Cyprus

Cyprus is reported to be among several countries that will not participate in September’s event marking 20 years since the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, according to sources cited ...

The health ministry announced 27 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Friday for groups eligible for free tests. To get tested, people need to present proof of identity ...

A two-year, €7m project to upgrade Kapparis avenue in Protaras will get underway this month following the signing of the relevant contracts in the presence of Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, ...

Morphou bishop to say silent on vax views ‘unless provoked’ By George Psyllides and Elias Hazou President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he did not expect any public statements in the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he will be discussing with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou whether there was any other way to handle the issue of an English textbook that was ...

The European Commission announced on Thursday the disbursement of €157m to Cyprus in pre-financing, as part of the funds and loans to be provided under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (...

Cyprus remains on the list of red countries with a high notification rate, testing rate and positivity rate for Covid, according to the latest map released on Thursday by the ...

Medical associations on Thursday rushed to defend their members and express support for Makarios children’s hospital paediatrics chief Avraam Elia after he received a death threat for supporting anti-Covid ...

A 24-year-old suspect in police custody for the alleged possession of counterfeit euro notes and drugs escaped from Yermasoyia police station on Thursday morning. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday ...

The auditor general’s office raised the red flag over a farewell do – which has now been cancelled – for a public official that would have cost the taxpayer €10,000. The Cyprus ...

An elderly man spotted floating unconscious in the sea off Kissonerga on Thursday was taken to Paphos general hospital where doctors certified his death. Police said the foreign visitor was ...

Over 5,500 counterfeit items have been seized from several shops in the Famagusta district, police said on Thursday. A joint operation by police and the customs department turned up over 5,500 items ...

Vaccination centres will now operate on Saturdays from September 11 onwards to better cater to school children, the health ministry announced on Thursday. Separately, the ministry also announced that 660 booster shots ...

The House interior committee will decide next week whether the local government elections will take place as planned in December or be postponed, it emerged on Thursday. The decision by ...

A group of parents protested outside the Ministry of Education on Thursday against the implementation of aspects of the health protocols in schools to combat the pandemic. The protest was ...

Police officers found a large quantity of duty-free tobacco in the luggage of two people who were preparing to fly to the UK from Paphos late on Wednesday. An X-ray ...

A fire that appears to have been set deliberately damaged the premises of a courier company a little after midnight, the fire service said on Thursday. Fire fighters were notified ...

A 60-year-old Larnaca man is under arrest on suspicion of possession and distribution of child pornography over the internet. The cybercrime unit said it had received a tip-off from Europol ...

Police on Thursday said they fined four businesses a total of €7,000 for violating coronavirus protocols as part of 2,570 nationwide checks. The checks were carried out between 6am on Wednesday and 6...

The Cyprus-Greece Business Association will take part at the Thessaloniki International Fair which will take place between September 11 and September 19 of this year. The association’s president Iosif Iosif has ...

The Association of Cyprus Cheese Producers and 11 others have taken legal action against the European Commission, in an attempt to stop the inclusion of halloumi in the register for protected ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday said the government will in the following months announce a new incentive scheme for attracting high-tech companies that will facilitate the establishment and hiring of ...

Justice Minister Stefi Drakou on Wednesday pledged to hold meetings will all stakeholders so that progress is made on the discussion in parliament of 45 pending bills, including the ones on ...

Paediatrics chief at Makarios children’s hospital Avraam Elia said on Wednesday that despite receiving death threats he has not been deterred from doing his duty. Elia told the Cyprus ...