Cyprus

The autopsy of 36-year-old Lyubisha Ristoski who was stabbed to death on Sunday was carried out on Tuesday with the exact cause of death remaining inconclusive. Ristoski, from Bulgaria, was ...

Cocaine, amphetamines, and ecstasy did not appear to be the drugs of choice among residents of Nicosia and Limassol, according to a study of urban wastewater conducted in April 2020, when ...

Teachers and unions on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for afternoon state school teachers asking to be given contracts, stressing they are ready to continue their indefinite strike until their request ...

Larnaca district court on Tuesday sentenced a 36-year-old man to 45 days in jail and suspended his licence for six months after he was involved in a traffic collision while driving ...

Cyprus and France successfully carried out a joint air-defence exercise across the Republic, simulating military installations of the National Guard being attacked by figher jets, the defence ministry said on ...

A €1.2m base for firefighting aircraft was inaugurated in Mammari in the Nicosia district on Tuesday by Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, who pledged the government’s commitment to support efforts ...

The health ministry announced a total of 78 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The paraplegics association (Opak) gave the thumbs up to Nicosia’s revamped Kyriacou Matsi Avenue on Tuesday, which, unlike many other areas, has been designed to be accessible to people ...

Cyprus’ real GDP declined by an annual 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 but maintained momentum compared with the fourth quarter of 2020, CyStat said on Tuesday. Finance Minister Constantinos ...

Cyprus is paving the way towards a significant tourism recovery through vaccinations and the support of European funds, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. Anastasiades was speaking after a visit ...

A former parliamentary candidate accused of rape committed over 10 years ago was referred to trial before the Larnaca criminal court, reports said on Tuesday. The court will convene on June 10. ...

Cyprus is one of 14 EU member states to sign a joint declaration in light of the international day against homophobia and transphobia that was marked on Monday. According to an ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday the country needed serious leaders and not deniers of progress who always said ‘no’, as the government traded barbs with the opposition over its ambitious ...

The number of patients at the Famagusta reference hospital for coronavirus has dropped to about 36 per cent of capacity due to increased vaccinations, its director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Tuesday. ...

Day by day, more and more people are trusting the vaccine against the coronavirus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday, while announcing the completion of the first round of ...

Cyprus will be among 16 countries performing on Tuesday night at the first Eurovision semi-final. Elena Tsangrinou will be competing with the song ‘El Diablo’ in hopes of being one of ...

Nicosia municipality said on Tuesday that it has received seven tenders for a makeover of the old GSP stadium area that will enhance efforts to upgrade the historical centre. Tenders ...

The health ministry decided to move the location of a rapid test site in Paphos from a multipurpose room at the Ayios Theodoros gymnasium to the parking lot near the ...

The consumer protection service said on Tuesday that it has launched a campaign to check “lucky bags” on the market for dangerous materials and contents. Lucky bags contain a variety ...

Cyprus Post said on Tuesday that it has suspended accepting mail for Israel due to the impossibility of finding an air carrier to transport it there. This applies to mail ...

Limassol district court remanded a 25-year-old man for eight days on Tuesday in connection with the beating of a 30-year-old man with an iron bar over the weekend in Limassol. ...

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matthew Hancock said on Monday that UK residents “should certainly not” travel to destinations in the Amber list of the country’s ...

Police arrested a 22-year-old woman late on Monday for driving twice over the speed limit in Larnaca. Traffic officers stopped the woman at around 9.20pm, after she was clocked going 134...

Limassol police said Tuesday they arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of stealing the car of a 72-year-old woman earlier this month. The suspect was arrested at around noon on ...