Cyprus

Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN, Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou, has expressed the hope that the Secretary-General will be in a position to appoint an envoy to facilitate the resumption ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday said if the “ground-breaking” test to stay policy is successful at schools, the measure could be expanded to other public services such as hospitals, ...

Police said on Tuesday that they had carried out another operation in the Chlorakas community on Monday, arresting two more people, after arresting three on Sunday. According to Paphos police ...

US Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Nicole Malliotakis recently sent a stern letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken vociferously objecting to the Administration’s recent reversal of support for the ...

‘Envision’, a highly innovative project that aims to act as a safety net for culture and creativity sector (CCS) stakeholders heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, will run until February 28, 2023. ...

In today’s episode, the supreme court yesterday declared null and void a parliamentary resolution last April that had called on the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general to abstain from ...

The Foreign Ministers of the European Union had an exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine and Russia’s threats to the country’s security with US Secretary of ...

Police booked 13 individuals and 16 establishments in 24 hours up to 6.00 am on Tuesday for breaching measures aiming to contain the spread of Covid-19. Most of the fines concerned SafePass violations. A ...

The House human rights committee will discuss implementing euthanasia under a “strict legal framework” to offer people the choice of a “death with dignity”, its head, Akel MP Irini Charalambides ...

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 ...

The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) said Monday it is increasing its profits as well as its market share while giving back to the state over €1 billion in the form of ...

A 30-year-old cyclist died on Monday evening after he was hit by a car in Famagusta. According to the police, the accident took place at around 6.30pm on Monday on ...

One death from coronavirus and 2,815 new infections were reported on Monday out of 130,466 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.16. The death was of a woman aged 87, who died ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has again called on the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) to mend its spendthrift ways, stop wasting taxpayers’ money, and cease trying to bend public sector rules on ...

The supreme court on Monday declared null and void a parliamentary resolution last April that had called on the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general to abstain from taking legal action ...

Isolated storms and snow are expected on Tuesday while temperatures will drop further mid-week, the director of the meteorological service Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday. According to Nicolaides, snow at ...

The National Unity Party (UBP) received the most votes during early ‘parliamentary’ elections held in the north on Sunday, with its leader saying he was ready to form a coalition ‘...

In a new book detailing the precious elements of a fading culture an architect brings the island’s past back to life. ALIX NORMAN meets him In 1961 the French Ministry ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has ordered the finance ministry to rescind the decision to reinstate 24-hour access to a service car for personal use to certain state officials, the presidency announced ...

A memorandum of cooperation covering the referral, handling, and protection of potential and recognised victims of human trafficking was signed on Monday between the ministry of justice and that of ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday that the management of the Green Line, even though it does not constitute an external border of the EU, is considered necessary to ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will participate in the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday. The agenda of the FAC ...

Teachers complained on Monday they were exhausted with all the changing measures they have to adapt to over coronavirus as the test-to-stay measures started in schools. The system began on ...

In today’s episode, deputy leader of the Green Party Efi Xanthou said the “Test to Stay” scheme to be introduced in schools today to allow close contacts to stay ...