Cyprus

The number of patients seeking care at state hospitals has gone down By Elias Hazou While not ditching the general health system (Gesy) per se, people are getting increasingly fed ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Saturday said that Cypriot hospitals are ready to deal with an increased number of cases that might stemming from the rise of the Centaurus variant ...

After facing heavy criticism over the last few days for his appointment to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) board, head of the Cyprus Medical Association Dr Petros Agathangelou on Saturday ...

The transport ministry on Saturday hailed the recent approval of the amendment to the legislation on bicycles and other personal mobility vehicles, including e-scooters. The ministry noted that although the ...

A masterclass on the verbal communication of creative, research and educational projects in the field of dance and the body is arriving this autumn at Dance House Lefkosia and an ...

The nine communities in the Vasiliko area on Saturday called for the resignation of Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis for failing to resolve the issue of repeated fires in the area. ...

Paphos hoteliers association Thanos Michaelides on Saturday said the hotel occupancy rate in the district will reach approximately 80 per cent in July, an improvement over June’s 70 per cent. However, ...

The community leader of Doros village in the Limassol district said on Saturday that irrigation water is being stolen from his village and the adjacent one of Lania meaning they ...

A case of conspiracy to commit a crime and rob against an electric scooter driver is being investigated by Limassol CID against two men on a quad bike. According to ...

A 47-year-old man remained intubated at Nicosia general hospital on Saturday after he was apparently attacked by unknown people during a concert the previous evening at the Mouttayiaka amphitheatre. According ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday night for the illegal possession of ammunition. Police were tipped off that the person may have had military-grade ammunition at their house, resulting ...

Picture this. You are somewhere in the valleys of Paphos, away from city noise and lights, Mongolian-style yurts on one side, a stretch of land on the other and a ...

The Fengaros Festival returns to Kato Drys later this month although organisers promise some surprises This summer season is rather unique. Not simply because cultural life has returned from its ...

Cyprus’ non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose to 11.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, according to a report released this week by the Central Bank of Cyprus. The NPL ratio ...

By Ioannis Tirkides The economic debate on the minimum wage, either its introduction on a national scale or its raise to a higher level, is no longer as controversial as ...

Archaeologists working at Kourion have found a sculpture of a young boy lying face down on a mosaic floor in the remains of one of the buildings being excavated there, ...

With a funky name, craft beer bar and tap room, Rabbit Hop announces its first beer festival. The bar is located in downtown Nicosia next to Moondog’s bar & ...

Firefighters are battling to extinguish a fire that broke out at a landfill site in Pentakomo. According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, EMAK fire engines responded to call at 5.25...

Avdimou police noticed a minor driving at an excessive speed on the Paphos – Limassol highway, near the village of Erimi, around noon on Friday. The driver, later identified as a 17...

tepakPaphos, a popular tourist destination, will become the home for future hospitality professionals after the decision to transfer Cyprus’ Higher Hotel Institute (HHIC) to the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) ...

Painkillers, vitamins and other pharmaceutical products needed by a lot of patients should be covered under the national health scheme (Gesy), the Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) said on Friday. ...

Cyprus marked the 48th anniversary of the 1974 coup on Friday with memorial services, a special session of parliament and other events that paid tributes to the fallen. Engineered by the ...

Amid mounting criticism over the appointment of Dr. Petros Agathangelou to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) board, President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday defended the decision, countering that it was thanks ...

The Paphos regional board of tourism on Friday published a video to promote the Akamas geology and palaeontology centre in Pano Arodes. The 30-second film was created to boost traffic ...