Cyprus

Price rises that have been in motion since the beginning of the year show no sign of slowing down but there is no immediate worry of a shortage of items ...

A man has been charged for causing actual bodily harm after he allegedly attacked a driver who was involved in a road accident on Sunday with his wife. According to ...

The platform for the competitive electricity market (CEM), which also includes the energy exchange, will be ready to operate by the fourth quarter of 2022, the Transmission System Operator (TSO) announced. ...

The health ministry on Monday warned the public that the indoor mask mandate, including their use at airports, still stands except for children under 12. “The obligation to use a mask ...

An innovative tour for the visually impaired has taken place in Larnaca to develop city tours for visually disabled tourists and making the city more accessible. The tour took place ...

The ministry of interior on Monday announced the launch of an information campaign against human trafficking aimed at discouraging demand for sexual services from victims. The main objective of the ...

In today’s episode, the new relaxations of the restrictive measures against Covid-19 came into force as of yesterday. Under the new rules, it will no longer be necessary to ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Nicosia in connection with a case of illegal drug possession. According to a police statement, members of Ykan (Nicosia Branch) carried out ...

A 30-year-old man on Sunday afternoon visited the Limassol police detention centre and handed over two cups of frappé to a detainee. During the subsequent inspection, two packages wrapped with ...

Juvenile crime remains very low in Cyprus, but we still need a designated detention centre A law establishing a criminal justice system catering to juvenile offenders was voted in a ...

The multinational civil-military exercise Argonaftis 2022, will take place between May 16 and 20, the defence ministry announced on Sunday. Argonaftis is an annual sea, air and land drill. It has not taken ...

Two years into the pandemic, the government is still keeping older adults locked down in care homes The main concern following the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak was to protect the elderly, ...

The latest bout of dust in the atmosphere was due to dissipate on Sunday after expected light rainfall, the head of the met office said. Kleanthis Nikolaides told CNA on ...

Limassol Avenue in Larnaca, which links the coastal city with Aradippou has been renamed Vassos Lyssarides Avenue in honour of the founder of socialist Edek who died last year aged 100. ...

Diplomat Menelaos Menelaou on Sunday takes over the duties of Greek Cypriot negotiator for Cyprus talks replacing Andreas Mavroyiannis who will run in the presidential elections with the backing of ...

More than 3,300 traffic violations were clocked in the past 48 hours, the majority for speeding, police said on Sunday. The majority of the complaints concerned offences which have been proven to ...

Former negotiator and ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis meets all of opposition Akel’s requirements to foment change in Cyprus, the party’s general-secretary Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday. Stefanou was speaking ...

The cantilever of a building in Xylofagou, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, police said. No one was injured as the building, which functions as a local club, was ...

In line with the rest of Europe, the Cypriot vote in Saturday night’s Eurovision song contest, diverged between jury and public voting. Overall, Ukraine was in fourth place based ...

Disy, Akel vitriol over Nikos Christodoulides’ candidacy No sooner had ex-foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides thrown his hat in the 2023 presidential race than he took a drubbing from almost all sides ...

The new relaxations of the restrictive measures against Covid-19, decided by the Cabinet on April 20 and May 10 will come into force on Sunday, May 15. The Health Ministry in a statement ...

The funeral of Corporal Natalie Neophytou took place on Saturday, held at public expense, with Neophytou buried with full military honours. The funeral, which took place at the Apostolou Pavlou ...

The Animal Party on Saturday said it disapproved of sending the Savannah cat that recently attacked a three-year-old boy to the Limassol Zoo. The cat had reportedly escaped its Limassol ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Saturday said that Cyprus’ status as a tourist destination necessitates the provision of high-quality services on its beaches, with a focus on the safety of ...