Cyprus

The ministry of health will operate 61 testing sites on Sunday offering free rapid tests to those in eligible groups. These include minors, the vaccinated and those who are recovering from ...

A 55-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after he was caught speeding at 130kph in an area with a speed limit of 50kph in Paralimni. He was caught by traffic ...

Where do you live and with whom? Nicosia with my husband What did you have for breakfast? Chocolate doughnuts (obviously vegan and gluten free which I made myself!) Describe your ...

A group of Ukrainians protested Russia’s war in Ukraine on Saturday in Kato Polemidia as a pro-Russian event was taking place with hundreds of Russian and Cypriot nationals. The ...

A 37-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after he was caught driving a stolen car under the influence of drugs in Larnaca. Police said they spotted the suspect driving a ...

A preliminary study on the former landfill in occupied Dikomo, where the remains of 70 Greek Cypriot missing persons are believed to be buried has been submitted to the committee on ...

Authorities on Saturday expressed concern over the increased use of hard drugs among young people following the arrest of a 22-year-old man who was allegedly supplying heroin and crystal meth ...

A 26-year-old man wanted by Bulgarian authorities is expected to be extradited there after he was arrested at Paphos international airport prior to his departure to Ireland, police said on ...

Police on Saturday said they confiscated over 500 firecrackers in Limassol and Nicosia, two weeks before Easter. Following a tip-off, police conducted a search in the house of a 28-year-old man ...

The government remains firmly committed to strengthening Cyprus’ fiscal position, promoting sustainable recovery and the long-term stability of the Cypriot economy, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Saturday after DBRS ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) and the CyberMouflons Cybersecurity Team on Thursday announced the return of the Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge (CCSC), which will be will held online from April 30 ...

The health ministry on Saturday recalled additional Kinder chocolates amidst an investigation into a salmonella outbreak in other EU member states that has been linked to Ferrero company’s products. ...

Six individuals and three businesses were fined in the last 24 hours for violations of Covid-19 measures after 1,876 checks across the government-controlled areas. In Larnaca one individual and three businesses were ...

A small new book aims to allow children to understand birth. Alix Norman speaks to one of its creators “From a very young age,” says Iole Damaskinos, “women are taught ...

The Cyprus Foundation of the Sea (CyFOS) announced on Friday that it successfully held an informational workshop on April 6, exploring blue economy funding opportunities through the European Commission’s research ...

Artemis Banking Information Systems announced on Friday that it has adopted a new name, with the company now being renamed Artemis Credit Bureau Ltd. Artemis is Cyprus’ only credit bureau, ...

Limassol-based regulatory reporting firm Point Nine announced on Thursday that it has agreed to enter a partnership with regulatory specialists Kaizen Reporting. Kaizen Reporting, a London-based firm, have previously combined ...

Inflation jumped to 7.1 per cent, the highest level in 26 years, in March 2022, on an annual basis, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service earlier this week. This is ...

By Yiannis Seitanides An Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus investigation has found that five of its members who provided services for Cyprus’ passport-by-investment scheme committed disciplinary offences as ...

Pensioners are asking for podiatrists to be covered by the general health system (Gesy) and want simplified procedures for hearing aids. They are also concerned about the sums they have ...

Around 1,200 children at 18 schools are offered meals by the ‘I cook and offer’ programme of the Sophia Foundation for Children, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday. He was speaking ...

Cyprus-US relations have reached their highest point since the founding of the Republic, said President Anastasiades in a meeting with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Ahepa). The president and ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday lauded the formalising of an agreement establishing an American University of Beirut (AUB) campus in Paphos during a special ceremony. Speaking before the university’s ...

The health ministry on Friday announced three more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing detected 2,028 positives for coronavirus. The latest fatalities were a man aged 85 and two women aged 80 and 87. ...