Cyprus

State health services organisation (Okypy) is by the side of patients, its Chief Executive Officer said on Tuesday as he announced the pandemic had cost the island’s health service ...

Health ministry sources on Tuesday said that 6,772 people’s SafePasses are no longer valid as policy shifted on Monday to exclude those who failed to return for a second Covid ...

A 31-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing two of the three underage daughters of his partner received a five-year jail sentence on Monday. Nicosia criminal court sentenced ...

A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Cyprus, Greece and Egypt signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to connect their respective electricity grids in Athens on Tuesday, with the Greek premier calling the emerging alliance among ...

The House commerce committee heard on Tuesday that the appointment of a consumer commissioner could help prevent profiteering during the price surge and ensure a level playing field. President of ...

Cyprus and SBA police announced on Tuesday they will hold a cycling event to raise funds for children with serious illnesses at the end of the month. The charitable cycling ...

Υeri residents were warned to stay indoors on Tuesday after a fire broke out at a scrap metal factory in the area. Fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said it would ...

Cyprus and Hungary, as EU partners, share common concerns and challenges, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó in ...

It appears unlikely that the mysterious plane parked in Paphos is the stuff of a James Bond story arc, after it was reported that FBI agents had come to Cyprus ...

The occupancy rate of Paphos hotels is at 75 per cent this month, the highest for the summers of 2020 and 2021, president of the Paphos Hoteliers Association Thanos Michaelides said on Tuesday. ...

Two drivers, 20 and 35, were caught driving under the influence of drugs over the last three days in Paphos, police said on Tuesday. They were booked during traffic checks to prevent ...

Police on Tuesday made a fifth arrest after a burglary, which included the theft of shotguns and an air pistol from a home in Limassol. The fifth suspect is a 31...

Paphos police on Tuesday were investigating after burglars stole €3,800 in cash and jewellery from a house in Peyia. The burglary was reported to the police at 10.30pm on Monday from ...

In today’s episode, the government has announced that it will investigate the possibility of price caps on essential goods, in a bid to deal with spiralling price increases. In ...

A third 23-year-old man was arrested and remanded for six days on Tuesday in connection with a brawl in Ayia Napa over the weekend involving knives, rocks and an axe, ...

Police arrested a 34-year-old man late on Monday in Limassol after they found 51 cartridges in his house. According to the police, the suspect was first spotted driving a car with ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the sea off the Greek island of Karpathos early on Monday. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the quake occurred ...

A teenager was arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of property on Monday after he was found driving a motorcycle that was reported stolen last week in Nicosia. Police had ...

Four businesses and 17 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus measures as part of the daily police checks in the government-controlled areas. Police said they carried out 2,490 checks between 6am on ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), in collaboration with a number of economists, has prepared a study on the Cypriot economy and what policies can be implemented in ...

The Federation of Environmental Organisations in Cyprus (Opok) has welcomed the launch of the government’s seven-year plan to help promote the circular economy in Cyprus, praising its use as ...

The state is owed tens of millions in unexecuted fine warrants, a result of poor record-keeping and below-par IT systems, the Audit Office has found. In a special report published ...

The Cyprus Bar Association on Monday presented its work covering the past year, which focused on issues such as the urgent need for the passing of the judicial reform bills ...