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661. The safety of distributors is under the microscope

Distributors of food delivery platforms continued to demand better working conditions three months after strikes began and consultations began to establish a framework of conditions....

662. New migration scandal looms after network uncovered

A new scandal involving services for asylum seekers may have been inadvertently uncovered in Limassol, where arrest warrants have been issued amid strict rules for renewing driver permits and a black market designed to overcome restrictions...

663. Online jester’s tweet re-opens road fatality case in Cyprus

Police are re-opening a case of an unresolved and forgotten road fatality that took place more than a decade ago, after a tweet from a known political parody account went viral for suggesting there was a cover up...

664. Local biker dies in rural Nicosia accident

A local biker was killed in a road accident on Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in rural Nicosia...

665. Questions emerge in delivery driver deadly crash

New information and some unknowns have emerged in Thursday’s deadly collision in downtown Nicosia, where a delivery driver from Bangladesh was killed when his path was blocked by a turning vehicle...

666. Delivery driver killed in Nicosia downtown crash

A young delivery driver was killed in a road accident after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Thursday night in downtown Nicosia...

667. High prices continue to plague the market

668. Trains get back on track

Trains and the suburban rail service, which had stopped after the deadly accident in northern Greece on February 28, resume on Wednesday...

669. Cyprus scraps online visa appointments after scandal

Immigration authorities in the Republic of Cyprus scrapped an online appointment platform on Monday after allegations were made public about agents selling available slots to foreigners for profit and causing months of waiting for those who did not shell out the cash...

670. Young woman killed in car crash outside Nicosia

A young woman was killed in a road accident on Tuesday after her car collided head on with another vehicle near her native town...

671. Officers bitten during arrest of Ayia Napa flasher

A man who was naked from the waist down when he approached a woman in Ayia Napa to ask for help ended up biting police officers who were trying to arrest him...

672. Real estate trends in 2023

Increased inflation, rising interest rates, rising building costs, rising property values, a slight decline in new development approvals, a slight decline to stabilization in the unemployment rate, a slight increase in GDP, and a slight decline in private lending are just a few indicators of the (very) general economic picture....

673. Woman dead at bottom of cliff in Paphos

Paphos police are investigating the death of a foreign woman whose body was found in a coastal area at the bottom of a cliff near a famous tourist attraction...

674. Latvia: Confiscated cars from drunk drivers sent to Ukraine

The first of hundreds of cars confiscated by Latvian authorities from drunk drivers have started their journey to Ukraine, where Riga hopes they’ll help Kyiv with its war efforts....

675. Criticism grows as Europe pushes to restrict cars in cities

In an effort to ease traffic congestion and curb greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change, municipalities from Barcelona to Brussels have embarked on what has been called a “transportation revolution.”...

676. Exness opens internship positions for university students

Exness, a global, Limassol-based fintech company specializing in trading, has announced its Cyprus summer internship program. This is the second year the leading multi-asset broker offers junior-level positions to students who want to gain working experience in their field studies. ...

677. Coked up football fan critical after fall from moving car

A man has been hospitalized in critical condition after falling from a vehicle barreling down the Paphos-Limassol highway, with police arresting the driver who tested positive for cocaine...

678. Road tax deadline looms

There are only a few days left until the deadline for renewing registration licenses and, as a result, drivers who fail to renew will face a charge or even a fine if they are caught by the police....

679. ECOMMBX welcomes former CySec Chairwoman to its Board

ECOMMBX, a progressive Electronic Money Institution based in Nicosia, known for it forward-thinking and customer-centric corporate culture, is proud to welcome a new member to its board: Ms Demetra Kalogerou (BSc, MSc, MPhil)....

680. Is an EU-wide digital driver's license a good idea?

The European Commission has presented proposals that aim at updating driving license rules in an effort to improve the enforcement of traffic rules and also tackle the driver shortage issue....

681. Dog rescued after being dragged behind pickup truck

Concerned citizens in rural Nicosia rushed to save a dog on Friday as it was being dragged behind a pickup truck, with the owner reportedly telling them he did not care if the animal lived or died...

682. Dispatch audio reveals human error in train disaster

A train station master in Greece has been arrested on manslaughter charges following a deadly rail collision, while video of the fireball and dispatcher audio dialogues moments before the crash have been made public...

683. Turkey rejects linking NATO expansion to F-16 deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO 'as quickly as possible,' although his Turkish counterpart dismissed the possibility of any link between their accession and Turkey’s request for F-16 fighter jets...

684. Bank of Cyprus: 71 million in profits in 2022

Bank of Cyprus' profit for 2022 was 71 million euros, up from 30 million euros in 2021....

685. Police propose law to text camera citations to owners

The Cypriot government seeks to amend legislation so that authorities can notify traffic camera violators via SMS or email text, but legal issues and a drastic drop in daily violations could hinder those efforts when the bill heads for the House this year...

686. Police arrest driver who pulled up next to tween

Police have detained a male suspect in connection with an investigating into a kidnapping attempt, after a young girl said a car pulled up next to her a bus stop in Famagusta...

687. Attempted kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl in Deryneia

Following a mother's complaint, police are investigating the attempted kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl in the Famagusta District....

688. Apartment prices continued its upward momentum in Q4 2022

Apartments continued to drive the rising real estate prices in the fourth quarter of 2022, data published by the Aks WiRE Index show....

689. Cyprus drives hard bargain on EU migration money

Outgoing Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will note the disproportionate burden for the Republic of Cyprus due to the increased migration flows, during the European Council summit taking place on Thursday and Friday in Brussels, highlighting the instrumentalization of the migration issue by Turkey...

690. Woman dies after giving birth under earthquake rubble in Syria

As rescue teams, including Greeks, continue to fight a superhuman battle to find those trapped under the debris, there are so many shocking stories that have been documented after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria left thousands dead....