Cyprus

Police in the north have remanded four men of African descent for attempting to illegally cross into the Republic. The four men reportedly paid a Turkish national to smuggle them ...

A 31-year-old man is fighting for his life after being involved in a road accident in Limassol on Friday night. He was riding a motorcycle which collided with a car ...

A 23-year-old has been arrested after an attack on a restaurant in Emba, Paphos late Friday that saw the premises and cars damaged. According to police, the suspect was part ...

Cyprus needs to address whether the ‘right to death’ should be as institutionally protected as the ‘right to life’ that states are bound to uphold, House Speaker Annita Demetriou has ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) on Thursday held its first physical event since the coronavirus outbreak began. The event took place at the Siakolio Educational Centre in Nicosia and allowed ...

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has conducted a survey on patient accessibility to innovative medicines across 39 countries in Europe, for the period 2017-2020. Innovative medicines are ...

A dog sanctuary under development hopes to provide love and rehabilitation for only the sickest, most sorry pups. Alix Norman finds out more “Luke was pure skin and bone when ...

Cyprus’ revenues from ship management rose to €516 million during the second half of 2021, corresponding to 4.2 per cent of Cyprus’ GDP in terms of turnover, according to the Central Bank of ...

6 in 10 businesses said that they will partially pass on increased costs to consumers Cypriot businesses are expecting their turnover to suffer from the adverse effects of the war in Ukraine ...

The demand for apartments and houses for rent in Chloraka has increased this year, primarily among Germans and Northern Europeans, Chloraka mayor Nikolas Liasides said on Friday. In statements made ...

Smart traffic lights are to be installed at 125 locations in Nicosia and Limassol as part of a smart traffic management system, Transport Minister Yiannos Karousos said on Friday. He told ...

Work on a new Limassol-Saittas highway and the construction of a new Limassol football stadium are proceeding on schedule, Transport Minister Yiannos Karousos said on Friday after a visit to ...

The ministry of health has urgently appealed for blood donors stating that the large number of cases and contacts has reduced blood donations, with the result that blood banks are ...

Cyprus and Lebanon are ready to cooperate and exploit undersea gas fields between the two countries, according to Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, who was on an official visit ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela and his Greek counterpart Thanos Plevris on Friday signed a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at further deepening the cooperation between the two ministries and ...

President Nicos Anastasiades instructed the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Friday to introduce effective mechanisms to prevent abuses of the general health system that pushes up costs and undermine the ...

The situation in Shanghai is extreme, local epidemiologist and state Covid-19 adviser Michalis Voniatis said on Friday, referring to shocking scenes emerging from China’s strict ‘zero-Covid’ lockdowns. The draconian ...

The Big Potato in Xylophagou has been decorated for Easter and the village’s community leader has vowed that a competition will decide the theme for the controversial monument for ...

Saturday’s free rapid testing sites for eligible individuals are as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (23 units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94056785 Agios Georgios Church, Latsia 9 ...

Police on Friday warned of an online pyramid scheme luring in victims who are then pushed to draw in more people. Authorities cautioned that members of the public are being ...

A 22-year-old man from Paralimni was remanded for four days on Friday by the Famagusta district court as part of police investigations into a case of illegal possession of explosives ...

Limassol police have arrested a 27-year-old suspect for a stabbing at a construction site, ending the manhunt which was earlier underway. Local media reported that the suspect was found in ...

Metal gates are going up across a swathe of farmland along the Green Line, bolstering barbed wire barriers installed last year. According to government plans to combat illegal entries, a ...

Lakatamia now boasts a dedicated dog park for pet-owners and their four-legged friends, following the inauguration of the new facility by Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou earlier this week. The park ...