Cyprus

The presidency rejected suggestions on Thursday that it had refused to attend a meeting of the House ethics committee that discussed the so-called Pandora Papers, which implicated two Cypriot law ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The remains of seven Greek soldiers who lost their lives during the 1974 Turkish invasion were transferred to Greece on Thursday. The handover ceremony took place in the presence of Greek ...

Touristy? Yes. Noisy? Quite. Overpriced? Slightly. Then why, one might ask, did I decide to review the somewhat wilting Kathodon tavern in Nicosia? Because, despite its shortcomings, as one of ...

By Andreas Pavlou Paphos police said Thursday they issued fines totaling €4000 to two hunters, aged 60 and 42, for hunting in a restricted area. In a third case, a €500 fine was issued ...

The green light was given on Thursday for the vaccination against Covid-19 of children aged between five and 11 by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), a measure that will also be ...

The Public Service Commission (PSC) said Thursday that it will not be going back on its decision to appoint a non-diplomat as ambassador, which stirred reactions within the diplomatic corps ...

Paphos Police said Thursday they detained two British tourists who attempted to flee the country without paying their €586 hotel bill. According to a police spokesperson, the tourists, aged 34 and 23, had ...

The Paphos branch of the association of hospitality venues (Sikap) said in a statement that the new restrictive measures announced on Wednesday in response to the surge of Covid-19 cases ...

Violence against women and girls is another pandemic that violates human rights and widens gender inequality and discrimination, Gender Equality Commissioner Iosifina Antoniou said on Thursday. One in three women ...

Paphos Police said Thursday they have launched an investigation after a car crashed into three cars that were parked on the pavement before it was abandoned by the driver who ...

Athienou Municipality announced Thursday that Covid vaccinations will be taking place on Saturday at the village. In a written statement, the municipality said that to help residents who want to ...

Parents said on Thursday they are against the government decision to mandate the use of facemasks for children aged six and above although they support increased rapid testing at schools, ...

In today’s episode, the government has announced new measures to fight the Covid surge, including mask mandates for children aged six and above and a SafePass for those between ...

Heavy rain caused flooding in Paphos, as thunderstorms battered the west of the island in the morning hours of Thursday. The weather service warned that intense thunderstorms are battering the ...

Three Nicosia-based businesses were booked for more than €6,000 for failing to scan the SafePass of their customers, police said on Thursday. The fines came after 901 police checks in the capital ...

Efforts to bridge the gap between businesses and the academic community have been successful, the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) said on Wednesday. According to university data, a total of 88 ...

The Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis said that the Department for the Environment is applying great efforts to inform all stakeholders about the LIFE programme in order to maximise Cyprus’ ...

The threat of forest fires in Cyprus is exacerbated by rural depopulation and climate change, while the nation lacks a comprehensive strategic plan to prevent such blazes, the audit office ...

The poisoning and killing of animals are a deep and ongoing problem in Cyprus and those caught should be made an example of, the House environment committee heard on Wednesday. ...

Irregular migration to Cyprus has led to increased crime rates and threatens public safety, according to ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou. Speaking to local media on Wednesday, Neophytou defended the ...

No deaths, but 434 new cases of Covid-19 were announced on Wednesday out of 61,424 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.71 per cent. There are 117 in hospital with the virus, ...

Opposition parties accused the authorities of lacking accountability and transparency after the presidency, the anti-money laundering unit (Mokas), and the Legal Service, did not show up in parliament during discussion ...

The freefall of the Turkish lira is among the main concerns in the north with people seeing the prices of goods and their loan instalments in foreign currency skyrocket, while ...