Cyprus

A free online international conference on how to overcome LGBTQI-phobia in tertiary education will take place in English this Thursday. The event will be the final conference of the European ...

The transport ministry on Wednesday announced the tender for the construction of the Astromeritis to Evrychou road, an €89m project for a four-lane 11-kilometre road estimated to be completed within ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides had a meeting with his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares Bueno in Nicosia on Wednesday saying they both stood to gain from increased cooperation. “Delighted to ...

Point of sales (POS) terminals have seen a 15 per cent rise in Cyprus between 2018 and 2020, according to a survey of 14 countries in central and eastern Europe conducted by technology company ...

A Limassol branch of the French Cypriot School (Ecole Franco-Chypriote) is expected to be up and running in September next year, Education Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday. The minister, during ...

The Unhcr office in Cyprus announced on Wednesday the launch of a photo-essay book on the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Cyprus, to create space for their personal ...

Indoor sports facilities at some schools in Larnaca leak every time it rains, despite repairs, officials said Wednesday, impeding the activities of schoolchildren and clubs that use them in the ...

In the captain of a replica of a compact 18th century frigate, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone at home in a space designed for function over comfort who has lived a ...

A 59-year-old man was fined €2,000 after dozens of duty-free tobacco products were found in his car late on Tuesday. The illegal products were discovered by Limassol officers who stopped the ...

A Nicosia shopping mall was fined €16,000 after a customer was found inside the premises without a SafePass, police said on Wednesday. The fine came after 1,062 checks in the capital, during ...

Electronic scanning of the SafePass of people who received one Covid vaccine dose will begin this weekend, the health ministry said on Wednesday, as the unvaccinated are banned from key ...

In today’s episode, parents keeping their primary school children away from class in protest over Covid-19 restrictions could face legal sanctions. In other news, newly appointed UNSG Special Representative ...

Police arrested three people in Nicosia late on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting illegal entry into the republic and illegal stay into the republic. Following a tip-off, officers found a ...

International healthcare and diagnostic services company Medicover has acquired a controlling stake in Cypriot biotechnology NIPD Genetics, according to a statement released by the two companies earlier this month. “This ...

Cyprus telecommunications company Cablenet has renewed its broadcasting and sponsorship agreement with Nicosia club Apoel, a statement announced on Tuesday. “Apoel is pleased to announce the start of a sponsorship ...

Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides earlier this week led a group of Cypriot representatives on a trip to Dubai, aiming to promote Cyprus as an investment and business centre to ...

A report by the Parliamentary Committee of Financial and Budgetary Affairs on the State Budget for 2022 ahead of the plenary debate and vote this week, stresses the significant uncertainties affecting ...

From books, to toys to trips out, the green Christmas list is long and varied By Annette Chrysostomou How about giving a thoughtful, sustainable and environment-linked gift to your loved ...

Cyprus played host to celebrations to mark International Moon Day, announced during an online press conference organised by NGO Moon Village Association (MVA) in cooperation with the Cyprus Space Exploration ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) plans to install and operate ten more charging stations for electric vehicles next year, bringing the number across the island to around 30. Two of ...

A 55-year-old Paphos resident was arrested on Tuesday in relation to a case of possession and distribution of child pornography, police said. According to the police report, the investigation was ...

Police on Tuesday were investigating a threatening email sent to municipalities and the health ministry demanding the lifting of measures concerning the unvaccinated. Among other demands, the email reportedly threatened ...

Newly appointed UNSG Special Representative Colin Stewart on Tuesday pledged to work towards finding “a mutually accepted way forward” during his term. He was speaking at a reception hosted by ...

The health ministry announced 662 new cases of Covid-19 and one death on Tuesday. The death was a 92-year-old woman who died at home on Monday. This brings the death toll ...