A comprehensive overview of current news in Cyprus, covering everything from local events and political developments to social issues and community highlights
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the extension of the incentive plan to airlines to address the consequences of the pandemic amounting to €8.8 million for 2021 with the aim of restoring air ...
The five nurses who refused to carry out their duties at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital over a Covid case last year committed a disciplinary offence, but no action will be ...
Brussels is taking action against Cyprus for continuing to process pending applications for citizenship even though the passports for investment scheme was axed last November amid a scandal over corruption ...
By Mary Spyrou
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) is “particularly concerned” over the dramatic reduction in the number of human remains found in recent exhumations, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou ...
A total of 20 flights from Russia that were due to land in Cyprus throughout last week have not been able to depart due to the fact that the Russian government ...
Kato Polemidia municipal councillors in Limassol on Wednesday broke into and took over an old co-op bank in protest against a government decision to give the building to the Famagusta ...
By Mary Spyrou
As of tomorrow, June 10, curfew will be lifted, and the 50 per cent capacity limit will no longer apply to workers in the wider public sector and to ...
The EU and the US are set to endorse a joint declaration during their summit on June 15 in Brussels, for a “renewed transatlantic partnership” that will also work for sustainable ...
The northern part of the island received an additional 50,000 Sinovac Chinese coronavirus vaccine doses from Turkey.
The vaccines were delivered with a special flight, bringing the total number of doses ...
Ten migrants who were attempting to make their way into the Republic from the north were arrested by Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday.
The migrants arrived by boat after they ...
US President Joe Biden will have the opportunity to raise human rights and media freedom issues, along with Turkey’s activities in the Eastern Mediterranean during a meeting with his ...
A section of the Limassol-Paphos motorway will be closed for traffic between 9am and 3pm, due to a national guard exercise, police said on Wednesday.
In a tweet, police warned ...
A 44-year-old food delivery man is in serious condition at the Paphos general hospital after being hit by a drink driver at a pedestrian crossing, police said on Wednesday.
The ...
Two new routes complete the range of destinations available from Brussels South Charleroi Airport for the 2021-2022 winter season. Ryanair is launching new flights to Essaouira (Morocco) and Paphos (Cyprus), ...
An EU-funded project in Kato Drys is making a difference to refugees’ lives and keeping traditional skills alive
By Martin Clark
I have been leading EU projects concerning sustainability for 33 ...
An island-wide initiative to reduce the plastic footprint in Cyprus is currently underway, thanks to the effort of Netherlands-based social enterprise “Searious Business”, in cooperation with the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism ...
On June 1, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office started operations. Their mission? To hunt down those cheating the EU out of money
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
This article focuses on ...
In the past week alone, checks on the state of vehicles on the road found that over one third had defective headlights, indicators or brake lights, and over 17 per cent ...
By David Shepardson
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics.
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One death and 60 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 0.16 per cent.
The death is a 66-year-old man. This brings the number of deaths from ...
The race for the House presidency has blended with talk of an impending cabinet reshuffle, with reports that President Nicos Anastasiades is considering outgoing House President Adamos Adamou for the ...
The supreme court has declared null and void the appointment of tax commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris – a development that could impact any acts taken by the official during his time in ...
More than 5,000 people aged 23 to 27 booked an appointment for a Covid vaccine on Tuesday, the health ministry said.
In total 5,450 appointments were booked of the 10,250 available.
On Wednesday, the vaccination ...
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has asked that former police chief Kypros Michaelides recuse himself from a panel currently investigating the activities of a slaughterhouse business and whether it received favourable treatment ...