Cyprus

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Saturday defended the government’s foreign policy shift, saying that the decision to focus on confidence-building measures (CBMs) instead of pushing for sanctions on Turkey ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is hoping his next series of engagements will improve Cyprus’ position in the international political arena, presidential press office director Andreas Iosif said on Saturday. In a ...

Twenty individuals and eight business owners or managers were fined by police across Cyprus in the 24 hours until Saturday morning after 2,149 checks for violation of Covid-19 measures. In Nicosia in 644 ...

A fourth suspect has been remanded for eight days in relation to the smuggling of 27.5 kilos of cannabis at Larnaca airport last July, police said on Saturday. According to the ...

Six funeral homes were booked for operating without a licence, police said on Saturday. On Friday, local police carried out checks at three suspect funeral homes in Nicosia and one ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will meet with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday in Brussels, an EU source said during a briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs ...

The European Commission has approved a €6.13 million Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic, having found it to be in line with the State aid ...

By Ruslan Nimchynskyi Over three decades ago, Ukraine decided to embark on the path of freedom and democracy, a course it has maintained to this day. With the collapse of ...

Cyprus’ representation at the Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS) in Cairo, which concluded on Wednesday, was a success, national promotion agency Invest Cyprus said on Friday. The agency said that Cyprus’ ...

The Cypriot government and the country’s public service are accelerating the reform of public resource management, the first phase of which is expected to take effect in 2023, Finance Minister ...

Limassol community leaders visited a Nicosia district village on Friday to learn about the biological control of rodents with the placement of artificial nest boxes for barn owls, which will ...

“The elimination of violence against women is an issue of high priority for the Republic of Cyprus,” said the President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou during an event ...

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Friday praised Cyprus’ facilities for long Covid patients as she reiterated calls to the public to get vaccinated and remain vigilant. Kyriakides and Health ...

The health ministry on Friday announced five deaths attributed to Covid-19 and 2,304 infections, while 170 people were hospitalised with the virus. The five deaths were: three women aged 51, 79 and 87 and two ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday met with the Association of Cyprus Banks, discussing the issue of loans being mislabeled as non-performing, Estia scheme appeals, as well as non-viable borrowers, ...

Coronavirus infections in the community remain high, especially among younger people under 19, but there are signs the cumulative diagnosis rate appears to be edging down, the health ministry said on ...

The health ministry on Friday issued updated figures for the number of deaths since the start of the pandemic, as it announced an additional 12 deaths, all of which occurred last ...

The arrival of the British Typhoon jets at the RAF base in Akrotiri as part of the UK’s Nato contribution amid the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine has ...

A total of 66 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them from ...

The Republic is pushing for greater assistance in dealing with the pressure it faces from high migration flows, as President Nicos Anastasiades met key players on Friday with further discussions ...

The health ministry on Friday announced a new timetable for walk-in vaccination centres across the republic, which will apply from Monday, February 21. As of Monday, walk-in centres in all districts ...

Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kasoulides, and Ambassador of Palestine to Cyprus Abdallah Attari, discussed on Friday bilateral relations between Cyprus and Palestine, developments in the Middle East and the Cyprus problem. ...

Works on the construction of a roundabout at the junction of Christakis Kranou and Daedalides in Yermasoyia will begin on Monday and will last until August 13, the department of public ...

Cypriots and permanent residents of Cyprus with cancer experience are being urged to participate in an international survey on the socioeconomic impact of cancer. In a press release, the Cyprus ...