Cyprus

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in two separate social media post hours apart on Sunday warned against the Turkish side attempting to pursue a two-state solution at the upcoming 5+1 ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Sunday he would begin contacts to reassess the situation after a tender for a Cyprus-Greece ferry link failed to attract any bidders. The ...

Another 25 Covid positive cases were detected in the north since Saturday when 32 were announced as Turkish Cypriot authorities ramp up testing with free PCR tests on offer in the north ...

Environmental impact of desalination: new study raises two main concerns Cyprus’ reliance on desalination has long been hotly debated with conservationists calling for a more sustainable use of water resources. ...

The health ministry on Sunday announced the rapid test sites employees returning to work on February 8 should visit as of Tuesday. Around 80,000 people are expected to return to work after ...

Writer Elsie Slonim who passed away aged 103 this week was one of Nicosia’s best hidden secrets Tall, elegant, with strikingly beautiful blue eyes and a vivacious laugh, Elsie Slonim ...

The pace of diplomatic activity is picking up ahead of the 5+1 informal conference on Cyprus slated for the beginning of March with the arrival this coming week of British Foreign ...

Seven out of ten Cypriots believe the country is heading in the wrong direction and are divided over the government’s handling of the pandemic, according to a poll published ...

We all know prevention is better than cure, but are we focusing too much on the vaccine? Of all the many questions thrown up by the Covid-19 crisis, this one ...

Police booked 113 individuals and one business owner in the last 24 hour for violating Covid restrictions. A police spokesperson told CNA that the force carried out a total of 7,795 checks throughout ...

The lack of trust in the government left people feeling uneasy about 5G even after studies failed to find any harmful effects on health, an assistant professor of cognitive neuroscience ...

Monday sees the beginning of the relaxation of Covid restrictions following the latest three-week lockdown that was forced on the public on January 10 as the epidemiological picture improves and the ...

Storms hit many parts of Cyprus overnight on Saturday, causing damage to houses and a hotel in Pervolia, uprooting trees and causing power cuts in some areas of Larnaca and ...

Years after they have applied for citizenship people who have met the criteria are still waiting. Is there any excuse for this? A former minister thinks not Accounts from people ...

Testing stations for Sunday announced by the ministry of health are as follows: Limassol: Agiou Ioanni Eleimon church, 9.30am-6.30pm. Mesa Geitonia cultural centre, 9.30am-6.30pma. Saints Petros and Pavlos ...

Health authorities announced 113 new coronavirus cases from 22,674 tests on Saturday, the largest number carried out since the start of the pandemic in March. The positivity rate was 0.5 per cent. The ...

The Paphos regional board of tourism supports the ministry of tourism plan to upgrade the local tourism product in communities, it announced on Friday. “We welcome the initiative of the ...

Cyprus is among the few EU member states that is deescalating Covid measures while most are extending strict restrictions amid deep concerns over the aggressive spread of the virus’ new ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched its 2021 EU-wide stress test, publishing the scenarios for the exercise, including those concerning Cyprus. Although Cypriot banks are not included in the sample, ...

Police on Saturday stepped up checks in a bid to precent people from reaching Troodos after access to nature paths was banned due to overcrowding in the area. The health ...

The foreign ministry has welcomed the unanimous renewal by the UN Security Council of the mandate for the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until July 31, 2021. According to a news release, ...

A 25-year-old Paphos man was fined €2,000 after he failed to stop for a check by the Game Service, it was reported on Saturday. The man was driving a car and ...

The health ministry announced Saturday it was opening 3,904 vaccination appointment slots on Monday for people aged 84 and above who have not yet received a Covid jab. The appointments concern the ...

Over the past 24 hours police issued fines to 157 people and four establishments caught flouting measures in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Police said they carried out 13,059 checks ...