Cyprus

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Monday waved aside conjecture that has him aspiring for the presidency in 2023, and said this talk comes from quarters who wish to distract from the watchdog’...

The health ministry on Monday announced the booster jabs programme against Covid-19 for the vulnerable groups of the population was continuing at a satisfactory pace. The vaccination with the third ...

Nicosia stated its readiness on Monday to offer any assistance necessary to Greece after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Crete that killed one person, injured others and damaged buildings. Damage was ...

Police on Monday arrested a 38-year-old man in Nicosia in connection with possession of a firearm and participation in a crime. The arrest took place at lunchtime during a police ...

Lawmakers on Monday began reviewing three government bills which would give credit acquiring companies (CACs) enhanced access to debtors’ financial data, affording the financial industry more tools to deal with ...

A 57-year-old woman from Limassol was sentenced on Monday to 4.5 years in prison after being found guilty of stealing more than €100,000 from the bank account of another person. She had ...

People with HIV continue to carry a social stigma, which causes them problems with stress and depression, according to a study on their psychological and social needs that was presented ...

Eleven-month-old Turkish Cypriot infant, Asya Polatli, has been admitted at the Makarios hospital for children on Monday to undergo gene treatment for rare, life-shortening spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). An air ...

The state doctors’ union Pasyki and the board of directors of Pasydy have declared a three-hour work stoppage in public hospitals and health centres on Wednesday, from 8-11am. “Absence, ...

A total of 21 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 ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) on Monday alerted its members that starting next month the tax department will start checking if businesses have made available to customers the option ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) receives at least 15 calls a day from people complaining about Gesy doctors or service providers, its director said on Monday. On a monthly basis, 500 of ...

Cyprus has slipped on all governance indicators compiled by the World Bank, particularly when it comes to the rule of law metric. The World Bank has just published its 2020 data ...

For the first time, the endemic Cyprus soapwort is being used to make soap. ALIX NORMAN finds out how a small plant is the source of a truly natural product ...

The Commissioner for the development of mountain communities Costas Hambiaouris on Monday praised the Limassol municipality’s decision to move two events included in the 60th Wine Festival to mountainous ...

Cyprus offers the lowest tourism benefits to disabled people, the national paraplegics organisation (Opak) said on Monday calling on the government to take action now. “Our hotels must be accessible ...

When Parasite, the thriller/comedy by Bong Joon-ho, swept the Oscars in 2019 (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best International Film) it signalled a shift in western audiences as we ...

A 35-year-old man is wanted by the police as part of an investigation into a case of assault and causing serious bodily harm against a 37-year-old in Paphos. According to ...

The Supreme Court has rejected a request by 54 prisoners for permission to file a motion to cancel a search warrant of their wing executed by police on August 3. Police secured ...

The Red Arrows – the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – will fly over Cyprus on Tuesday afternoon, on their way to the United Arab Emirates, the British bases announced on Monday. ...

Out of almost 40,000 police fines issued for violations of Covid-19 measures since the beginning of the pandemic, only around 16,000 have been paid. According to daily Phileleftheros, from March 28, 2020 to September 21 ...

Two men aged 37 and 19 were arrested at Paphos airport and remanded in custody for six days on Monday for attempting to fly out of Cyprus using forged documents, police said. ...

The epidemiological condition in schools is looking good, but there is no room for complacency, the ministry of health said on Monday. Health ministry official Carolina Stylianou said on Monday ...

The health ministry on Monday issued new country rankings for travel, upgrading France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Uruguay, from Red to Orange. The changes come into effect from Thursday. The ...