Cyprus

The obligation of children aged four and above who attend nursery or pre-reception classes too undergo a weekly rapid test will begin on Monday, the ministry of health reminded on ...

Nineteen individuals and seven business owners were charged with violating Covid-19 measures in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday morning, police said. The charges were the result of 2,361 ...

Two drivers in Paralimni have been found driving under the influence of drugs, the police said on Sunday. The two drivers, aged 24 and 30, had saliva tests taken which have been ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos has called on members of the Synod to behave within the framework of decency and seriousness. Speaking to the CyBC, the leader of the church said some members ...

As non-urgent surgeries set to resume ‘clinical picture of patients has deteriorated’ With the coming relaxations on Covid-related restrictions, non-urgent surgeries will resume as of February 28 in public and private ...

The health ministry on Saturday night announced four deaths attributed to Covid-19 and 1,764 new infections. The four deaths were: three men aged 75, 82 and 90 and one woman aged 88. The 90 and the 75...

A total of 65 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them from ...

The memorandum of understanding between Cyprus, the European Commission and relevant EU will strengthen cooperation in the field of migration, European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas said on Saturday. Addressing an ...

Dr Leondios Kostrikis on Saturday said he was delighted scientists are confirming the existence of Deltacron after the British media reported the variant, previously dismissed as a lab error, has ...

Where do you live? I live in Limassol, with all the voices in my head and my multiple selves. What did you have for breakfast? Very boring but literally, every ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested at Larnaca airport for attempting to travel using forged documents, police said on Saturday. Around 7.30 on Friday evening, the man, an asylum seeker, was stopped ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Saturday defended the government’s foreign policy shift, saying that the decision to focus on confidence-building measures (CBMs) instead of pushing for sanctions on Turkey ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is hoping his next series of engagements will improve Cyprus’ position in the international political arena, presidential press office director Andreas Iosif said on Saturday. In a ...

Twenty individuals and eight business owners or managers were fined by police across Cyprus in the 24 hours until Saturday morning after 2,149 checks for violation of Covid-19 measures. In Nicosia in 644 ...

A fourth suspect has been remanded for eight days in relation to the smuggling of 27.5 kilos of cannabis at Larnaca airport last July, police said on Saturday. According to the ...

Six funeral homes were booked for operating without a licence, police said on Saturday. On Friday, local police carried out checks at three suspect funeral homes in Nicosia and one ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will meet with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday in Brussels, an EU source said during a briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs ...

The European Commission has approved a €6.13 million Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic, having found it to be in line with the State aid ...

By Ruslan Nimchynskyi Over three decades ago, Ukraine decided to embark on the path of freedom and democracy, a course it has maintained to this day. With the collapse of ...

Cyprus’ representation at the Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS) in Cairo, which concluded on Wednesday, was a success, national promotion agency Invest Cyprus said on Friday. The agency said that Cyprus’ ...

The Cypriot government and the country’s public service are accelerating the reform of public resource management, the first phase of which is expected to take effect in 2023, Finance Minister ...

Limassol community leaders visited a Nicosia district village on Friday to learn about the biological control of rodents with the placement of artificial nest boxes for barn owls, which will ...

“The elimination of violence against women is an issue of high priority for the Republic of Cyprus,” said the President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou during an event ...

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Friday praised Cyprus’ facilities for long Covid patients as she reiterated calls to the public to get vaccinated and remain vigilant. Kyriakides and Health ...