Cyprus

The state’s main aim is to lower electricity prices by modernising the electricity authority and facilitating the entry of additional providers, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. The president ...

Archaeologists of the French Archaeological Mission excavating at ancient Kition have established that the harbour basin extended over the whole area of the modern archaeological site, the department of antiquities ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) submitted its annual report to President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday, confirming its commitment to renewable energy and to lowering prices for customers. “Last year ...

Streaming platforms main winners in muted annual ceremony Yet another victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Golden Globes winners were unceremoniously announced this week via Twitter. There was no reception, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday applauded ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on her office’s work after receiving her annual report for 2020. Stylianou-Lottides submitted a report for 2020 as well as individual reports ...

The European Commission on Thursday announced the launch of a scholarship programme for the Turkish Cypriot community for 2022/23 funded under its Aid Programme. Grants will be awarded to approximately 140 Turkish ...

They may be more commonly associated with Asia, but martial arts in Cyprus date back to the Bronze Age Alix Norman discovers Martial arts didn’t originate in China. Or ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris is travelling to Lithuania to participate in the annual European Conference on the management of external borders. The Conference, which will take place in Vilnius on ...

By Andreas Pavlou Police issued 265 fines in 12 hours for various traffic offences on highways, as well as in dangerous and blackspots in Nicosia and Limassol. The traffic checks were carried ...

The department of fisheries and marine research on Thursday said it confiscated 94 kilos of fish after an operation against illegal fishing at Governor’s beach. According to the department’s ...

A first-floor house in Kato Amiandos was damaged by fire believed to have started in the chimney, the fire service said on Thursday. It said that fire fighters had responded ...

Roads leading to the mountains remain closed due to snow, police said on Thursday, adding they had rescued eight drivers trapped in the snow In a warning to drivers over ...

A second pack of free Covid-19 self-tests will be available for the fully vaccinated as of January 25, the health ministry announced on Thursday. The announcement added that distribution of the ...

Police on Thursday were looking for two men, both aged 48, suspected of stealing €3,400 from a 72-year-old woman last year in Paphos. The scam was reported to the police by the ...

Mobile vaccination units will operate in Pachna and Kambos on Saturday in a drive to vaccinate the public against Coivd-19 and particularly to administer the booster dose so as to ...

In today’s episode, the cold snap continues across Cyprus with temperatures overnight falling to -9 °C in some areas, while mountain communities have repeated their complaints about inadequate heating ...

Police on Thursday said they fined seven people and eight businesses for violating coronavirus measures after 1,959 checks in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out between 6am on Wednesday ...

The Cyprus Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry announced this week that its commercial renewable energy system incentive schemes, including for the creation of photovoltaic parks, have been deemed successful. ...

The Price Index of Construction Materials increased by 17.1 per cent during December of 2021, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, rising to 119.66 points (based on 2015 = 100), according to the ...

Chlorakas community leader Nicholas Liasides on Wednesday accused the company managing the St Nicolas Elegant Residence of “limitless audacity” after it announced it would be taking legal measures against the ...

Staff at a public hospital were at a loss after a woman being treated for coronavirus asked not to be intubated if her condition worsens, local media reported on Wednesday. ...

The health ministry announced 2,226 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday out of 95,650 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.33 per cent. No deaths were reported. There are 248 people being ...

With a budget of €1.2 billion, the Larnaca marina and port development is the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus at present, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Wednesday. The minister was ...

Covid recovery certificates will only be valid for 90 days for domestic purposes from the end of this month, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Citing a cabinet decision dating back ...