Cyprus

The state-run broadcaster CyBC on Monday conceded it has financial and other problems, but promised to “modernise” so as to keep up with trends in news and infotainment. The corporation’...

Tourism deputy minister Savvas Perdios on Monday said there is now a serious possibility of direct flights from Cyprus to Saudi Arabia which has been in the works for three ...

The transport ministry on Monday responded to the Cyprus consumers association after it criticised the government’s intention of introducing fixed taxi fares to and from Paphos and Larnaca airports. ...

The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to rethink the way society and the state treat children and reflect on more child-centred policies, as it exposed long-standing issues surrounding children’s ...

A 34-year-old man was remanded for five days on Monday on suspicion of distributing child pornography following information by Europol. The man was arrested around 12pm on Sunday after officers, ...

36 ministry of health testing sites for Tuesday District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (16 units) Mall of Cyprus (underground parking area) 9 am – 6 pm 99969931 Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Agios ...

The Test to Stay programme in schools has been a great success, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday speaking to the House education committee. “Thanks to Test to Stay, ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday thanked the European Commission for approving a €6.13 million Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme was approved ...

Seven people are under investigation for illegal employment following checks carried out by Paphos police over the weekend, with two asylum seekers found working at a Peyia hotel. The bust ...

Diversity causes a misplaced uproar among fans says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Last week, during the Superbowl halftime, Amazon studios dropped the first trailer for its long-awaited series Rings of Power, which ...

A memorandum of understanding which attempts to alleviate issues stemming from the migration pressures faced by the Republic was signed with the EU on Monday. The stated aims of the ...

Police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old against whom a case of joint attack, harassment, harassing surveillance, threats and malicious damage is being investigated. Assistant Paphos police chief Michalis Ioannou said ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides met EU High Representative for foreign relations Josep Borrell on Monday in Brussels, where they discussed Turkey’s interventions in the north, in particular regarding the ...

The north’s sovereignty must be accepted in order for formal negotiations to begin, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar reiterated on Monday, adding that a federal solution uniting the two ...

The weekly testing of children aged from four in preschool which began on Monday has been slammed by parents. Parent groups have opposed the measure on grounds that having to ...

By Andreas Pavlou Leader of Dipa, Marios Garoyian said on Monday the party will begin negotiations with all other Cyprus parties except Elam in March over backing for a candidate ...

Part of a roof of building on Limassol’s busy Anexartisias street collapsed due to lack of concrete durability testing, but no one was injured, a police spokesperson told the ...

Paphos police caught five drivers over the weekend who tested positive for drugs, three of whom were also found to have violated other traffic regulations. The first driver was a 33...

Polis Chrysochous is being improved with several development projects nearing completion, mayor Yiotis Papachristofis said on Monday. In Latchi, a multi-purpose park by the sea has been completed and April ...

In today’s episode, the Ministry of Health has announced that weekly rapid tests for children aged four and above in preschool will begin today. In other news, Archbishop Chrysostomos ...

Two people have been remanded in police custody for four days after they were arrested on Sunday for illegal impersonation and aiding and abetting illegal entry, stay and transit through ...

The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, commonly known as Invest Cyprus, has entered a collaborative initiative with counterparts from 16 other EU member states seeking to attract technology industry employees to their ...

Fines were issued to 17 individuals and eight owners or managers of establishments for violating protective measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 6am on Monday. A ...

No deaths from Covid were reported on Sunday as the ministry of health recorded 1,794 new cases. The death toll since the start of the pandemic remains at 823. Meanwhile of 162 patients ...