Cyprus News

The threat of forest fires in Cyprus is exacerbated by rural depopulation and climate change, while the nation lacks a comprehensive strategic plan to prevent such blazes, the audit office ...

The poisoning and killing of animals are a deep and ongoing problem in Cyprus and those caught should be made an example of, the House environment committee heard on Wednesday. ...

Irregular migration to Cyprus has led to increased crime rates and threatens public safety, according to ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou. Speaking to local media on Wednesday, Neophytou defended the ...

No deaths, but 434 new cases of Covid-19 were announced on Wednesday out of 61,424 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.71 per cent. There are 117 in hospital with the virus, ...

Opposition parties accused the authorities of lacking accountability and transparency after the presidency, the anti-money laundering unit (Mokas), and the Legal Service, did not show up in parliament during discussion ...

The freefall of the Turkish lira is among the main concerns in the north with people seeing the prices of goods and their loan instalments in foreign currency skyrocket, while ...

The government on Wednesday announced new measures to fight the Covid surge, including mask mandates for children aged six and above and a SafePass for those between six and 11. Unvaccinated ...

A court in Larnaca remanded a 21-year-old man and a woman, 22, in custody for six days on suspicion of stealing a vehicle , which also contained an army-issue firearm and ammunition. ...

Russian sail training frigate Shtandart, from the same crew who built the Black Pearl used in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, will arrive in Сyprus this week and will ...

The antiquities department on Wednesday announced that 38 artefacts from different periods of Cyprus’ prehistory and history have been delivered recently to the country’s embassy in the US. The 38 items ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Police on Wednesday raided the apartment block where a man murdered two days ago had lived, as part of a crackdown on immigrants residing in Cyprus without the proper permits ...

Pope Francis’ visit to Cyprus constitutes a historic event, an official press release said on Wednesday. The visit will take place from December 2 to 4. This is the second time that ...

The Nicosia Municipality announced Wednesday it was renaming Museum Avenue to Mikis Theodorakis Avenue starting November 30. According to the announcement, the municipal council decided to rename the avenue to Mikis ...

By Karen Boardman, Learning to read does not begin when a child puzzles over the words in a book for the first time. In the early weeks of their lives ...

A 38-year-old man recently appointed as ambassador by the public service commission (PSC) despite not being a member of the diplomatic corps, has refuted claims of receiving favourable treatment following ...

The audit service said Wednesday that allowing cars in Nicosia’s revamped Makarios Avenue would violate the plans for which the government received funding, resulting in the money having to ...

Police said Wednesday that five arrests have now been made in connection with the beating of a professional basketball player outside a Nicosia club on Sunday, which left him in ...

In one of the founders of Nicosia’s American Medical Centre, THEO PANAYIDES finds an assertive and dynamic medic looking to the future from the healing environment of his clinic ...

In today’s episode, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has said the aim of the new Covid-19 measures to be announced on Wednesday is to save the Christmas holidays. In other ...

Police issued 19 fines during 2,589 checks for the implementation of coronavirus measures in the last 24 hours, it was announced early on Wednesday. Most people were fined in Limassol, where officers carried ...

“The protection of worker rights, through the actions of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, has always been the government’s priority,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday in ...

Port workers at the Eurogate Container Terminal Limassol and DP World Limassol participated in a one-hour work stoppage on Tuesday, November 23. According to a press release by the two participating ...

Some of the trees planted in fire-stricken areas this year have dried out after being deprived of water for weeks amidst a mix-up over who is responsible for their maintenance. ...