Cyprus

In the last 24 hours police carried out 9,686 checks for violations of coronavirus protocols and booked 110 individuals including one business owner for offences. According to a police spokesperson, 2,078 inspections were conducted ...

“We’re involved in damage control,” Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides told the Cyprus Mail in an interview. Fortunately, the government has the means to keep the damage to a minimum ...

Cypriot hoteliers were hopeful on Tuesday that tourism would slowly recover this year after tour operators in the UK reported a surge of around 600 per cent in holiday bookings, with ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday harangued the government for leaving refugees renting premises on Turkish Cypriot land in the south out to dry. Livestock farmers in the Nisou area, whose premises lie ...

Volunteers dressed as cartoon characters used the ladder of a fire-engine to give a present to a seven-year-old patient at the Makarios hospital on Tuesday, amid a ban on hospital ...

Police uncovered an illegal birthday gathering at a restaurant in Germasogeia on Tuesday night and issued 14 fines, with the owner being fined €1,500. The birthday party was attended by ten foreign ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos on Tuesday reportedly gave statements to the police regarding a case in which a woman alleged that she was raped by a senior priest. The issue was reported ...

For the first time in its history, Cyprus is applying to join the UN Human Rights Council from 2025 to 2027, it was announced on Tuesday. The Human Rights Council is an ...

No new Covid-19 deaths but 176 new cases were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday night. With a positivity rate of 0.63 per cent, the 176 new cases are a significant uptick ...

Prominent journalist Andreas Paraschos violated an article of the Journalist Code of Ethics in a piece he wrote in January, the Committee of Journalistic Ethics (EDD) announced on Tuesday. Paraschos, ...

Nicosia will become the first smart city on the island, improving services and increasing sustainability, the municipality announced on Tuesday. The digital transformation of the capital got underway after the ...

Morphou bishop Neophytos won’t pay a fine for violating coronavirus-related decrees and, should the state decide to prosecute, he will defend himself in court, his lawyer said on Tuesday. ...

A total of 395 complaints have been handled since September by new police domestic violence units, the force announced on Tuesday as a domestic violence NGO said its helpline receives about ...

Limassol police are looking for two men, both 57, on suspicion of blackmail to seize a €30,000 car from a software company. According to police, one of the men visited the Limassol ...

The health ministry announced that 54 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly testing of employees. ...

Cyprus will receive more than 120,000 Covid vaccines in March, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Approximately 10,000 Pfizer vaccines are expected to be delivered in Cyprus each week next month, and ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday participated in a teleconference with the President of the European Council and EU heads of state and government, during which they discussed preparations ahead of ...

The endangered Cyprus grass snake has been found in two areas of the Macheras forest park, unknown until now, it emerged on Tuesday. The Cyprus grass snake (Natrix natrix cypriaca) ...

Paphos police are investigating a burglary after a 40-year-old reported jewellery and €4,000 in cash were stolen from his house late on Monday. The homeowner reported the theft at 8pm to ...

A 46-year-old man who allowed his 13-year-old nephew to drive his car was fined €800 and had his licence revoked for one month by the Larnaca district court on Tuesday. The ...

A woman in Paphos is suspected of using stolen marble and stone in building works at her house, it emerged on Tuesday. The woman, aged 39, was arrested on Monday following ...

A freak accident in the garage of a private home in Larnaca set of a chain reaction that ended with six cars being destroyed on the same street in the ...

A 20-year-old man received a €2,000 fine on Tuesday and had his licence revoked for two months after he was found driving almost double the speed limit earlier this month. The ...

A fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday caused extensive damage to a betting shop in Strovolos, NIcosia. The fire brigade was called to extinguish the fire ...