Cyprus

A 32-year-old man sought for the illegal import and possession of drugs with intent to supply was located and arrested abroad, police said on Saturday. He was being sought in ...

Nine businesses in Nicosia and Paphos, and 27 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures in the past 24 hours, police said on Saturday. In Nicosia, five businesses were fined because employees ...

The United Nations is trying to get new Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Colin Stewart on the ground as soon as it can, Deputy ...

In Yesteryears of Nicosia one man has set up a collaborative Facebook page looking back on the glory days of the island’s capital. Alix Norman meets him The earliest ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday outlined the government’s Action Plan, aimed at establishing Cyprus as “a prosperous, reliable and competitive business hub.” “We are keen on providing the conditions ...

Taking place over November 10-12 at the Cyprus International Fair in Nicosia, the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Conference and Exhibition (EMC) will focus on a wide range of crucial issues related ...

Cyprus Deputy Minister of Shipping Vasilis Demetriades travelled to Glasgow on Friday to take part in the shipping industry’s official COP 26 sideline event, entitled ‘Shaping the Future of Shipping’, ...

Cyprus aspires to cover its entire road network with an intelligent transportation system within the next three years, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said following the signing of a new contract ...

It’s time to make some decisions that will take educational reform a step further, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday during a press conference on the ministry’s ...

Police on Friday arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with the theft of guns and thousands of bullets from a container in Limassol as a 27-year-old suspect was remanded for ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) on Friday said one of its members was violently attacked the previous night by bird trappers in Avgorou and left needing urgent medical assistance. ...

The health ministry announced 227 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Friday. As there were no deaths, the death toll remains 575, of whom 367 were men and 208 women. There are 73 ...

Government, parties, unions and professionals on Friday attacked a proposal by socialist Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos that they said would fundamentally change the philosophy of the health system Gesy and ...

Authorities will not appeal an administrative court decision nullifying the hiring of 75 police officers and 25 firemen but will reassess and correct flaws in the procedure followed, attorney general Giorgos Savvides ...

An Azeri national and five other men suspected of planning attacks against Israeli businessmen living in Cyprus were on Friday referred to trial before a criminal court. The six suspects ...

The Nicosia criminal court acquitted two defendants of attempted murder on Friday, after finding the main prosecution witness unreliable. Alexis Mavromichalis, aka Alexoui, 42, and Slovakian national Miroslav Balazovjech, aka Dydi ...

The north’s new ‘prime minister’ Faiz Sucuoglu on Friday announced the new ‘cabinet’ after given the mandate to form a new ‘government’ following his election last week as head ...

The interior ministry on Friday announced that the Ledra Street crossing will suspend operations for 48 hours due to construction work. According to the ministry, the crossing point will close between 11 ...

The next natural gas exploration round as well as the hydrocarbon quantities located will determine the speed and the exploitation of the hydrocarbon reserves in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), ...

Most businesses said they saw a rise in prices of up to 30 per cent in the past six months, according to the results of a survey published on Friday. The ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for Saturday, 49 in total, in all districts. To get tested people need to present their ID, passport or driver’s licence for identification ...

People aged 50 and over who received the Janssen anti-coronavirus vaccine can receive a booster jab only through the walk-in vaccination centres, the health ministry said on Friday. The decision was ...

Kato Pyrgos community council on Friday voiced objections to a reported decision by asset management company Altamira to sell the former Kato Pyrgos co-op building, which they said had been ...

The Green party on Friday condemned “unacceptable” illegal hunting within the fenced-off area of an Anthoupolis wetland and called on relevant authorities to intervene. The party’s announcement cited mass ...