Cyprus

The supreme court has cut the penalty imposed on a woman who was ordered to pay €450 for violating the Covid mandates, with the judges ruling it be reduced to €150. The ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday hailed the approval of Cyprus’ social cohesion policy programme Thalia 2021-2017, calling it a landmark moment in the country’s efforts to restructure and evolve ...

EU member states that are attempting to tackle illegal immigration have done so by placing barriers, increasing specialised patrols and enhanced their technological surveillance systems, the interior ministry said on ...

A fire that broke out close to Armenochori community in Limassol district at around 3pm on Friday was brought under control three hours later, authorities said. The fire service responded, ...

Former judges and cabinet ministers on Friday hailed the amendment of the constitution to allow for what they deemed faster and high-quality justice to prevail, but noted that this should ...

British bases (SBA) police Akrotiri division announced on Friday that the Kolossi-Akrotiri road by the Asomatos junction up to the south side of Alfa-Sigma supermarket was closed for road users ...

The introduction of a national minimum wage was part of president Anastasiades’ pre-election commitments, and it would have been introduced by the end of May this year had late minister ...

Huge strides have been made towards the strengthening the island’s defensive capability, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Friday addressing military academy graduates during their confirmation ceremony at the ...

As chaos continues at airports around Europe, the Consumer Protection Service on Friday outlined travellers when they are able to claim compensation for delayed or cancelled flights. Those who have ...

Cyprus has satisfactorily implemented nine of 16 recommendations made by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO and partly implemented six, GRECO said on Friday. One recommendation has still not ...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola on Friday reiterated the institution’s condemnation of Turkey’s continued violations of Security Council resolutions on Famagusta. She was responding to correspondence ...

A 23-year-old Paphos resident was arrested on Thursday night for threats and illegal possession of a firearm that occurred outside a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday, police said ...

Cyprus has the second highest ratio of granting Ukrainian citizens temporary protection compared to its population among the EU27, according to May figures issued by Eurostat. The EU’s statistical ...

The health ministry on Friday announced four deaths and 14,914 new coronavirus infections after 111,137 tests in the week ending Thursday, giving a positivity rate of 13.42 per cent. Friday’s announcement coincides ...

An Australian court has jailed a Canadian national for a maximum of four years for his role in importing 645 kilograms of MDMA inside 200 charcoal barbecues sent from Cyprus. The defendant ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

In today’s episode, the House of Representatives has finally passed legislation clearing the way for broad reform of the justice system that is hoped will shorten the time of ...

Paphos police have made a third arrest as they investigate a case of counterfeit notes deposited at a local bank. The 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday. Two others, a ...

Troodos police mobilised to find a 31-year-old man who contacted them to say he had lost his orientation in the forest on Thursday night. In a statement on Friday, police ...

A mainly fine weekend lies ahead, with the possibility of increased cloud at intervals, and scattered showers on Sunday in the mountains and inland, the met office said in its ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Thursday announced that the number of building permits in April 2022 decreased by 10.7 per cent year-on-year. Building permits during this time fell to 560, down from 627 ...

The majority of Cypriots believe that traffic cameras will save lives on the road, and support the installation of more such units, a survey has found. Carried out by IMR ...

The House on Thursday passed regulations relating to the management of municipal waste, including for the ‘pay-as-you-throw’ scheme. The pay-as-you-throw scheme, and the related obligations of all municipal authorities, will ...

Nicosia will work through diplomatic channels to attempt to ameliorate certain references in the recent reports on Cyprus issued by the UN Secretary-General. “We will issue demarches wherever necessary, so ...