Cyprus

The European Commission has agreed to changes in the tender framework for a planned ferry link to Greece, raising hopes the long-discontinued service could attract interest from potential bidders, deputy ...

Cyprus police fined 16 people after 4,454 checks for coronavirus measure violations in the last 24 hours. No violations were reported in Nicosia, Larnaca, Paphos or Morphou. In Limassol, nine people were fined ...

Police said on Wednesday investigations were underway into an explosion outside the health ministry in Nicosia late Tuesday. An explosive device was set off outside the ministry building, causing damage ...

“Privatisation is coming soon to the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE),” Chairman Marinos Christodoulides told the Cyprus Mail in a note. “Hopefully, a foreign stock exchange will be the new shareholder ...

The final part of the Cyprus Mail’s look at the environmental policies of the main political parties ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections focuses on their main priorities in ...

Just seven MPs responded to questionnaire by environmental groups A study looking at the track record of MPs on environmental issues was both inconclusive and disappointing, as it did not ...

The brother of former Transport Minister Marios Demetriades on Tuesday flatly denied the latter had anything to do with applications filed by their family’s law firm on behalf of ...

The north has said that it is ready to reopen the checkpoints from next week, well over a year after the pandemic led to their closure. According Turkish Cypriot leader ...

The health ministry announced one death from Covid-19 and 79 new cases on Tuesday which were detected via 43,347 tests, a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent. The person who died was a 77...

A trans woman sentenced to three years in prison by an Egyptian court will serve the rest of her sentence under house arrest in Cyprus, Phileleftheros reported on Tuesday. Tina ...

Ruling Disy on Tuesday sought to do some damage control, warning disgruntled voters that a ballot cast on May 30 for the smaller parties would effectively amount to sponsoring Akel and ...

High Commissioner Stephen Lillie has thanked volunteers who helped over 2,000 British nationals living in Cyprus apply for residency. Volunteers from the Cyprus Residency Planning Group (CRPG) and the Soldiers, Sailors, ...

After making steady progress in recent weeks, Cyprus’ vaccination roll-out faces turmoil as health officials move to shore up public confidence pending clarification over whether the death of a woman ...

Nicosia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday suggested that the former state fair ground in Engomi be converted into a hub for innovation and business. The proposal was ...

The health ministry announced 83 free rapid test sites will operate on Wednesday as the government continues its screening programme. There are 25 sites in Limassol, 15 in Larnaca, 27 in Nicosia, ten in ...

Tents have been erected at Ayios Nicolaos fishing shelter in Protaras for 102 irregular migrants from Syria who disembarked on Tuesday, five days after their boat arrived in the Cape Greco ...

Cyprus’ positive stance at the upcoming European Council (EUCO) that will discuss EU-Turkey relations will depend on Ankara’s conduct on the Cyprus problem, Famagusta and other issues, President Nicos ...

Cyprus’ Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage has been awarded an EU cultural heritage award in the category ‘Dedicated Service to Heritage’, the European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced. The ...

The European Commission has loaned Cyprus €124 million under the Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) Programme, the Commission said in a press release on Tuesday. The funds ...

The number of patients at Famagusta’s referral hospital for Covid-19 has fallen to 14 or 18.6 per cent of total capacity, the facility’s scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni told the Cyprus ...

Ancient artefacts discovered at Heritage school Heritage Private School in Limassol is hosting an archaeological exhibition with artefacts found at its premises and accompanied by students’ handmade replicas, as part ...

A charity supporting people with multiple sclerosis and their families was among the organisations honoured by the Cyprus Healthcare Business Awards for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Cyprus Multiple ...

For the first time in over 16 years, a pair of ravens has successfully nested in the government-controlled areas and specifically in the Akamas area, BirdLife Cyprus said on its Facebook ...

The government has asked the UN to mediate so that the north does not impose a 10-day self-isolation to enclaved who cross on Sunday to vote, it emerged on Tuesday. ...