Cyprus

The Education ministry on Wednesday announced it will withdraw an English textbook following strong reactions to instructions issued earlier in the day to tear out a page on Kemal Ataturk, ...

The Larnaca criminal court will deliver its verdict on the rape charge against former Kition bishop Chrysostomos on October 22, it was announced on Wednesday. The offence allegedly took place in ...

The teenage conscript arrested on Wednesday for killing a dog and injuring another with a shotgun told police investigators he regretted his act. According to the police, the young man ...

Police booked 24 individuals and one business during the last 24 hours, for breaching measures in place to contain the spread of Covid-19. A police spokesperson said 3,233 checks were carried out between 6...

Limassol police arrested two men after a chase on Tuesday on suspicion of possession of counterfeit euro notes and drugs. Shortly after 12pm, officers signaled the driver to stop, but ...

A kiosk in Nicosia was extensively damaged by a fire which broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to police, the fire started after 4am inside the ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service has released a report showing that the first six months of the year saw a total of 3,990 building permits being issued by the relevant municipal authorities, ...

At CYENS, the Research Centre of Excellence in Cyprus (formerly RISE), a team is at work creating a digital twin of the city of Nicosia. “The digital twin offers the ...

MPs on Tuesday called for support measures to encourage couples to have more children, citing the low birth rate which is well below the replacement level of 2.1. The House ad ...

Health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has given the state health services organisation (Okypy) ten days to smooth out problems with emergency services on weekends following complaints from patients. On Sunday, the ...

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called on Turkey to “reverse the actions undertaken in Varosha” and reiterated the EU’s commitment to a bizonal, ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced two deaths from Covid-19 and 206 people positive test results for the virus. There are 141 Covid-19 patients receiving hospital treatment of whom 39 are in serious ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday reviewed various ways in which electricity bills might be reduced, including by scrapping the levying of VAT in certain cases but it remained unclear whether their proposals ...

The supreme court has cancelled a search warrant issued in connection with a police probe into a former MP who was caught on camera offering to help secure Cypriot citizenship ...

The current uptick in economic activity, following the doldrums of 2020 due to coronavirus-related closures, appears largely driven by high government spending that is projected to push public debt to record ...

Issues raised by Turkish Cypriots about obtaining an EU digital Covid-19 certificate and tests at the crossings have been put to the bicommunal technical health committee, it was reported on ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), professional regulatory bodies and business stakeholders have agreed on ten steps to rationalise banking procedures. These include Know-Your Client (KyC) and client due diligence, ...

A Lithuanian man was jailed for 22 years on Tuesday for the murder of a woman in her Ayios Tychonas home last year. His 25-year-old accomplice was sentenced to three years ...

The Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday that non-urgent operations and hospital admissions will resume from September 8 thanks to the improving epidemiological outlook, following a request from Health Minister Michalis ...

The cabinet on Tuesday held a four-hour session reviewing the progress of various projects and reforms with the process continuing Friday, the government spokesman said. Marios Pelekanos said the ministers ...

Limassol district court on Tuesday issued a four-day remand for a 42-year-old man suspected of setting fire to a 65-year-old man’s car, police said. The 65-year-old owner reported that ...

A total of 26 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

The annual FIFPRO congress has kicked off in Limassol at St. Raphael hotel. FIFPRO Europe for 2021, hosted by the Pancyprian Footballers’ Association (PASP), is the first physical gathering of European ...

The supreme court has granted four applicants permission to file an appeal against the arrest warrants used by the police to detain them in connection with an attack against the ...