Cyprus

The family of the first Cypriot to receive the vaccine have stepped in to dispel rumours linking his death to the coronavirus jab. “My grandfather did not die from the ...

Cyprus Greens slammed the government on Wednesday for continuing to impose the “draconian” measure which forces citizens to send an SMS and secure approval from the state before going out. ...

The scientific staff of Medical Schools and Health Sciences faculties of Cyprus Universities has joined forces in a bid to inform people about the benefits of the vaccines against Covid-19, ...

A project in Cyprus aims to reduce and reuse the waste produced by the construction industry – and in the process, help to create safer and better insulated buildings. The method ...

Vassos Lyssarides was a world citizen and a visionary fighting for Cyprus’ and every people’s freedom and dignity, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday at the funeral of the ...

Epidemiologists are understood to favour the lifting of the nationwide lockdown next week, given the drop in the daily tally of coronavirus cases, it was reported on Wednesday. The reports ...

Polis Chrysochous received very limited visits during the Easter period, but business owners are expecting to reopen in the coming week, mayor Yiotis Papachristophi said on Wednesday. This year, local ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides is heading to Brussels to take part in Thursday’s session of the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), where EU Defence Ministers will discuss current issues and ...

The fire service responded to 61 calls for assistance, 45 fire alerts, and four false calls in the past 24 hours, including a fire at a Limassol warehouse believed to have been the ...

The government needs to invest in the professional midwife and use midwifery properly within Gesy, the nursing staff of Pasydy said on Wednesday on the occasion of International Day of ...

The organisation making Cyprus’ villages green by resuscitating traditions By Martin Clark Grampus Heritage and Training is a leading organisation in sustainable development, of which I have been the director ...

Police booked 126 persons for breaches of coronavirus protocols in 24 hours leading up to 6am on Wednesday. One of them is the owner of a business in Paphos. Officers carried out 7,200 ...

A 20-year-old man who is in danger of losing his leg and a 46-year-old man with multiple injuries are the victims of two road accidents which happened on Tuesday evening ...

Limassol Marina General Manager Nikiforos Pampakas talks about how the wharf is faring and evolving. Q:How has the Limassol Marina been affected by the pandemic? A:We are now ...

The infographic shows price changes for consumer goods during the pandemic.

Researchers tell us what can be done to save them It is likely that coral reefs around Cyprus will die in the near future because of climate change and unsustainable ...

Cypriots have built up their savings amid the lockdowns that began last year, recently released data show. Data released by the Central Bank show that, for the second month running, ...

An eight-year-old Griffon Vulture brought to Cyprus from Crete as part of a conservation project, has been dubbed the “ultimate wanderer” by BirdLife Cyprus after covering a total of 4,683km ...

A new airport being built in the north will be named after Fazıl Kucuk, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday. Kucuk served as the first Vice-President of ...

The association of owners of recreation centres (Pasika) will not accept any post-lockdown extensions to restaurant closures, and disagree with suggested new rules due to go into effect from May 10, ...

The health ministry announced five deaths and 509 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The new deaths have brought the total to 326, of whom 213 were men and 113 women, with an average ...

Cyprus police are investigating a large number of unsolved missing persons cases dating back to the 90s, including two people who went missing this year. The most recent missing person ...

A recently published interim report into the citizenship-by-investment programme by a government-appointed panel fully vindicates earlier findings by the Audit Office, it said on Tuesday after reviewing the report. In ...

Cyprus Airways will launch direct flights from Larnaca and Malta on June 27 it announced on Tuesday, increasing the airline’s international destinations to 14. Flights to Malta will be twice weekly; ...