Cyprus

Cyprus will boost French language teaching at its secondary schools and is also looking at introducing the French language exams Delf Scolaire, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou told France’s ambassador ...

The smart traffic lights installed at the Ayia Fyla roundabout in Limassol were put in operation on Monday noon, in a bid to tackle the traffic congestion in the area. ...

Cyprus has launched a dialogue concerning the possibility of introducing a minimum national salary, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Monday. She was speaking at a meeting of the European ...

In a further twist to the ‘golden passports’ affair, the Audit Office now plans to report the committee of inquiry – which just delivered its final report – to the European Commission. ...

The House selection committee meets tomorrow to assign MPs to the 16 House committees, amid speculation on whether smaller parties will be given a committee to chair, even though they do ...

Police, members of the coastguard and the rapid response unit (MMAD), donned their diving suits to clean up the seabed at two Protaras beaches. The rubbish collected was disposed of ...

Cyprus can boast having one of the most modern search and rescue coordination centres (Ksed) in Europe, effectively handling services that are critical for the Republic, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides ...

Cyprus’ Real Estate Registration Council revealed on Monday that on average three to nine cases of malpractice within the sector are reported daily in the island. According to the council’...

Moving to bolster defences against the Indian (Delta) variant, the health minister on Monday issued a decree prohibiting arrival to Cyprus of any person who has been in India in ...

The health ministry announced a total of 64 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

A 50-year-old Paphos man denied charges relating to abuse of a minor on Monday, the offences allegedly committed between 2018 and 2019. The court adjourned for November 10. The man was released on ...

Police said Monday they arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with an explosion at the entrance of the health ministry in May. A police spokesperson said the man was arrested ...

Paphos hotels are operating at 15 per cent occupancy rates and would be closed were it not for state support, president of the Paphos branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association said ...

This year’s annual Shakespeare at Curium has beaten the corona odds, and will be staged on June 24, 25, and 26. Alix Norman reports that The Merchant of Venice will be a ...

Eighteen teams are due to compete in the European Athletics Team Championships Third League on June 19 and 20. The event will be held at Limassol’s Tsirion Stadium. Of the 18 teams, ...

Reiterating that the coronavirus pandemic can only be effectively addressed through vaccinations, the health ministry on Monday announced the vaccination portal will be open for everyone over 18 from Friday onwards. ...

‘Mayors’ in the north have come together to form a political party, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday. According to Kibris Postasi the party will involve several ‘mayors’ who ran ...

New members of parliament should prioritise improving public health, the Federation of Patients’ Associations of Cyprus (Osak) said on Monday. The interests of the people must be protected with sensitivity ...

Gulf Air will on Friday start direct flights between Larnaca and Athens, it announced on Monday. The flights will take place on Fridays and Sundays and be operated by the ...

After months of deliberations and legislation, the EU Digital Covid Certificate took off on Monday, according to a press release by the Commission. Member States will not be permitted to ...

Members of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) have rescued a barn owl that was caught in a net near Paralimni, the NGO said in a Facebook post. The owl ...

Episkopi residents on Monday briefly blocked off the old Limassol-Paphos road to press the state to move forward on a number of infrastructure projects that have been pending for years. ...

Limassol council meeting minutes from 1878 will be placed online granting public access for the first time, mayor Nicos Nicolaides announced on Monday. The announcement was made during an online conference ...

No police officer will face criminal proceedings over the apparent failure to act that allowed a serial killer to go undetected for about three years and kill five women and ...