possible new measures

The Cabinet is meeting this morning to discuss new measures to contain the spread of the Covid pandemic....

Suspect arrested in fatal hit and run

Suspect arrested in fatal hit and run

A local man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Paphos, with reports suggesting the vehicle that struck a woman had previously collided with another car...

Prosecutors plan for quick trial in double murder

Prosecutors plan for quick trial in double murder

Two more people have been questioned by police in connection with the deaths of two missing Russian women in Cyprus, after it emerged they had been at the cottage, while prosecutors plan to speed up the trial of the prime suspect who purportedly confessed to double murder...

Health Minister rules out lockdown-style restrictions ahead of holiday season

Health Minister rules out lockdown-style restrictions ahead of holiday season

Health Minister Thanos Plevris has ruled out more stringent restrictions to contain Covid-19 ahead of the holiday season....

Electric vehicle subsidy plan: 2,722 applications in two hours

Electric vehicle subsidy plan: 2,722 applications in two hours

A large number of applications were received today by the Ministry of Transport for the government's electric vehicle subsidy plan. ...

Il Divo's Carlos Marin has died aged 53 of covid

Il Divo's Carlos Marin has died aged 53 of covid

Il Divo singer Carlos Marin was vaccinated against Covid in Mexico earlier this year, it has been revealed, after the Spanish singer passed away at the weekend following a Covid infection....

Europe restores strict measures in the shadow of 'omicron'

Europe restores strict measures in the shadow of 'omicron'

On the eve of the holidays, the threat of "Omicron" has led to the reinstatement of strict restrictive measures in many European countries, in order to curb the spread of the super-contagious new variant....

Free covid self-tests beginning Tuesday 21st of December

Free covid self-tests beginning Tuesday 21st of December

From Tuesday, December 21st, free rapid self-tests will be available at Gesy sponsored pharmacies....

Turkish lira resumes slide to 17.5 against the dollar

Turkish lira resumes slide to 17.5 against the dollar

The Turkish lira continued its freefall after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected warnings from businesses about the dangers of recent interest rate cuts and vowed there was “no going back” from his approach....

Israel bans citizens from traveling to EU countries to curb spread of 'omicron'

Israel bans citizens from traveling to EU countries to curb spread of 'omicron'

The fifth wave of Covid-19 has begun. The Omicron variant brought the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic to Israel, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a televised speech on Sunday, urging citizens to step up vaccination of children and administration of booster doses....

Health Minister and scientific advisors to assess new measures ahead of holidays

Health Minister and scientific advisors to assess new measures ahead of holidays

Minister of Health Michael Hadjipantela and the Advisory Scientific Committee on the COVID pandemic will meet on Monday to discuss new potential measures to contain the spread of the pandemic ahead of the holidays for Christmas and New Year’s Eve....

Legal doubts still loom over traffic cameras

Legal doubts still loom over traffic cameras

After data obtained about violators of traffic cameras in the Republic of Cyprus had to be deleted due to legal questions, the pilot phase of the operation was set to resume Monday but last only ten days as fines begin lawfully January 1, unless more issues emerge...

Woman dies after hit and run in Paphos

Woman dies after hit and run in Paphos

A local woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Paphos on Sunday, with police asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a vehicle...

Epic fail after Carmel forecasters get it wrong

Epic fail after Carmel forecasters get it wrong

The state forecaster in the Republic of Cyprus is defending a severe warning issued for Sunday, with social media users who stayed in saying they missed out on good weather after Storm Carmel failed to deliver...

Young man dies in rollover crash in Paphos

Young man dies in rollover crash in Paphos

A young man was killed in a road accident on Sunday when the car he was driving in Peyia veered 400 feet into a wooded area, while reports suggest speeding was a factor in the accident...

Carmel clobbers southwest after Cyprus landfall

Carmel clobbers southwest after Cyprus landfall

Roads to Troodos Mountains were open to all vehicles on Sunday morning, despite severe weather alerts due to a depression affecting the island, but police say highway conditions in the west were still dangerous...

Cyprus police investigate mercy killing

Cyprus police investigate mercy killing

An elderly man in Paphos was under arrest on murder charges on Saturday after police found his wife dead in their home, with reports saying information relayed by Interpol suggested he killed his wife to end her suffering from blood cancer...

Cyprus braces for impact as Carmel gathers steam

Cyprus braces for impact as Carmel gathers steam

Local authorities in the Republic of Cyprus are on high alert this weekend as Cyclone Carmel, which was gathering strength over water Saturday morning, is expected to pound the island late at night...

Οmicron variant detected in 28 samples in Cyprus

Οmicron variant detected in 28 samples in Cyprus

The Health Ministry in Cyprus announced on Friday that the Omicron variant was detected in 28 samples....

King of Jordan meets with President Anastasiades

King of Jordan meets with President Anastasiades

Βilateral relations, regional developments, climate change, efforts to combat covid-19 and the Cyprus issue were on the agenda during a meeting President Nicos Anastasiades had on Friday with the King of Jordan Abdullah II, who is on an official visit to Cyprus....

The vaccination of kids 5-11 years old began this morning

The vaccination of kids 5-11 years old began this morning

A total of 130 children, aged 5 to 11, were scheduled to receive the coronavirus vaccine today, said Christina Giannaki, Director General of the Ministry of Health, who visited the Center for Maternity Protection and Child Welfare at the old Larnaca Hospital....

Prices of consumer goods and services up 4.7% in November

Prices of consumer goods and services up 4.7% in November

The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices, which measures the changes over time in the prices of consumer goods and services acquired by households, increased by 4.7% in November 2021, compared to the index of November 2020....

Full vaccination plus breakthrough infection equals 'super immunity'

Full vaccination plus breakthrough infection equals 'super immunity'

A study by Oregon researchers finds that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 who have a breakthrough infection end up with what the authors call "super immunity."...

Austria: Temporary lockdown relaxation for the unvaccinated

Austria: Temporary lockdown relaxation for the unvaccinated

Austria announced today that it is temporarily easing the lockdown for those who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 at Christmas time and on New Year's Eve due to a reduction in cases. ...

Cyprus makes progress in fight against terrorist financing

Cyprus makes progress in fight against terrorist financing

Cyprus has continued to make progress in strengthening banking efforts to combat terrorist financing, according to the State Department's report on terrorism for 2020. ...

'Mr. Big' accused of sexually assaulting two women

'Mr. Big' accused of sexually assaulting two women

Sex And The City star Chris Noth has said sex assault claims made against him by two women are "categorically false", as fitness brand Peloton pulled its latest advertising campaign featuring the actor....

Greece further amends Covid travel rules for foreigners

Greece further amends Covid travel rules for foreigners

Foreign travelers can opt to show a rapid antigen test or a PCR test to enter Greece, the country said on Thursday, amending a rule it announced only the day before to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus....

PanicosGr app allows women in danger to call for immediate help

PanicosGr app allows women in danger to call for immediate help

A new free mobile app PANICosGR, created by Christos Apostolou, allows users in Greece to send an automated message to a default contact if they need immediate help or if they feel they are in danger....

Asylum seekers jailed after social services incident

Asylum seekers jailed after social services incident

Three asylum seekers ended up in handcuffs this week following an incident at a social services office in Paphos, with reports suggesting the there was an escalation after police arrived to investigate a complaint of public disturbance...

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