Cyprus

One of the five trade unions of the electricity authority’s workers said on Monday it will not participate in the scheduled 12-hour strike this week announced by the other ...

Cyprus road deaths were above the EU average in 2020 and 2021 despite a drop in the numbers of estimated deaths last year, Eurostat data showed on Monday. In its report, the ...

A little over a third of the interior ministry’s budget for 2023 will go to development projects, as the administration works to push through a number of reforms, including in ...

The Asian tiger mosquito, which was found in Limassol last month, has also been detected in the north, the Turkish Cypriot association of biologists announced on Monday. Authorities in the ...

Hungarian airline Wizz Air announced three additional routes to Saudi Arabia for 2023 as its Cyprus base is boosted with two new aircraft. Two Airbus A321neo will be added in ...

The large-scale Christmas village which will be held in Polis Chrysochou this year has given shops and tourist-related business the incentive to remain open in the winter for the first ...

The Cyprus medical association demanded clarifications on Monday after Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said the withdrawn proposal to appoint their president to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) ...

A 41-year-old man extradited from Spain to Cyprus for an internet fraud case was found innocent at Paphos district court on Monday. The judge said the prosecution had not provided ...

Former Turkish rear admiral Cihat Yauci has recommended banning Turkish Cypriot unions which he said support Greek Cypriot interests and proposed measures to promote Ankara’s role in the north. ...

Pavlos Kontidis on Monday took the title of European champion for the second time in his distinguished career. In the only race of the day, the Cypriot sailior finished third, ...

The Department of Forests denied on Monday that it got a raw deal in relation to the leasing of two firefighting helicopters, after a local newspaper published fresh allegations about ...

The National Guard is upgrading its weapons systems so as to become a strong force of deterrence, while expanding defence and security cooperation with friendly nations, the defence minister said ...

Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Christina Yiannaki presented the national vaccination advisory committee’s annual results for 2021 on Monday with the emphasis on the long list of free vaccinations now administered. ...

Covid-19 vaccinations will be available for babies and toddlers beginning Tuesday, the health ministry said on Monday. The ministry said that babies over the age of six months and toddlers ...

The forestry department announced on Monday that the “White River–Toxeftra” road on the edge of the Akamas state forest will be closed from November 22 until further notice, due to ...

The health ministry announced on Monday that the health certificate office, the vaccination certificate issue centre and the adults’ and travellers’ vaccination centres have been transferred to the Latsia health ...

A new book details the journey, and the lives, of a group of Cypriots who left the island in 1951 on board a ship destined for Melbourne. ALIX NORMAN hears more ...

MPs at the House interior committee were on Monday discussing the possibility of out-of-court procedures to deter businesses from causing noise pollution, as court proceedings take too long to be ...

Low-cost airline Ryanair announced on Monday five new routes departing from Paphos airport starting next summer, as well as an increase in the airport-based fleet from two to four aircrafts. ...

A 63-year-old man will be put on trial at the Paphos criminal court next month for the attempted murder of his wife, police said on Monday. According to an announcement, ...

A ton of mushrooms were sauteed in a giant frying pan at the So Mush Bigger festival, in a recording breaking fry. The festival held over the weekend in the ...

Artistry and storytelling take a back seat to generating as much content for Disney+ as possible says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe concluded last week with the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will leave on Tuesday for Germany, where he will stay for two days and meet some of the country’s political leadership, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Anastasiades ...

The Cyprus radio television authority (CRTA) has registered a budget deficit for the first time, it said on Monday. Speaking at the House interior committee, CRTA director Neophytos Epaminondas said ...