Cyprus

The al Jazeera undercover documentary The Cyprus Papers that exposed some of the players involved in the island’s citizenship by investment scheme has been nominated for a Bafta award, ...

A 38-year-old man was jailed for five months on Wednesday for displaying a disregard for spreading a life-threatening disease after he escaped from a Larnaca rehabilitation centre for people with ...

The government on Wednesday announced a €120m financial aid package for businesses and workers affected by the restrictions imposed by the government in a bid to halt the spread of ...

Spectacular sunsets, pristine sands, and expanses of clear turquoise water – the best of Cyprus beaches share these three elements. In seeking out these stunning beaches, many tourists around the world ...

The health ministry has issued a statement with a summary of the characteristics of all licensed coronavirus vaccines offered in Cyprus. The vaccines licensed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) ...

The interior ministry said Wednesday it would comment on the damning findings of an inquiry into the citizenship to investment programme after an in-depth study of the hefty report that ...

An accident involving five cars happened on Wednesday morning on the road from Limassol to Platres. According to police a driver, heading towards Limassol, collided with a car he was ...

The Ayia Napa municipality said on Wednesday that the dog who was abused by a municipality worker on Tuesday is in good health and being cared for by state vets. ...

China is exploring the mutual recognition of vaccine passports with other countries, including Cyprus, the ambassador to Cyprus Liu Yantao said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Liu ...

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Wednesday, together with trade unions, paid tribute to people who have been killed in workplace accidents as Eurostar revealed that Cyprus has one of the ...

Police booked one shop owner and 141 other individuals for violating coronavirus protocols in 24 hours from Tuesday until Wednesday. The Nicosia shop owner was fined €8,000 because the shop was selling all ...

Limassol is planning to develop a financial district, ‘Wall Street’ by the sea; the long-awaited technology park is to begin development by yearend. “We are moving ahead with big improvements ...

New anti-money laundering law strengthens ways of monitoring crypto-assets By Christiana Nestoros During the last few years we have witnessed the growing popularity of ‘virtual’ or ‘crypto’ currencies. Today, we ...

What is it like being a tourist in Cyprus, just as a strict two-week lockdown was announced, and why are some locals angry? Pictures of sun-kissed tourists at beaches and ...

Joint projects in place to save the Monk Seal are showing results By Marios Papageorgiou Did you know that the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) is currently the most endangered ...

Cyprus has come in 51st out of 115 countries on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2021, showing slow and erratic movement since 2012. The island sits at 60 points ...

By Evie Andreou in Geneva The two leaders had the opportunity to each explain to UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres their visions for the future of the island during the ...

The Ayia Napa municipality said Tuesday it would investigate an incident in which one of its staff abused a dog while trying to catch the animal and take it to ...

Doctors on Tuesday expressed mixed views on the health ministry’s decision to let personal doctors administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 30 and over, with some welcoming the move ...

The funeral of the former leader of Edek Vassos Lyssarides will be held on Wednesday May 5, the party announced on Tuesday. Lyssarides, a central figure in Cyprus politics since the ...

Two people died from Covid-19, as 760 new infections were detected in the past 24 hours after 42,877 tests, the health ministry said Tuesday. In a written statement, the ministry said 292 people were ...

The interim findings of an investigation into the citizenship-by-investment scheme were released Tuesday, recording a litany of irregularities and outright unlawful practices in the granting of Cypriot passports down the ...

Charges will not be brought against a British mother for calling a local community leader ‘useless’ in the comments section of a Facebook post, according to police on Tuesday. Kaela ...