Cyprus

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) announced on Wednesday that a contract has been signed for conservation works at the church of Ayios Synesios in the Famagusta area in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has left open the possibility of either vetoing the EU’s positive agenda towards Turkey or pushing for the adoption of new sanctions against Ankara, he said ...

Larnaca criminal court on Wednesday jailed a 48-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man to ten and five years in jail for illegal drug possession and possession with the intend to ...

Two members of the Cyprus’ Olympic games delegation who had tested positive for coronavirus tested negative in a second test, the head of the Cypriot delegation Andreas Theofylaktou said on ...

A total of 63 free rapid testing locations will operate across the island on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The sites aim to facilitate the mandatory testing of employees who have ...

Houses had to be temporarily evacuated near Governor’s beach on Wednesday as fire fighters battled fires in Limassol district that led to the closure of a section of the ...

The further expansion and deepening of ties between Cyprus, Greece and Jordan were the focus of the trilateral meeting between the leaders of the three countries in Athens on Wednesday. ...

The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court on Wednesday found there was a prima facie case against former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos who has been accused of rape. The lawyer of the 83-year-old cleric, ...

The defence minister of Slovakia, Jaroslav Naď, will visit Cyprus on Thursday to discuss the promotion of defence and military cooperation between the two countries. During his visit, the Slovak ...

People who are not registered in the national health scheme (Gesy) will be able to get vaccinated for free against Covid-19 at the walk-in vaccination centres starting Friday August 6, the ...

The procedure for the announcement of a bid offer for the two-kilometre coastal walkway in Peyia amounting to €2.5m is continuing, mayor Marinos Lambrou said on Wednesday. The project concerns ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Wednesday presented a €1.65m project to fund the construction of an archaeological park at the ancient administrative acropolis of Idalion, aiming to the promotion of ...

The fire service has received a donation of two state-of-the-art drones worth more than €40,000, which are expected to boost firefighting capabilities, it was announced on Wednesday. The CEO of Hellenic ...

All members of the UN Security Council asked Britain for a clear reference to the basis for a Cyprus solution during discussions on Tuesday on the second draft of the ...

Three people are detained on suspicion of identity theft, illegal entry and stay in the republic, police said on Wednesday. The first person was arrested at Paphos international airport around 10...

Households and business owners in Cyprus are less optimistic about the economy when compared with a month ago, a report by the University of Cyprus Economics Research Centre shows. The ...

Property prices dropped in the second quarter of 2021 according to real estate data experts WiRE FS. On a quarterly basis, prices for apartments fell by 0.14 per cent, for houses by 0.36 ...

By Charalampos Theopemptou The European Union has for a long time now been trying to reduce waste as part of the Circular Economy package and its long-standing policy to favour ...

Greens are up in arms following an announcement by Paphos municipality that a contract has been signed to create a new cell for storing trash at the Marathounda landfill. The ...

Seven parallel wave breakers will be constructed along the Oroklini coastline as part of a €3.377.000 contract signed at the transport ministry on Tuesday between the government and C Kasinos & ...

Greece and Cyprus are in “perfect coordination” regarding Turkey’s actions in Varosha, President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis said after meeting in Athens on Tuesday evening. ...

A London-based panel has ruled in favour of the Republic, finding that Hermes Airports is in contractual violation if it does not carry out expansion works at the island’s ...

The health ministry announced six deaths from Covid-19 and 791 new cases on Tuesday. Three men and three women died, bringing total deaths to 410. Since the start of the pandemic 269 men ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday officially inaugurated the new Omirou underground municipal car park and the upgraded section of Omirou avenue. The car park, located underneath the avenue in ...