Cyprus

Though encouraged by a significant drop in illegal bird trapping, BirdLife Cyprus has said is concerned about a spike in incidents of illegal shooting of protected species at different blackspots, ...

The US’ annual report on international religious freedom noted some improvements in Cyprus but ongoing issues remain, while also making mention of notable incidents. On a positive note, the report, ...

Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou spoke of the difficult conditions under which the parliamentary elections are to take place on May 30 but sought to reassure the public. He said on ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 260 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday. The deaths were a woman, aged 82, and a man, aged 47. The health ministry no longer announces the vaccination ...

Transport minister Yiannis Karousos and Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis attended an urgent meeting on road safety on Wednesday after six motorcyclists died in accidents this year. At the meeting, it ...

Cyprus has climbed to fourth place among EU states in terms of the number of vaccine doses per 100 people in the total population, the health ministry said on Wednesday as ...

Four gorges near the Arodes villages are under review with the hopes of making them more accessible to nature lovers. Officials from the tourism ministry as well as the Pano ...

The House of Representatives will reconvene on May 20, only 10 days before the parliamentary elections, to decide whether to accept or reject the reasons for which President Nicos Anastasiades has sent ...

The restaurant and café sector on Wednesday asked Disy’s leadership to convey their demand for less stringent rapid test requirements to the government. The issue was raised by Fanos ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 71 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

The police force will soon carry US-cop style badges as part of their identification package, it was announced on Wednesday. This is part of the “continuous modernisation and upgrading” of ...

A clampdown on false advertising and misleading sale prices are just some of the provisions of new consumer protection legislation, Commerce Minister Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday Presenting the new ...

Economic activity in Cyprus contracted sharply in 2020, due to the Covid-19 crisis, though less than the EU average. The tourism sector has been severely affected, while the impact on domestic ...

Almost 660 people from 15 political parties, as well as eight independents, officially submitted their candidacies on Wednesday, competing for one of parliament’s 56 seats during the May 30 elections. According to the ...

Immunity acquired from vaccinations or after an infection is not permanent and the scientific community believes there should be at least one booster coronavirus jab, a member of the team ...

The Cyprus High Commission and the Cyprus Centre at the University of Westminster are holding a series of online lunchtime symposia themed on Covid-19 and its diverse impact on people ...

The EU’s priorities for cooperation with third countries should concentrate on the effective return of third country nationals, on combating smuggling and monitoring EU external borders, Interior Minister Nicos ...

The social insurance office on Athalassa Avenue will operate with reduced staff from Wednesday May 12 to Friday May 14 because of positive cases of coronavirus. To ensure service continues as normal, ...

Health officials on Wednesday paid tribute to nurses in honour of International Nurses Day, with President Nicos Anastasiades and Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou extending thanks on Twitter. May 12, Florence Nightingale’...

The 64 irregular migrants, including 21 children, who arrived in a large wooden boat at the fishing harbour area in Larnaca at around 3.50pm on Tuesday afternoon, were transferred to the Pournara ...

In light of the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, the foreign ministry informed Cypriots in the area that they can contact its diplomatic services for any help they ...

Main opposition Akel party filed objections in all districts on Wednesday over the rejection of the name it would be using in the May 30 parliamentary elections. The party had applied ...

The vaccination portal was operating normally early on Wednesday with the majority of appointments booked in less than an hour, after technical problems were reported on Tuesday morning. The portal ...

Two aircraft bound for Tel Aviv landed at Larnaca Airport late on Tuesday night after Ben Gurion Airport temporarily stopped air traffic because of a barrage of rockets from Gaza, ...