Cyprus

Undersecretary to the President Vasilis Palmas announced his resignation Thursday, citing personal reasons. The resignation takes effect on February 2. In a statement Palmas thanked President Nicos Anastasiades for their cooperation ...

The military is reportedly close to making its selection from among a number of anti-aircraft systems, in a bid to boost the Republic’s defensive capabilities. Citing sources in the ...

Barring the unexpected, the legislation on local government reform will go to the plenum for a vote one month from now, it transpired on Thursday. Speaking after a session of ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced no new deaths from Covid-19, while testing detected 2,536 more positives to the coronavirus. The number of fatalities recorded since March 2020 remains at 724. In hospitals, 226 people ...

Cyprus on Thursday observed Holocaust Remembrance Day which this year marked 77 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by Allied forces. President Nicos Anastasiades tweeted: “We will always ...

The UN Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate for the peacekeeping force in Cyprus Unficyp until July 31, 2022 but expressed regret over the lack of progress in restarting formal negotiations, ...

Commuters in Nicosia and Larnaca will soon be able to use 5G-powered internet in buses and stops, operator Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) announced on Thursday, also presenting an extended network ...

A €12m contract for the first phase of a new psychiatric health hospital in Nicosia was signed on Thursday, with the move hailed by ministers as a major step towards ...

Cyprus is becoming home to many internet entrepreneurs and business-owning expats who are attracted by both the financial advantages and relaxed Cypriot lifestyle. We spoke to the founder and CEO ...

A total of 34 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 ...

The Audit Office on Thursday warned that any state waiver to offset the looming rise in port fees in Limassol would require the approval of the European Commission first. “In ...

The EuroAsia Interconnector is the most expensive project Cyprus has ever been involved in, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Thursday after news that the EU has approved €657 million in ...

Police on Thursday said a special investigation team will assess ‘seriously and responsibly’ a 47-page file sent by Greek activist Ilias Gkionis which includes information about the alleged Cyprus link ...

The Consumer Protection Service urged people to refrain from shopping from the website www.ioannouhomecy.com after receiving multiple complaints from scammed customers in recent days. Most complaints reported that ...

The health ministry announced that 28 students tested positive on Thursday after more than 2,000 close contacts got tested as part of the ‘test to stay’ policy in schools. According to the ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus’ imports from the UK have plunged a whopping 43 per cent as a result of Brexit, making the UK fall from third to seventh place. Meanwhile, ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) urged the government on Thursday to take immediate action to solve all issues related to staff shortages in hotels, adding that, so far, ...

A three-year-old boy, who is hospitalised with serious heart disease in Makarios hospital in Nicosia, was denied treatment abroad because his parents are unvaccinated, it was reported on Thursday. Following ...

Health officials on Thursday expressed concern over the large number of serious Covid hospitalisations and deaths, as a record number of 70 patients were treated in the ICU in Nicosia, most ...

A 49-year-old man was arrested in Paphos for allegedly preventing officers from carrying out a Covid measures check at his son’s business, police said on Thursday. According to police ...

The special €1.5 million plan approved for the creation of facilities for the temporary care of stray dogs “is likely to be insufficient”, the Animal Party has said. In an announcement ...

New court cases will be filed electronically instead of in physical form as of February 1, the supreme court announced on Thursday. The notice applies to all courts, except the International ...

Roads leading to the highest peaks of the mountains remained closed on Thursday, police said after some drivers attempted to take routes closed to traffic. According to police, “a particular ...

A Limassol supermarket was fined €8,000 for failing to check its customers for a SafePass after 145 checks in the district, police said on Thursday. Two individuals and another two businesses were ...