Cyprus

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides continues his contacts on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York and is expected to attend later on Thursday ...

Following the success of its summer effort to promote rural life in the hidden corners of Paphos’ scenic countryside, the Paphos regional board of tourism is resuming free guided tours ...

Police reported 17 individuals and eight premises for breaking decrees to contain the spread of coronavirus in the 24 hours to 6.00 am on Thursday. A police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency ...

Police are investigating an apparent attempt to smuggle drugs in a shampoo container to a detainee in custody in Paphos, the Cyprus New Agency reported on Thursday. It said that ...

Nicosia district court on Thursday suspended the licence, took seven points and imposed a €1,100 fine on a 26-year-old man who was arrested for speeding on the Limassol-Nicosia highway. Police said ...

The Sewerage Board of Limassol – Amathus (SBLA) signed a contract on Wednesday for the construction of a sewerage system in Palodia, at an estimated cost of €7 million. “Today, with the ...

The Research Foundation’s chairman Nikolas Mastroyiannopoulos announced on Wednesday two new security and defence programmes. The programmes are worth a total of €3 million and are part of Cyprus’ recovery ...

Cyprus currently ranks 35th in the world in terms of digital quality of life (DQL), according to a study conducted by cybersecurity company Surfshark. A DQL index is calculated by ...

We expect great things from Cyprus leaders but they need help, and citizens must get engaged and contribute to efforts for a sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem, the UN ...

The Cyprus Basketball Federation (CBF) presented its candidacy to host the group phase of the Fiba Eurobasket 2025 in Limassol. The candidacy was officially presented at an event held in the ...

No deaths from Covid were recorded in the past 24 hours, as 106 new infections were detected after 50,579 tests, a positivity rate of 0.21 per cent, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Eighty-nine ...

A 27-year-old Limassol man reported to police that he was apparently defrauded of €38,000 after he transferred the money to someone he had met online in July. According to police, the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades met with his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih in New York on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly. According to a press release from ...

Almost 46 per cent of Cyprus’ working poor cannot afford heating, the highest number in the EU, according to an analysis of data for the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has ...

A bill setting up a deputy ministry of culture was discussed in the House Education Committee on Wednesday, with political parties voicing support overall, but reservations over aspects of the ...

A bill regulating lobbying goes hand in hand with one creating an independent anti-corruption authority, both included in the conditions for the disbursement of €97m from the EU’s Recovery ...

A Limassol-based gynaecologist was remanded for two days on Wednesday after one of her patients reported that the doctor had lied to her about carrying out a hysterectomy and then ...

A total of 22 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Paphos hotel capacity reached 55 to 60 per cent in September the district’s hoteliers said on Wednesday, expressing hopes for a better October. September has been an average month in terms ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday said it was very important to increase the tax department’s efficiency, citing its role as a source of funding for the state’s ...

More than €200 million in EU funds has been allocated to improve the competitiveness of Cypriot businesses between 2021 and 2027, but the full absorption of this amount could be endangered by a ...

Europa Donna’s annual pink silhouettes march that aims to raise awareness on breast cancer will be replaced this year with a torch race to be streamed live in a ...

Cyprus on Thursday will be on red alert for forest fires, the forestry department said on Wednesday, calling on the public to be particularly careful, as strong winds up to ...

Admissions at Famagusta general hospital are falling but the average age of patients is rising, the facility’s scientific director said on Wednesday as walk-in centres opened for third doses. “...