Cyprus

By Martin Clark Despite the ongoing impact of the Covid pandemic and the desperately sad situation in the Ukraine, nothing can halt the onset of spring. Here in Cyprus, the ...

Researchers from the University of Nicosia (UNic) has found that as many as 238 people likely lost their lives in 2017 due to emissions from vehicles and heat sources. UNic researchers simulated ...

The family of a 43-year-old woman who collapsed and died at the A&E of Larnaca Hospital on Tuesday submitted a formal complaint with police, claiming her death was ...

Betting activity has returned to pre-pandemic levels while generating close to €12.9 million in revenue for public coffers last year, according to figures made public by the national betting authority on ...

Parliamentarians on Tuesday accused the administration of the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) of “a display of sovereignty” in not approving the issuing of title deeds to refugees living in self-housing ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced two deaths and 5,089 new coronavirus infections from 95,315 tests, giving a positivity rate of 5.34 per cent. It said that there are a total of 182 Covid-19 ...

The British High Commission on Tuesday apologised for a UK defence ministry video which displayed a truncated map of Cyprus that did not include the north or the British bases, ...

A volunteer group of Cypriot doctors and nurses arrived in the Romanian town of Siret, close to the border with Ukraine early Tuesday to provide medical assistance to refugees fleeing ...

A senior government official said Tuesday that three individuals subject to EU sanctions in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hold a Cyprus passport, adding that checks are ongoing, ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday continued discussing three bills aimed at promoting the penetration of renewables in the energy mix, including fast-track licensing through the creation of a one-stop-shop. “We are introducing ...

Police are seeking the public’s help to find two boys — Angel Atanasov Angelov, 14 and Mohamed Rozov Petrov, 11 — who have been missing from their home in Paralimni since March 27. Both ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios on Tuesday stressed the importance of attracting high-quality tourists, who are more resilient to external shocks, as well as ...

Paphos municipality carried out the felling of 15 mature trees on Tuesday morning in the presence of the mayor Phedonas Phedonos despite strong opposition from the Green party and activists. In ...

Deepening cooperation between Cyprus and Egypt was at the centre of a meeting on Tuesday between President Nicos Anastasiades and Egypt’s army chief Lieutenant General Osama Askar, who is ...

Reconnect, a marine conservation project involving Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus, is one of 21 finalists for this year’s Natura 2000 award. The project – in which Cyprus’ department of fisheries and marine ...

The community of Odou on the Larnaca mountains, an area ravaged by a massive fire last July, will reap the benefits of the world’s most valuable creatures with the ...

European basketball’s governing body FIBA on Tuesday decided that Cyprus will be among the three countries to host the group phase of the EuroBasket tournament in 2025. Finland and Latvia ...

Flooded streets in downtown Limassol should be a thing of the past on completion late next year of a €7 million anti-flooding project in the castle area, Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday proposed that the EU set up mobile hospital units to help the millions of Ukrainian refugees escaping Russia’s invasion of their country. Speaking ...

The agriculture ministry is preparing a €2 million support package for farmers amid a surge in prices as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, minister Costas Kadis said on ...

Polis Chrysochous mayor Yiotis Papachristofi has expressed frustration at his municipality being excluded for a second time from a government housing scheme aimed at rejuvenating disadvantaged and mountainous communities, in ...

Vulnerable groups and people with respiratory issues are advised to stay indoors as high concentrations of dust microparticles at intervals, pose a great risk and are expected to persist through ...

Cyprus psychiatric association has recommended its members respect the gender identity and sexual orientation of their patients, following recent reports over conversion therapy incidents. Conversion therapies remain legal in Cyprus. ...

One of the island’s most celebrated actresses talks to Paul Lambis about her heart-wrenching performance as three abused women in her latest play From being an Olympic priestess, participating ...