Cyprus

Police stepped up their Covid checks at on Christmas Eve fining 24 individuals and five businesses for violations during 3,585 checks. Between 6am Friday and 6am Saturday, seven people were fined for ...

In his Christmas message, Archbishop Chrysostomos called on the faithful not to forget their fighting spirit because the “behaviour of the invader” does not allow for any complacency. The message ...

Merry Christmas! Today is the end of Advent, a period which references the Latin adventus, or the ‘arrival’ of Christ. But there’s a lot more to the last few ...

The European Union and the Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People Valdis Dombrovskis launched an initiative this week to further restrict tax evasion through the use of ...

Cyprus has seen a 67 per cent increase in full-time researchers during the previous decade, according to a report released earlier this month by Eurostat, the statistical service of the European ...

It’s not a lockdown this year, but the spread of Omicron has scuppered many family festive reunions As people are forced to spend yet another Christmas blighted by Covid-19, ...

Two people died from Covid and 917 new infections were detected after 112,532 tests, a positivity rate of 0.81 per cent, the health ministry said on Friday. The deaths concern two men, both 91. ...

The number of first time asylum seekers applying for international protection in the European Union rose by 58 per cent year-on-year in September 2021, with Cyprus receiving 1,120, according to monthly data published ...

The health ministry reminded on Friday that the vaccination centre will be closed for the rest of this week due to the Christmas holidays. According to the ministry, the vaccination ...

Having more than 17 municipalities would lead to financial viability problems with taxpayers footing the bill, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on the debate on the local government reform. The minister, ...

More than 8,000 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 14 days, according to the latest national surveillance report released on Friday. The report, produced by the health ministry’s epidemiological surveillance ...

Humanity is obliged to continue fighting against the coronavirus, following the course drawn by the scientists, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said in a Christmas message released on Friday. The minister ...

In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has urged the public to adhere to health protocols amid a surge in new Covid-19 infections and concerns that the Omicron variant ...

University of Cyprus and the Cyprus Integrity Forum have joined forces to fight corruption. With the aim to promote initiatives supporting national legal and regulatory reforms to combat corruption and ...

The Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus (Anad) announced on Thursday that it has allocated a budget of €23.3 million for a raft of training programmes, applicable to both employed and ...

Fitch Ratings announced earlier this month that it has affirmed insurance company CNP Assurances’ financial strength rating at A+ and its outlook to stable. International French group CNP Assurances is ...

Cyprus announced on Thursday its commitment to contribute €5.77 mln as a donor country, in the context of the remote meetings held on 14 and 15 December for the $93 billion replenishment package of ...

Consumers should feel safe in making their purchases from approved outlets, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday after visiting supermarkets in Nicosia as part of inspections being carried out ...

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in jail after having been found guilty of sexually molesting his two nephews. In handing down the sentence, Nicosia criminal court noted ...

Limassol police have arrested a 27-year-old man who entered a shop using someone else’s SafePass. The owner of the SafePass was later tracked down and also arrested. Limassol police ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced one death from Covid-19, while the number of positives came close to the 1,000 mark and with the positivity rate clocking at 1.05 per cent. The latest ...

A primary school boy dreaming of becoming a fireman when he grows up had the surprise of his life this week after being visited by a group of firefighters aboard ...

US Ambassador in Cyprus Judith Garber delivered Thursday 21 specialised breathing masks for firefighters during a ceremony at the fire service headquarters in Nicosia. The embassy said that, to both commemorate ...

Larnaca Municipality’s new multi-purpose social centre has been completed and will begin operations on January 10, the municipality said on Thursday. Recently completed by the joint venture L&P ...