Cyprus

A betting shop owner has been fined €1,500 for allowing a customer into the shop without a SafePass. The fine came as police charged 11 people in the 24 hours leading up to 6...

A 25-year-old has been arrested after he was found in Nicosia with bags of heroin in his possession, police said on Friday. Following reports of suspicious behaviour in the area ...

Rising fuel costs, electricity, fruit and vegetables have caused inflation to go up by 6.6 per cent in February, according to data published on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

Unemployment fell to 6.3 per cent of the workforce in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 8 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2020. According to a labour force survey conducted by ...

By George Pirishis In an effort to contain costs from the rising fuel prices, the government has decided to temporarily reduce the excise tax on petrol and diesel by 7 cents ...

Nicosia has topped the Financial Times supplement FDI Intelligence’s rankings for human capital and lifestyle in small European cities for the fourth consecutive year, the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce ...

By Elias Hazou and Gina Agapiou The ‘Home for Women’ has handled more than 450 cases during its operation on a trial basis, while its establishment testifies to Cyprus’ efforts to ...

The problems Cyprus is facing from the EU ban on Russian flights, and other impacts on the economy from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are to be at the centre ...

One of the two men who escaped from Paphos police station earlier in February was on Thursday referred directly to trail before the Paphos criminal court over a series of ...

Authorities on Thursday announced two more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing detected 2,046 new positives. The latest fatalities were a woman aged 72, who passed away on Wednesday; and a 55-year-old ...

The House on Thursday passed three bills comprising the much-delayed reform of local government, rearranging and consolidating the current 30 municipalities into 20. The legislation relating to municipalities passed with 52 votes for, ...

The revamp of the largest urban park in Larnaca, Pattihio, estimated at over €3.5m, is expected to start within this year, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said Thursday. The environment department ...

The interest rate on deposits from households with an agreed maturity of up to one year remained unchanged at 0.06 per cent, compared to December 2021, according to Cyprus Central Bank. At ...

The free testing sites for eligible groups for Friday are as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Nicosia (15 units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Agios Dometios Municipality (event ...

There are currently 50 Cypriot citizens still in Ukraine as well as 10 Ukrainian nationals who have a permit for residence in Cyprus, foreign ministry spokesperson, Demetris Demetriou said on Thursday. Demetriou ...

A casual afternoon out for a couple of drinks can build up an appetite so, quite spontaneously, my friends and I decided to find somewhere to go and satisfy our ...

Children with diabetes will be offered the very latest devices for monitoring and administrating insulin, the health ministry announced on Thursday. As a way to show practical support to children ...

By Gina Agapiou and Elias Hazou The SafePass requirement will be lifted from certain businesses while the self-isolation period has been reduced from ten to seven days, Health Minister Michalis ...

Parliament on Thursday passed a law cutting tax on petrol and diesel by seven cents a litre, as the finance minister announced an extension on the period for reduced VAT ...

A minute’s silence was held in parliament to honour those killed in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, with House president Annita Demetriou saying that tragedy has broken out in ...

Russians living in Cyprus have been receiving threats, insults and have been told to leave the island, the Russian embassy has said. In a post to social media, the embassy ...

A 23-year-old Xylophagou resident has been arrested for cannabis possession, Famagusta police said on Thursday. According to police, officers stopped the man’s car around 10.45pm on Wednesday as part ...

Police fined 11 individuals and three establishments for breaking Covid-19 measures in the 24 hours until Thursday morning. Police said they were the result of 1,693 checks carried across the island. In Nicosia, 426 ...

In today’s episode, the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues as we hear that local volunteers are helping out stranded tourists in Cyprus, as over 100 Ukrainians were ...