In Easter message, Anastasiades slams Turkey, says winning Covid battle
For the second year running, President Nicos Anastasiades told locked-down Cypriots he hoped this would be the last Easter that was overshadowed by the pandemic....
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Police group warns of anarchy, no support: we’re on our own (Update 2)
A police officers’ association called Isotita (Equality) on Sunday warned it would have to take action before officers or firefighters were killed in the light...
Coronavirus: four deaths and 676 new cases announced on Friday (Updated)
The health ministry announced four deaths and 676 new Covid-19 positives from 47,621 PCR and rapid tests. The positivity rate was 1.42 per cent. The...
Easter meat prices down from last year
Meat prices other than whole chicken and lamb per kilo are down this Easter, the consumer protection service at the commerce ministry said. The price...
Al Jazeera’s documentary on Cyprus passport scheme up for Bafta
The al Jazeera undercover documentary The Cyprus Papers that exposed some of the players involved in the island’s citizenship by investment scheme has been...
Cyprus’ energy transition slow and erratic
Cyprus has come in 51st out of 115 countries on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2021, showing slow and erratic movement...
The road to Geneva
This is one of a series of articles from our ‘Background briefing: The Divided Island‘. It is a comprehensive interactive information guide on the Cyprus...
Coronavirus: €8m support scheme for tour operators
The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved an €8 million Cypriot scheme to support tour operators affected by the pandemic. The measure was...
Britain urges both sides to seize Geneva opportunities
Britain said on Wednesday it was important for all parties involved in Cyprus to seize the opportunity presented by the upcoming conference taking place in...
Cyprus behind on EU legislation to ban some single-use plastics from July
Local legislation pertaining to an EU directive set to come into force in July that declares war on 10 single-use plastic items is not ready...
Akel call to abolish early pension penalty
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday called for a new social policy, starting with the abolition of the 12 per cent deduction in pension imposed...
Lute due in Cyprus ahead of Geneva talks
UN envoy Jane Holl Lute will be in Cyprus on April 11 for contacts ahead of the conference on Cyprus in Geneva on April 27-29,...
Mouflon milk could solve halloumi production issue, says entrepreneur
An innovative Cypriot entrepreneur believes he has come up with a solution that will solve the problems associated with the shortage of sheep and goat’s...
Coronavirus: Worried tourism sector calls for clear strategy from government
Travel agents said on Wednesday they were sounding the alarm as tourism prospects remained in limbo while Cyprus has not yet come up with a...
Corruption, gender violence, discrimination the focus of US human rights report
Cyprus has been cited in the latest US State Department Human Rights Report for lapses on certain human rights issues including “serious acts of corruption”...
Shipping ministry not given up on ferry link to Greece
Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Tuesday the government had not given up on establishing a ferry link with Greece and was hoping the...
Lefkara lace initiative ‘extremely important’
Energy and Commerce Minister Natasa Pilidou on Tuesday visited Lefkara to check out the embroidery training programme, which is part of a plan to save,...
Paphos municipality announces water cuts
Paphos municipality on Tuesday announced there would be water cuts in various parts of town due to damage to the Water Development Department’s pipeline. “It...
Cheesemakers plan demo over halloumi PDO, TC producers want longer transition
Just as the EU is expected to vote on the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product on Friday, cheesemakers announced...
Government slams ‘brainless’ hooligans who defaced mosque
The government on Thursday strongly condemned the actions of “some brainless people” who smeared the mosque in Episkopi with ‘patriotic’ graffiti referring to the 1821...