Cyprus

Stroke is the second leading cause of death on the island, with 600 to 1,000 cases a year, according to the Cyprus stroke association. In a written announcement marking world stroke day ...

Rising temperatures and protracted heatwaves are considered by Cypriots as the most important weather phenomena of climate change that affect the region, a survey has found. On the other hand, ...

Cyprus is experiencing an uptick in positive infections after months of steady decline, as the two-week cumulative diagnosis rate of Covid-19 stands at 204.4 per 100,000. This is up on the national ...

A total 22 per cent of lesbian women experienced harassment within a year prior to 2019 in Cyprus, showed a Fundamental Rights Agency’s survey. The FRA’s second LGBTI survey, which ...

In today’s episode, we hear that Russians are booking hotels in Cyprus to avoid a harsh lockdown back home. There’s also a Eurostat report which shows that 19 per ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery of a kiosk in Famagusta, police said on Friday. The robbery took place at around 8pm on October 22, when a ...

Police on Friday said they fined €7,000 to seven businesses in Nicosia, Paphos and Larnaca, as part of the daily checks for violations into coronavirus measures. Four fines concerned Nicosia-based businesses, ...

Police arrested four people in connection to two separate cases of car arson in Paphos earlier this week. Three women, 36, 55 and 57, were arrested on Thursday in connection with a car ...

According to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), industrial production marked a year-on-year increase of 9.3 per cent in the period of January – August 2021. According to the Cystat data, the Industrial Production ...

Cyprus ranked fourth to last out of 27 EU countries as regards gender equality in power positions and economic decision making, and despite slight improvement came in 11 points below the EU27 ...

The health ministry announced there were no deaths from Covid on Thursday but that 109 people tested positive for the virus from 24,193 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.45 per ...

A section of the Nicosia-Larnaca highway has reopened after closing earlier on Thursday afternoon because of a collision, police said on Twitter. The collision occurred near the Kotsiatis exit, in ...

Cyprus, with typically over 300 sunny days a year, has emerged as a lockdown-breaker for Russians as Moscow embarks on a wide-ranging lockdown. Lockdown in Moscow? No thanks! I’ll have ...

It is not the title that’s important but the mandate, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday commenting on the expected appointment by the UN of a Cyprus envoy. The ...

Nineteen per cent of Cypriot children were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2020, according to a Eurostat study published on Thursday. The study covered all age groups – minors, ...

A number of church services and school parades took place on Thursday to mark Ochi (No) day, when Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas rejected the ultimatum given by Italian dictator Benito ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Friday, 21 in total. To get tested, people need to present an ID, passport, or driver’s licence. Districts Testing Sites Work ...

The Cyprus Environmental Movement announced on Thursday it was calling off a protest set for Saturday and urged all those who would have attended to instead back Akel’s rally ...

Dr Andreas Demetriades, who pioneered cardiothoracic surgery in Cyprus and remained true to the Hippocratic oath, has died at the age of 93. Demetriades is also known for his work at ...

The University of Cyprus has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the transport ministry to create and implement integrated technological solutions for the development of intelligent and sustainable transport systems. ...

Ahead of Sunday’s start of the hunting season, the game and fauna service released an updated list of rules to ensure safe hunting for everyone participating. An announcement published ...

The chief of police said on Thursday that a Supreme Court decision that retention of customer data by telephone providers for six months is illegal will be thoroughly examined together ...

Limassol and China’s Weinan municipality have agreed to launch a process to become twin cities and develop relations in several sectors. Limassol municipality said it signed this week, in ...

Conservation group Terra Cypria has recently completed extensive restoration work at Lady’s Mile and Akrotiri salt lake, two locations considered vital parts of the wider wetlands system. The work ...