Cyprus

The health ministry on Tuesday announced it is seeking two doctors to work at Pournara migrant reception centre for a year. The influx of asylum seekers arriving to the island ...

President Nicos Anastasiades signed on Tuesday the book of condolence opened at the European Parliament’s Office in Cyprus for the death of the President of the European Parliament David ...

In today’s episode, the Molnupiravir anti-Covid pill became available yesterday and will protect high risk patients from severe Covid-19 disease. In other Covid-related news, the health minister said yesterday ...

A 53-year-old Larnaca doctor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to issuing fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates to his patients. He remains free on bail, with the trial set to start in ...

Strong focus on special interest and ‘authentic’ experiences By Evie Andreou The deputy tourism ministry has spent the last 18 months of the pandemic ‘repurposing’ the industry, minister Savvas Perdios said ...

The forestry department has taken delivery of three new state of the art fire trucks that are equipped with a high and low pressure pump and can transport 3.5 tons of ...

Limassol police are looking for a man who broke into a home, threatened a woman with a knife and fled with a sum of money. According to a police announcement, ...

A Nicosia bar was fined €4000 for letting in customers without a SafePass as part of police checks on compliance with protocols to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Cyprus News ...

The met office has issued a yellow alert for Tuesday afternoon and evening warning of heavy rain and very strong winds. The alert is in force from 1.00 pm to 9.00 pm. “...

The Turkish Cypriot leadership’s offer to the Greek Cypriot government to collaborate on hydrocarbons is still on the table but being ignored, a press release from the Turkish Cypriot ‘...

The government said Monday it is taking steps to manage the ongoing influx of migrants, but the sheer numbers involved continue to pose a challenge. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris was ...

Larnaca district court on Monday jailed a 28-year-old man for a month after finding him guilty for driving under the influence of drugs last year. The court also revoked the ...

Cave churches can be found across the island from Paphos to Protaras Cyprus is an island overflowing with rambling ruins, alluring landscapes and churches just about everywhere. However, there are ...

Rooftops became a life saver during the pandemic, but one group didn’t need Covid to tell them that Want to go beyond the border? See what’s over the ...

TechIsland, an NGO representing 137 Cyprus-based technology companies, announced this week that it has completed its pledge to rebuild a school in fire-stricken Arakapas. “TechIsland members are donating a total of 900,000 ...

In a man who creates stark and otherworldly ambrotypes, THEO PANAYIDES meets someone who mixes technical and artistic ability and is fascinated by death Where to begin with Dimitris Mina? ...

Getting the public on board is the hardest part of the project at Lady’s Mile and Akrotiri salt lake The ongoing extensive restoration work at Lady’s Mile and ...

Aiming to bring strangers together to discuss meaningful things in life, Conversation Cafés are frequently held around the island. Alix Norman meets one of the women behind them Tired ...

The Paphos court on Friday sentenced a man to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to acts of domestic violence. A statement released by the court said that ...

Chlorakas residents staged a protest Friday evening complaining of ghettoisation of the area following an influx of illegal migrants and against a backdrop of heightened police operations after two massive ...

The healthcare system is still likely to be affected by the latest coronavirus surge, which is expected to peak in the second or third week of January, government advisor Maria ...

It is a prerequisite of the impartiality of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to keep equal distance, the Turkish Cypriot ‘presidency’ said on Friday, following criticism by the Greek Cypriot side ...

Disy president Averof Neophytou on Friday upped the pressure on Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides to declare his intentions regarding the 2023 presidential elections with a surprise move that effectively refers the ...

Heavy rains have destroyed conservation works at Assia’s Panayia church, the village’s community council said on Friday. “We were very saddened to find out that the heavy rains ...