Cyprus

A fire that broke out earlier on Monday afternoon in an area near the villages of Pachna and Kivides has been brought under control. According to Fire Brigade spokesman Andreas ...

The 43-year-old Greek Cypriot man, who was remanded after he was caught on video assaulting a Congolese woman holding her infant in Larnaca, will be referred to a trial on ...

The nine communities in the Vasilikos area on Monday announced that they will file a complaint with the European Commission against the Republic of Cyprus regarding the issue of repeated ...

The full implementation of halloumi PDO (protected designation of origin) is expected “very soon” Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday, as more halloumi makers were expected to register in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday recognised a track and field athlete for helping her teammate who had fallen near the finish line at an international multi-sport event. Lanitio high school ...

Improvements, which will reduce the burden on the Lakatamia welfare office that assists asylum seekers, were under way, the deputy minister of social welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Monday. There ...

Twelve people have been arrested in Paphos on suspicion of domestic violence over the past month. Paphos police CID chief and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou told the Cyprus News Agency that 15 ...

Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushios said on Monday he will submit a final proposal on the national minimum wage at meetings with stakeholders on Thursday and Friday, with the aim of ...

The president of the of the Cyprus (Private) Doctors Association (Enic), Dr Marinos Sotiriou backed the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), ...

An 18-year-old was remanded in custody for five-days in connection with burglaries and thefts, including that of a moped, in Paphos, police said on Monday. Five burglaries were committed in ...

A journey around the world from the Mediterranean and the Middle East to Africa and Latin America will be presented at an upcoming performance. Participating in the 17th Cyprus Rialto ...

The Nicosia chamber of commerce and industry (Ebel) on Monday expressed “great disappointment” at the decision to integrate the Higher Hotel Institute of Cyprus (HHIC) into the Cyprus University of ...

Three people, aged 25, 24 and 19, were arrested on Sunday after inflicting grievous bodily harm to two people in Ayia Napa, police said on Monday. According to police, around 2.30am on Sunday, ...

Police on Monday morning blue-lighted a convulsing one-year-old with high fever to Paphos general hospital. Police were approached by a car on Posidonos avenue in Kato Paphos at around 3am. ...

Two wide ranging meetings will be held on Monday to examine issues impacting the national health scheme Gesy, including the controversial appointment to the HIO board which oversees it. The ...

Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou on Monday said the government would continue to support Greek Cypriots living in certain areas in the north by facilitating their employment and providing incentives for ...

Bases police said on Monday they have arrested a 31-year-old man who attempted to import 125g of cannabis via the post, who is now facing a prison sentence. A sting ...

Two men, aged 30 and 27, have been remanded for five days over the illegal possession of ammunition, Paphos police said on Monday. The case started when a man reported he had ...

In today’s episode, we hear that more measures against Covid will be taken if they are deemed necessary. Elsewhere, the health minister said hospitals are ready to deal with ...

The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations, Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has expressed disappointment over the UNSG’s recent reports on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) ...

Some members of the Paphos Bar Association went on indefinite strike on Monday, protesting new security measures at Paphos District Court. In a letter sent to Justice Minister Stefi Drakou, ...

The Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning for extreme high temperatures, lasting from noon on Monday until 6am on Tuesday. Vulnerable populations, children, and the elderly, are ...

A much-needed upgrade to controlling illegal mobile usage within the prisons has seen the justice ministry accused of breaking the law The alleged collusion between a convict and a senior ...

How successful will the much-publicised new multi-million plan for the walled city be? To great fanfare, the government in April unveiled a €40 million action plan aimed at revamping Nicosia’s ...