Cyprus

The health ministry announced the antigen testing locations for Thursday. Limassol: Gregoris Afxentiou Square, administration building, 8.30am to 4.30pm, Ypsonas town hall, south entrance, 8.30am-5pm, Sklavenitis parking lot, Ayios ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday said that unless the coronavirus vaccines reserved for his community are delivered directly via the EU and not through the Greek Cypriot side, ...

The mayor of Limassol Nicos Nicolaides announced on Wednesday that, by the end of 2021, he will announce tenders for the construction of 150 apartments in the neighbourhood of Ayios Nikolaos, as ...

By Nick Theodoulou and Evie Andreou The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called on Wednesday for the Pournara migrant reception centre to be decongested after a 600-person brawl ...

Two men, a Turkish national and a Turkish Cypriot, were remanded on Wednesday for eight days on suspicion of illegally assisting a group of 19 Syrian migrants arrive in Cyprus by ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday unveiled the government’s plans to absorb €968 million in EU structural funds in the period of 2021-2027 with emphasis on the green economy, tackling ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday discussed developments on the Cyprus problem and the latest UN reports on Unficyp and the Good Offices mission in Cyprus with the UN’s special ...

The cabinet on Wednesday rubberstamped rent relief measures for businesses stricken by the Covid crisis, which include a 70 per cent temporary discount for two months if the landlords are private ...

Paphos has reacted with anger after original wall art painted by a world-renowned Italian street artist, which was part of the town’s Capital of Culture 2017 events, has been destroyed ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) and the Pancyprian Footballers Association (PASP) released a joint statement on Wednesday calling on the government to allow minor football leagues across the island to ...

The first batch of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 arrived on Tuesday evening in Cyprus, according to the Ministry of Health. It includes 1,200 doses of the Μoderna vaccine. In the ...

A drug-drone has stirred the public’s imagination and caught the drug squad Ykan off guard with concerns that new drug smuggling methods are being used. Speaking to CyBC TV ...

The tourism strategy for Cyprus in 2021 will mainly focus on digital advertising, the Deputy Minister of Toursim Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, he said that ...

Cabinet on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to launch a social dialogue on establishing a national minimum wage when conditions allow. According to deputy government spokesman Panayiotis Sentonas, cabinet ...

Limassol Bishop Athanasios on Wednesday attributed a mix-up over the funeral of a coronavirus-infected deceased person to a misunderstanding by a local priest. The issue arose after a priest at ...

A section of the Limassol to Nicosia motorway near Kornos closed to traffic for an hour at around noon due to a traffic accident involving the collision of two cars. ...

Police on Wednesday said they were investigating a spate of burglaries of businesses in Paphos. Two of the businesses, a silverware shop and a photography studio, are on the same ...

A Greek Cypriot man pleaded guilty to assaulting an SBA Police officer and damaging a police vehicle in court yesterday after he attempted to evade arrest when he was pulled ...

Grocery shopping remains the most popular category for which people ask permission to leave their homes, according to the data Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy. In total 380,199 ...

The land development corporation (KOAG) is expected to submit an application for the construction of a €5 million social housing complex in Ayios Nicolaos, Larnaca, to the municipality by the end ...

Ayia Napa mayor Christos Zannetou said on Wednesday he expects the tourist season to start at the end of May. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Zannetou said people working ...

Fishing in reservoirs is prohibited until the end of January, as is access to picnic and camping sites, an announcement clarified on Wednesday. According to the fisheries department, fishing in ...

Two patients with coronavirus are being treated in a newly-opened Covid-19 ward of Larnaca general hospital, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Wednesday. The organisation set aside 28 beds ...

Members of the drug squad made three arrests on Tuesday after finding a kilo of cannabis in a car in Limassol. Following a tip off, officers stopped two cars on ...