A Cyprus court Friday launched official extradition proceedings of a Chinese mother and son linked to US-lobby groups despite defence objections over lack of documentation. The extradition hearing at Paphos district court
January was the deadliest month since the pandemic started in March 2020, with 96 deaths attributed to COVID-19; the majority were unvaccinated older people, the Health Ministry said Friday. January surpassed the
Cyprus police have arrested six men in connection with the gang-related murder of 53-year-old Andreas Evangelou, who was gunned down outside his Larnaca home in December. Police said six men were arrested
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has asked for EU sanctions against Turkish airlines that systematically carry irregular migrants to Turkish-occupied Cyprus, crossing the divide into the republic. Nouris supported the need for active
Environmentalists have welcomed an outright ban on shops offering plastic bags from February 2023 and the immediate prohibition of oxo-degradable bags. They argue the ban on plastic carrier bags provided by supermarkets
Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths for the first time in a week on Thursday, with new daily cases down by a handful to 3,078, hospitalisations dropped to 222 and critical cases were
Local thunderstorms, lightning and hailstones caused power cuts in Limassol and Paphos villages as an alert said bad weather would continue until Friday. Troodos, Paphos and Nicosia saw hail, while the rest
COVID-19 battered Cyprus tourism began its recovery in 2021, but arrivals of holidaymakers to the Mediterranean island were still 50% below the pre-pandemic record of four million, official data showed Thursday. Last
Two eye surgeons face criminal prosecution over botched cataract operations performed on eight patients; one died, the others suffering serious post-surgery complications resulting in loss of sight. According to police sources, the
A visit of Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces chief to Cyprus opens a “new window of cooperation” between the two countries, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said. President Nicos Anastasiades received on Wednesday the
