Cyprus

The health ministry on Tuesday announced 386 new Covid-19 cases were recorded. No deaths were announced. The new cases were among 59,730 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.65 per cent. ...

The leader of the London Borough of Waltham Forest has apologised to the UK’s Greek Cypriot community after the council granted permission to Turkish Cypriots to hoist the breakaway ...

Police on Tuesday confirmed they were investigating reports that a body was stolen from a cemetery near Anthoupolis in the Nicosia district. A spokesman told the Cyprus Mail that earlier ...

Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Dendias on Tuesday accused Turkey of seeking to create new fait accompli on the ground in Cyprus through illegal actions in Varosha, violating UNSC resolutions in ...

The attorney-general’s office on Tuesday said it had no comment on its decision a day earlier to drop all charges against three individuals in the case of the so-called ‘...

We are facing “extremely difficult times in the Cyprus peace process” with the positions of both sides having moved further apart in recent months, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in ...

A preliminary report of the audit service’s probe into the controversial citizenship by investment scheme will be ready by the end of the year or early next year, Auditor-general ...

A total of 23 rapid testing sites will be operated by the ministry of health on Wednesday where members of eligible groups can get a free test. Those aged over 18 must ...

Cyprus ranked 21st among 27 EU Member States in the 2021 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). According to the report, Cyprus has improved its performance in almost all ...

A music video for a pop song shot in Varosha has caused offence and initial reaction, primarily from Greek Cypriots, was to censure the release. The singer, Nihayet (also known ...

The European Commission has prepared a detailed classified report on everything that has been taking place at Varosha since July 20, 2021, in a bid to verify accusations issued by the Republic ...

Police are intensifying the search for a missing 59-year-old man in Paphos, who has last been seen at his house on Sunday. According to a statement released on Tuesday, police ...

Boosters will be made available to all those aged 40 and above on Wednesday, provided that six months have elapsed since the previous shot, the health ministry said. Pfizer and Moderna ...

Authorities warned vulnerable groups of the population to take precautions Tuesday because of high dust concentrations in the atmosphere especially in Nicosia and Paphos. At 10am, the Paphos traffic station ...

Taxi drivers held a strike on Tuesday to protest the customs department’s decision to check whether they filled their tanks with fuel from the north, disrupting rush hour traffic ...

In this episode, we outline the rollout of booster shots for all adults in Cyprus, which was approved by the cabinet on Monday. No additional restrictive measures will be introduced ...

Police reported two establishments and 17 individuals in the past 24 hours for failure to observer measures against the coronavirus. The force said it carried out 2,188 checks across the Republic and issued €500 ...

Police seized half a kilo of cannabis and arrested a 25-year-old man who had earlier failed a narcotest on Monday night in Nicosia. Police said officers carrying out checks had ...

Police said Tuesday they have arrested a 60-year-old man wanted since last year on suspicion of cultivating cannabis at his home in Paphos. Officers had searched his home in March 2020 ...

The cabinet has decided to increase the government subsidy for the ferry connection between Cyprus and Greece by €500,000 due to the rise in fuel prices. The increase brings the total ...

The Bank of Cyprus announced on Monday that it had successfully completed the sale of a non-performing loans (NPLs) portfolio with a gross book value of €577 million, bringing its NPL ...

Parties involved were trying to find common ground Monday to overcome certain sticking points delaying the much-needed justice reform, as Justice Minister Stephie Dracou reiterated that the current system could ...

The options paper on possible EU responses to Turkey’s actions in Varosha will be presented at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council in December, the EU foreign policy chief ...

The health ministry announced 354 new coronavirus infections on Monday out of 66,696 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.53 per cent. No deaths were reported. There are 88 people in hospital ...