Cyprus News

Developments regarding the Cyprus problem, cooperation in the field of energy, regional developments and a review of the trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will take place on Tuesday ...

Authorities on Monday reminded the public that diving at the sea caves in Cape Greco is prohibited, after four people had to be rescued by a helicopter from the area ...

Italy was upgraded to the green category while four other countries were downgraded in the country rankings for travellers, the health ministry announced on Monday. The changes, which will be ...

In today’s episode, the issues surrounding the opening up of the fenced-off area of Varosha in the north of the island, is on the agenda of the Council of ...

Human trafficking remains a high profit and low risk crime which worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic with the increase of risk factors, Gender Equality Commissioner Josephine Antoniou said on Monday. ...

Two men, aged 23, were remanded for seven days on Monday, following a brawl in Ayia Napa the previous day involving knives, rocks and an axe. According to the police, several ...

A 37-year-old man had his license suspended on Monday after he was found driving a motorcycle almost nine times over the alcohol limit on Sunday night in Ayia Napa. The ...

One business and 16 people were booked as part of the daily checks for breaches of coronavirus measures, police said on Monday. The fines resulted from 3,667 checks, carried out between 6am ...

Ruling Disy has pledged there would be no return to the economic polices that led to the advent of food banks in Cyprus following the 2013 financial crisis on the island. ...

As of Monday, people who failed to return for their second Covid jab will be considered unvaccinated and must pay for their rapid tests, which are free for the vaccinated. ...

The health ministry on Sunday announced one death and 99 Covid-19 positives out of 38,627 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.26 per cent. The death concerned a woman aged 60 ...

Two issues: the status of the buffer zone and the failure to return rejected asylum seekers to countries designated as safe The interior minister this week called for “drastic measures” ...

Testing locations for eligible groups for Monday are as follows: District Sampling points Hours Limassol (5 points) University Square (behind TEPAK Rector’s Office) 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Cultural Events ...

But state aid for troubled wineries has not quite been all it seems After a disastrous last year, a return of tourists, a good grape harvest and government support schemes ...

The first service in 22 months took place on Sunday at the Apostolos Varnavas monastery in Famagusta in the north. The Church said in a statement that after 22 months, due to ...

Justice Minister Stephie Drakou on Sunday said police were criticised “sometimes justifiably and sometimes unjustifiably” but the force does have a “human face”, she said. The minister was speaking on ...

We caught up with Unite Cyprus Now, the (still very active) bicommunal group whose street protests were much in the news in summer 2017, at the time of the talks on ...

A superyacht, Sailing Yacht A, owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, is current anchored off Pernera beach, Protaras in Cyprus . Melnichenko, 49, is the main beneficiary of fertiliser producer EuroChem Group ...

There are no grounds for the start of new Cyprus talks, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said, according to online excerpts from a interview published in the print edition ...

Foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides is leaving Sunday for Luxembourg, to attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union on Monday. Council business is expected to ...

The data being made available on Covid is often inadequate Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the rallying cry has been ‘Follow the science’. But a more useful motto might be ‘Follow ...

In the last 24 hours, the police fined nine people and four businesses for violation of Covid decrees during 3,541 inspections islandwide. In Nicosia there were 1,651 checks catching one individual for breaking ...

Isolated showers are expected across parts of the island on Sunday with storms possible in the west, the north and in the mountains, the met office said. Temperatures are expected ...

High fuel costs, shipping costs and animal feed have combined to see food prices spiral Essential foodstuffs like bread, milk and meat may see a price surge of up to 20 ...