Cyprus

The proposed new government legislation on pandemic management gives the health minister far-reaching powers, opposition parties said on Thursday, while the ruling party insisted the bill’s provisions are in ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced no new fatalities from Covid-19, while 538 more people tested positive for the coronavirus. The Covid death toll since March 2020 remains at 598, with the average of ...

Pope Francis began his visit to Cyprus on Thursday with messages of hope, brotherly love and one of dialogue between divided peoples saying hopes for peace should be nurtured by “...

The cause of death of a 77-year-old man who died in a taxi on the way to Paphos hospital after he was referred there by medics at Polis, was abdominal ...

While there is a plethora of choices in Larnaca to go and have a fantastic lunch or dinner, there are perhaps only a handful of places that also serve a ...

The finance ministry has conveyed to police 24 cases to investigate in relation with former co-op bank brass and staff, the House watchdog committee heard on Thursday, with the force expecting ...

The consumer protection service said on Thursday it fined Astro Bank €6,000 for omitting to provide the necessary information in advertisements about its personal loans and credit cards that could help ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Pope Francis has arrived in Cyprus. His airplane arrived at the Larnaca airport at around 2.50pm. House President Annita Demetriou and the cabinet members are at the airport to welcome ...

A 55-year-old Paphos resident was arrested for perjury and failure to obey a ‘stop list’ order after attempting to illegally fly out of the country, Paphos police said on Thursday. ...

Police said they have seized 3.5 kilos of cannabis and arrested a 37-year-old man during an operation in Limassol on Wednesday. The operation was launched on Tuesday with drug squad officers ...

The submission deadline for tax declarations has been extended to December 6, the tax department said on Thursday. This concerns tax returns for individuals (ΤΦ1) for 2020, and companies (ΤΦ4) and the self-employed (TΦ1Αυτ) ...

The cabinet on Thursday awarded natural gas exploration rights for an offshore block to a consortium made up of ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said ExxonMobil would ...

A mobile vaccination unit will be in Pachna on Saturday to make it easier for residents of the wider, wine villages area to get inoculated. According to the health ministry, ...

Teleworking for 20 per cent of the staff of businesses offering services, suspension of all events inside and outside malls, and the obligatory testing for all passengers upon arrival in the ...

Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb attack at a Limassol primary school and what appeared to be an arson at a Nicosia primary school, with both incidents thought to ...

Police on Thursday made a public plea for information to help locate a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with the disappearance of two Russian women in mid-November. A photo of ...

Three businesses and 11 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures after 2,292 checks in the government-controlled areas, police said early on Thursday. Six people were fined in Famagusta after 413 checks, five ...

Police early on Thursday arrested two men, 19 and 33, in connection with 19 cases of burglary and theft in Nicosia. The cases were reported to the police between November 8 to 27 this year. ...

In today’s episode, we bring you the latest on the Covid-19 restrictive measures which are to be discussed during the council of ministers meeting – such as a work-from-home order ...

Nicosia police were investigating on Thursday after seven people were injured in a brawl involving around 300 migrants at Pournara reception camp overnight. According to a police spokeswoman, the fight started ...

Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Christodoulos Angastiniotis expressed ‘strong reservations and concerns’ about the potential introduction of the minimum wage in Cyprus on Wednesday, adding that the current system ...

Business activity in the accommodation and food services sector has increased significantly, rising by 84.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, according to a report by the Cyprus Statistical Service. ...