Cyprus

Pope Francis has arrived in Cyprus. His airplane arrived at the Larnaca airport at around 2.50pm. House President Annita Demetriou and the cabinet members are at the airport to welcome ...

A 55-year-old Paphos resident was arrested for perjury and failure to obey a ‘stop list’ order after attempting to illegally fly out of the country, Paphos police said on Thursday. ...

Police said they have seized 3.5 kilos of cannabis and arrested a 37-year-old man during an operation in Limassol on Wednesday. The operation was launched on Tuesday with drug squad officers ...

The submission deadline for tax declarations has been extended to December 6, the tax department said on Thursday. This concerns tax returns for individuals (ΤΦ1) for 2020, and companies (ΤΦ4) and the self-employed (TΦ1Αυτ) ...

The cabinet on Thursday awarded natural gas exploration rights for an offshore block to a consortium made up of ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said ExxonMobil would ...

A mobile vaccination unit will be in Pachna on Saturday to make it easier for residents of the wider, wine villages area to get inoculated. According to the health ministry, ...

Teleworking for 20 per cent of the staff of businesses offering services, suspension of all events inside and outside malls, and the obligatory testing for all passengers upon arrival in the ...

Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb attack at a Limassol primary school and what appeared to be an arson at a Nicosia primary school, with both incidents thought to ...

Police on Thursday made a public plea for information to help locate a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with the disappearance of two Russian women in mid-November. A photo of ...

Three businesses and 11 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures after 2,292 checks in the government-controlled areas, police said early on Thursday. Six people were fined in Famagusta after 413 checks, five ...

Police early on Thursday arrested two men, 19 and 33, in connection with 19 cases of burglary and theft in Nicosia. The cases were reported to the police between November 8 to 27 this year. ...

In today’s episode, we bring you the latest on the Covid-19 restrictive measures which are to be discussed during the council of ministers meeting – such as a work-from-home order ...

Nicosia police were investigating on Thursday after seven people were injured in a brawl involving around 300 migrants at Pournara reception camp overnight. According to a police spokeswoman, the fight started ...

Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Christodoulos Angastiniotis expressed ‘strong reservations and concerns’ about the potential introduction of the minimum wage in Cyprus on Wednesday, adding that the current system ...

Business activity in the accommodation and food services sector has increased significantly, rising by 84.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, according to a report by the Cyprus Statistical Service. ...

Cyprus reported the highest share of dangerous goods being transported by road in both 2019 and 2020, according to figures issued by Eurostat on Wednesday. The EU’s statistical office said that ...

Ruling Disy will elect its presidential candidate on March 12, it was decided on Wednesday as MPs convened to kickstart the dialogue on the 2023 presidential elections amid speculation on who will ...

The health ministry announced 492 new cases of Covid-19 and one death on Wednesday. The death concerned a 60-year-old man who passed away after being treated in the ICU at Nicosia ...

The House education committee on Wednesday discussed the health protocols in schools against the further spread of Covid-19 with protesters outside calling for the abolition of the measures that include ...

Cyprus, Greece and Jordan agreed on Wednesday to set in motion procedures for the holding of joint military exercises. The decision was taken by the defence ministers of Cyprus and ...

President Nicos Anastasiades rejected anew suggestions Wednesday that he was involved in setting shell companies abroad for personal enrichment after leaked documents, dubbed the Pandora Papers, implicated the law firm ...

The fisheries department has praised a professional fisherman whose quick reflexes helped rescue an endangered turtle caught in his nets. In a post on Facebook, the fisheries department said the ...

By Chris Michael 1. On November 30, 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a successful phone call with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. Could you brief us about the conversation between the two heads ...

Police on Wednesday launched an investigation into Polis Chrysochous hospital for possible medical negligence after a pensioner who visited the facility died in a taxi on his way to Paphos ...