Cyprus

Over 4,000 counterfeit items have been seized from several shops in the Famagusta district, police said on Monday. A combined operation on Monday by the police and customs turned up over 4,000 ...

A 32-year-old was arrested in Limassol on suspicion of stealing from a parked vehicle and then using one of the stolen credit cards, police said on Monday. The incident took ...

The health ministry announced one death and 333 cases of Covid-19 on Monday. A 71-year-old man passed away at Limassol general hospital, raising total deaths to 484, of which 311 were men and 173 ...

A total of 36 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

The cabinet on Monday decided to extend employment support measures to businesses to help the tackle the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said the applications for ...

The Green Party on Monday reiterated its demand for the closure of a dangerous road in Akamas, following two buggy accidents, one of them fatal, within the last two weeks. ...

The cabinet on Monday decided to rescind the passports of 14 Turkish Cypriots, including leader Ersin Tatar, seen as undermining the Republic of Cyprus. The decision concerns Turkish Cypriot officials and ...

Chirokitia Eco Village aims be socially, culturally, economically and ecologically sustainable There’s one in Chololo, Tanzania. Another in Narara, Australia. You’ll find at least two in Italy (Damanhur ...

A fire that broke out on Monday near Androlykou and Prodromi villages in the Paphos district was brought under control around 3pm, the fire service said. The flames broke out ...

Police have charged four individuals in connection with a fake post on social media claiming a 12-year-old child had died after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. Spokesman Christos Andreou said the ...

Plaques honouring people from Strovolos who have been missing since 1974 were stolen from a memorial in the area on Sunday, the municipality announced on Monday. The plates were taken from ...

Limassol lifeguards on Monday urged the public to be wary of the beach’s dangers after a boy had to be rescued on Sunday. Following Sunday’s incident with the ...

New arrivals at the Covid hospital in Famagusta tend to be younger, while they often end up in high dependency units, its head said on Monday. “The Delta variant is ...

Paphos police have detained two men, aged 35 and 36, who had been living in the Republic without the necessary permits. The pair were arrested in Kissonerga on Sunday morning. Police said ...

Cyprus has ordered additional Moderna and Pfizer shots as the booster anti-coronavirus jab will be administered using mRNA vaccines, regardless of which jab people initially received, a health ministry scientific ...

A group of 88 migrants spotted off the coast of Famagusta on Sunday afternoon have been sent back to Lebanon, police said on Monday. One of them, who had jumped off ...

Health authorities moved Germany and Croatia from Green to Orange on Monday as regards travel, while Bulgaria, among others, has been downgraded to Red. The changes come into effect on ...

Four hunters were fined more than €10,000 in total for illegal hunting in Paphos, Nicosia and Limassol on Sunday, the game service told the Cyprus Mail. The fined included a 21-year-old ...

More green areas are set for Paphos as two linear parks and a €3.7 million park of colours are in the works. According to an announcement by the municipal council of ...

Two Famagusta-based pubs were fined €3,000 for allowing customers to dance, and serving them at the bar, police said on Monday. “Unfortunately, we still find businesspeople, owners and employees without a ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested late on Sunday on suspicion of committing six burglaries in the last three years in Nicosia. The arrest was carried out following evidence that emerged ...

The health ministry announced that six people had died of Covid-19 and that 193 people had tested positive from 32,091 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.6 per cent. Seven positive ...

Paphos airport has seen an increase in activity in the last couple of weeks as more flights arrive from the UK with passengers praising airport staff and the ease of ...

By Antigoni Pitta With world leaders bracing for a new humanitarian crisis after the Taliban’s lightning takeover of Afghanistan, the Cypriot government is worried about a potential influx of ...