Cyprus

The result of an appeal against Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) cannot be predicted as such cases are politicised, the chairman of the Bar association said ...

Banks expect stricter lending criteria for households, unchanged criteria for lending to businesses and an increase in the demand for loans in all categories for the second quarter of 2021, the ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 and 355 new positive cases on Tuesday, while there are 184 hospitalised Covid patients. Those who died were both male while one of them, ...

The health ministry announced 46 rapid test sites will operate on Wednesday for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while unvaccinated employees must present a ...

Cyprus has made further progress in its EU recovery and resilience plan after the cabinet on Monday approved the government’s agreement with the European Commission, the ministry of finance ...

A local artist injured by a police water cannon during an anti-corruption protest earlier this year gave a bold answer to injustice on Tuesday by launching a short film to ...

Police on Tuesday said they have so far handled 36 cases of sexual harassment, with 22 already filed in court. Police spokesperson Eleni Constantinou said the number of cases investigated, or currently ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) decided on Tuesday to only allow vaccinated and Covid recovering students to attend lessons in-person in September. The university claimed that there must be ...

The met office has issued a new yellow alert valid from 1pm to 5pm on Wednesday. Forecasters said temperatures overnight on Tuesday would be around 22C inland and 23C on ...

Ruling Disy said on Tuesday it agreed with a government decision to revoke the passports of 14 Turkish Cypriot officials seen as undermining the Republic, saying it was both symbolic and ...

The labour ministry’s labour inspection department on Tuesday released guidelines and suggestions for avoiding heat exhaustion at workplaces in coastal and/or inland areas as high temperatures and humidity ...

The police are ready to send the case file concerning an incident in which fake news spread on social media claiming that a 12-year-old had died after receiving a Covid-19 ...

Hotels and other tourist units in Cyprus have until Monday to apply to take part in a state scheme that offers stays partially funded by the state to people who ...

Cyprus will host the 9th Ministerial Summit for the Environment and Sustainable Development Education of the Economic and Financial Committee of the UN in October 2022, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said ...

Six investors have been shortlisted as candidates for the acquisition of a €477m package of performing loans belonging to state-owned asset manager Kedipes. According to the Cyprus News Agency, 13 investors ...

The blood bank issued a public appeal on Tuesday for donations to boost the very low reserves. “The situation is serious, blood supply reserves of all types very low at ...

The health ministry on Tuesday recalled a brand of coconut milk due to high levels of a substance not compliant with EU regulations. The EU Rapid Alert System for Food ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday that the Turkish Cypriot ‘officials’ who have had their passports rescinded can seek recourse in the courts of the Republic if they so ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has been admitted in intensive care after feeling ill on Monday while he was at home. Turkish Cypriot media reported that Eroglu, 83, is in ...

Paphos police were investigating one more case of forgery after the arrest of a 22-year-old African man at Paphos airport. According to police, the man was arrested on Monday afternoon ...

Over 30 per cent teenagers between 16 and 17 and almost 78 per cent of the adult population have received at least the first dose of an anti-Covid vaccine, the health ministry said on ...

Police said Tuesday they had issued fines to 32 individuals and two establishments in the past 24 hours for various violations of Covid health and safety measures. The force said it carried ...

Paphos police were seeking a 26-year-old man on Tuesday on suspicion of abducting a domestic worker earlier this month. The incident was reported to police on August 12 by the 42-year-old ...

Paphos professional fishermen urged for action on Tuesday over the increase of alien fish species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which endangers the marine ecosystem but also their livelihood. The ...