OLOI News & Blog
The Department of Road Transport carried out intensified inspections in Nicosia and Larnaca to curb illegal passenger transport. The operation targets cases where private vehicles provide ride services without required licensing. In Nicosia, officers checked 120 taxis across urban, rural, and intercity categories, with 14 vehicles reported for violations. At Larnaca Airport, additional targeted checks […]
Cyprus pharmaceutical authorities issued a strict circular after receiving reports and complaints about illegal imports of medicines and injectable products. Officials say some quantities are entering outside the controlled supply chain and being distributed without legal procedures. The department reiterated that importing, holding, distributing, and commercially supplying medicines is allowed only through licensed persons and […]
Cyprus announced a new humanitarian shipment to Gaza under the Amalthea plan. The total load reaches 900 tons, and distribution to civilians in need has already started. According to official statements, the mission was coordinated through international and EU support mechanisms. UN bodies, the United Arab Emirates, and France contributed to the route, with the […]
The “Mora Thaumata” association met Health Minister Neofytos Charalambidis to discuss the needs of premature newborns and their families in Cyprus. The meeting covered the full care path, from birth through long-term follow-up. Participants placed special emphasis on stronger psychological and financial support for families, as well as the urgent upgrade of the neonatal intensive […]
Police and a ballistic specialist are continuing their investigation into a shooting incident at a restaurant in central Limassol. The damage was discovered after closing time while staff were cleaning the premises. Employees reported damage to a glass display, and a cartridge case was found near the site. Authorities have not yet established the exact […]
Cyprus’ Ministry of Finance announced that a new law on foreign direct investment screening will come into force on 2 April 2026. It is the country’s first fully structured framework of this kind. The regime aligns Cyprus with EU Regulation 2019/452 and is designed to serve two objectives at once: safeguarding national security and public […]
Parliament’s plenary approved unanimously two legal proposals that reshape how trafficking cases are handled in Cyprus. Under the new framework, the relevant powers move from the Deputy Ministry of Migration to the Ministry of Justice. Sponsor Rita Theodorou Superman argued that human trafficking is a grave human-rights violation and a form of organised crime. In […]
Yesterday’s news on our website, about the “transfer” to AEL’s scouting department, went unnoticed. At a recent conference in the Netherlands, Joel Damahu was with Michel Didier Tantoun. He was part of his team at Aris and has now joined him at the blue and yellow team… AEL fans are counting on Damahu and his […]
Bus drivers in Cyprus, members of OMEPEGE–SEK and SEGDAMELIN–PEO unions, are holding a two-hour work stoppage today from 9:00 to 11:00. A protest gathering is scheduled at Solomou Square in Nicosia during the same period, with unions demanding practical fixes to issues they link to the operation of the camera enforcement system. According to the […]
Drug seizures in Cyprus rose sharply in 2026 within just three months, a trend that YKAN data links to both strong demand and sustained law-enforcement pressure on trafficking networks. By the end of the first quarter, authorities had seized around 250 kg of cannabis and cannabis resin, along with 64 kg of cocaine. A major […]
