Cyprus

The Cyprus Consumers Association has written to the permanent secretary of the energy ministry to protest delays by the consumer protection service in investigating two complaints submitted in May 2020. They ...

State doctors went ahead with their planned three-hour stoppage between 8 and 11am on Wednesday, threatening to step up measures if their demands are not met. Members of state doctors’ union ...

A 22-year-old man will face manslaughter charges in connection with the death of his 18-year-old partner in a car crash in Limassol last year. The man was referred to trial ...

Almost 19 per cent of the island’s population reported they had blood pressure in 2019, three per cent lower than the EU average, a Eurostat report showed on Wednesday. In 2019, 22 per ...

An exhibition of photographs at the Thalassa Museum in Ayia Napa on Monday night celebrated the island’s beauty while driving home the urgent need to protect the sea from ...

Hotel occupancy rates in the Paphos district are expected to range between 60 and 70 per cent in October, according to the president of the Paphos Hoteliers Association Thanos Michaelides. He told ...

The military parade marking the 61st anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus, will be open to spectators this year with the display of a SafePass and use of protective masks, ...

Ruling Disy on Wednesday announced the death of leader Averof Neophytou’s father. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Pericles Neophytou, father of the chairman ...

Police collaborated with a member of the public to rescue two people who got lost while hiking in the Troodos mountains on Tuesday night. The pair called police around 10pm ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the visit that European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson paid to Cyprus. We also discuss the strike called by government ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested late on Tuesday in Nicosia on suspicion of cocaine possession with intent to supply. Members of the drug squad, acting on a tip off, carried ...

Paphos police on Wednesday said they booked 65 drivers in 24 hours as part of a campaign for the prevention of crime and traffic offences. The campaign took place between 6am on ...

Three businesses were booked for a total of €2,000 for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Wednesday. A gym in Paphos received a €1,000 fine for failing to check its clients for ...

The scheduled three-hour work stoppage of state doctors on Wednesday morning has put on hold surgeries and other appointments, but anti-coronavirus vaccinations continue. State doctors’ union Pasyki and doctors, members ...

The Bank of Cyprus’ BOC Asset Management (BOCAM) company has been awarded a contract to provide consultancy services to the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta), as well as to its subsidiaries ...

Plan seen as a slippery slope to development in the protected area The government’s proposed Akamas national forest park (NFP) sustainable development plan may have got the green light ...

Two more people were arrested on Tuesday after being caught attempting to leave the country from Paphos airport using forged travel documents. Paphos police said that the first suspect is ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Tuesday presented its ten-year development programme for the 2021-2030 period, envisaging some €1.6 billion in infrastructure expenditures. Speaking in parliament, EAC Transmission Manager Costas ...

The Red Arrows – the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – flew over Cyprus on Tuesday afternoon on their way to the United Arab Emirates. The Red Arrows arrived at RAF Akrortiri ...

The health ministry announced 117 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Tuesday. As no-one died, the total death toll remains at 552, of whom 350 were men and 202 women. There are 84 ...

Though there is no common ground for official negotiations on the Cyprus problem, both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation and bicommunal technical committees for the improvement of life on the ...

More than 20 people face charges in relation to an attack outside the Dias building which houses Sigma TV and Simerini newspaper and for disturbances at the presidential palace in July, ...

State doctors’ will be going ahead with a three-hour work stoppage on Wednesday despite a last minute meeting with Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday afternoon to find common ground. ...

Police arrested three more people on Tuesday following an attack on Sunday night by 20 hooded men, allegedly Apollon supporters, against Ael fans in Limassol. According to Limassol CID, arrest warrants ...