Cyprus

In today’s episode, the cold snap continues across Cyprus with temperatures overnight falling to -9 °C in some areas, while mountain communities have repeated their complaints about inadequate heating ...

Police on Thursday said they fined seven people and eight businesses for violating coronavirus measures after 1,959 checks in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out between 6am on Wednesday ...

The Cyprus Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry announced this week that its commercial renewable energy system incentive schemes, including for the creation of photovoltaic parks, have been deemed successful. ...

The Price Index of Construction Materials increased by 17.1 per cent during December of 2021, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, rising to 119.66 points (based on 2015 = 100), according to the ...

Chlorakas community leader Nicholas Liasides on Wednesday accused the company managing the St Nicolas Elegant Residence of “limitless audacity” after it announced it would be taking legal measures against the ...

Staff at a public hospital were at a loss after a woman being treated for coronavirus asked not to be intubated if her condition worsens, local media reported on Wednesday. ...

The health ministry announced 2,226 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday out of 95,650 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.33 per cent. No deaths were reported. There are 248 people being ...

With a budget of €1.2 billion, the Larnaca marina and port development is the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus at present, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Wednesday. The minister was ...

Covid recovery certificates will only be valid for 90 days for domestic purposes from the end of this month, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Citing a cabinet decision dating back ...

A 15-month-old baby has died in Limassol after apparently choking on food, police said on Wednesday. According to the initial police reports, the little boy was pronounced dead after the ...

The met office issued a yellow warning for extremely low temperatures on Wednesday afternoon, which are expected to fall to -9C overnight in Troodos. The warning is valid from 10...

News that Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north might become a Turkish domestic airport has sparked anger Turkish Cypriots who view it as another move towards becoming a province of ...

A total of 31 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Increases in basic salaries in January through the Cost of Living Allowance (Cola) are an absolute necessity given the current spike in the price of energy, goods and services, unions ...

Deok union has called for the immediate payment of unemployment benefits to seasonal workers in the hotel and food sector. Workers suspended from work in November because of closures in ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Wednesday discussed ways of dealing with “Turkish provocations and aggression” with his Greek counterpart Nicos Dendias in Athens before meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Wednesday assured the House legal affairs committee that authorities are starting to investigate claims alleging that a connected group, including a well-known Cypriot family, is ...

The American academy in Larnaca is the first educational institution in the district included in the national and European registers for certified environmental and ecological management systems. Following the implementation ...

The Famagusta district court on Wednesday sentenced a 47-year-old woman who was driving at three times the normal speed, to a 40-day prison sentence suspended for three years, and deprivation ...

Vaccinated passengers and those who have recovered from Covid-19 will be exempted from travel regulations based on the epidemiological categorisation of their country according to the new national travel regulations ...

The UN is trying to keep the two sides in Cyprus closer and reach an agreement for the benefit of all involved, it has said. The situation Cyprus is in ...

An electric heater was withdrawn from the market on Wednesday for failing to comply with essential safety requirements. In a written statement, the department of electromechanical services said the importer ...

Larnaca police said on Wednesday they had arrested four people over illegal cannabis possession. The arrests resulted from a drug police operation in the district, during which several establishments were ...

As the cold snap continued across Cyprus on Wednesday and overnight temperatures set to fall to -9C in some areas, mountain communities have complained about inadequate heating subsidies. Civil ...