Cyprus

The State Health Organisation (Okypy) appointed George Antoniou to the position of chief executive director of the Larnaca-Famagusta directorate, according to a statement released on Monday. “Antoniou’s appointment ensures ...

Police on Monday said they had checked 104 premises, 125 individuals and filed 35 reports as they carried out checks in the Famagusta district over the weekend. In addition, 129 traffic and 13 drunk driving ...

Paphos police on Monday said they have arrested a 24-year-old man after they found dry cannabis in his possession. According to Paphos CID chief and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, police found ...

No indication of foul play was evident after an autopsy was carried out on the body of 57-year-old Andreas Katsaris, who was found dead on Sunday morning on a beach ...

As the cost of new apartment units rises, so does the difference between older units and new ones. If we compare the prices of new residential units, which are now ...

Two women, aged 37 and 43, have been arrested at Paphos airport after attempting to depart the island using forged travel documents, police said on Monday. The first woman arrived at the ...

August 8 is International Cat Day. ALIX NORMAN celebrates Cyprus’ furriest friends There’s a story that suggests Cyprus was once cat-free. Until, that is, in the 1300s Saint Helen of ...

The Limassol district court on Monday issued a four-day remand against the 53-year-old driver who ran over two officers during a check last week. The suspect surrendered to the police ...

OPAP Cyprus has provided the younger generation the chance to speak with local role models face-to-face, to chat to them, ask them questions, and to learn from their efforts and ...

The law does not provide a mechanism for the collection of rent deposited with the court The owners of properties subject to the rent control law are not sufficiently protected, ...

In today’s episode, seven people, contacts, of Cyprus’ first monkeypox case, were vaccinated on Sunday, a day after a quantity of the jabs arrived on the island. Cyprus detected ...

On Monday the weather will be mainly clear in most areas, however, on the western coast, initially on the northern coast and in the afternoon in the mountains and the ...

A 40-year-old woman was arrested in Paralimni on Sunday for driving under the influence of alcohol seven times over the legal limit, as well as testing positive for drugs. According ...

On Monday morning, 600 Turkish Cypriots crossed the checkpoint at Limnitis to attend anniversary celebrations for the events which occurred in Tylliria in August 1964, when the Turkish air force bombed the ...

A survey of the jobs market has found hundreds of vacancies around Cyprus but most in low-paid occupations, also revealing that half of all workers on the island are paid €1,500 ...

Iole Damaskinos asks why we deserve the coveted Blue Flag award for so many of our beaches when they are devoid of marine life and awash in plastic And just ...

“Growing up, in the old days, we had good vegetables” It’s a truism that sun-ripened fruit and vegetables in Mediterranean countries are among the best in the world. The ...

Landowners from the Akamas community of Ineia said on Sunday they would block the roads in and out of the Lara area next Sunday as part of measures they’ve ...

By Gregoris Savva Debt restructurings in Cyprus declined to €545 million in the first half of 2022, with loan renegotiations slowing down following a record 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and as ...

The body found on a beach in Paphos early Sunday has been identified as 57-year-old Greek Cypriot Andreas Katsaris who went to the area daily to swim, police said. His ...

The EU has punished Turkey for its behaviour towards Cyprus by freezing several chapters of the accession negotiations, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was quoted as saying on Sunday. In ...

Professional fishermen in Paphos have been insistently calling for a new port to dock their boats, the head of the town’s fishermen’s association Leonidas Leonidou said after repeated ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Sunday defended expenditure by his ministry after a public spat with the health insurance organisation (HIO) from whom it is claiming back €120 million for using ...

Turkey’s resolve in the eastern Mediterranean should not be tested, the leader of Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Sunday. Referring to the new mission ...