Cyprus

The government has recently improved maternity benefits, but will this encourage couples to have more children? New government measures to fight falling birth rates and “safeguard Hellenism” have been dismissed ...

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, will present to the European Union Foreign Affairs Council on Monday the options document for the Union`s response ...

Disy faithful accuses foreign minister of using his position to promote his presidential ambitions A showdown is on the cards within ruling Disy over who will stand for the party ...

A 30-year-old man from Syria arrested in connection with the double murder of two Russian tourists in Limassol was remanded in court for eight days on Sunday. Appearing without a ...

Police conducted 3,101 checks in the last 24 hours and fined 31 citizens and nine establishment owners for violation of COVID-19 measures.A police spokesperson told CNΑ that in Nicosia after 1,046 checks, 12 individuals ...

A 36-year-old army captain was remanded in court for four days on Sunday in connection with publishing military information, after he released a video flagging expired explosives. Paphos district court ...

‘There is no turning back’ but no changes likely next year The carbon tax, increased taxation on fossil fuels and ‘green rates’ which the finance minister warned of when presenting ...

One person died on Saturday from Covid-19 while 428 new cases were recorded, the ministry of health said. The death referred to an 80-year-old woman who had been in Famagusta general ...

The Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (Spavo) and NGO Hope for Children were on Friday awarded the first annual Stella Soulioti human rights awards. ...

A new €350,000 aquarium was inaugurated on Saturday at the Limassol Zoo as part of a €10m upgrade. Visitors to the zoo will now be able to familiarise themselves with strange ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the double murder of two Russian tourists in Limassol last month. His is the second arrest in the case. He ...

A total of 45 free testing sites will be operated by the ministry of health on Sunday offering free rapid tests to those in eligible groups. These includes minor up to 17, ...

Some central Nicosia roads will be closed between 7am and 2pm this Sunday for Quantum Nicosia Marathon 2021, police said on Friday. Founded in 2010 by the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation to commemorate ...

For the second year a large tree made out of beer barrels has gone up outside the Nicosia pub BR Hub. Made from 109 empty beer kegs, the eight-storey high tree ...

An additional 55km bicycle lanes are to be developed around the island to promote cycling as a means of transport, the transport ministry announced on Saturday. Also, 17 actions are underway ...

Police on Saturday afternoon warned drivers of road closures on the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway due to a protest by parents against the new coronavirus restrictions in primary schools. According to the ...

People who live near Pournara refugee reception centre protested on Saturday, demanding the state limit the number of migrants there to 600 and improve their living conditions. The two-hour protest by ...

Cyprus is considering reducing the time for booster dose eligibility from six to five months, a government advisor said on Saturday while calling on adults to get their third anti-coronavirus ...

People with coronavirus suspected of having been infected with the Omicron variant will be transferred to mandatory state quarantine, as two more cases of the new variant were detected in ...

We spoke to asylum seekers from Sierra Leone and Guinea, tracing their journey from Pournara reception centre to their plans for the future.

Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilios Demetriades tested positive to coronavirus on the day he received the booster anti-coronavirus jab, he announced on Saturday. In a tweet, the deputy minister said he ...

The teachers’ branch of Isotita (Equality) union on Saturday announced they will strike on Thursday morning against the coronavirus measures implemented in schools. “Our goal is for schools to be ...

Police fined a Nicosia bakery €4,000 for failing to check its customers for a SafePass, it was announced on Saturday. The fine was imposed after 1,445 checks in the capital during which ...

The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, commonly known as Invest Cyprus, announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with its Indian counterpart Invest India. The memorandum was ...