Cyprus

Three government bodies signed a partnership agreement on Monday with the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) to boost cooperation and expedite the transition of businesses towards the circular economy. ...

There are deficiencies in informing state sport school applicants about entrance criteria, Child Commissioner Despo Michaelidou-Livanou said in a report made public on Monday. The commissioner said she had looked ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 65 rapid testing sites will operate around the island on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Nurses who are members of Pasyno trade union, started a 12-hour strike on Monday morning in protest over disciplinary action being taken against five of their members, obliging the health ...

To facilitate travel and as a temporary measure until the European Digital Covid-19 Certificate is implemented, the health ministry said on Monday that it will from June 8 issue Sars-CoV-2 vaccination ...

The 13 men who died after the Mari blast will be honoured with streets, parks and squares named in their memory, Limassol municipality said on Monday. The municipal council said that ...

A new book published by Cyta looks at the evolution of communication on the island, and with it the recent social history of Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN takes a closer look 2021 ...

The G7 agreement on corporate minimum taxation does not appear to affect Cyprus, which plans to hold a constructive stance during discussions but at the same time secure its interests, ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) has said its bird protection camp this spring helped convict a total of 49 poachers. On top of that, Cabs said it seized 545 traps, 67 nets ...

The interior ministry had ignored the opinion of the attorney-general in 2015 and 2016 that granting citizenships to the families of investors was potentially unlawful and the cabinet was committing offences en ...

Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos appears poised to throw his hat into the ring, becoming the fourth candidate to seek election as presidency of the House of Representatives as political parties ...

Health ministry permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki stepped in to administer coronavirus vaccines at a Limassol medical centre on Monday morning, saying a nurses’ strike would not distract the ministry from ...

Sovereign Base Area authorities have taken delivery of four specialised patrol vehicles that will contribute to efforts to tackle illegal migration and smuggling along its boundaries. The new vehicles take ...

A kiosk was robbed at knifepoint on Sunday evening in Nicosia, police said on Monday. Two men, both dressed in black and wearing black masks reportedly robbed the kiosk at 10.20...

Germany and four other countries were moved from the Red to the Orange category on Monday as the health ministry updated its country categorisation travel list. The changes will take ...

Conflicting text messages regarding Monday’s vaccination appointments in Limassol led to confusion with some 70 to 80 members of the public, many of them foreign nationals, turning up at the Spyros ...

Four people were charged with gambling at a coffeeshop by Paphos police acting on a warrant on Sunday evening. The owner of the coffeeshop was also charged. All five will ...

The child mortality rate in Cyprus was the sixth lowest in the EU in 2019 and below the average for the bloc, according to figures published by Eurostat. It said that ...

Police have arrested two men aged 25 as part of investigations into an angry row which led to the injury of a third man in Geroskipou at around 5pm on Sunday. ...

Six people were charged in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday for breaking coronavirus regulations. A police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency that a total of 4,024 checks ...

Closed since last March, nightclubs are allowed to open on June 10, but owners are asking why should they bother? Most people know that nightclubs are opening on June 10, but a ...

No new deaths linked to coronavirus were reported on Sunday as 29 new cases were recorded around the island. This means the total number of Covid deaths so far has reached 363. ...

Archaeologists have turned to high-tech geospatial analytical methods to investigate the earliest human activity on the island. The department of antiquities said this week that it has now completed the ...

A police motorcyclist involved in a serious traffic accident on Saturday behaved correctly and followed the Highway Code, which saved his life, police said on Sunday. The accident happened at 3.20 ...