Cyprus

Image credit: Motorbike Tire Shop Two teenagers were arrested in the early hours of Tuesday as police found them in an abandoned building with an allegedly stolen motorbike. The 16-and 17...

Police issued fines to 17 individuals and seven establishments within the last 24 hours, for violation of Covid measures, following 1,653 checks throughout Cyprus. In Nicosia 254 checks were carried out, with eight individuals ...

Commonwealth award finalist promoting music as bicommunal peacebuilding tool A young Cypriot Phd candidate of the Open University of Cyprus who has organised a scheme fostering peace and connection between ...

In today’s episode, a memorandum of understanding which attempts to alleviate Cyprus’ migration pressures was signed with the EU yesterday. There’s also the latest Covid-19 measures which will ...

The EU ministries for agriculture met on Monday during the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, to discuss problems faced by their member states. Topics addressed included the agricultural market, ...

A 41-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday after he was caught trying to cross into the government-controlled areas with about 10kg of illegal drugs. Nicosia district court ...

The Bank of Cyprus posted an after-tax profit of €30 million and a profit after tax and before non-recurring items of €91 million in its financial results released on Monday. “2021 saw a ...

The government wishes to increase the stature and sales of Cypriot wines, both internationally and domestically, Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Monday in an address to an event examining ...

The digital transformation of the Housing Finance Corporation, including to its internet banking services, is underway and scheduled to be completed by 2023, acting general manager Vassiliki Vassiliou said on Sunday. ...

Six out of ten businesses have experienced a decline in turnover over the past year, with 68 per cent stating in a survey their dissatisfaction with the extent of government assistance ...

Lawmakers on Monday harangued the military for what they called ongoing discrimination against female personnel, urging the defence ministry to end ‘gender-based’ inequality and immediately abide with recommendations issued by ...

Theodoulos Constantinides paved the way for Cyprus journalism, the government said on Monday at the unveiling of the bust of the first Cypriot journalist and publisher outside the journalist union ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 2,698 new infections were announced on Monday out of 132,177 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.04 per cent. The deaths were a woman, aged 90, who ...

Dancing will be allowed in night clubs for vaccinated and unvaccinated alike upon presentation of a 24-hour negative rapid test for coronavirus, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday, as ...

The state-run broadcaster CyBC on Monday conceded it has financial and other problems, but promised to “modernise” so as to keep up with trends in news and infotainment. The corporation’...

Tourism deputy minister Savvas Perdios on Monday said there is now a serious possibility of direct flights from Cyprus to Saudi Arabia which has been in the works for three ...

The transport ministry on Monday responded to the Cyprus consumers association after it criticised the government’s intention of introducing fixed taxi fares to and from Paphos and Larnaca airports. ...

The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to rethink the way society and the state treat children and reflect on more child-centred policies, as it exposed long-standing issues surrounding children’s ...

A 34-year-old man was remanded for five days on Monday on suspicion of distributing child pornography following information by Europol. The man was arrested around 12pm on Sunday after officers, ...

36 ministry of health testing sites for Tuesday District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (16 units) Mall of Cyprus (underground parking area) 9 am – 6 pm 99969931 Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Agios ...

The Test to Stay programme in schools has been a great success, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday speaking to the House education committee. “Thanks to Test to Stay, ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday thanked the European Commission for approving a €6.13 million Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme was approved ...

Seven people are under investigation for illegal employment following checks carried out by Paphos police over the weekend, with two asylum seekers found working at a Peyia hotel. The bust ...

Diversity causes a misplaced uproar among fans says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Last week, during the Superbowl halftime, Amazon studios dropped the first trailer for its long-awaited series Rings of Power, which ...