Cyprus

Regret has been expressed by the Cyprus Medical Association (PIS) that some of its members have been targeted and accused of abusing the national health system (Gesy). “We do not ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will visit the Pournara migrant camp in Kokkinotrimithia on Monday to see for himself the conditions there, which were widely criticised over the last few days. He ...

Seventeen individuals and six businesses were charged for violating regulations against the spread of Covid in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Sunday. According to a police spokesman, this ...

Our minds today turn to the tragedy taking place in the heart of Europe, President of the House Annita Demetriou said on Sunday, repeating that Cyprus stands by the hard-pressed ...

In a post on Facebook, the British Bases said they were proud of the “fantastic job” pilots operating out of RAF Akrotiri were doing defending the skies above Eastern Europe. ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Saturday night after police found different drugs and a large amount of cash on him. A police patrol saw the man at ...

Two testing units of the ministry of health programme failed to open on Sunday because of the extreme weather conditions. Units in Kakopetria and Palaichori did not open because of ...

What is set to be the coldest day of the winter began on Sunday morning with rare snowfall in many areas of Nicosia as the impact of the Philippos weather ...

A 32-year-old man has been arrested to help police with enquiries after a dog was killed at a house in the Larnaca district. According to police, a resident in the ...

For years one of Cyprus’ most famous artists lived and worked in one of Famagusta’s most historic buildings “My uncle used Palazzo as his studio for many years,” says ...

Four deaths from coronavirus and 2,812 new infections were announced on Saturday. The deaths were two men, aged 59 and 81, and a woman, aged 98, who died on Saturday. Another man, aged 81, died ...

A 37-year-old man remanded earlier in the week on suspicion of forcefully shaking his two-month baby, leading to her death, has reportedly admitted to doing so, according to local media. ...

A small group of people gathered outside the Russian embassy on Saturday in support of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin. A few dozen people waving ...

Burglars in Limassol made off with tens of thousands in money and jewellery, police said on Saturday. The previous night, a 70-year-old woman reported that strangers broke into her home ...

Paphos police on Saturday said it will be stepping up patrols in the district after two kiosk robberies in one week. Spokesman Michalis Nicolaou said that in light of recent ...

Snow fell on the Pentadaktylos mountains as freezing weather continued islandwide on Saturday. Parts of the mountain range, particularly closer to Kyrenia, were covered by a layer of snow, a ...

A church service was held on Saturday for the state reburial of Demetrakis Demetriades, who was shot and killed when he was just seven years old by a British officer ...

The advisory committee on coronavirus will not be discussing further measure relaxations on its next meeting, a source told the Cyprus News Agency on Saturday. Scheduled for 4pm on Monday, ...

The Logicom Cyprus Marathon will take place on Sunday in Paphos. For the seventh consecutive year, it will be dedicated to the memory of Stelios Kyriakides; the marathon runner who ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday he is working on a proposal for special measures to enable Ukrainian refugees in Cyprus to continue their studies in schools and universities. ...

Four-time Formula 1 world champion and current Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has been asked to remove the Turkish Cypriot flag from his helmet, the Cyprus Automobile Association announced on Saturday ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Saturday tweeted he has tested positive for coronavirus. “Two years from the outbreak of the pandemic, it was my turn to test positive for Covid,” ...

Students who are third-country nationals can obtain basic jobs in nine sectors of the economy under expanded criteria aimed at easing a labour shortage published by the labour minister on ...

Unficyp on Saturday said that five Ukrainian members of the UN peacekeeping force are due to be repatriated as the war in their homeland continues. Spokesperson for the UN Secretary ...