Cyprus

The Council of Ministers on Tuesday observed a minute of silence in memory of former interior minister Socratis Hasikos, who died on Monday at a hospital in Germany after a ...

A 37-year-old man is in hospital after suffering multiple fractures in his legs and pelvis after falling into a ravine near Athienou on Monday while paragliding. The fire service and ...

Businesses in Limassol that have had to temporarily suspend operation in November and December due to coronavirus restrictions are entitled to fee reductions, Limassol Municipality announced on Tuesday. The first ...

The defence ministry issued a reminder to reservists who have not reported for duty to do so by the end of the month or face sanctions. The announcement concerns those ...

The virus is still very much in the community, meaning people need to strictly adhere to the measures issued by the health ministry, the director of the Famagusta general hospital ...

Okypy hour staff to stage work stoppage State health services (Okypy) hourly paid staff have announced a two-hour work stoppage on Wednesday, that will begin at 11.30am. The decision was ...

Cyprus had the second highest increase in the number of people looking for health information online among EU member states in the last decade, the latest Eurostat figures show. “Over ...

A group of 75 irregular migrants arrived by boat from Syria on Monday afternoon in the Famagusta district. The wooden boat was spotted by marine police east of Cavo Greco at 2.40...

As the result of 11,087 checks police booked 134 individuals and four establishments for breaching coronavirus protocols in the last 24 hours. On Monday, a bar in Limassol was fined because the premises ...

Paphos police on Monday rescued a man who fell into the sea from rocks in front of the Cypria Maris hotel. Police officers were informed at 10.30pm that a man ...

A man is in serious condition in Paphos hospital after he was hit by a car on Monday evening. According to a police announcement the 71-year-old pensioner was knocked over ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry remains in the dark after Britain – its biggest tourist market – announced on Monday that it has postponed a decision as to whether international travel can resume after ...

The veterinary services have announced that Є75,000 will be made available to the stray cat sterilisation programme, calling on vets and animal NGOs to sign up. Cyprus’ staggering stray cat population ...

One death from Covid-19 and 565 new cases with an overall positivity rate of 1.03 per cent were announced on Monday. The health ministry said there were 196 people in hospital, of whom 47 ...

The government on Monday formally presented to parliament the question to be put in a single, island-wide referendum on the issue of local government reform, and urged MPs to “act ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris confirmed on Monday that investigations are underway into allegations that residency permits were granted in return for payments. Local media reported that a female lawyer, who ...

Police confirmed Monday they have received a new sexual harassment complaint from a woman, reportedly a teacher. Spokesman Christos Andreou said the woman reported the case through her lawyer. “We ...

Parliament on Monday published a list of the names of politically exposed persons (PEPs) with bad debts at the former co-op bank, which includes mostly former MPs but also a ...

Nicosia municipality said on Monday it had adopted an agreement for the relocation of a university department to the Phaneromeni school which is part of plans for the redevelopment and ...

A total of 54 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Workers at the Tymbou (Ercan) airport and ‘civil aviation’ in north went on a work stoppage on Monday in protest over the freeze for four months the cost-of-living increment paid ...

Cyprus will soon receive 60,000 vaccine doses which should enable those aged 57 and 58 to book vaccine appointments from Friday or Saturday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. Ioannou added that ...

Main opposition Akel on Monday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to realise he must not only claim he wants to continue talks on the Cyprus problem from where they left ...

The government on Monday presented its supplementary budget of €250 million to be spent on dealing with the coronavirus situation, including support to businesses and the healthcare sector. The extra spending ...