Cyprus

Five cases of suspicious matches out of a total of 12 investigated by a special branch of the police have been sent for prosecution, police chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Tuesday. ...

The Anticancer Society on Tuesday launched its 47th annual fundraising campaign in support of its palliative centres for cancer patients that will culminate with the Christodoula march on April 17. The ...

State health services organisation Okypy is hosting the 34th European Renal Cell Study group in Limassol later this week with prominent scientists expected to share information on the latest developments ...

A total of 71 testing units for coronavirus will be operated by the ministry of health on Wednesday across the island. Those eligible for a free test include minors, the vaccinated ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday called on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to start monitoring flights and ferries arriving in the north to stop the irregular ...

Cyprus Film Days opens its doors on Friday with some large international films and some lesser known gems says Preston Wilder This is a public service announcement. One of the ...

Local films are included in this year’s annual Cyprus Film Days festival, opening on Friday. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to the people behind them We’re surrounded by a glut ...

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 ...