Cyprus

President Nicos Anastasiades will likely refuse to sign off on, and then send back to parliament, a legal amendment passed last week which would see four of his aides lose ...

Three deaths and 835 new Covid-19 cases were announced on Monday by the health ministry. The deaths concern two men aged 68 and 92, and a woman, 83. The 92-year-old man died on Sunday ...

The vaccination centre in Latsia, from Wednesday will temporarily stop operating as a walk-in, the health ministry said on Monday. The reason for this is to decongest the centre to ...

A pop-up vaccination centre will operate at Meneou primary school on Wednesday for eligible residents of neighbouring villages, the health ministry said on Monday as it steps up efforts to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades called on all parties to stop seeking political gains by insisting on a higher number of municipalities as part of local authority reform as that would only ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run on Sunday evening that resulted to the death of a 60-year-old pedestrian, police said on Monday. Androula Papachristoforou was trying ...

Fully vaccinated people will be able to get their self-test kits as of Tuesday from pharmacies, the health ministry announced on Monday. Self-tests are a way for people “to protect ...

The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) recorded a year-over-year increase of 14.0 per cent in November 2021, reaching a level of 112.7, after year-over-year increases of 13.9 per cent in October and 13.4 per ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday visited the School for the Blind in Nicosia where a blind football game was organised between visually impaired pupils and abled-bodied young visitors who ...

Weekly rapid tests also for the vaccinated and a small extension of the school holidays were among the suggestions discussed on Monday by the health ministry and the scientific advisory ...

The European Commission has in the last quarter of 2021 signed 11 new contracts with different Turkish Cypriot civil society organisations for a total of €1.8 million as well as a direct grant ...

Paphos police continued their investigation Monday into the killing of a 74-year-old leukaemia sufferer by her husband, 74, who reportedly admitted seeking to put her out of her misery before trying ...

Christmastime traditionally means watching TV with the kids. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES suggests some fodder the whole family can enjoy The holidays are almost here and for people who have children that ...

Twenty free rapid testing sites will operate on Tuesday for eligible population groups, the health ministry announced on Monday. Eligible for a free rapid test are minors (5-17) who do ...

Police urged motorists to be cautious on Monday after mud and rocks fell onto the road linking Kakopetria, Amiantos, and Troodos, near the Kakopetria flyover, closing one lane. At the ...

Romania has been reclassified from red to orange, in a minor tweak to the Republic’s Covid-19 travel restrictions list that comes into force on Thursday. The health ministry also ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday chaired a meeting of the Road Safety Council focused on actions to stem the bloodshed on the roads — a day after two road fatalities ...

A 75-year-old man was jailed for three and a half years on Monday after he was found guilty of trafficking two kilos of cannabis. The man was arrested on August 27 ...

The European Commission has presented a list of measure to ensure the continued long-term supply of medicines to Cyprus, Malta and Northern Ireland from the UK. Historically, medicines in Cyprus ...

The much-hyped storm Carmel passed by Cyprus with more of a whimper than a bang, surprising some who heeded the call from officials to hunker down indoors. An information campaign ...

A man was injured after he lost control of the car he was driving on the Nicosia to Limassol motorway, police said early on Monday. According to a police spokesman, ...

A total of 2,952 checks were carried out by the Police in the last 24 hours as part of the checks to ensure compliance with measures against the coronavirus, during which 18 people ...

After heavy rains battered the island over the weekend, a large number of flamingos were spotted at Larnaca’s salt lake. These were caught on camera by Cyprus Mail photographer ...

Popular TV show Call the Midwife’s Christmas special will this year include the storyline of a migrant from Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN meets the woman essentially bringing her own family’...