Cyprus

CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks at attempts to bring anime to life, that don’t always work Anime, the animation art form originating from Japan, has a massive following all over the ...

Nicosia taxi drivers have announced that on Tuesday they will launch weekly protests until they are no longer targeted by authorities for crossing to the north, a move which could ...

Conservationists will hold a protest rally in Nicosia on Saturday to push for the protection of the Akamas peninsula against the interests of big landowners and the “catastrophic development plans” ...

Two 31-year-old men were arrested on Monday in connection with Saturday’s violent attack at the U19 championship Apoel-Pafos FC match in Kouklia, in which the Paphos team’s coach ...

The first antiviral pill for Covid-19 is expected to be made available in Cyprus in the second half of December for use in mild to moderate cases of the disease, ...

Authorities said two hunters were fined a total of €600 for breaking hunting regulations in Paphos on Sunday. The first hunter was fined €500 for using an illegal device that produces bird ...

A 19-year-old teenager who tried to assault a police officer with a knife was arrested with illegal drugs in his possession in the early morning hours on Monday in Limassol. ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas will hold separate meetings with the president and the epidemiological team on Monday as authorities consider additional measures to curb the spike in daily coronavirus cases. ...

In today’s news, a subsidy scheme for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is set for approval next month, however there are some concerns with certain aspects of its feasibility. ...

Four businesses were booked for a total of €9,000 in Nicosia and Limassol as part of 3,311 police checks for the implementation of coronavirus protocols, police said early on Monday. A supermarket ...

By Antigoni Pitta With Covid tests, passenger locator forms and vaccination certificates, travelling in the midst of a pandemic is tricky enough, and becomes even trickier when having to navigate ...

In total 212 new Covid-19 cases were announced by the health ministry on Sunday. No deaths were recorded. The new cases were among 43,821 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate ...

A clean-up campaign for the once vibrant if seedy nightlife hub has fallen flat as buildings stand empty By Bejay Browne Five years ago in 2016, bulldozers and other machinery moved ...

Police on Sunday said they were investigating the attacks that took place the previous day during the Apoel-Pafos FC match for the U19 championship, in Kouklia, Paphos by fans of ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for eligible groups for Monday, 22 in total. People must present identification documents such as ID card, passport etc. District Testing Sites Work hours ...

More than 7,000 people from 72 countries took part in the fourth Radisson Blu Larnaca International Marathon on Sunday despite the rain. Participants, around 7,500, had the opportunity the run the full 42 kilometres, ...

The government looks to the EU to solve the issue, but could it be doing more by itself? By Theo Panayides Whatever the solution for our current migration crisis, one ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday said it was evident in the UN minutes on the meetings in Crans Montana that Turkey had no intention of responding to the UN secretary-general’...

The Search and Rescue Centre (JRCC) issued a navigational warning (Navtex) concerning the appraisal well to be carried out by ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum in the “Glaucus” field in block 10 ...

Xylofagou’s community leader, Giorgos Tasou on Sunday said they would pay €500 to anyone who can provide information about the vandalism of the ‘Big Potato’, the community’s monument to ...

Two men, aged 23 and 21, were arrested on the suspicion of assisting four people entering the government-controlled areas illegally, police said on Sunday. The two suspects were caught on Saturday in ...

Police fined 11 individuals and five shop owners for violating the measures against the further spread of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Until 6 am Sunday police carried out a total of 2,713 ...

A 23-year-old professional basketball player is in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital after a brawl outside a nightclub in the capital earlier on Sunday. Limassol’s AEL basketball ...

Police on Sunday called for information that could shed light on the circumstances of a road accident the previous evening in Limassol that led to the death of 50-year-old Chrysis ...