Cyprus

The bill to set up an independent anti-corruption authority, which is being hailed as “the first and foremost” of its kind in Cyprus, will go before the House plenum on ...

‘Fenced-off Varosha’ is no more as that is its old name and instead it is now open, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. He emphasised that over 400,000 people have ...

Five deaths attributed to Covid-19 and 2,779 new infections were announced on Wednesday out of 95,572 PCR and rapid tests. The deaths were four men, aged 65, 85, 88 and 90. A woman, aged 94, also died – ...

Paphos municipality and Green Dot Cyprus have partnered up to encourage recycling and provide Paphos town and its suburbs with a ‘door to door’ environmentally clean municipal solid waste management ...

Priests from the Constantia-Famagusta bishopric were invited by the National Guard to try out assault rifles at the renovated firing range in Protaras. Bishop Vasilios accompanied the frocked faithful on ...

Cyprus has been ranked as one of the top travel destinations for Russians, Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday in the wake of two recent visits to Moscow. “There ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) cannot claim understaffing when it has not yet filled all its vacancies, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Amid complaints ...

The harassment of a Greek Cypriot farmer within the buffer zone by troops from the north will be reported to the EU, the government spokesman said on Wednesday. The incident ...

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a housing scheme for Greek Cypriots who reside in the villages of Rizokarpaso and Ayia Triada in the north, or have decided to resettle there. ...

Dozens of people were injured during a mass fight at the Pournara migrant reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia early on Wednesday, requiring riot police to intervene. An earlier fight broke out ...

From Wednesday until Saturday, fighter jets from the French air force will take part in a joint training exercise within Cyprus’ air space, the defence ministry said. An announcement said ...

Cyprus is not doing enough to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species, which are one of the five major causes of the loss of biodiversity in Europe, the ...

A total of 37 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Aside from any documents exempting them from vaccination (i....

The cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend ‘test to stay’ to the National Guard. The measure is already in place in schools with the aim to keep them open in ...

The Cyprus Medical Association on Wednesday condemned the actions of a Gesy doctor, who will be prosecuted for requesting payments for services he did not provide. “We were truly disappointed ...

An arrest has been made in the north in relation with the murder of a well-known Turkish Cypriot businessman with alleged links to the underworld, Turkish Cypriot media reported on ...

A five-year-old boy who was hospitalised after falling off a tractor is in stable condition, police said on Wednesday. Rural police head Charis Hadjiyiasemi told the Cyprus News Agency that ...

The two Cypriot leaders have agreed on an action plan to ensure a more “equal and meaningful” participation of women in the peace process, the UN said on Wednesday. A ...

By Andreas Pavlou The fire service on Wednesday began a series of drills to improve its operational capacity, spokesman Andreas Kettis said. Kettis said Wednesday’s exercise focused a mock ...

Police on Wednesday said they helped locate a man who got lost while hiking in the Machairas area the previous day. According to a police report, around 4pm on Tuesday ...

Steni community council has placed five nesting boxes on trees to attract barn owls as part of the biological control of rodents. The artificial nests in the Paphos village were ...

Three businesses were booked for a total of €2,500 after workers were found without a SafePass during 503 checks in Nicosia. A kiosk and an office manager who were working without a ...

In today’s episode, farmers working near the village of Denia in the buffer zone on Tuesday reported they were threatened by five soldiers from the north, some of whom ...

Police on Wednesday said they had arrested a wanted 44-year-old man after an air rifle and property reported stolen two years ago was found in his apartment. Officers had raided ...