Coronavirus: Hospitalisations, not reported cases, the figure to watch says expert
Covid cases in the community are probably much higher than what is seen every day and it will probably take another one or two years...
Jean Christou
Coronavirus: Minister marks one million doses
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Wednesday the administration of one million vaccine doses in Cyprus was a milestone in the battle against Covid-19 and...
Coronavirus: Surviving without a SafePass
Although it just got even harder, a determined but vocal minority are refusing to frequent businesses that require a SafePass Since the introduction of...
Renovation work has started on historic Famagusta church
The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) announced on Wednesday that a contract has been signed for conservation works at the church of Ayios Synesios...
Anastasiades critical of UK and Spehar over their stance on Turkey at UN
President Nicos Anastasiades has left open the possibility of either vetoing the EU’s positive agenda towards Turkey or pushing for the adoption of new sanctions...
Government seeks Varosha condemnation from Security Council (Updated)
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council (P5), France, China, the UK, US and Russia, and other countries, have come out with what...
Amathus underwater works picks up pace
The antiquities department on Wednesday urged bathers and divers to be cautious when swimming in the Amathus area during works to showcase the ancient underwater...
Dias media group attacked, cars burnt, offices trashed (Update 4)
A group of attackers late Sunday broke into the Dias group building that houses Sigma, attacked staff, set fire to cars in the parking lot...
Varosha, gas, recognition – five scenarios being touted as Erdogan’s ‘good news’
Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media are focusing on five scenarios relating to the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during...
Only ten Estia applications left to process from over 6,000
Only ten applications remain to be examined under the Estia programme to assist distressed mortgage holders, it was reported on Sunday. Total applications for Estia...
Akel says government not acting decisively enough in face of Turkish provocations
If the negotiations on the Cyprus issue do not resume, Turkey will continue to exploit the gap in negotiations, opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said...
Situation over Varosha at ‘tipping point’ (Updated)
Turkey’s possible call on refugees to return to their Varosha properties under Turkish Cypriot administration would be deceitful, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday, speaking...
New round of Cyprob contacts kick off on Tuesday
Discussions on the Cyprus issue will pick up momentum from Tuesday, beginning with a new round of contacts by UN envoy Jane Holl Lute who...
Countdown to cabinet reshuffle
President Nicos Anastasaides is expected to unveil his new cabinet any time between now and Tuesday morning in a reshuffle tinged by the dramatic resignation...
UK records 9,284 new COVID-19 cases, amid rising trend
Britain recorded 9,284 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday and six new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test. Although lower than recent...
Tatar to tell Lute: no recognition, no formal negotiations
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says he will tell the UN Secretary-General’s envoy Jane Holl Lute at their upcoming meeting that formal negotiations on Cyprus...
Cyprus falls far short of EU target on road death reduction
Cyprus has only managed to reduce its road deaths by 20 per cent in the past ten years, the seventh country that has been least...
Women protest over AG’s decision not to prosecute police officers (Updated)
A group of demonstrators on Wednesday gathered outside the offices of the legal service to protest against a decision by the attorney-general not to prosecute...
Cypriots see bigger rise in corruption than EU counterparts – Transparency report
Cyprus was the EU top country whose citizens believe corruption has increased over the past year according to Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer. On the...
Cyprus in trouble with EU over failure to protect Natura 2000 sites (updated)
Cyprus was among a number of EU member states targeted for infringement procedures on Wednesday, most notably for its failure to take the necessary steps...