Cyprus

The House plenum on Thursday voted for the postponement of local government elections as part of the sector’s reform. The elections were to have taken place in December. Postponement ...

Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides on Thursday biked to work to mark the beginning of European Mobility Week, which aims to encourage the use of clean modes of transport. “This week’...

Women’s organisations held a protest outside the Supreme Court on Thursday morning in solidarity with a British woman who had convicted of lying about being gang raped by Israeli ...

President, Nicos Anastasiades will have a working breakfast with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in New York, the president confirmed on Thursday during his ...

A total of 26 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

Deficit spending will be the norm for the next three years, according to finance minister Constantinos Petrides who presented the state budget for 2022 to the council of ministers as well ...

Supermarkets on Thursday hit out against the SafePass requirement in food stores which they said has only caused conflict with members of the public. In a letter to the health ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on whether to uphold or remove the conviction of a young British woman who was handed a suspended four-month prison sentence last ...

The cabinet has appointed George Theocharides as the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s (CySEC) new chairman, promoting him from the post of vice chairman, which he held since July ...

Church and state on Thursday welcomed back to Cyprus the central, or royal doors, of the iconostasis of the church of Ayios Anastasios in the village of Peristeronopigi which had ...

Labour unions have warned that a major demographic shift due to ageing populations in the EU requires the restructuring of pensions. At a European conference on Thursday, the Democratic Labour ...

With only a few months before it opens its doors, the CYCLOPS (Cyprus Centre for Land, Open Seas and Port Security) currently under construction in Larnaca, aims to become a ...

Private universities in Cyprus will accept students with a physical presence in the new academic year on presentation of a SafePass which will be required to enter university premises. As ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will hold on Thursday a meeting with Austria’s minister for the EU and constitution, Karoline Edtstadler who is on a working visit to Cyprus. The ...

Paphos police are investigating one more case of forgery after the arrest of an African man at Paphos airport. According to police, the man was arrested on Wednesday at the ...

Police said on Thursday that a total of 211 traffic violations were reported in Larnaca district and the Morphou area during a targeted road safety campaign the previous day. Officers also ...

Paphos police have detained a 58-year-old man who has been living in the Republic without the necessary permits. The man was arrested in Kato Paphos on Wednesday afternoon. Further examination ...

Paphos District Court has remanded a 52-year-old man in custody for five days as police investigate a case of illegal possession of property. The man was arrested late on Tuesday ...

Plans are full steam ahead for the renovation of the Municipal Baths in Paphos in a bid to upgrade the tourist product of the city and at the same time ...

Police in Paphos are investigating a car theft after a woman drove off with a car she said was interested in buying and never returned. They said a 54-year-old resident ...

The met service on Thursday issued a yellow weather alert warning of isolated heavy thunderstorms. The service urged the public to be careful as isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to ...

In a span of 24 hours, police booked 22 people and four businesses for violating coronavirus measures. Between 6am on Wednesday and 6am on Thursday, there were a total of 3,376 inspections across ...

The Cyprus shipping industry met with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) on Tuesday, September 14, to discuss the various technical and environmental issues stemming from the implementation of the pertinent ...

Cyprus’ inability to join the group of Schengen countries has adverse effects on its economy, Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) chairman George Mais has said. Speaking to the ...