Cyprus

Archbishop Kyprianos was not canonised on July 9, the anniversary of his execution at the hand of the Ottomans in 1821, because the Holy Synod refused to officiate the ceremony with Archbishop ...

The health ministry is urging people who wish to reschedule their appointment for the second Covid-19 vaccination jab to call the dedicated helplines at 22 60 54 00, 97 71 01 01 and 97 71 02 02. The lines will be operative ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites, 61 in total, for Friday. People need to present identification. District Testing Sites Operating Hours Limassol (18 sites) Grigori Axentiou Square, Limassol 7:30 a.m....

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Thursday officially inaugurated the revamped Kyriacou Matsi avenue, one of the most important, busiest streets in the capital. A statement ...

Limassol police said Thursday they were seeking a 38-year-old man in connection with people smuggling after he was linked to a migrant smuggling ring. Police said two irregular migrants at ...

The remains of a Greek artillery officer killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion were handed over for burial in his homeland on Thursday during a church service in Nicosia. Lieutenant General ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) has officially launched its new revamped website on Thursday designed to facilitate the procedure of booking medical appointments online. The website – which can be ...

Police on Thursday issued arrest warrants for two people, a 56-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, for illegally selling furniture stolen from the house they were renting in Paphos before ...

The Delta variant has been detected in 100 per cent of the most recently tested samples of the coronavirus, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health. Of ...

The Bishop of Morphou has issued a statement in support of a doctor arrested by police in connection with a large protest last Sunday by people opposing the government’s ...

A 47-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the protest last Sunday at the Presidential Place and the attacks at Sigma TV, police said on Thursday. The woman was ...

The Paphos traffic police on Thursday said they are looking for information on a hit and run that took place on Wednesday afternoon in Yeroskipou. According to the police a ...

All members of the UN Security Council expressed strong concern over developments on Varosha on Wednesday, after the Secretary General’s special representative in Cyprus briefed council members. Diplomatic sources ...

Celestyal Cruises, a cruise line that also serves Cyprus, have announced a strategic partnership with AtmosAir Solutions, a company specialising in the filtration and cleaning of the air in indoor ...

The public consultation on “Vision 2035: Long-Term Strategy for the Sustainable Development of the Cypriot Economy,” was launched on Wednesday. Speaking at the launch conference, Finance Minister Constantinos Petridis noted that ...

A team of Greek experts on Wednesday visited the areas of Larnaca and Limassol that were affected by a huge fire early this month in a bid to determine what ...

The Security Council is still deliberating on the issue of Varosha and the Secretariat will make a further announcement in due course, UN special envoy to Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar said ...

Three deaths from coronavirus and 1,014 new cases were announced on Wednesday out of 73,098 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.39 per cent. The deaths were two men, aged 78 and 82, ...

Bookings from UK tourists in Paphos are still very low, despite the UK government decision that fully vaccinated Britons returning from medium-risk amber list countries, such as Cyprus, will no ...

There can be no prospects of improving Greece-Turkey and EU-Turkey relations as long as Turkey insists on breaking the law in Cyprus, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after a ...

Croatia will impose obligatory Covid-19 tests for visitors coming from Britain, Russia and Cyprus from July 26, the state health institute said on Wednesday. “Due to the worsening of the epidemiological ...

So far 70 per cent of the adult population has received at least the first dose of a vaccine, the health ministry said on Wednesday. According to the data released by ...

The health ministry announced a total of 62 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Cypriots or permanent residents of the Republic who have been vaccinated in non-EU countries may now obtain the EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC), the health ministry said on Wednesday. They ...