Cyprus

A fire which gutted a restaurant in Nicosia’s Laiki Yitonia on Monday started from the kitchen and may have been caused by the overheating of cooking oil, fire service ...

Cyprus will not provide weapons to Ukraine as it would create gaps in the Republic’s deterrence capabilities, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Tuesday. Speaking after the House foreign ...

Cyprus is one of eight countries from four continents that have jointly applied for the inclusion of midwifery in the category of ‘intangible cultural heritage’ of humanity. The application was ...

Developments are expected in the case against 15 police officers over alleged failings in investigating the reports of missing women who were later discovered to have been murdered by Nicos Metaxas. ...

The second batch of humanitarian aid for Ukraine will be dispatched later on Tuesday, commissioner for the citizen Panayiotis Sentonas said. Speaking to Trito, he said the shipment concerns 70 tonnes ...

Travel abroad and it’s almost like time travelling to a period prior to the pandemic: many countries in Europe, and elsewhere, no longer have any Covid-19 restrictions at all. ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is on an official visit to Montenegro where he will have talks on bilateral relations, the Cyprus issue, the situation in Ukraine and EU-Montenegro relations. According to ...

A 34-year-old Paphos resident was charged in writing and released pending results of drug sampling, police said on Tuesday. According to the statement, in the early hours of Monday while ...

The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that authorities are providing the necessary healthcare treatment to Ukraine refugees with temporary protection status. Healthcare services are provided at the public medical ...

In today’s episode, we hear that the Ukrainian president will address Cyprus’ parliament while a request has been made by the US for the National Guard to hand over ...

High concentrations of dust are still present in the air on Tuesday. The dust is expected to slowly begin to recede by Friday, along with an anticipated drop in temperature ...

Five individuals and two establishments were fined in the last 24 hours for violations of Covid measures. Out of the two establishments, one was fined €1,000 because the manager was without Safepass, ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus on Monday said that the coronavirus outbreak in Cyprus, exacerbated by the emergence of the Omicron variant, led to a sudden tightening of business loan ...

Police arrested two people after locating a 28-year-old in the luggage compartment of a vehicle at the Ayios Dometios crosspoint. According to a police statement, around 8pm on Monday, during ...

Belarusian video game company Wargaming, which has its headquarters in Cyprus, announced on Monday that has decided to cease the ownership or operation of any businesses in both Russia and ...

Pogo, the Akel-affiliated women’s organisation, on Monday lambasted a Cypriot football team over the release of what they said was a “sexist” promotion video which “shames female dignity and ...

People living with HIV/Aids have trouble accessing treatment, while the only specialised clinic in the island operates with just one doctor, MPs heard on Monday. During a discussion at ...

An Ayia Napa nightclub was fined €8,000 for serving more than 500 people, the maximum permitted limit based on coronavirus regulations, police said Monday. The establishment was found “in flagrant violation” of ...

The health ministry on Monday issued a warning to consumers after some EU member states recalled batches of Ferrero’s Kinder Surprise eggs over a possible salmonella link. Based on ...

The next electricity bills sent out to homes are expected to be 16 per cent higher than the last, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said Monday. Speaking to the state ...

Four coronavirus deaths were reported on Monday as another 4,210 infections were traced from 105,150 tests, a positivity rate of four per cent, the health ministry announced. The deaths concerned three men, ...

The government does not intend for the moment to levy a renewable energy sources (RES) tax on road transport, the energy ministry said Monday. In a statement, the ministry was ...

The House finance committee on Monday discussed a bill that would make companies applying for a bank licence to pay the processing fee. Under the legislation, the Central Bank would ...

A restaurant in Laiki Yitonia in the old town of Nicosia was severely damaged by a fire, fire service representative Koulla Mesaritou told the Cyprus Mail on Monday. The “huge” ...