Cyprus

By Stavros Nikolaou Though a large number of patients are presently in intensive care units (ICUs), the situation in state hospitals remains manageable, spokesperson for state health services organisation (Okypy), ...

After three days of constant discussions, the strike Limassol port came to an end on Wednesday. In the morning, the unions and port operator DP World Limassol, signed the collective ...

By Stavros Nikolaou With the heat wave continuing to grip Cyprus, the labour ministry on Wednesday informed employers and the self-employed to suspend all work under direct sunlight exposure during ...

The outspoken woman seen on Facebook near the flames of the recent large fire tells THEO PANAYIDES about the dire situation facing stray animals in Cyprus The pictures were shared ...

By Elena Christodoulou On March 18, 2021, the Cyprus Parliament approved the draft bill of the Law of Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation (Law 205(I)/2012) (Law) implementing Directive 2018/822/EU (DAC6). ...

A group of people gathered outside the Nicosia district court early on Wednesday in support of Morphou Bishop Neophytos, there to defend himself for violating coronavirus decrees and holding a ...

Paphos police on Wednesday said they are investigating after a 41-year-old man reported he was beaten up by his four roommates. According to the man’s statement to the police, ...

A 39-year-old man who arrived in the country early on Wednesday was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an underage girl 15 years ago. The man was arrested upon his arrival ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of car arson that took place in Limassol back in April, police said on Wednesday. According to the authorities, a fire was set ...

A mission from the fire service and civil defence arrived in Greece Wednesday morning to help bring under control fires that have reached residential areas outside Athens. Fire service spokesman ...

“Despite Brexit, despite the pandemic, the export of business services from Cyprus to the UK seem to have continued at a normal rate,” says Marios Klitou, CEO of Baker Tilly ...

The statues create the ideal conditions for marine organisms to attach, providing the right environment to develop and create a rich artificial reef By Klelia Vasiliou I have always had ...

A pro-debtors group on Tuesday blamed the government for the low uptake for the Estia debt relief scheme, saying the red tape involved disqualified many borrowers who now risk having ...

The Insurance Companies Control Service, the government agency that supervises insurance firms, accepts criticism that some of its internal procedures are sub-optimal but insists that overall its monitoring of the ...

Research involving the University of Cyprus suggests that the transmission of disease through airport touchscreens is largely limited to the first and second contacts after the infected individual. The study, ...

A day after the vaccination portal opened for children aged 12 to 15, the health ministry said that 1,800 appointments had been booked by Tuesday afternoon. The portal opened on Monday morning, offering ...

The health ministry announced three deaths and 598 cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The deaths concerned two men aged 77 and 69, and a woman aged 86. The woman passed away on Sunday at ...

Traffic at Larnaca airport in August will be similar to that recorded in July, Hermes Airports said on Tuesday. July saw a total of 524,609 passengers passing through the airport, sources ...

The meteorology department on Tuesday issued another orange weather warning for Wednesday, when temperatures are expected to remain above 40 degrees, as the forestry department warned of a high risk of ...

The demand for rapid tests in pharmacies can be met, and from next week all results will be registered electronically, president of the Pancyprian Pharmaceutical Association Eleni Piera told the ...

Turkish Cypriot authorities said they will appoint a committee to oversee works at the small part of the fenced area of Varosha that has been demilitarised and slated to open ...

A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of sexually abusing a schoolgirl between June 2019 and January 2020. The Paphos criminal court found the ...

The Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) on Tuesday condemned threats made against members of the Cyprus Pediatric Society after it recommended the vaccination of children aged over 12. “Citizens’ concerns are ...

Nine people will be tried by the criminal court in connection with the attack against the Dias building on July 18, police said on Tuesday. Their trial has been set for ...