Cyprus

Paphos municipality on Tuesday announced there would be water cuts in various parts of town due to damage to the Water Development Department’s pipeline. “It is expected that there ...

Parents of children still following online classes on Tuesday called for “a reasonable amount of time” to be dedicated to determining what their children have learned during time away from ...

Any developments on the EU’s participation in the informal five-party summit next month in Geneva will be made known after the visit to Ankara by the presidents of the ...

A total of 55 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

All gymnasium students returning to school on April 2 must undergo a rapid antigen test, the health ministry reminded on Tuesday, while announcing that mobile units will be sent to remote ...

Police said Tuesday they were close to completing the investigation of several cases relating to sexual offences, which would be then forwarded to the attorney-general for instructions. The force has ...

The Turkish-made TV drama called ‘Once Upon a Time in Cyprus’, set to focus on the events of 1963, is to air on April 1. The series, which will depict events from 1963...

A bar owner in the old part of Nicosia will be taken in court for a series of violations of the measures against the spread of coronavirus after videos circulating ...

The five-year-old boy whom the court ordered must return to the US after his father took the mother in court for abducting the child in 2017 and bringing him to Cyprus, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades hailed the registration of halloumi cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product as historic, which also sent a strong message to Turkish Cypriots on the ...

Around 20 days after its launch, 7,723 people only have downloaded a contact tracing application – CovTracer – that alerts contacts of people who were found positive for the virus, a senior official said ...

Four patients and two health professionals at the Nicosia general hospital’s cardiological ward, including a fully vaccinated doctor, had tested positive for coronavirus, it was confirmed on Tuesday, as ...

Two cheques totalling €48,119 were on Tuesday presented to the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association and the One Dream, One Wish charity organisation, by Bases Administrator Major General Rob Thomson. The money, which ...

Cheesemakers said Tuesday they have called off a protest over the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). The decision followed a meeting Monday with the agriculture ...

Police are investigating the circumstances under which a 74-year-old man was seriously injured in a road accident on Monday. The accident happened around noon on the road from Orkontas to ...

Police booked 169 individuals for breaching coronavirus measures in 24 hours from Monday until 6am on Tuesday, most of them for leaving their homes without having sent the required SMS. 11,202 checks were ...

Business for bars and cafes in the city centres is booming with some even arguing that their opening has led to a reduction in coronavirus cases. Saturday night in Nicosia’...

A 24-year-old man was sentenced on Monday by the Larnaca district court to 30 days in prison with a three-year suspension after caught driving 207 kilometres per hour last January. The court ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 360 new cases were announced on Monday. The deaths were two women, 75 and 85, both with underlying health conditions. Neither of them had been vaccinated. The health ...

Cyprus, that has always been an integral part of Hellenism, has joined in the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday. In ...

President Nicos Anastasiades welcomed on Monday evening the registration of halloumi by the EU as a protected designation of origin (PDO), seven years after Cyprus first applied. “A milestone day ...

Paphos cafes, restaurants and other recreational businesses said they would remain closed on Monday and Tuesday in protest over the recent police bookings of several hospitality businesses. The Paphos branch ...

A total of 58 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 ...

The committee of inquiry looking into the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme will deliver its interim report to the attorney-general on April 6. Committee chair and former judge Myron Nicolatos told news ...