Cyprus

With long winter nights upon us, indoor hobbies come to the fore. Combined with the recent pandemic lockdowns, jigsaws are having a moment. Alix Norman speaks to those who are ...

Sigma TV on Saturday said they had suspended a male journalist after a formal police complaint was filed against him last week by a female journalist who had worked with ...

Tourist guides on Saturday said its members were being unfairly treated after the sector was not included in the new state support plans for businesses impacted by the pandemic. In ...

Nicosia police on Saturday said they had arrested two men, aged 33 and 34, in connection with the discovery of three kilos of cannabis. According to the police announcement, the drugs were ...

A supermarket in Nicosia was fined €8,000 for allowing its staff to work without a SafePass. The fine came after 490 checks in the district, during which five individuals were also booked. ...

A total of 63 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Sunday, the health ministry announced. Eligible for a free rapid testing are people fully ...

American painter James Whistler believed that artists aren’t paid for their labour, but rather for their vision. When creative possibilities are endless, a creator’s perspective, sense of aesthetics ...

According to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), inflation in Cyprus reached 5.4 per cent in January, while the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.53 units to reach 104.57 units. The CPI stood ...

Representatives of embattled agricultural producers are lobbying for state aid to help mitigate the cost of damage to their crops from the frost and extreme weather of recent weeks. Tassos ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday he was having intensive consultations with all stakeholders to agree on changes to be forwarded to the European Commission regarding halloumi, which was ...

The health ministry announced 2,907 new cases of Covid-19 and two deaths on Friday. The deaths were a man aged 85 and a woman aged 80, who died at Larnaca and Nicosia hospitals ...

A 21-year-old man is in critical condition in Nicosia General Hospital with multiple head injuries after falling some eight metres to the ground as he was installing air condition units ...

Parents on Friday expressed their “sadness and displeasure” at the situation leading to teaching union Poed’s decision to stage a one-hour work stoppage, which is set to last from 7.30 ...

The early diagnosis and treatment of cancer can help us defeat it, the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre said on Friday in the context of World Cancer Day. Introduced in 2000 ...

Paphos police are warning of a new scam after a 73-year-old woman reported that she had given €10,000 to a man who had telephoned claiming to be a hospital director so ...

Some €2.2m will be spent on upgrading track and field facilities, while special emphasis will be given to bringing football stadiums into line with the requirements of the licensing authority, ...

Work to build the LNG terminal at Vasiliko is expected to start around the end of February with a view to delivering the multi-million-euro project by July 2023, the Cyprus News ...

The national Covid vaccination programme has stalled in recent days, health officials said on Friday, as the island saw a slight increase in daily positives. There has been a noticeable ...

Two more coronavirus deaths were announced on Friday, as the health ministry issued an announcement amending the number of coronavirus infections and deaths. The additional deaths raise the total fatalities ...

A scathing report by the auditor-general has alleged illegalities within Cyprus’ health care system, while identifying 11 Gesy doctors who each earned over €500,000 in 2020 – with one topping the charts at a ...

A total of 67 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Eligible for a free rapid testing are people fully ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Friday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has mild symptoms. “We should not be complacent,” the minister tweeted as he announced his ...

Cyprus has called for EU sanctions on airlines allegedly used by irregular migrants to gain access to the government-controlled areas via the north and Turkey. The Republic has consistently accused ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...