Cyprus

The cabinet on Wednesday approved three bills aimed at a faster transition to the green economy, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides announced. Speaking after the meeting, Pilides said the bills provide ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Wednesday proposed that the government absorb the cost of the looming rise of port fees in Limassol. Neophytou wrote to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos in ...

Cyprus’ imports from the UK plunged by 43 per cent as a result of Brexit, yet exports were able to hold their own, primarily because they concerned dairy products, fruit and ...

The dismantling of the last remaining ExxonMobil oil storage facilities will be completed by the end of March, Larnaca municipality said on Wednesday. The work, being carried out by Petrolina, ...

Parents of primary school children on Wednesday castigated authorities for lack of consultation on key decisions regarding coronavirus health protocols and called for urgent talks to discuss a number of ...

Cyprus has moved a step closer to changing the law on driving licences for mopeds and motorbikes, an area which has long been criticised as being too lax but could ...

Residents of mountain communities are to receive additional aid to help cover higher heating bills as fuel costs rise and winter bites, cabinet decided on Wednesday. The decision applies to ...

The met office on Wednesday announced that Cyprus would endure the Elpis weather system until late into the night while the chill is set to last until Saturday, but with ...

By Richard Dickenson I suppose it was always inevitable but somehow it never seemed likely really to happen. For this is farewell. Time has, at last caught up. My words ...

The cabinet on Wednesday announced, as expected, that the test to stay’ programme being implemented in schools would be extended to health professionals in public and private hospitals, police and ...

By Andreas Pavlou Strovolos municipality will grant free parking permits for low-emission hybrid cars and continue providing free parking for all electric vehicles for 2022. The announcement by the municipality stated ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a special €1.5 million plan to support local authorities in creating appropriate facilities for the temporary care of stray dogs. The proposed plan aims at providing ...

Cyprus has seen the last of the Elpis weather system, but the cold front accompanying it will remain in the area until Saturday, keeping temperatures at below the seasonal average ...

Cyprus is suffering from a low level of judicial efficiency, excessive reliance on a limited number of countries for trade relations, as well as high costs for cross-border transactions, according ...

Testing locations for Thursday as as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Limassol (6 units) My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” store) 8:30 am – 6 pm 99790687 Pano Polemidia ...

By George Christou Comment The increase in bank charges has become a big public issue in the last few weeks, the political parties, consumers associations and interest groups mounting a ...

Cyprus, alongside a handful of other countries, is still lagging behind with its 5G network rollout, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Monday, calling for increased urgency in ...

In a scientist with a poetic mind THEO PANAYIDES meets a man driven by and with a love of youthful enthusiasm who now enjoys the good night’s sleep that ...

In total 1,753 checks were conducted in the government-controlled areas over the last 24 hours, with 13 individuals and seven establishments fined for breaching Covid decrees. Following 517 checks carried out In Nicosia, police ...

In today’s episode, the island’s traffic camera system has suffered from an early setback as no fines have yet been issued despite thousands of violations having been recorded. ...

Police on Wednesday said they have arrested a 48-year-old man after finding a stolen electric generator outside his house. The theft was reported to the police by a Limassol resident ...

New data suggest that the Omicron variant is dominant among new infections, the ministry of health has said. Infection sequencing data from January 1 showed that out of 192 samples 165 (86 per cent) ...

Limassol police were investigating on Wednesday after over €3,800 were stolen from a betting shop under knife threat. According to police, around 11.40pm on Tuesday, an unknown man who was wearing ...

An EU initiative seeks to end the practice By Charalampos Theopemptou Since 2012, the European Union has in place a procedure known as Citizens Initiative with the objective of providing a ...