A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
Three out of four Cypriots aged 16-74 seek health information online, the fourth highest share among the EU 27, according to a Eurostat survey.
Numbers are on the rise, with Cyprus ...
The Avakas gorge nature trail in Peyia, Paphos has reopened to visitors, the forestry department said on Thursday.
“Visitors are urged to take all the necessary personal protection measures such ...
In today’s episode, we take an in-depth look to the visit of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland to Cyprus.
Elsewhere, in Covid-19 news, the ...
Dust levels remain high, with authorities issuing a new warning on Thursday urging the public and particularly vulnerable groups of the population to avoid going out.
Similar warnings have been ...
Police warned the public of a scam on Thursday after a Larnaca resident reported he was cheated out of €10,000 by a person impersonating as a doctor.
According to the complaint ...
A 36-year-old man has been arrested with over 1kg of cannabis following a car chase in Limassol, police said Thursday.
The man was spotted driving in Limassol at around 3.40pm ...
Eight people were booked for violating coronavirus protocols after 1,648 checks in the last 24 hours, police said Thursday.
Most people, six, were booked in Famagusta where 395 checks were conducted while one ...
A French tourist is hospitalised in serious condition at the Paphos general hospital after he was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing, police said Thursday.
The 46-year-old man ...
Revenues from tourism in the first month of 2022 exceeded €28 million, with the rate of decline in revenue compared to the pre-pandemic era, meaning January 2020, remaining lower than the corresponding rate ...
The value of Total Assets under Management reached €11.6 bn in the fourth quarter of 2021, recording a minor decrease of 0.2 per cent compared to the third quarter of 2021, according to the ...
The European Commission called on Cyprus again on Wednesday to take measures to protect its Natura 2000 sites and to respect its obligations under the Habitats Directive or it may refer ...
A green space has been named in honour of a husband and wife who were brutally murdered in their Nicosia home during a robbery almost four years ago.
The green ...
The health ministry announced one Covid-19 death and 2,716 infections on Wednesday, while 27 patients with the virus are seriously ill in hospital.
The death is that of a 63-year-old man, raising ...
The European Commission has announced that it will be offering technical support to help 17 member states, including Cyprus, towards the goal of phasing out their reliance on Russian fossil fuels, ...
Main opposition party Akel on Wednesday said it plans to propose ending twice-yearly exams, a matter that will be urgently discussed by the House education committee next Wednesday.
On Thursday, ...
Senior US and Cypriot officials inaugurated the Washington funded security centre in Larnaca on Wednesday and spoke of the shared values of democratic nations particularly in light of Russia’s ...
The customs department confiscated 52 packs of cigarettes and 4.3 kilograms of tobacco after searching an apartment in Larnaca belonging to an 81-year-old man, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday.
A ...
The public has been asked to join the ‘CYcling in the city 2022’ event to promote bikes as a means of transport and exercise.
The event takes place on Sunday, April 10, ...
The justice system in Cyprus is at breaking point, MPs in the House legal affairs committee agreed on Wednesday while discussing three amended bills aimed at judicial reform tabled by ...
The Larnaca criminal court on Wednesday found Georgios Christodoulou, 45, not guilty of trafficking 1.5 kilos of cocaine in 2019 after the main prosecution witness was deemed unreliable.
Christodoulou, also known as Zavrantonas, ...
Unemployment fell by 58 per cent in March 2022, compared to the same month last year, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).
A report published on Wednesday said there were 13,815 registered ...
The face mask mandate in outdoor spaces is expected to be lifted this week as discussions are underway for further relaxations of coronavirus measures, Cyprus News Agency reported Wednesday.
Rapid ...
The second batch of humanitarian aid from Cyprus for Ukraine was dispatched on Tuesday with both of them having a combined value of over €2 million, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said ...
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday met Montenegro’s Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, in the framework of his state visit to the country, the first-ever by a Cypriot president.A presidency ...