Cyprus

A Chinese-made face mask circulating in the European market does not comply with the personal protection measures regulation and could increase risk of infection, the labour inspection department said on ...

Three businesses were fined a total of €2,000 for violating coronavirus measures after 3,028 nationwide checks in the past 24 hours, police said on Wednesday. The businesses concerned a cafeteria in Nicosia that ...

Police on Wednesday morning closed a section of the Nicosia to Limassol motorway after a truck breakdown. The highway closed at 9am and re-opened an hour later.

A 24-year-old man has died, while a 30-year-old woman has been hospitalised in serious condition after they were involved in a motorcycle accident in Famagusta, police said early on Wednesday. ...

A study by the European statistical service (Eurostat) has shown that 71 per cent of Cypriots have a generally favourable view of the quality of life in Cyprus. The study takes ...

Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides has reiterated that the only way to improve the competitiveness of the Cypriot economy is through the liberalisation of the energy market ...

A recycling programme has yet to be implemented there: it is burying almost all its solid waste Recycling in Paphos is falling dismally short of what is expected in Europe ...

Final preparations are underway on the part of the government for the restart of natural gas exploration activities offshore Cyprus, with the Exxon Mobil/Qatar Petroleum set to begin work ...

Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek took to social media on Tuesday to decry what he said was discriminatory behaviour faced by Turkish Cypriots at Larnaca airport. He said that he witnessed ...

Two people are in critical condition after they crashed into a wall while driving on a moped in Dheryneia on Tuesday evening. A young man and woman were rushed by ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 287 new cases were announced on Tuesday out of 50,341 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.57 per cent. The death of a woman, aged 59, who ...

A case filed against the state by a group of 67 people seeking an interim order against core measures enforced by the coronavirus restrictions was rejected by the Nicosia district court ...

Limassol district court issued an eight-day detention order for a 64-year-old man accused breaking into a house and stealing goods, including an army issued G3 rifle. The man was arrested ...

A massive oil slick which had been expected to hit Cape Apostolos Andreas in the Karpasia peninsula is now heading back to Syria, Turkish Cypriot authorities said on Tuesday. The ...

The deputy ministry of technology said on Tuesday that is has made available an app allowing the public and businesses to verify the validity of the EU digital covid certificate (...

The only viable way to reduce the price of electricity bills in Cyprus is to open up the electricity market to private companies, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Tuesday. ...

Health authorities recorded 9,017 new coronavirus infections between August 5 and 28 with the majority concerning people under the age of 50, according to data from the contact tracing unit. Of the 9,017 cases, the ...

The health ministry has announced 42 rapid testing sites for Wednesday for those eligible for free testing. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, ...

After realising a career in law was not for her one local woman turned to the recipes of her family. ALEXIA SALEEM meets the woman behind a successful blog and ...

The Nicosia district court rejected defence arguments concerning the legality of the quarantine measures and fined a man €1,000 on Tuesday for attending a church service last year. The man had ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has awarded €45,000 in damages to the family of a Greek Cypriot killed during the Turkish invasion, who had alleged that the state had ...

The US Ambassador visited Lara Bay in the Akamas on Tuesday morning where she observed the release of newly hatched baby turtles into the sea. Judith Gale Garber, who previously ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas is to submit a proposal to cabinet this week on administering booster jabs to vulnerable groups of the population, it emerged on Tuesday. Following a meeting ...

A 29-year-old man who found more than €3,000 in cash scattered on the road and handed it over to the police is an example for everyone, police said on Tuesday. In ...