Cyprus

The cabinet has decided to increase the government subsidy for the ferry connection between Cyprus and Greece by €500,000 due to the rise in fuel prices. The increase brings the total ...

The Bank of Cyprus announced on Monday that it had successfully completed the sale of a non-performing loans (NPLs) portfolio with a gross book value of €577 million, bringing its NPL ...

Parties involved were trying to find common ground Monday to overcome certain sticking points delaying the much-needed justice reform, as Justice Minister Stephie Dracou reiterated that the current system could ...

The options paper on possible EU responses to Turkey’s actions in Varosha will be presented at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council in December, the EU foreign policy chief ...

The health ministry announced 354 new coronavirus infections on Monday out of 66,696 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.53 per cent. No deaths were reported. There are 88 people in hospital ...

The deputy ministry for tourism’s budget for 2022 focuses on six main areas, deputy minister Savvas Perdios said while presenting his ministry’s budget to the House finance committee on ...

The government announced changes in the country rankings for travellers on Monday, downgrading Malta from Green to Orange and Andorra from Orange to Red, and upgrading Israel from Red to ...

Party leaders decided on Monday that parliament will remain housed at the Philoxenia conference centre until July 2022. The House moved there last year because it was impossible to apply health ...

The government will not introduce additional measures to contain an uptick in coronavirus cases and hospital admissions, at least not for the time being, as it presses on with efforts ...

Turkey’s long-standing demand for a two-state solution will fail, like it failed 38 years ago, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday, the day of the anniversary of the unilateral declaration ...

An Akel proposal to slash VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent to shield consumers from rising prices came before the House finance committee on Monday where ...

University and high school students on Monday marched all over Nicosia to protest against the November 15, 1983 unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) in the north while calling for a solution to ...

The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) will invest in a technological upgrade to address problems with antiquated infrastructure, its president Iosif Iosif said on Monday as he presented the agency’s 2022 ...

Twenty free rapid testing sites for eligible groups will operate islandwide on Tuesday. District Location of testing units Operating hours Lemesos (5 units) University Square (behind TEPAK Rectorate) 9 a.m. – 5 p....

Turning her back on finance for art, one local woman makes personalised clay dolls to order. ALIX NORMAN takes a closer look Lady Gaga is dressed in the stunning Schiaparelli ...

A mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit will operate in central Larnaca on Saturday as authorities press on with efforts to boost vaccination coverage in Cyprus amid growing concerns a recent uptick ...

The council of ministers on Monday approved a Christmas ‘gift’ for poor pensioners and those on guaranteed minimum income, and the establishment of an interministerial body to handle the increased ...

Rough men and women, taming the wild West frontier, gun slinging and tobacco chewing. The western is a genre that has been around forever, detailing the struggles of the people ...

Authorities on Monday identified 18 potential human trafficking victims of Russian and Ukrainian origin in Strovolos following a tip-off. Head of the office tasked with countering human trafficking Eleni Michail told ...

Saying that daily coronavirus cases on Monday might surpass 300, a health ministry advisor warned that a fifth wave may be coming to the island. In the wake of partial lockdowns ...

The rescue unit of Larnaca’s civil defence team participated in a two-day simulation exercise this weekend on preparedness in the event of an earthquake, the third in the past ...

The cabinet on Monday approved legislation regulating the use of scooters or e-scooters, including minimum specifications and safety measures. The bills were prepared by the transport ministry in a bid ...

Authorities are investigating 12 fires that broke out almost simultaneously in remote areas in the Paphos district on Sunday, with preliminary findings suggesting that these were not coincidental but deliberate, fire ...

Cabinet on Monday approved the administration of a booster dose to adults over who have received their second anti-coronavirus vaccine six months previously. The decision was taken amid concerns regarding ...