Cyprus

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 ...

By Andreas Nichola 2021 proved to be an almost crippling year for the hospitality industry. Bars and restaurants had to close with uncertainty about when they would be allowed to open ...

An organisation, at its core, is primarily composed of the collective capacity of its people to create value. KARMA prides itself on having one of the best teams of professionals ...

In the founder of a local charity THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman for whom charity began at home, and the lines of the two still blur, who points out in ...

Covid infections spiked across all ages in the week between December 25 and December 31, especially among youth groups, which saw up to sixfold increases over the previous week, as 16,530 cases were ...

A total of 51 free rapid test sites for coronavirus detection for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Eligible for a free rapid test are minors (...

Two men, aged 17 and 25, were remanded for eight days on Tuesday by Paphos district court in connection with a massive brawl in Paphos on Monday night that saw two people ...

Government sources on Tuesday ruled out a lockdown as advisors deliberated tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, amid a surge in daily infections. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...

Last year, the Committee of Missing Persons (CMP) identified the remains of 20 Greek Cypriots and nine Turkish Cypriots who were on the list of missing persons, the Greek Cypriot member ...

President Nicos Anastasiades says Cyprus will work with the French Presidency of the Council of the EU to help materialise its ambitious goals. The President of Cyprus also congratulated the ...

The Omicron variant appears to be causing more infections but fewer hospital admissions than Delta variant, a health official said on Tuesday. Coronavirus cases have surged to four-digit numbers in ...

Some 17,000 cubic metres of mining waste is being removed from Argaka’s Mavrali beach in the Paphos district as part of a clean-up of an environmentally important area, Agriculture Minister ...

Limassol district court on Tuesday remanded a 61-year-old man in custody for seven days on suspicion of embezzling about €235,000 from Pattihio municipal theatre. The suspect, reportedly the theatre’s former ...

Parliament on Tuesday rejected a presidential veto of a bill passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent across the board for ...

An additional 32 ventilators were expected later this month to enter service at state hospitals while three intensivists from Greece were also expected, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on ...

The events sector is calling for state financial assistance as 95 per cent of scheduled events for the first three months of this year have been cancelled. Following the surge of ...

Nicosia municipal authorities said Tuesday that Boumboulinas Street in the centre of Nicosia will be closed for five months from January 10 due to construction work. The street is part of ...

Cyprus may take pride in its fresh fruit and vegetables but fares less well as regards consumption, with only 7.9 per cent of the population eating the recommended five portions or ...