Cyprus

Cypriot biotechnology NIPD Genetics announced on Thursday that the agreement to sell a 68.3 per cent stake in the company to diagnostic services company Medicover was officially completed earlier this month. ...

Cannabis was the most used drug in Cyprus during the restrictions against the spread of Covid-19, while there has been a drop in the use of ecstasy according to the ...

Parliament on Thursday passed a law on the protection of whistleblowers, hailed by MPs as an important step in cracking down on corruption in the public sector. The legislation passed ...

Following pressure from opposition lawmakers, the government has agreed to amend certain provisions of the ‘Dangerous Infectious Diseases Law of 2021’, which will repeal and replace the current Quarantine Law under ...

The health ministry on Thursday announced 11 deaths from Covid-19 – only three of which occurring on the day – while 2,282 more people tested positive for the coronavirus. The latest announced fatalities were: ...

The UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission in Cyprus has announced some tweaks to vaccination and testing status at the crossing points. In a statement on Thursday, the Mission said ...

A total of 604 people contacted a cybersafety website and helpline operated by the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute in the last quarter of 2021, with the number of sextortion reports filed double that ...

A total of 85 amendments to the local government reform bills were presented during the House interior committee on Thursday, which took place behind closed doors. While most of the amendments ...

A post-mortem has confirmed that a 17- month old infant rushed to Limassol Hospital on Wednesday, had choked to death on food, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. The ...

The government is thinking of expanding the ‘test to stay’ programme to other population groups as a step towards learning to live with the virus, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said ...

A total of 28 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

A €2.88m revamp of the historical centre of Limassol’s Ayia Fyla neighbourhood will get underway next month, satisfying a long-standing demand of residents, Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on ...

Cypriots were present at the hotel party where a 24-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped in Greece, a Greek lawyer said on Thursday as police investigate claims alleging that a ...

The European Commission has approved Cyprus’ €2 million scheme to support tour operators affected by the coronavirus pandemic, it said on Thursday. The measure was approved under the State aid Temporary ...

The state’s main aim is to lower electricity prices by modernising the electricity authority and facilitating the entry of additional providers, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. The president ...

Archaeologists of the French Archaeological Mission excavating at ancient Kition have established that the harbour basin extended over the whole area of the modern archaeological site, the department of antiquities ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) submitted its annual report to President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday, confirming its commitment to renewable energy and to lowering prices for customers. “Last year ...

Streaming platforms main winners in muted annual ceremony Yet another victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Golden Globes winners were unceremoniously announced this week via Twitter. There was no reception, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday applauded ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on her office’s work after receiving her annual report for 2020. Stylianou-Lottides submitted a report for 2020 as well as individual reports ...

The European Commission on Thursday announced the launch of a scholarship programme for the Turkish Cypriot community for 2022/23 funded under its Aid Programme. Grants will be awarded to approximately 140 Turkish ...

They may be more commonly associated with Asia, but martial arts in Cyprus date back to the Bronze Age Alix Norman discovers Martial arts didn’t originate in China. Or ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris is travelling to Lithuania to participate in the annual European Conference on the management of external borders. The Conference, which will take place in Vilnius on ...

By Andreas Pavlou Police issued 265 fines in 12 hours for various traffic offences on highways, as well as in dangerous and blackspots in Nicosia and Limassol. The traffic checks were carried ...

The department of fisheries and marine research on Thursday said it confiscated 94 kilos of fish after an operation against illegal fishing at Governor’s beach. According to the department’s ...