Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot media on Saturday reported that two men arrested in the north for smuggling illegal migrants were remanded for a further three days. According to Kibris Postasi, the two ...

A police operation in Chlorakas resulted in 35 fines for traffic violations but none for violations of the interior ministry decree prohibiting the settlement of additional migrants in the community, police ...

Police on Saturday said they have arrested three people in Larnaca for facilitating an illegal crossing into the republic. According to a written announcement, on Friday night officers flagged down ...

Authorities on Saturday issued a warning over high concentrations of dust in the atmosphere, urging vulnerable groups to stay inside. “The public, and particularly any vulnerable groups of population (children, ...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for possession of child pornography, police said on Saturday. According to a written announcement, an arrest warrant was issued against the suspect after the ...

Twelve people and five businesses were booked on Saturday during police checks for violating coronavirus protocols. The fines came from 2,096 checks carried out across the republic in the past 24 hours. ...

Cyprus’ government deficit fell to €465 million at the end of the previous year, reflecting a reduction of €463.87 from 2020, according to a financial report released by the treasury this week. The ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) this week welcomed the proposed transfer of the Cyprus Port Authority to Limassol, saying that the city is the key representative of the shipping industry ...

The war in Ukraine has made the security of energy supply a top priority, increasing pressure in Europe to accelerate the transition to cleaner fuels, including hydrogen. This was one ...

With 14,000 Ukrainian refugees having arrived in Cyprus since the start of the war, their compatriots living on the island have stepped up efforts to help by opening donation centres all ...

The Cyprus psychiatric association this week recommended its members respect the gender identity and sexual orientation of their patients, following reports over incidents of conversion therapy. The statement came only ...

Two people died from coronavirus, as 2,491 new infections were detected from 41,302 tests, a positivity rate of 6.03 per cent, the health ministry said Friday. The deaths concerned two women, aged 84 and 96 ...

With a budget of €1.2 billion, works on the Larnaca marina and port development, the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus, started on Friday. The first phase of the project has a ...

Concerns about the proper implementation of legislation for the installation and use of tachographs, as well as installation of speed limitation devices on certain categories of vehicles, were raised during ...

Police on Friday reminded drivers that illegal parking causes traffic congestion and increases the risk of accidents as 292 fines were issued in March for such violations. Of them, 56 concerned illegal ...

The audit office on Friday called on political parties to ditch a proposal that would allow civil servants to be elected as MPs without resigning from their post, saying this ...

Despite the pandemic, over 2,500 patients were treated at the oncology department of the Nicosia general hospital, state health services organisation Okypy said Thursday. In 2021, 787 patients were treated in the oncology ...

Despite some expected price increases, Cyprus’ supply chain will not be significantly hit by the war in Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Shipping Vasilis Demetriades said on Friday. Speaking from Paphos, ...

A British tourist died after losing consciousness while swimming in Paphos, police said on Friday. The 63-year-old man lost consciousness while swimming at the Blue Lagoon beach in Paphos, assistant ...

April 1 is an occasion to “remember with gratitude the freedom fighters, the ordinary peasants, workers, the church and the two great leaders of the struggle” who fought an unequal but ...

Cyprus’ oil dependency seems to favour the country over gas-dependent countries under current circumstances, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday, after Russia threatened to stop the gas supply to European ...

The ‘presidential palace’ in the north was left without electricity because electricity bills had not been paid, the Kibris Postasi website said on Friday. According to Kibris Postasi, the president ...

Italian graffiti artist Millo is expected to return to Paphos in the coming days to create a large-scale mural in Yeroskipou after a piece of his street art in the ...

A Nicosia-based bar was fined €8,000 on Friday for serving more people than the permitted number based on the current coronavirus restrictions. The fine was made after 603 checks in the district, ...