Cyprus

Parliament needs to approve some 20 reform bills and regulations by the end of the year as a precondition for the dispersal of €1.2bn in EU funds, according to a memo ...

Fresh concerns have arisen over the Delta variant and a possible fourth wave, as a former government adviser warned that variants risk being brought in from the UK. Professor Leontios ...

The theft of 44 catalytic converters worth a combined value of €5,000 from a warehouse in Paphos is under investigation by the Paphos CID, the police said on Tuesday. A 50-year-old man ...

A fire that broke out in Kelokedara in the Paphos district at around 2.20pm on Tuesday has been brought under control, according to fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis. A total ...

The House selection committee has failed to agree on the composition of the 16 parliamentary committees and the issue has now been referred to party leaders who will meet on Thursday, ...

The winners for the best designs for the upcoming first sustainable park in Cyprus were awarded earlier this month at the Cine Studio of the University of Nicosia by the ...

The health ministry announced a total of 69 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Opposition parties on Tuesday criticised a decision by the attorney-general not to prosecute 15 police officers named in an independent inquiry over their apparent failure to properly investigate missing persons reports, ...

The preservation of mosaics in ancient Salamina is of great importance and historical significance, co-chair of the bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage Takis Hadjidemetriou said on Tuesday. The works ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Tuesday for allegedly raping a foreign woman living in Paphos on Sunday at 4am. The police identified the man after examining ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou scored a double win with the election of Annita Demetriou to the House presidency, an opinion survey made public on Tuesday indicated. Despite reports that political ...

A 45-year-old Limassol police officer was remanded in custody for three days on Tuesday in connection with domestic abuse. The officer was arrested on Monday after his wife reported him ...

Famagusta kidney patients said they would seek dialysis treatment in the north because the local hospital could not cater to their needs and the equipment was old. Around 45 patients who ...

Throwing their weight behind the government’s vaccination drive, Apollon and Ael football players visited the vaccination centre at the old Limassol hospital on Tuesday to receive their jabs against ...

Preliminary underwater works and assessment for the promotion of the ancient port of Amathus have started, the department of antiquities said on Tuesday as it urged divers in the area ...

Journalists on Tuesday condemned an assault and threats against a Larnaca reporter after she announced that her online portal would not cover the activities of far-right party Elam. Journalists’ union ...

Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday handed down a 16-year jail sentence to a 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his father, 64. In announcing the verdict, the court ...

Students’ happiness is a top priority at the new Larnaca-based American University, its president says A new private university in Larnaca is challenging traditional teaching methods, saying it wants to ...

The Paphos police domestic violence unit has received 114 complaints in four months, leading to 50 arrests and around 30 restraining orders, the district’s CID chief said on Tuesday. According to Michalis ...

The European Council “recalls its previous conclusions” and remains “fully committed to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions”, the 27 EU member states ...

Following Monday’s refusal by opposition parties Akel, Edek and Elam, on Tuesday, Diko, Dipa and the Greens declined to participate in the government, scuppering President Nicos Anastasiades’ bid to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has sent his warmest congratulations to Israel for forming a government, noting he looks forward to closely working together in furthering the rock-solid Cyprus-Israel strategic partnership. The ...

Nearly 200 people were booked in Paphos over the weekend after a police campaign to prevent road accidents, burglaries and thefts, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. It said that ...

A 24-year-old is under arrest after a woman filed a complaint to police in Paphos that she was raped by an unknown man, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. ...