Jonathan Shkurko

Two more people have died from coronavirus on Friday, both women aged 93 and 82, the health ministry announced as 3,020 new infections were detected from 92,720 tests, a positivity rate of 3.26 per cent. ...

Poed, the primary school teachers’ union, will be writing to the health ministry asking for clarifications on the “test to stay” programme and suggesting changes to protocols at schools, union ...

The possibility of a serious accident following the power outage at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine is extremely remote, according to the Risk Assessment Professor at the European ...

The children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Wednesday said it is the state’s duty to guarantee food, protection and acceptable health and hygiene conditions for children at the ...

Police have temporarily closed the Nicosia-Limassol highway in the direction of Limassol after a truck overturned blocking the passage of vehicles. The closure has been in place since 2.15pm on ...

Around 50 migrants staying at the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia took to the highway to protest the living conditions at the centre on Tuesday, blocking traffic in both directions. Drivers ...

The cost of renovating the facades of the buildings on Larnaca’s Piale Pasha has risen to €1 million, according to the town’s mayor Andreas Vyras. Vyras told the Cyprus ...

Following the success and the significant response to the subsidy for the creation of traditional handicraft and winemaking workshops for the public in 2021, the initiative will continue throughout 2022, the deputy ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Antigoni Pitta Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios reassured hoteliers and local authorities in the Famagusta district on Friday that the ...

Around 200 Russians living in Cyprus boarded a repatriation flight to Moscow at Larnaca airport on Friday. The flight, operated by Russia state airline Aeroflot, was organised by the Russian embassy ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said the decision to close Cyprus’ airspace to Russian planes after Turkey said it would not impose similar sanctions will have to be carefully evaluated by ...

Reiterating Cyprus’ friendship and will to cooperate, President Nicos Anastasiades welcomed Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, on Wednesday morning during an official visit. Anastasiades underlined the excellent relations between the ...

The military cooperation between France and Cyprus was highlighted by Defence Minster Charalambos Petrides on Tuesday when he paid a visit to the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at ...

Despite the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Cyprus’ goal of attracting more tourists this year than last is achievable, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday. Speaking to the ...

The European Commission on Tuesday approved a scheme worth €5.7 million to support farmers working in the livestock sector affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictive measures in Cyprus. According ...

Increased security measures will be applied in Nicosia and Larnaca on Wednesday following the arrival of Israeli President Isaac Herzog for his official visit. According to an announcement released by ...

The Test to Stay measure will not be implemented in the police force for the time being because the number of cases within the force is too small to justify ...

Cyprus recorded the lowest median age among EU member states in 2021, after it was calculated at 38 years, according to a study carried out by Eurostat. Different from the average age, ...

The transport ministry announced on Monday it reached an agreement with the companies running the commercial activities at Limassol port to significantly reduce their freight and handling fees after lengthy ...

More support for Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir poured in on Monday from Cyprus and from Turkey, as the presidents of the journalists’ associations of both countries condemned his arrest. ...

Any sanctions imposed on Russia will inevitably end up impacting Cyprus’ economy as well, particularly the tourism sector, president of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) Michalis Antoniou said on ...

Two people are due to be appear in court in the UK on Monday after they were charged with the murder of a Cypriot in London. Philip Sherwin, 60 and Deka ...

Cyprus’ Nissi beach, located in the resort town of Ayia Napa was named the fourth-best beach in Europe and 22nd overall by popular online travel website Tripadvisor. The website released ...

Secondary school students staged a two-hour boycott of classes on Friday on the instructions of students’ union Psem. Banners reading “Take them back Minister,” referring to the twice-yearly exams, which ...