Cyprus

The customs department seized over nine kilos of cannabis and confiscated around 67,000 cigarettes across Cyprus in May. On top of that, it also seized 893 cigars, almost 29 kilos of loose tobacco, 8,690 ...

A mugging victim chased his attacker only to have his car stolen and torched, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. It said that police were investigating a case of ...

A would-be burglar brandishing a knife was chased off by a kiosk employee with a piece of wood in Limassol early on Tuesday morning, the Cyprus News Agency reports. It ...

Cyprus police fined three individuals for not abiding with the measures in place to curb the spread of Covid-19. A police spokesperson told CNA that 3,457 checks were carried out in ...

Limassol district court has handed down jail sentences to three men who were arrested last week for creating a disturbance and causing damage to the social welfare office at Polemidia, ...

There have been a series of accusations in the past weeks alleging that both the governments of both Qatar and Turkey have actively provided support for the al-Nusra group in ...

A series of countries have begun vaccinating 12-18-year-olds, or plan to shortly, leading many to ask when – or if – Cyprus will follow suit. One of the few rays of ...

Agriculture minister Costas Kadis on Monday met with the new Japanese ambassador Izumi Seki to discuss the planting of a Japanese cherry tree park in the mountain village of Kambos. ...

The health ministry announced one death and 80 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday. A 70-year-old man passed away at Nicosia general hospital on Monday, bringing the death toll to 364, of ...

Several permanent residents were turned away at the Dherynia crossing point by Turkish Cypriot authorities on Sunday because they could not prove that they had not left the country in ...

From 2004 to 2021 one company held a monopoly over the processing of animal waste and by-products, with the government paying a marked-up price for these services despite repeated calls on it ...

The statistical service will purchase the services of 1,100 census-takers and supervisors in October to December as part of the regular census carried out every ten years. In an announcement on ...

The Law Office of the Republic said Monday it is providing the government with legal advice on how to handle the issue of the fenced-off town of Varosha on the ...

Three government bodies signed a partnership agreement on Monday with the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) to boost cooperation and expedite the transition of businesses towards the circular economy. ...

There are deficiencies in informing state sport school applicants about entrance criteria, Child Commissioner Despo Michaelidou-Livanou said in a report made public on Monday. The commissioner said she had looked ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 65 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Nurses who are members of Pasyno trade union, started a 12-hour strike on Monday morning in protest over disciplinary action being taken against five of their members, obliging the health ...

To facilitate travel and as a temporary measure until the European Digital Covid-19 Certificate is implemented, the health ministry said on Monday that it will from June 8 issue Sars-CoV-2 vaccination ...

The 13 men who died after the Mari blast will be honoured with streets, parks and squares named in their memory, Limassol municipality said on Monday. The municipal council said that ...

A new book published by Cyta looks at the evolution of communication on the island, and with it the recent social history of Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN takes a closer look 2021 ...

The G7 agreement on corporate minimum taxation does not appear to affect Cyprus, which plans to hold a constructive stance during discussions but at the same time secure its interests, ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) has said its bird protection camp this spring helped convict a total of 49 poachers. On top of that, Cabs said it seized 545 traps, 67 nets ...

The interior ministry had ignored the opinion of the attorney-general in 2015 and 2016 that granting citizenships to the families of investors was potentially unlawful and the cabinet was committing offences en ...

Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos appears poised to throw his hat into the ring, becoming the fourth candidate to seek election as presidency of the House of Representatives as political parties ...