Cyprus

Taxi drivers on Tuesday said they would go ahead with a six-hour work stoppage next week to demand state financial support. Their statement came after the urban taxi sector was ...

The operation on a three-year-old boy who was transferred to Athens with serious heart disease was postponed because he was diagnosed with viral pneumonia, the health ministry has told the ...

In today’s episode, the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a conviction against a young British woman who was accused of lying about being gang-raped in 2019. In Covid-related news, fully ...

An establishment owner was fined €8000 for working instead of self-isolating. Two additional fines were issued to establishments for non-possession of SafePasses, while a third fine was issued to an establishment ...

Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kasoulides, will meet on Tuesday with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, in Washington D.C. A foreign ministry press release said discussions will focus on the resumption ...

UNSG special representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, will hold separate meetings on Tuesday with president Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar. Anastasiades will receive Stewart at 11am at ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) and Swiss Exchange (SIX) signed an agreement on Monday for the establishment of the post-trade infrastructure necessary to facilitate the dual-listing of Cyprus‘ Euro medium-term ...

High levels of private debt continue to stifle the growth of Cypriot banks, increasing fiscal vulnerability and negatively impacting credit availability, ratings agency Moody’s said on Monday. The agency’...

The Cyprus Economic Society (CES) will be hosting its annual economy panel on Thursday, with the online event delving into Cyprus’ economic outlook and prospects. Among the speakers are Bank ...

Main opposition Akel have all but ruled out backing any party leader for candidate for next year’s presidential elections, in a strong signal to the rest of the opposition ...

Limassol district court on Monday rejected a court case claiming the measures taken in March 2013 were unconstitutional and illegal. The president of the Limassol district court dismissed a lawsuit against ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities were accused on Monday of abandoning the elderly after a video on social media showed dismal conditions at a nursing home in the north owned by the ...

Former chairman of the board of directors of the Cyprus broadcasting corporation (Cybc) Thanasis Tsokos, on Monday has been appointed as director general of the state broadcasting authority. Reports said ...

Two deaths from the coronavirus and 3, 396 new cases were announced on Monday out of 137,680 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.47 per cent. The deaths were of a man ...

Political parties on Monday made one last big push at consensus over legislation governing the reform of local government, but major questions still remained like the number of municipalities. Following ...

Fully vaccinated children and those who recovered from the virus will now be excluded from the test to stay policy, said the health ministry on Monday as it announced that ...

Two underaged suspects were arrested on Monday on suspicion of being involved in over 70 robberies from cars and two burglaries in Famagusta, bringing the total arrests to five. According to ...

The union representing academic staff at the Limassol-based university of technology (Tepak) will be appealing a court decision that upheld coronavirus-related protocols there, which they say are discriminatory. In a ...

The met office has said that the weather is expected to remain stable over the next few days with temperatures slightly rising and reaching seasonal norms by Friday. January’s ...

The largest cruise ship in the world, the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Wonder of the Seas which arrived at Limassol port on Monday morning is expected to hugely benefit the ...

A total of 33 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Half of carbon emissions in Cyprus comes from transport, whereas the same industry represents a quarter of emissions in the EU, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday. He added ...

British army peacekeepers were praised for rescuing eight puppies in the buffer zone on Monday morning, with a video posted online showing a helpless pup being lifted to safety. The ...

Police in Nicosia are looking for two men accused of assaulting a 35-year-old. Another man, a 32-year-old, has already been arrested and questioned to facilitate the investigation. He was brought ...