Cyprus

The Larnaca district court has sentenced a 41-year-old man who was driving under the influence to 30 days in prison. The man has also had his licence suspended for three months ...

A total of 46 mobile rapid testing locations for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced, reiterating the groups of people eligible to receive a free test. According ...

A port mortem could not determine the cause of death of a 30-year-old man who died while spearfishing with a friend off the coast of Larnaca, it was reported on ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Monday he will be meeting with the leadership of the state health services organisation (Okypy) by the end of the week to discuss the implementation ...

One young man’s aim to launch a fashion line has seen him develop a movement in Cyprus to promote more sustainability around the clothes we wear. ALIX NORMAN meets ...

Cyprus will take in a family with three children who fled Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Speaking to Alpha TV, Christodoulides said that Cyrus has responded positively ...

The Green Party on Monday slammed the government for minimising the effects of a factory fire that broke out on Thursday in Yeri. According to official statements, the air quality ...

Paphos police prevented a 19-year-old man with an air pistol from boarding on a plane on Sunday, they reported on Monday. The incident occurred during a check at Paphos International ...

Nicosia municipality on Monday morning removed a swastika which had been spray painted on a monument in the capital dedicated to a Cuban national hero. The vandalism of the monument – ...

Paphos police have arrested an 18-year-old man after a home was broken into and jewellery estimated to be worth €2,800 was taken. A 54-year-old woman reported that the jewellery had been ...

The education ministry on Monday said it is working on amending the legislative framework over the appointment of assistants for special needs students after the House education committee last week ...

Two people died in the north from Covid-19 on Sunday, while a further 140 new infections were reported by the Turkish Cypriot health authorities. According to the Kibris Postasi newspaper, a ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) on Monday strongly criticised the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) for the 38 per cent price hike set for August compared to the same month last ...

The president’s invitation to Turkish Cypriots to return to the 1960 regime was just a response to the Turkish Cypriot leader’s contradictory statements regarding the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) ...

Germany has been downgraded from Orange to Red, and Croatia from Green to Orange as the health ministry issued new country categories on Monday. It also upgraded Andorra and Malta ...

The temporary arrangement for Turkish Cypriots to be able to get an EU Digital Covid Certificate will be extended until September 16 the deputy ministry of innovation announced on Monday. Speaking ...

Eleftheria Square will be symbolically lit in purple on Tuesday evening to honour International Overdose Awareness Day, to pay tribute to those who lost their lives to overdose and recognise ...

Police on Monday said they arrested seven asylum seekers who attempted to leave Cyprus using forged travel documents. The arrests concern four Congolese men, aged 35, 28, 27, and 25, a 20-year-old man from ...

Five businesses and 29 individuals across the island were booked in the 24 hours until 6am Monday for violating coronavirus protocols, police said. The fines resulted from 3,756 checks. According to police, eight ...

A 38-year-old driver was arrested after she hit a motorcyclist, 28, who died as a result of the crash late on Sunday in Limassol. The collision took place on Omonias avenue ...

A 58-year-old man was arrested driving four times over the maximum alcohol limit without insurance, police said on Monday. The man, who lives in Nicosia, was stopped for a traffic ...

Transport ministry says Ayia Fyla traffic light system a success While public reaction to the island’s first smart traffic light system at the busy Ayia Fyla roundabout in Limassol ...

Contrary to official statements that air quality was not hugely affected by the factory fire that burned overnight on Thursday in Yeri, a University of Cyprus (UCy) monitoring system found ...

The health ministry said on Sunday that two people died from Covid-19 and that 208 tested positive from 30,027 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.69 per cent. The deaths concerned ...