Cyprus

Parents on Tuesday said they were outraged by a new health ministry decree that means all secondary school students must take weekly rapid tests. According to the ministry of health, ...

Lawmakers on Thursday welcomed the first court judgment against a bank for unfair terms of contract, but still harangued the banks for acting with “impunity” in terms of their service ...

The Holy Synod on Tuesday called on the government to prevent El Diablo, the song chosen by state broadcaster CyBC, from representing Cyprus in this year’s Eurovision song contest ...

Labour minister Zeta Emilianidou on Tuesday appealed to MPs to fast-track a bill creating a junior ministry for Social Welfare, saying that growing societal problems make it an imperative. Emilianidou ...

The Akamas tulip (Tulipa akamasica) has been highlighted by the agriculture ministry this month to educate people about the island’s endangered plants, this one blooming from March to April, ...

One death and 288 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday. The new cases were from 32,933 tests, PCR and rapid tests, with the positivity rate at 0.87 per cent. The death concerns ...

€1.1bn was lost to the Cyprus economy as a result of the coronavirus, the statistical service (Cystat) announced on Tuesday. According to Cystat, Cyprus’ GDP shrank by 5.1 per cent in 2020 ...

Police announced that accumulation of water at various points on the Larnaca to Nicosia highway, in both directions, especially in the Lympia area has been seen, with the result that ...

Limassol’s Carnival King will be touring the streets of Limassol later this week on his chariot, starting from stinky Thursday in a bid to spread some festive cheer around ...

Coronavirus: Where to get tested on Wednesday The health ministry announced that 55 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and ...

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has described the internationally accepted model of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation as “a starting point” for a settlement to the Cyprus issue, urging “flexibility ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Tuesday urged people who have been sexually abused or harassed to find the courage to report their cases to the authorities. Yiolitis met the assistant ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said authorities were worried by the sudden spike in coronavirus infections despite expecting an uptick as restrictions were eased. Ioannou was speaking after a meeting with ...

Airport traffic in February fell to a paltry six per cent of that of the same month two years ago, although an uptick in air travel is expected – or hoped ...

Limassol police arrested a 23-year-old on Tuesday on suspicion of stealing a watch worth €120,000 from a gym locker at a hotel in the town’s centre. Police said the theft ...

Cyprus’ management of the coronavirus pandemic relies on a two-pronged strategy of testing and vaccination, the health ministry said Tuesday, answering criticism in the media and by various scientists that ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has told the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres he is ready and determined to engage with true political will in the talks during an informal meeting on ...

Conservative Christians, most notably the bishop of Morphou, continue to voice their concerns over Cyprus’ El Diablo Eurovision song-contest entry, while a demonstration is planned for Saturday. The demonstration organised ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday unveiled a €4m, 17-point plan of action aiming to encourage cycling as an alternative form of transport. He told a press conference that the ...

EU and UN officials are expected in Cyprus in the coming days, ahead of the informal conference on Cyprus that will take place on April 27-29 in Geneva and this ...

The Nicosia parcel office on Prodromou Avenue will open on Saturday March 6 to better serve the public, the postal services announced on Tuesday. Due to the accumulation of parcels received ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has convened meetings with hospital authorities and epidemiology experts on Tuesday, amid what appears to be a resurgence of coronavirus infections. Ioannou was scheduled to meet ...

The health ministry announced that 17,496 vaccination slots will be opening on Wednesday for people aged 69 and above. Appointments can be made from 9am onwards. Three vaccines will be available at ...

A 72-year-old man reported to police on Monday afternoon that his wallet containing a large amount of money was stolen from his car which he had left unlocked. He said ...