Staff Reporter

A total of 22 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Authorities have seized thousands of canisters suspected of containing laughing gas stored in a company warehouse in the district of Famagusta, it was announced on Thursday. Police said they seized 38,400 ...

A ‘smart’ baton designed to be used in the Queen’s Baton relay for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will travel to Cyprus and the rest of the Commonwealth in October, ...

A Limassol kiosk was robbed at knifepoint early on Thursday, with the perpetrator getting away with €560 in cash. Police said the robbery took place at 4am at a kiosk in ...

The EU must find a way to stop migrant smugglers, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Wednesday as she cited latest figures showing that virtually all migrants to Cyprus ...

A six-year-old died on Wednesday morning following a surgery at a private clinic in Nicosia, a source close to the matter confirmed. The surgery reportedly took place on Tuesday and ...

Overcrowding and shortcomings with infrastructure are two problems facing schools highlighted in the House education committee on Wednesday as MPs began discussing the findings of their visits to secondary schools ...

The health ministry has announced 22 rapid testing sites for Thursday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. District Locations ...

Paphos-based family business, Safe.T.First Pool Safety Ltd, has beaten entrants from 31 EU/EEA countries to win a prestigious EU Product Safety Award at a high-level ceremony held in ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association has written to the permanent secretary of the energy ministry to protest delays by the consumer protection service in investigating two complaints submitted in May 2020. They ...

An exhibition of photographs at the Thalassa Museum in Ayia Napa on Monday night celebrated the island’s beauty while driving home the urgent need to protect the sea from ...

The military parade marking the 61st anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus, will be open to spectators this year with the display of a SafePass and use of protective masks, ...

Ruling Disy on Wednesday announced the death of leader Averof Neophytou’s father. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Pericles Neophytou, father of the chairman ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the visit that European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson paid to Cyprus. We also discuss the strike called by government ...

More than 20 people face charges in relation to an attack outside the Dias building which houses Sigma TV and Simerini newspaper and for disturbances at the presidential palace in July, ...

Police on Monday arrested a 38-year-old man in Nicosia in connection with possession of a firearm and participation in a crime. The arrest took place at lunchtime during a police ...

The state doctors’ union Pasyki and the board of directors of Pasydy have declared a three-hour work stoppage in public hospitals and health centres on Wednesday, from 8-11am. “Absence, ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) on Monday alerted its members that starting next month the tax department will start checking if businesses have made available to customers the option ...

Cyprus has slipped on all governance indicators compiled by the World Bank, particularly when it comes to the rule of law metric. The World Bank has just published its 2020 data ...

In today’s news, we hear about a Simou resident’s brave efforts in saving the lives of the dogs she was looking after while their owners were on holiday, ...

A 34-year-old woman was arrested in Nicosia for driving at twice the speed in a residential area, police said on Sunday. According to a press bulletin, the woman was driving ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection to an arson attack and break-in at a chapel in Limassol which took place in July, police said on Sunday. Officers secured a ...

Justice Minister Stefi Drakou on Saturday gave assurances that the police presence in the old town of Nicosia would be stepped up to make residents feel secure. Speaking from Phaneromeni ...