Cyprus

Elderly people or those with mobility issues often need the help of the fire department to descend to the ground floor because their refugee housing buildings lack an elevator, MPs ...

The US said on Tuesday it supported UN efforts to resume formal negotiations to settle the Cyprus problem with President Joe Biden convinced that a solution is not only possible ...

The health ministry announced 827 new coronavirus infections after 41,606 on Tuesday, a positivity rate of 1.99 per cent, but no deaths from the virus. The ministry said 89 people were being treated in ...

A Limassol court has issued an interim order banning use of a building by the municipality of Kato Polemidia after the local authority had broken into the former co-op bank ...

Losing Varosha to resettlement under Turkish administration would sound the death knell for a Cyprus solution, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. It also appears the message he passed to ...

Leading information and communication technology companies are joining forces with other businesses to help those affected by the catastrophic fires last weekend by donating €900 thousand. According to an industry announcement ...

Alphamega supermarkets announced on Tuesday they were donating coupons totalling €100,000 to the people affected by the fires in the mountainous areas of the Larnaca and Limassol districts. The company’s ...

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Tuesday effectively shut down opposition lawmakers’ aspirations to lower the retirement age from 65 to 63, saying such a move would endanger the long-term viability of the ...

A heart-warming tale of a Rottweiler, Danny, credited by his owner with saving his life by licking his face to revive him when the man passed out from the heat ...

The health ministry announced a total of 66 rapid test sites that will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

A 31-year-old man from Ukraine, wanted by authorities in his country for prostitution related offences, has been arrested upon his arrival at Larnaca airport, police said on Tuesday. According to ...

A 33-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday on suspicion of running over and killing another man in Limassol. The suspect denied any involvement with the incident and ...

Cases could shoot up to a thousand if we are not careful, member of the advisory committee on coronavirus Dr Petros Karayiannis said on Tuesday in response to the previous ...

Efforts continued on Tuesday to restore power in all the communities affected by the fire over the weekend, Cyprus electricity authority’s spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said. Papadopoulou told the Cyprus ...

The recent fires have strengthened the government’s determination to create a comprehensive plan including disasters, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday while receiving the annual report from the Commissioner ...

A 50-year-old man who was driving drunk without a licence and under the influence of drugs injured an officer and crashed into a police car late on Monday in Paphos. ...

Famagusta municipality on Tuesday invited refugees from the occupied town and everyone else join them on Monday July 19 evening at the protest in Dherynia against Turkish moves in Varosha. The ...

Farmers who were affected by the weekend’s fires will soon be able to apply for compensation for their losses, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry announcement backed ...

Cricket made a welcome return to the Lakatamia stadium, allowing the Nicosia-area teams to play their matches in the 2021 CCA #BAOFINANCIAL T20 Cup at a convenient local venue, while the ...

Twenty-two migrants, including five women and four children, arrived in the Limnitis area, police said early on Tuesday. After the migrants were spotted in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias around 8am, the ...

Nicosia police are investigating after an explosion from the car of a 44-year-old man in his garage early on Tuesday caused damage to his house. The explosion, which completely destroyed ...

A 36-year-old drunk driver who was 18 times over the limit and injured a pensioner in Larnaca, had his driving licence revoked for a month, the Cyprus News Agency reported on ...

Four people were arrested on suspicion of stealing perfumes worth €950 from a Nicosia shop, police said on Tuesday. The suspects, aged 18, 20, 25 and 32, were arrested on Monday after police received information ...

Police fined 35 people, including a business owner after 2,392 checks for coronavirus measures violations between 6am on Monday and 6am on Tuesday. The majority of checks were carried out in Nicosia, ...