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1021. Cypriot president drops hint of full curfew

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades warned on Tuesday of asymmetric consequences, if people don’t fully comply with measures against COVID-19...

1022. Schools to be disinfected while closed

1023. All schools islandwide to close their doors on Friday

All schools islandwide will be shutting their doors as of Friday for one week, as per the decision taken on Wednesday by the Education Ministry in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak, as cases spiralled to six in government-controlled areas....

1024. New Life in Cyprus of Russian Businessman after unfair seizure of Promsvyazbank

In 2017 Dmitry Ananiev was at the peak of his success. He and his brother Alexei owned a bank, an IT firm and an office complex overlooking the Moscow River. ...

1025. WHO: Coronavirus officially named Covid-19

The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus will be Covid-2019....

1026. Worker critical after fall in Paphos warehouse

A man in Paphos was rushed to the Emergency Room following a work-related accident, where he fell and severely injured his head...

1027. State drops case in Ayia Napa police blunder

A case has been dropped against former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou, just hours before a judge was expected to rule in Alexoui’s bail hearing...

1028. Estranged husband admits killing wife

The suspect in the Paphos spousal murder, who has been denying premeditated charges, has reportedly admitted to killing his wife “in a moment of rage"...

1029. Ayia Napa rape accuser speaks out

The 19-year-old British girl, who was convicted of lying to police after she said she was raped last year in Ayia Napa, says her attackers behaved like animals...

1030. Deadly earthquake jolts eastern Turkey

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 20 people and collapsing buildings in affected towns near the center of the tremor, which was strong enough to be felt in several neighboring countries...

1031. How Russian uncapitalism works

Like a private equity firm enacting an acquisition-led ‘roll-up’ in a fragmented sector, Putin and Co in Russian have been busy in recent years quietly taking scores of small banks into state ownership...

1032. Young woman dies in rollover crash

A young local woman was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Tuesday after her car veered off the road in rural Famagusta...

1033. Fuel targets rehash gas price debate

Consumers are crying foul over rising gas prices at the pump, with some resorting to crossing the checkpoints to fill up in the north as the government draws criticism for failing to meet EU energy goals...

1034. Pompeo cancels trip to Nicosia

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has cancelled a trip to Cyprus next week in the wake of protests outside the US Embassy in Iraq, with Department officials vowing to reschedule the visit “in the near future"...

1035. Family scatters son's ashes after ordeal

A grateful family returned to Cyprus this week and scattered their son’s ashes two days after thieves had a change of heart and returned a stolen urn...

1036. Limassol police recover stolen urn

A grieving mother who left Cyprus on Sunday after a brief holiday that had turned into a nightmare was overjoyed after police recovered a stolen urn with her son’s ashes...

1037. Visitor begs for thief to return wooden urn

A woman from Poland is pleading for the return of a wooden urn containing her son’s ashes, after her rental car was burglarized in Limassol...

1038. Woman in north killed in highway accident

A woman was killed in a highway accident in the north on Tuesday after her car was struck by a vehicle that crossed over the median and got into the opposite lanes...

1039. Johnson on course to deliver swift Brexit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to take Britain out of the European Union in matter of weeks...

1040. K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Family offices and Succession Planning for the Next Generation

The expansion of the family office sector has increased exponentially since the millennium. For most family offices, the greatest challenge to overcome is the successful transfer of the family structure to the next generation....

1041. Senior citizen dies in Limassol crash

A senior citizen was killed in a traffic accident on Thursday after her daughter lost control of the steering wheel and crashed into a tree in Limassol...

1042. Driver argues with officer over filming

A video showing a driver in Cyprus debating with a police officer has gone viral, raising once again questions over the rights of citizens to record video in public places...

1043. Pachyammos bombsite dug up 55 years later

Experts in the Republic of Cyprus exhumed human remains in the northwest some 55 years after Turkish planes bombed a Greek Cypriot stronghold in Pachyammos...

1044. One dead after quad bike falls off cliff

A man was killed and another injured in an accident in Ayia Napa, after their quad bike fell off a cliff in Cape Greco...

1045. Friday the 13th to sort it all out

Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock...

1046. Cyprus to start process for early repayment of IMF loan, Finance Minister announces

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades announced on Tuesday that an official process will be launched for the early and full repayment of an IMF loan, following the repayment of a loan from Russia....

1047. US forces take out ISIS leader

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a US military operation in Syria, sources in the region said on Sunday and U.S. President Donald Trump was due to make a “major statement” at the White House...

1048. Local driver dies after Larnaca accident

Police are investigating a fatal accident on Thursday, where a local driver died in hospital hours after slamming into a parked vehicle in Larnaca...

1049. EU fails to launch membership talks with Balkans hopefuls

European Union leaders failed Friday to agree on launching membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia in an embarrassing climb-down that could risk inflaming the volatile Balkans region....

1050. Two suitcases spotted outside Orestis’ home

Police went on high alert Monday morning after receiving information about two suitcases outside the residence of convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas...