Cyprus

About half a kilo of duty-free tobacco was found in a car while 240 firecrackers were also confiscated during a coordinated operation in the Larnaca district on Wednesday. The operation was ...

Police booked 169 individuals and one establishment for breaching protocols to control the spread of the coronavirus from Wednesday until Thursday morning. Officers carried out 8,333 checks, 1,740 in Nicosia, 1,324 in Limassol, 1,677 in ...

A group of eighteen irregular migrants arrived in Kato Pyrgos at around 5am on Thursday. Among them is a woman with two children believed to be 5 or 6 years old. The ...

By Evie Andreou in Geneva After a very long second day at the Geneva talks on Wednesday there were strong signs that the process was unravelling fast, after the UN ...

A hundred and sixty personal doctors have expressed an interest in administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to their patients, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Last week, in a bid to ...

The health ministry announced three deaths and 845 cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. The deaths concerned two women, aged 78 and 88, and a man aged 62. The 88-year-old woman had received the first ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request to review the order of a search warrant issued in connection with the Episkopi mosque defacement in late March. On March 25, Greek ...

The health ministry announced on Wednesday the schedule for upcoming vaccination portal openings for those aged 39-40, 68-70 and 37-38. The national vaccination plan has accelerated significantly thanks to wider ...

By Evie Andreou in Geneva President Nicos Anastasiades confirmed on Wednesday that that the Greek Cypriot side’s proposals as submitted in Crans-Montana in 2017, are still on the table while ...

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Road accidents fell 20 per cent between 2010 and 2020 in Cyprus, data released by the statistical service (Cystat) said on Wednesday. According to an infographic on road transport and road accidents published ...

Meat prices other than whole chicken and lamb per kilo are down this Easter, the consumer protection service at the commerce ministry said. The price survey was carried out on ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 62 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

The former president of parliament and a former Akel MP refused to answer any questions Wednesday put to them by the panel investigating Cyprus’ controversial citizenship by investment programme, citing ...

By Evie Andreou in Geneva Today is expected to be the most defining day at the informal summit, sources in Geneva said on Wednesday. According to diplomatic sources, the meetings ...

The al Jazeera undercover documentary The Cyprus Papers that exposed some of the players involved in the island’s citizenship by investment scheme has been nominated for a Bafta award, ...

A 38-year-old man was jailed for five months on Wednesday for displaying a disregard for spreading a life-threatening disease after he escaped from a Larnaca rehabilitation centre for people with ...

The government on Wednesday announced a €120m financial aid package for businesses and workers affected by the restrictions imposed by the government in a bid to halt the spread of ...

Spectacular sunsets, pristine sands, and expanses of clear turquoise water – the best of Cyprus beaches share these three elements. In seeking out these stunning beaches, many tourists around the world ...

The health ministry has issued a statement with a summary of the characteristics of all licensed coronavirus vaccines offered in Cyprus. The vaccines licensed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) ...

The interior ministry said Wednesday it would comment on the damning findings of an inquiry into the citizenship to investment programme after an in-depth study of the hefty report that ...

An accident involving five cars happened on Wednesday morning on the road from Limassol to Platres. According to police a driver, heading towards Limassol, collided with a car he was ...

The Ayia Napa municipality said on Wednesday that the dog who was abused by a municipality worker on Tuesday is in good health and being cared for by state vets. ...