Cyprus

The finance ministry will collect more data as part of its drive to persuade European Commission to agree to the Republic’s proposal for the continuation of the arrangement for ...

Two brothers, aged 44 and 52, were arrested in the north after trying to cross to the government-controlled areas with fake IDs, it emerged on Monday. The pair arrived from Turkey to ...

The health ministry announced three deaths from coronavirus on Monday as a new record of 6,494 daily coronavirus infections were detected from 115,930 tests, a positivity rate of 5.6 per cent. The deaths ...

Unficyp chief Colin Stewart on Monday discussed measures to restore hope in the prospect of a comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus problem with main opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou. In ...

Police arrested a 35-year-old woman on Monday on suspicion of misappropriating funds from a Famagusta based accounting and auditing firm. According to Famagusta, the woman is suspected of having misappropriated ...

State health services organisation (Okypy) assured on Monday that it will investigate the death of a 43-year-old mother of six who died at the Larnaca general hospital’s ICU last ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou highlighted the importance of digital skills on Monday during his visit to the digitally supported learning environment at the pedagogical institute. The minister had the opportunity ...

The president has referred part of the newly passed law on municipal reform back to the House over the section on the Akamas, saying it was the job of the ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios will submit a plan to extend the subsided holiday scheme aiming to boost local tourism during the next Council of Ministers on Wednesday. Speaking ...

Gesy beneficiaries are not using the proper procedures when picking up their meds from pharmacies and are giving their personal information verbally rather than handing in their ID cards, the ...

Thirty-two rapid testing sites for Tuesday District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (14 units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 99146623 Agios Dometios Municipality (event hall) 9 am – 6 pm 96625766 Agios Georgios Church, ...

Ruling Disy on Monday said it expected the government to take the necessary steps after a British defence ministry video displayed a truncated map of Cyprus on a video without ...

A 38-year-old truck driver died after being involved in a road accident in Nicosia on Monday morning. Police said George Papantonis was driving his vehicle near the junction of Yiannou ...

The transport ministry is looking into ways of modernising the Post Office by incorporating drone technology in its arsenal as an alternative way of delivering parcels the transport minister said ...

In a local currently presenting the songs of fellow Cypriot George Michael on the US stage, ALIX NORMAN meets a determined young women with a voice that sets her apart ...

The visit to Cyprus this week by the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde comes at “a particularly important time” for the European Union and the Eurozone, ...

Cyprus will have to examine all citizenships and residency permits given to Russian or Belarusian nationals “significantly supporting the war in Ukraine” under orders from Brussels on Monday, which called ...

Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) said on Monday that it was glad that inconvenience to the public due to the bus driver strike in Nicosia, is now over. In a statement ...

Contracts were signed on Monday for the construction of a new water reservoir for Larnaca Water Board that will be erected at a cost of €3.7m and be completely financed ...

In a world that edges closer to insanity every day, it’s no wonder that political dramas, political documentaries and movies with a more political theme have flooded streaming platforms. ...

Armenia has been upgraded from the red to the green category, according to the health ministry’s latest updates to country classifications, which will take effect from Thursday. The ministry ...

Continuing efforts to promote a switch from chemical to biological pest-control, agriculture ministry officials recently held an information meeting at Palodia with representatives of communities in the Limassol district facing ...

Paphos police have arrested a 57-year-old man against whom a warrant had been issued pending investigations into a case of obstructing the course of justice, interference with court proceedings, threats ...

The cabinet has approved state aid proposed by the agriculture ministry addressed to cattle, poultry, pig and rabbit breeders affected by the pandemic fallout. The aid will be disbursed via ...