Cyprus

More than 10,000 people were served by the vaccination portal in the first 10 minutes after it opened for the age group from 37 to 38 on Tuesday, deputy minister for research, innovation and ...

The health ministry announced a total of 65 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Cyprus is expected to be placed in the UK’s amber category according to assessment by experts it was reported on Tuesday, in anticipation of London’s announcement on which ...

Cyprus has expressed intertest in operating a pan-European hotline for victims of gender-based violence, it was announced on Tuesday. Toward that end, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis signed a declaration of ...

Fire fighters were able to put under control a fire near a monastery between Analiontas and Kampia in the Nicosia district around an hour after it erupted. The blaze destroyed ...

Hoteliers hope to be able to welcome locals as from May 10, provided that the current two-week tougher restrictions are lifted, Cyprus Hotels Association director Philokypros Roussounides told Cybc TV on ...

Clarifications regarding people’s movement after the lockdown is lifted on May 10 will be announced in the upcoming days, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry is in the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday paid tribute to Edek founder Vassos Lyssarides as a visionary who played a leading role in modern Cyprus history. Speaking to the media after signing ...

Russians are currently spending their holidays in around 20 hotels in the Famagusta district while Russian and Israeli tourists are keeping 12 hotels in the Paphos district busy. Though overall numbers are ...

A joint lawsuit, by 67 parents against the state, which challenges the requirement on school children to undergo mandatory tests and face masks was heard in court on Tuesday. The hearing ...

Overcrowding and delays at the Spyros Kyprianou vaccination centre in Limassol early on Tuesday was an isolated incident caused by vaccine transportation issues, said the health ministry. Vaccinations at the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday called on the Turkish side to consider the cost on Turkish Cypriots of the isolation they are leading them to by insisting on a two-state ...

Priority should be given to vaccinating employees in the catering sector, president of the recreation centres association (Osika) Neophytos Thrasyvoulou said on Tuesday. This would pave the way for reopening ...

The deputy ministry of innovation announced on Tuesday that only one user will be able to access the vaccination portal per person, following technical issues with the platform due to ...

A fire broke out at in the early morning hours of Tuesday in a landfill located in the Marathountas area of Paphos. According to police, the fire service was alerted ...

Public expenditure on fire-protection services was 0.4 per cent of total expenditure in 2019 in Cyprus, slightly lower than the EU average, Eurostat reported on the occasion of International Firefighters’ Day marked ...

Police booked a total of 208 people for breaching coronavirus protocols in 24 hours leading up to 6am on Tuesday. Most were fined for neglecting to send an SMS requesting permission to ...

For Bank of Cyprus Deputy CEO Dr. Charis Pouangare, the royal road to profit passes through enhanced service for the customer. “This enables us to overcome many challenges. First, the ...

Health authorities on Monday announced seven deaths from Covid-19 and 481 new positives in island-wide testing. The seven deaths concern: a man aged 73, unvaccinated, who died at Nicosia general ICU; a ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday criticised President Nicos Anastasiades for having an “anachronistic and domineering mentality” over references in his Easter message to his Turkish Cypriot “compatriots”. Tatar, ...

The ombudswoman has flagged the sacking of a woman from the department of civil aviation (DCA), noting that it was unwarranted and unfair. The case concerns a woman who had ...

Health authorities announced that 60 sites for free rapid tests will operate across the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly ...

The vaccination portal will open on Tuesday for people aged between 37 and 38, the health ministry said, adding that given the increased demand, it seems it will be feasible to reach ...

By Jean Christou and Evie Andreou The Cyprus Police Association on Monday condemned attacks on police officers and firemen during the weekend by young people who hurled stones at them ...