Cyprus

The health ministry announced that three people had died of Covid-19 and that 3, 698 had tested positive from 75,402 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 4.9 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

The legacy of Stass Paraskos helped put this tiny village on the cultural map It has been described by locals and visitors as one of the most astonishing works of ...

The Zena complex in central Nicosia was never beautiful, but what was once the main meeting place for 1970s and 80s teens now oozes urban decay Walking around the Zena ...

Motorcycle group encouraging more women to put on the leather and get on a motorbike It’s proving hard to scrub that old machismo veneer off the popular conception of ...

Russian and Ukrainian forces fought for control of Mariupol on Sunday, local authorities said, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia’s siege of the southern port city was “a terror ...

The ministry of health will operate a total of 33 rapid testing sites on Wednesday for eligible groups to have free tests. Eligible groups include minors, the vaccinated and anyone who ...

Two men were arrested after a pistol and bullets were found in their possession, police said on Sunday. Following a tip off on Saturday night, the men aged 42 and 44 were ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou was unanimously ratified as the party’s presidential candidate for the upcoming elections, during Disy’s Supreme Council session on Sunday. His candidacy was ratified unanimously ...

Police are investigating a theft in Ayia Napa, after a man in his 30’s yanked a cross from a 56-year-old disabled man. Head of Famagusta police Steve Theodoulou said the ...

Bus strikes in Nicosia and Larnaca will continue, after the proposals from the transport ministry were deemed to be unsatisfactory, it emerged on Sunday. The about face comes after an ...

Police have fined 14 individuals and eight establishment owners or managers in the last 24 hours after 2,756 checks for violation of COVID-19 measures. A Police spokesperson told CNA that six people were ...

Today is International Day of Happiness. But how has our happiness changed over two years of the pandemic asks ALIX NORMAN. And what can we do to be happier? Happiness ...

The past week has seen a great deal of chatter on the shifting energy map in light of the Ukraine crisis, potentially bringing the fractious eastern Mediterranean gas reserves – along ...

The World Happiness Report ranked the Republic of Cyprus at 41 out 146 nations and territories, slipping slightly since the last report but ahead of its neighbours such as Greece, Turkey, and ...

One person was reported to have died from coronavirus on Saturday as the ministry of health recorded 3,347 new cases. The death refers to an 86-year-old woman who died on Saturday, ...

More than 2,500 building permits have been issued under the new, fast-track procedure since it was implemented in October 2021, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday addressing the 29th General Assembly ...

Twelve Nicosia communities have sent a letter to the president denouncing the relocation of an asphalt plant to their the area which, they said, is already host to polluting industries. ...

Cyprus public transport employees suspended their indefinite strike on Saturday, a day after it was announced, following an agreement with the company to retain 36 employees who were recently told they ...

A total of 63 rapid testing sites will be operated by the ministry of health on Sunday, offering free tests to those who belong to eligible groups. These include minors, the ...

Female farmers “show the way to create new life”, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou said on Saturday after she participated in an event in Emba in honour of ten women involved ...

A 40-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Saturday as one of the suspects who scammed a Nicosia electronics company out of over €65,000 worth of devices in the last ...

There will be repercussions for Cyprus universities that maintain collaborations with universities in Ukraine with the situation certainly taking some time to return to normal, Rector of the Cyprus University ...

Police is an institution with a strong sense of social responsibility, chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Saturday in his address at the 22nd march for love in support of paediatric ...

A 46-year-old Limassol resident was remanded for three days on Saturday on suspicion of setting fire to an establishment in Paphos earlier this week. The fire, which damaged the doors ...