Cyprus

A total of 20 flights from Russia that were due to land in Cyprus throughout last week have not been able to depart due to the fact that the Russian government ...

Kato Polemidia municipal councillors in Limassol on Wednesday broke into and took over an old co-op bank in protest against a government decision to give the building to the Famagusta ...

By Mary Spyrou As of tomorrow, June 10, curfew will be lifted, and the 50 per cent capacity limit will no longer apply to workers in the wider public sector and to ...

The EU and the US are set to endorse a joint declaration during their summit on June 15 in Brussels, for a “renewed transatlantic partnership” that will also work for sustainable ...

The northern part of the island received an additional 50,000 Sinovac Chinese coronavirus vaccine doses from Turkey. The vaccines were delivered with a special flight, bringing the total number of doses ...

Ten migrants who were attempting to make their way into the Republic from the north were arrested by Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday. The migrants arrived by boat after they ...

US President Joe Biden will have the opportunity to raise human rights and media freedom issues, along with Turkey’s activities in the Eastern Mediterranean during a meeting with his ...

A section of the Limassol-Paphos motorway will be closed for traffic between 9am and 3pm, due to a national guard exercise, police said on Wednesday. In a tweet, police warned ...

A 44-year-old food delivery man is in serious condition at the Paphos general hospital after being hit by a drink driver at a pedestrian crossing, police said on Wednesday. The ...

Two new routes complete the range of destinations available from Brussels South Charleroi Airport for the 2021-2022 winter season. Ryanair is launching new flights to Essaouira (Morocco) and Paphos (Cyprus), ...

An EU-funded project in Kato Drys is making a difference to refugees’ lives and keeping traditional skills alive By Martin Clark I have been leading EU projects concerning sustainability for 33 ...

An island-wide initiative to reduce the plastic footprint in Cyprus is currently underway, thanks to the effort of Netherlands-based social enterprise “Searious Business”, in cooperation with the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism ...

On June 1, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office started operations. Their mission? To hunt down those cheating the EU out of money Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras This article focuses on ...

In the past week alone, checks on the state of vehicles on the road found that over one third had defective headlights, indicators or brake lights, and over 17 per cent ...

By David Shepardson The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. ...

One death and 60 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 0.16 per cent. The death is a 66-year-old man. This brings the number of deaths from ...

The race for the House presidency has blended with talk of an impending cabinet reshuffle, with reports that President Nicos Anastasiades is considering outgoing House President Adamos Adamou for the ...

The supreme court has declared null and void the appointment of tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris – a development that could impact any acts taken by the official during his time in ...

More than 5,000 people aged 23 to 27 booked an appointment for a Covid vaccine on Tuesday, the health ministry said. In total 5,450 appointments were booked of the 10,250 available. On Wednesday, the vaccination ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has asked that former police chief Kypros Michaelides recuse himself from a panel currently investigating the activities of a slaughterhouse business and whether it received favourable treatment ...

The EU’s Director-General for Structural Reform Support Mario Nava on Tuesday met the three members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) at its anthropological laboratory. Nava, who was ...

Divers on Monday collected more 103 kilos of rubbish from the seabed in the Psarolimano area of Larnaca, including glass and plastic bottles, cans and two tyres. The clean-up was organised ...

The Cyprus Institute (CyI) will hold its second International Conference on Climate Change in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East on October 13 and 14 just ahead of the next global climate ...

Lakatamia municipality announced on Tuesday another playground that includes toys for children with disabilities has been completed and is ready for use. The playground is located at the Ayios Georgios ...