Cyprus

It’s a very modern concept but an upcoming workshop will take self-care back to the basics finds Eleni Philippou Self-care. It’s certainly having its moment in the spotlight ...

The biggest challenges in the country’s road to digitisation are the lack of talent and professionals and mentality, Innovation and Digitisation deputy minister Kyriacos Kokkinos told MPs. Kokkinos said ...

Police said Tuesday they have charged a 54-year-old man with lighting a fire and making threats, after he was reported for setting fire to a field outside Nicosia on Sunday. ...

The health ministry announced on Tuesday that arrangements will be made to provide booster shots against the coronavirus to bedridden patients at home. This refers primarily to people who received ...

Stepping up measures against the coronavirus is not on the cards right now, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Tuesday, though concerns have been voiced over the recent uptick in ...

Authorities have called on members of the public not to disturb seals, a highly endangered species, currently in their breeding season. According to the fisheries department, in Cyprus, Mediterranean monk ...

Just 2.8 per cent of Cypriots live in dwellings they consider too dark, below the EU average of 5.9 per cent, according to a Eurostat study published on Tuesday. The study looked ...

Children and teenagers will participate in a peaceful protest to demand climate action this Saturday outside Paphos town hall. The demonstration is organised by the Cyprus conservation foundation Terra Cypria ...

The Paphos cycling police unit reported that during the month of October, it had handed out a total of 103 out-of-court fines. According to a police statement, increased road safety and ...

The Sovereign Base Area Police’s third annual Cycle Challenge in co-operation with the Republic of Cyprus Police took place between October 29-30 and organisers have confirmed it will raise ...

A 45-year-old permanent resident of Larnaca district died in a traffic accident in Livadia in the early morning hours on Tuesday. Franz Langer, an Austrian national, was driving on Andrea ...

A mobile vaccination unit will operate in Palechori this Saturday to assist the anti-coronavirus vaccination of residents in rural areas, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The unit will operate ...

Police on Tuesday said they have arrested three illegal migrants, two of whom attempted to depart the island using fake travel documents. According to police, two men aged 23 and 24, arrived ...

The close relations between Cyprus and Serbia and the common principles and values which the two countries share were stressed by President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou during ...

In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said the government had planned to further relax Covid-19 measures, but this was scuppered by the emergence of the Delta Plus sub-variant. ...

One business and 18 individuals were booked for violating coronavirus measures after 2,487 checks in the government-controlled areas. Most checks, 1,069, were carried out by officers in the capital who booked one person ...

A 52-year-old man was remanded for six days on Tuesday on suspicion of being the fourth suspect related to the discovery of 5.8 kilos of cannabis in Larnaca. The man, who ...

The government’s policy priorities remain the same despite the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides said at the 7th International Funds Summit on Monday. “...

The Human Resources Development Authority (HRDA) of Cyprus has appointed a new director general, with Yiannis Mourouzides having taken over the position on November 1. The appointment was confirmed following a ...

Officials are alarmed at the current rates of violations being recorded by newly installed traffic cameras, with the traffic department warning that many drivers will end up losing their licences ...

Increasing spending on education underlines the state’s commitment to improving this area, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou asserted Monday, even as the opposition called the situation in public schools “extremely ...

No deaths from Covid were recorded in the past 24 hours, as 280 new infections were detected after 65,948 tests, a positivity rate of 0.42 per cent, the health ministry said Monday. The number ...

The Republic of Cyprus’ (RoC) policy not to grant citizenships to children of mixed marriages in the north affects around 35,000 Turkish Cypriots, reports said on Monday. Head of Turkish Cypriot ...

Authorities will for the time being impose no additional covid-related restrictions, relying primarily on the ongoing mass vaccination drive to deal with the pandemic, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Monday. ...