Cyprus

The government green-lit close to 400 passports for foreign nationals applying under the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme, after the scheme was terminated, MPs heard on Monday. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, while ...

Bahrain was the only country upgraded to the green category of destinations deemed safer for travelling as regards the spread of Covid-19. The latest updates announced by the health ministry, ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Cyprus was in a state of emergency as regards irregular migration, mainly coming through the buffer zone from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the ...

It is still too early to be discussing the 2023 presidential elections, ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on Monday after a poll showed Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides leading the running ...

All eligible people must carry proof of identity (e.g. Identity Card, Driver’s Licence, Passport, etc.), for identification purposes. On Tuesday, 9 November 2021, the testing units under the control programme ...

A comforting candle is the perfect antidote to the chaos of life. ALIX NORMAN meets a young entrepreneur whose eco-friendly creations calm the senses and clear the mind Hello Autumn! ...

The consumers association called on people on Monday to boycott a dairy company that plans to raise the price of fresh milk by 3 per cent, which according to officials was ...

By Lanting Liu Cyprus is taking part in the fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which opened in Shanghai on Friday, in the virtual country exhibition. It is the first ...

With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune monopolising interest these days, it was only natural for book fans to lash out against the movie, levelling the accusation ‘it wasn’t like that ...

The community council of Kissonerga has urged the department of public works to speed up the construction of a breakwater in Potima Bay to protect it from erosion. Speaking on ...

Bars, cafés and restaurants that cater primarily to tourists are running at about 50 per cent capacity, and despite a decrease there are calls for them to remain open, they ...

The coming decades will see a greater impact from climate change in Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday, stressing the need for changes to the way water is ...

A fire near Lofou in Limassol, was brought under control after burning three hectares of wild vegetation and and trees, the fire service said Monday. The blaze broke out at ...

Radiographers operating CT scanners in state hospitals will stop working overtime hours and responding to calls for scans outside normal working hours, they said on Monday. The newly adopted system ...

A company has been fined €1,500 for marketing children’s toys containing toxic substances, the labour ministry announced Monday. Yacumo Enterprises was taken to court for selling toys containing particular phthalates ...

Limassol police said on Monday they were investigating a case in which a Cypriot had transferred over €55,000 to a woman abroad who had promised to come to the island if ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides travelled to Brussels on Sunday to take part in the Eurogroup meeting which will convene on Monday, November 8. Finance Ministers will discuss the macroeconomic outlook in ...

The CovScan application trial period began on Monday as businesses have been mandated that by November 22 they must scan each patron’s SafePass using it. The move, announced earlier this ...

Authorities will install signs warning motorists of the presence of traffic cameras and speed limits, according to an announcement issued on Monday. This was decided during a meeting between the ...

In today’s episode, we hear how the island’s reservoirs are only at just over 50 per cent capacity due to the dearth of rainfall for this time of the ...

British Bases personnel, units from the UK and Cyprus recently undertook a three-day joint bomb disposal training in Akrotiri to “share best practices and foster working relationships for future collaboration”, ...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered 190g of cannabis. Following a court warrant, officers searched his home at around 7pm on Sunday. During the search four plastic ...

A supermarket was fined €4,000 because customers were not being kept further enough apart and a restaurant was fined €650 as for the second time it was found not checking that customers ...

A 32-year-old has been arrested following a knife attack and causing bodily harm in Paphos. According to the police a member of the community board of a village in Paphos ...