Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot authorities said they will appoint a committee to oversee works at the small part of the fenced area of Varosha that has been demilitarised and slated to open ...

A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of sexually abusing a schoolgirl between June 2019 and January 2020. The Paphos criminal court found the ...

The Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) on Tuesday condemned threats made against members of the Cyprus Pediatric Society after it recommended the vaccination of children aged over 12. “Citizens’ concerns are ...

Nine people will be tried by the criminal court in connection with the attack against the Dias building on July 18, police said on Tuesday. Their trial has been set for ...

More than 5,000 seafarers have been vaccinated so far as part of the government’s initiative to offer Covid-19 jabs to crews of ships flying the Cypriot flag or using the ...

A 48-year-old man caught driving seven times over the alcohol limit will be held in prison until his trial on Friday, the Famagusta District Court ruled on Tuesday. At around 7.15...

The University of Cyprus will operate a walk-in centre for the vaccination of its students and staff as of Thursday, it announced on Tuesday. The university said the operation of ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The deputy ministry of shipping and Cypriot scientists are joining forces to develop greater environmental awareness about plastic pollution from cruise ships. According to an announcement, the ...

A total of 48 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Since Sunday, free rapid testing for the ...

Vaccination of people not registered on Gesy against the coronavirus will start on Friday, the ministry of health announced on Tuesday as it plans to vaccinate as much of the ...

Famagusta district hoteliers on Tuesday called on the government to scrap the requirement for unvaccinated tourists to test on the seventh day after their arrival, citing cancellations mainly from Russian ...

Turkey is not cooperating, nor implementing UN resolutions, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday adding that Ankara was trying to create new faits accomplis in Cyprus. Addressing a group of ...

By Stavros Nikolaou A strike that began at Limassol port on Monday continued into Tuesday with port operator DP world saying it was trying to resolve the issues as quickly ...

In the last 24 hours, police booked 35 individuals and two business owners for violating the measures against the spread of the coronavirus during 4,853 inspections islandwide. A police spokesperson told CNA that ...

The antiquities department announced on Tuesday the completion of underwater works and digital mapping of the ancient port of Amathus in Limassol which is to operate as an underwater archaeological ...

A 57-year-old man from Famagusta has been remanded for three days as part of an investigation into a case of assault and causing serious bodily harm against a 28-year-old and ...

Paphos police have arrested four people at Paphos airport for a case of impersonation and forgery. According to police, four people, two 20-year-old men, and two 26-year-old women, all with ...

The captain of a Maltese-flagged ship was sentenced to one month in prison by the Larnaca District Court on Tuesday for illegally entering the territory of the Republic of Cyprus. ...

Paphos police on Tuesday said they are investigating the second rape claim in less than a week. A 37-year-old woman reported she was raped by a 45-year-old man on July 24, ...

Paphos police are investigating after a shop owner reported that an unknown man stole €600 worth of equipment from his business. The thief was identified from CCTV cameras as a 39-year-old ...

A 29-year-old food delivery man reported he was assaulted by four other men on motorcycles who stole his wallet and mobile phone late on Monday in Limassol. The assault took ...

An 80-year-old man is hospitalised in critical condition after he was found unconscious in the sea off Psarolimano in Larnaca, police said on Tuesday. The man appears to have lost ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus has released its Quarterly Financial Accounts (QFA) publication, providing aggregated data on the financial assets and liabilities in the financial sector. The latest results, which ...

More than 80,000 people living in Cyprus cannot afford a one-week holiday according to research carried out by the European Trade Union Confederation published on Monday. They account for 79.2 per cent ...