Cyprus

Parliament on Thursday passed a law cutting tax on petrol and diesel by seven cents a litre, as the finance minister announced an extension on the period for reduced VAT ...

A minute’s silence was held in parliament to honour those killed in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, with House president Annita Demetriou saying that tragedy has broken out in ...

Russians living in Cyprus have been receiving threats, insults and have been told to leave the island, the Russian embassy has said. In a post to social media, the embassy ...

A 23-year-old Xylophagou resident has been arrested for cannabis possession, Famagusta police said on Thursday. According to police, officers stopped the man’s car around 10.45pm on Wednesday as part ...

Police fined 11 individuals and three establishments for breaking Covid-19 measures in the 24 hours until Thursday morning. Police said they were the result of 1,693 checks carried across the island. In Nicosia, 426 ...

In today’s episode, the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues as we hear that local volunteers are helping out stranded tourists in Cyprus, as over 100 Ukrainians were ...

The Cyprus Post announced on Thursday that the Paphos district postal office will remain closed in the morning after coronavirus cases were found in the premises. According to the announcement, ...

In total 85 third-country nationals and their employers participated a police road safety event to prevent serious traffic collisions in Sotira municipality, police announced on Thursday. The road safety lecture was ...

Limassol police on Thursday said they have arrested a 25-year-old footballer on suspicion of assaulting a player of the opposing team, resulting in his hospitalisation, earlier this week. According to ...

Three people have been arrested in Larnaca connection with an investigated case of conspiracy to commit a felony, theft and unlawful entry, police said Thursday. The crimes took place on ...

The Fire Department on Thursday said it received around 20 calls for assistance for various incidents caused by strong winds across the island. By the afternoon, the department responded to 17 incidents ...

The vice president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Liliana Pavlova, who oversees financing operations for Cyprus, among other countries, will pay an official visit to the island on March 3, 2022, ...

A protracted session awaits the House plenary on Thursday as it grapples with more than 60 amendments to the long-delayed local government reform legislation. The three bills are expected to be ...

The forestry department delivered a 13-metre-long trunk of a fir tree to Karnayio shipyard in Limassol to replace the mast of the Kyrenia-Eleftheria, a replica of the ancient wreck of ...

Efforts to draw international students to state universities in Cyprus attending English language undergraduate courses received the thumbs up from MPs on Wednesday, but tuition fees and ensuring quality controls ...

The health ministry on Wednesday announced two deaths from coronavirus and another 2,109 infections from 86,525 tests, resulting in a positivity rate of 2.44 per cent. The deaths of two women aged 71 and 85 ...

A proposal to scrap the SafePass for supermarkets, pharmacies, and other low risk outlets is expected to go before cabinet on Thursday as Cyprus moves to ease restrictions amid an ...

Israel’s president Isaac Herzog took a break from his official programme on Wednesday to visit the home of Disy leader Averof Neophytou, where he received a warm welcome from ...

The chief goal of local government reform should be a better and more efficient functioning of municipal authorities in addressing the needs and expectations of its residents at low cost, ...

The first batch of humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine from Cyprus will be sent on Tuesday, March 8, following arrangements made in consultation with the EU’s civil protection ...

Fully vaccinated individuals will no longer need a negative PCR or rapid test to cross the green line following a review of the epidemiological situation by the bicommunal technical committee ...

MPs discussing regulations on building waste aim to find a formula that will protect the environment and jobs, House environment committee president Charalambos Theopemptou said on Wednesday. He was speaking ...

A flamingo nursed back to health will be released at Akrotiri salt lake on Thursday on the occasion of World Wildlife Day, celebrated annually on March 3 to mark the signing ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said the decision to close Cyprus’ airspace to Russian planes after Turkey said it would not impose similar sanctions will have to be carefully evaluated by ...