Cyprus

Energy and Commerce Minister Natasa Pilides on Thursday unveiled the new logo of the Cyprus Handicrafts Centre, part of a wider push to protect the island’s cultural heritage and ...

No new deaths from Covid-19 were announced on Thursday, while testing came up with 153 new positives. Hospitals were treating 60 patients, of whom 22 in a serious condition; and of these, nine ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides voiced concern on Thursday over the risk to the economy from rising prices but said that inflation is currently viewed as transient. Speaking to reporters on ...

A total of 22 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

MPs on Thursday ploughed on with an article-by-article discussion of sweeping reforms to local authorities that must be approved by the end of the year for Cyprus to qualify for ...

The independent police watchdog is recommending the launch of criminal and disciplinary procedures against police officers in connection with a violent crackdown on an anti-corruption protest in February that saw ...

Ministries, government departments, and local authorities could take years to respond to the audit service if they do at all, while in some cases they outright refuse to do so, ...

First and foremost, all praise be to late September and early October for providing some of the finest nights of the year. When we visited Tokio, a bar and restaurant ...

An air of fatalism prevailed outside one of Nicosia’s busiest supermarkets on Thursday, as shoppers told us that they will simply have to accept the increased prices on core ...

A group of English School parents have launched a petition demanding changes to the way the school is run, a week ahead of the scheduled meeting between the board of ...

Turkey’s actions in Varosha and Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone aim at pushing a two-state solution to the island’s division, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday, but negotiations ...

Cyprus will be counting on scheduled flights for incoming tourism in the winter months, as uncertainty created by the Covid pandemic continues to discourage tour operators from chartering aircraft for ...

Neo Plaza retail park is opening its doors with 45 stores this Tuesday in Kokkinotrimithia. With the moto “All day destination for Fun, Food and Fashion”, Neo Plaza “combines the modern ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Thursday he would propose cabinet lower the age for Covid booster jabs to those aged 60 and over. Currently, booster jabs are being offered to ...

More than 70 local and international movers and shakers of the tech world will share their stories as part of a packed events programme for ‘Doers United’ 2021 Reflect Festival, which is ...

Police said Thursday they caught three drivers – two in Paphos and one in Nicosia – driving under the influence of drugs while a fourth was clocked going 184km/h on the ...

The state honoured the athletes that took part in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in a ceremony late on Wednesday. The event took place at the Presidential Palace in ...

Police arrested a 45-year-old man after his wife reported he had tried to suffocate her with a pillow two months ago. The man was arrested and was remanded for eight ...

In today’s episode, we discuss the temporary suspension of government support to the farmers hit by the massive increase in the price of animal feed. Elsewhere, the Turkish Cypriot ...

Traffic on the Paphos-Limassol motorway is back to normal, police said after heavy congestion near Ayios Syla following a multi-vehicle collision early in the morning. Officers were at the scene ...

Five businesses and 18 individuals were booked for violating coronavirus measures in the last 24 hours, police said early on Thursday. The fines came after 3,195 nationwide checks carried out between 6am on ...

Paphos police on Thursday were investigating after burglars stole €5,000 from a home in Peyia. The incident was reported to the police by the 58-year-old owner of the house, who said ...

Venus Minerals and Hellenic Copper Mines have agreed on a partnership for the creation of a copper mine in Apliki, a village in the Nicosia district. In an announcement released ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos stressed that adequate air connectivity for all, especially for which air travel is particularly crucial, must be secured. Karousos spoke at a high-level conference on the ...