Cyprus

Nearly one in ten Cypriots is a blood donor, among the highest rates worldwide, the Blood Bank of the health ministry said on Monday as it paid tribute to the ...

Poland and Romania were upgraded to Green on Monday as the health ministry announced its classification of countries based on their epidemiological condition, affecting travellers from those countries coming to ...

Akel, Edek and Elam on Monday declined President Nicos Anastasiades’ invitation to take part in a wider acceptance government. Akel, however, appeared ready to support any reforms that would benefit ...

A 27-year-old man wanted for attempted murder has been arrested and is due to appear in court in Limassol on Monday. Police had been looking for suspect after a 35-year-old ...

A 21-year-old man stopped for speeding on the Limassol-Nicosia highway and found to be driving without insurance and with a suspended licence will appear in court later on Monday. According ...

By Bejay Browne Want to sample Cyprus’ wares before you arrive? Or maybe you want a bespoke record of your holiday here. A new app, EnterCy, promises to offer both ...

The Cyprus peace process was among the issues which the G7 summit host, British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, discussed with the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. Downing Street said that ...

Thirty-three new coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday by the health ministry. No deaths were announced. There are 32 patients with Covid-19 in state hospitals, 12 of whom in serious condition. Eight ...

Lack of winter rain forcing snakes to venture further afield to find water By Evie Andreou Reports of snakes being seen in places where people have never seen them before ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday he expects to be informed by the UNSG’s special envoy on Cyprus, Jane Holle Lute, what the UN are willing to do with ...

It will also be the last traditional door-to-door head count By Nick Theodoulou In October a stranger is likely to turn up at your house and start asking you a ...

Seventy-five-year-old Andreas Kai from Nicosia who was found unconscious on Sunday morning on a nature trail in the Troodos area was pronounced dead after being taken to the Limassol hospital, ...

Police on Sunday said they seized more than 60 counterfeit euro notes and arrested a 20-year-old man after receiving a complaint by a kiosk owner in Limassol he had been paid ...

The health ministry announced 60 testing sites will operate on Monday. People need to present their ID, passport or driver’s licence. District Testing Sites Operating Hours Limassol (16 sites) “Grigori Axentiou” ...

A new exhibition in Nicosia allows visitors to take a trip down memory lane. Or for younger ones to learn about the recent history of the island exemplified by one ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday unveiled a monument commemorating the 1826 ‘Battle of Ayia Napa’, linked with the Greek Revolution for independence from Ottoman rule and the only one to have ...

Two men, aged 39 and 32, and a woman, 31, were arrested on Saturday after one kilogramme of cocaine was located in one of the men’s car and cannabis and fireworks in ...

Countries should also avoid giving the Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine to people over 60, the head of the EU drug regulator’s COVID-19 task force was quoted on Sunday as saying, amid ...

Police on Saturday evening caught a 15-year-old boy driving a car on the Larnaca to Famagusta motorway with three other minors, aged 14 to 16, as passengers. The teen driver was spotted ...

“Israelis’ cultural affinity with Cypriots is growing and developing, and this supports business collaboration just as much as deals and shared technology,” the Israeli Ambassador to Cyprus Shmuel Revel points ...

A divided opposition ensured a House presidency victory for Disy By George Psyllides On the night of the parliamentary elections, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou suggested that despite his party’s ...

One death and 42 new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Saturday. The death concerns a 68-year-old man who died at the Nicosia general hospital’s intensive care ...

With the Turkish side in the Cyprus talks pushing hard for a ‘two-state solution’, we asked a selection of people – mostly on the northern, Turkish Cypriot side of Nicosia – for ...

The health ministry announced 79 testing sites will operate on Sunday. People need to present their ID, passport or driver’s licence. District Testing sites Operating Hours Limassol (25 sites) Lyceum of ...