Cyprus

The presidential commissioner for humanitarian affairs conceded that mistakes were made as regards the missing persons issue, which caused pain to the families, but the current administration had been trying ...

The risk of coronavirus infection in a flight is less than 0.1 per cent if all passengers have tested negative at least 72 hours before, a new international study has shown. The ...

The knives are out as Edek prepares to elect a new leader, with incumbent Marinos Sizopoulos on Monday coming under fire from his predecessor Yiannakis Omirou for leading the party ...

Four people died from Covid-19 and 159 new infections were detected in the past 24 hours after 76,913 tests, the health ministry said on Monday. The positivity rate was 0.21 per cent. The deaths ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos on Monday threatened clerics who preach against the coronavirus vaccination in their sermons with salary cuts and even removal should they continue. “The pandemic is neither a church ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday met with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, while the two countries signed agreements on visa waivers for diplomatic passports and on ...

Two countries – Austria and Croatia – have been downgraded from the Orange to Red category for arrivals to Cyprus as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, the health ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is to receive British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie on Wednesday, as opposition parties lambasted London for its “undermining” role after the British diplomat voiced support for a ...

The World Freediving Championships will be held next week in Limassol. ALIX NORMAN finds out why Cyprus has been chosen to host, who will be setting new records, and how ...

A 59-year-old man arrested in connection with a financial fraud case will remain in custody until October 15 when a hearing for his extradition to Russia will begin, Paphos district court ...

The electricity authority (EAC) on Monday said they have communicated with several customers who were wrongly charged thousands of euros in their electricity bills to correct the amount. Speaking to ...

Larnaca Municipality is pressing ahead with its development plans for the new park “Salina” that include the construction of a pond, a bridge, a snack bar, and a children’s ...

By Constantinos Psillides Last week Netflix dropped its long-awaited LGBTQ-oriented animation series Q-Force, telling the story of a super-spy who revealed that he was gay during his graduation speech. As ...

The total value of Assets under Management (AuM) of Collective Investments reached a record €10.7 billion in the first half of 2021, data from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission showed on ...

Police in Paphos have arrested two men for driving under the influence of drugs in two separate cases, it was announced on Monday. According to the Police, members of the ...

Attendees at annual tech, business and future casting festival creating a lasting impact in Cyprus Cyprus has been through its share of challenges, as have many other countries throughout the ...

A commercial plane that departed from Cyprus on Saturday made an unscheduled landing at Graz airport when a passenger refused to come out of the toilet. The pilot of Edelweiss ...

In 2019, 4.7 per cent of people in Cyprus reported suffering chronic depression, while in the EU the percentage is much higher, at 7.2 per cent, according to the latest figures published by ...

Paphos traffic police issued 180 fines and confiscated one vehicle over the weekend, as part of a targeted campaign to prevent traffic accidents. Almost half of the fines, 89, concerned speeding, while ...

A 23-year-old man was on Sunday remanded in custody for three days for illegally entering and staying in the country, and identity fraud. The suspect was arrested at Paphos airport ...

A health official on Monday sounded the alarm concerning Covid cases in 24-hour facilities as more nuns tested positive for coronavirus in a Larnaca-based nunnery. Eleven out of the 12 nuns ...

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of trying to strangle his former girlfriend at her apartment in Nicosia on Friday. Police had launched a search for the ...

A 23-year-old man stopped by police in Nicosia on Sunday morning for being drunk and disorderly was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property after officers found two mobile ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou called on teachers and pupils to abide by the health protocols on Monday, the first day of the reopening of primary and nursery schools. A total ...