Cyprus

Cyprus, France, Spain, Italy and 20 other EU countries may be taken to court for their tardiness in enacting landmark EU copyright rules into national law, the European Commission said on ...

The House plenum will convene in an extraordinary session on Tuesday to revisit a bill that further renews a moratorium on foreclosures and which President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to ...

A quick-thinking teenager from Paphos saved a young boy from possible drowning in choppy waters on Sunday, coinciding with the first ever, “World Drowning Prevention Day.” Fifteen-year-old Eliana Dryer swam ...

Turkish Cypriots who abandoned their property in the south have the right to receive an equivalent property in the north, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday. The statements ...

One death from Covid-19 and 851 new cases out of 71,959 PCR and rapid tests were announced on Monday, a positivity rate of 1.18 per cent. The death was of a woman aged 74. ...

A third coronavirus vaccine dose for those in vulnerable groups and the potential immunisation of those aged 12 and above was discussed at Monday’s Covid-19 meeting. The discussions took place ...

Marking five years of its ‘No More Ransom’ project, Europol on Monday launched a revamped website that allows easy access to decryption tools and other help in over 30 languages. The ...

Rules that have allowed Cypriots and permanent residents to opt to do their PCR test on arrival at Larnaca and Paphos airports will change from August 1 to cover only specific ...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid expressed his deep concern over Turkey’s ‘provocative actions in Cyprus’, referencing the move to reopen 3.5 per cent of Varosha. Lapid’s comments were made ...

The met office on Monday issued a yellow weather warning over high temperatures. The warning covers the period between 9pm Monday and 4pm Tuesday. According to the met office, the ...

Cypriot sailors put in improved performances on their second day at the Tokyo Olympics. According to the Cyprus Olympic Committee’s representative Argyris Argyrou, Pavlos Kontides rose to third place ...

The demilitarisation of 3.5 per cent of the fenced area of Varosha to pave the way for its settlement is in accordance with international law and human rights, Turkish Cypriot leader ...

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) on Monday gave the nod to Cyprus’ national recovery and resilience plan, unlocking €1.2 billion in EU funds to the island over the next ...

The Supreme Court added another year to the jail sentence handed down to a man convicted of child pornography after finding that the four-year term imposed for offences involving children ...

Police on Monday said they are still looking for four identified people, after 23 suspects were arrested in relation to the attack on Dias media group and the protest against the ...

Cypriot skeet shooters performed admirably at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday but came up just short of qualification to the finals. Andri Eleftheriou, Giorgos Achilleos and Dimitris Konstantinou all put ...

The EAC board welcomed Energy Minister Natasa Pilides to Vasiliko power station on Monday to showcase investments to protect the environment by reducing carbon emissions in compliance with EU directives ...

Payments with credit cards will soon be accepted at the 38 health centres under the state health services organisation (Okypy), it was announced on Monday. It is part of the long-term ...

Three countries – Switzerland, Estonia and Israel – have been downgraded from the Green to Orange category for arrivals to Cyprus while Denmark and Ireland have been transferred from Orange to Red ...

The health ministry will scrap free antigen rapid tests for the general population from August 1, although those under 16 and some other population groups will still be entitled to them, it ...

The health ministry announced a total of 59 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Day 8 of vacation is when peak holiday happiness happens according to a new study, but any length break will do. Alix Norman finds out why you need to get away ...

The government is working to upgrade refugee support schemes especially on the housing policy but will not introduce measures especially for Varosha property owners which would in essence absolve Turkey ...

Defence ministry spokesman Christos Pieris on Monday confirmed that 30 new army recruits suffered food poisoning after a meal at the Larnaca camp where they had registered but called it an ...