Cyprus

In today’s episode, the government has announced that it will investigate the possibility of price caps on essential goods, in a bid to deal with spiralling price increases. In ...

A third 23-year-old man was arrested and remanded for six days on Tuesday in connection with a brawl in Ayia Napa over the weekend involving knives, rocks and an axe, ...

Police arrested a 34-year-old man late on Monday in Limassol after they found 51 cartridges in his house. According to the police, the suspect was first spotted driving a car with ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the sea off the Greek island of Karpathos early on Monday. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the quake occurred ...

A teenager was arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of property on Monday after he was found driving a motorcycle that was reported stolen last week in Nicosia. Police had ...

Four businesses and 17 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures as part of the daily police checks in the government-controlled areas. Police said they carried out 2,490 checks between 6am on ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), in collaboration with a number of economists, has prepared a study on the Cypriot economy and what policies can be implemented in ...

The Federation of Environmental Organisations in Cyprus (Opok) has welcomed the launch of the government’s seven-year plan to help promote the circular economy in Cyprus, praising its use as ...

The state is owed tens of millions in unexecuted fine warrants, a result of poor record-keeping and below-par IT systems, the Audit Office has found. In a special report published ...

The Cyprus Bar Association on Monday presented its work covering the past year, which focused on issues such as the urgent need for the passing of the judicial reform bills ...

The justice ministry’s aims to halve fatal and serious traffic accidents by 2030, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference to mark the first day ...

Local media reported that the European External Action Service is set to draw up a list of options which the EU can take over a lack of progress being made ...

Two deaths from Covid-19 and 166 new positive cases were announced on Monday out of 66,954 PCR and rapid tests. The deaths were two men, aged 56 and 75. There are 57 people in hospital ...

Two Greek Cypriot soldiers missing since the invasion are reportedly buried in the garden of a house in Varosha, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Yeni Duzen. The report focuses on ...

The defence minister has called for Cyprus to boost spending – currently at almost half a billion euros – and secure new equipment in light of what he described as Turkey’s ...

A large number of employees protested a court decision on Monday to shut down the Era Korivos department store in Paphos, which would see around 200 people losing their jobs. The ...

The latest data from Eurostat has revealed that 17.6 per cent of Cypriots in 2020 were at risk of poverty and social exclusion, below the EU average of 21.9 per cent. But Cyprus ...

Five awards are on offer for animal lovers, ranging from the best shelter to a special award for an animal that has performed an outstanding service. State Awards for Animal ...

There will be no change to the way Gesy operates, nor will public hospitals be privatised, the government said on Monday after a meeting at the presidential palace on the ...

A total of 20 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Monday said that the state will always be at young people’s sides by allowing them to voice their concerns, visions and ideas. Demetriou’s ...

With a handful of other things, sewing really took off during lockdowns. ALIX NORMAN meets an instructor who still offers lessons online in addition to physical classes It wasn’t ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday briefed UK High Commissioner Stephen Lillie about his meeting in New York with the UN secretary general and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. According to ...

The government said on Monday it will look into the possibility of price caps on essential goods, in a bid to deal with inflationary trends. Speaking in parliament during the ...