Cyprus

Omicron travel ban has separated families and disrupted business Like dozens of South African Cypriots, Michalis Polyviou was appalled by the government’s decision last Friday to ban all flights ...

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Paphos for a case of carrying weapons to incite terror, stabbing and threatening violence. According to the police at 7.10pm on Saturday, they ...

Gesy treatment begins with your GP referral – a very dangerous situation when an emergency combines with an unavailable doctor You’ve spent two nights in excruciating pain. Come the third ...

The fire service saved a hunter on Sunday morning after he injured his leg in the Ayios Ioannis Agros area. In a Tweet, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said that ...

The fire services have responded to around 39 calls in Larnaca due to heavy rainfall on Sunday morning. In a Tweet, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said the calls for help ...

Technology now touches everything we do and has transformed major sectors of our society: media, education, transportation and healthcare, to name just a few. More importantly perhaps, technology has fundamentally ...

A total of 5,730 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 on Saturday, the ministry of health announced on Sunday. At the State Fair in Nicosia 787 people were jabbed at the E station ...

Twenty-seven individuals and 19 businesses were charged in the 48 hours leading up to 6am on Sunday morning by police for breaking coronavirus measures. During the two-day period a total of 5,358 checks ...

The bodies of two Russian women missing since November have been removed from the ground after they were found buried in the early hours of Sunday in the garden of ...

Police will launch an islandwide campaign on Monday against driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The traffic police will carry out checks until Sunday December 12, and they said ...

A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met office for strong storms on Sunday. The warning is in place from 7am to 2pm and covers various parts of ...

Covid measures and other pressures on Gesy could result in medical access not being available when people need it most The death of a pensioner who was sent packing from ...

Paphos hotels operated at a 50-55 per cent capacity in November, Paphos hoteliers association head Thanos Michaelides said on Saturday. Even though November did not reach 2019 figures, it was a ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died from Covid-19 and that 428 had tested positive from 78,007 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.55 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

Scores of people gathered in Limasssol on Saturday afternoon, to protest the government’s most recent measures against coronavirus. Centred on freedom of choice, the peaceful demonstration began around 3pm ...

No further measures will be needed as long as we stick to the current ones, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Saturday. He was visiting Pachna health centre, serving as ...

A Christmas tree decorated with handmade ornaments showcasing traditional Cypriot handicrafts was lit up at Larnaca airport on Friday by Energy Minister Natasa Pilides and Hermes Airports CEO Eleni Kalogirou. ...

Polis Chrysochous municipality staged a demonstration on Saturday to protest the understaffing of the local police station and hospital following the death of a man earlier this week. The 77-year-old ...

The US recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to develop resources in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the state department has said. A spokesperson was asked by Greek ...

Neapolis University Paphos announced on Saturday the launch of the “Host a student this Christmas” initiative, in efforts to combat social exclusion and discrimination during the festive season. “Many foreign ...

A total of 48 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Sunday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Police on Saturday rejected claims of brutality from a 32-year-old man remanded by the Larnaca court for eight days on Friday in connection with the disappearance of two women in ...

The first 14 asylum seekers residing in Cyprus, including the two stranded in the buffer zone, will be flying to the Vatican on December 16, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday. ...

Nicosia police on Saturday said they were investigating a case of illegal possession of drugs with intent to supply after arresting a 17-year-old from Limassol with 37 grams of cannabis in ...