Cyprus News

Police on Wednesday were trying to determine whether a remanded Azeri national suspected of being a hitman had any accomplices on the island. The man was arrested two days ago ...

Public school students are set to gain greater access to the French language following an agreement that has been signed which facilitates exams to acquire a diploma set by France’...

Overcrowding and shortcomings with infrastructure are two problems facing schools highlighted in the House education committee on Wednesday as MPs began discussing the findings of their visits to secondary schools ...

The health ministry has announced 22 rapid testing sites for Thursday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. District Locations ...

Police said on Wednesday they have launched an investigation into the death of a dog in Vrysoulles in Famagusta district following a complaint from the Greens that it was left ...

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in relation to an attack on a 75-year-old business owner, that took place on Wednesday morning at his premises in Limassol. He will appear ...

The government said on Wednesday it expected the UN to appoint a special envoy on the Cyprus problem, as was agreed during the informal tripartite meeting in New York on ...

Landlines in Cyprus fell in the first six months of this year, while users of mobile telephony increased by nearly 56,000, according to data released by the Office of the Commissioner ...

Paphos-based family business, Safe.T.First Pool Safety Ltd, has beaten entrants from 31 EU/EEA countries to win a prestigious EU Product Safety Award at a high-level ceremony held in ...

Far right Elam MP Andreas Themistocleous was accused of disrupting a House committee meeting on Wednesday and insulting his colleagues and residents from Pyrgos who were there to discuss matters ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association has written to the permanent secretary of the energy ministry to protest delays by the consumer protection service in investigating two complaints submitted in May 2020. They ...

State doctors went ahead with their planned three-hour stoppage between 8 and 11am on Wednesday, threatening to step up measures if their demands are not met. Members of state doctors’ union ...

A 22-year-old man will face manslaughter charges in connection with the death of his 18-year-old partner in a car crash in Limassol last year. The man was referred to trial ...

Almost 19 per cent of the island’s population reported they had blood pressure in 2019, three per cent lower than the EU average, a Eurostat report showed on Wednesday. In 2019, 22 per ...

An exhibition of photographs at the Thalassa Museum in Ayia Napa on Monday night celebrated the island’s beauty while driving home the urgent need to protect the sea from ...

Hotel occupancy rates in the Paphos district are expected to range between 60 and 70 per cent in October, according to the president of the Paphos Hoteliers Association Thanos Michaelides. He told ...

The military parade marking the 61st anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus, will be open to spectators this year with the display of a SafePass and use of protective masks, ...

Ruling Disy on Wednesday announced the death of leader Averof Neophytou’s father. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Pericles Neophytou, father of the chairman ...

Police collaborated with a member of the public to rescue two people who got lost while hiking in the Troodos mountains on Tuesday night. The pair called police around 10pm ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the visit that European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson paid to Cyprus. We also discuss the strike called by government ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested late on Tuesday in Nicosia on suspicion of cocaine possession with intent to supply. Members of the drug squad, acting on a tip off, carried ...

Paphos police on Wednesday said they booked 65 drivers in 24 hours as part of a campaign for the prevention of crime and traffic offences. The campaign took place between 6am on ...

Three businesses were booked for a total of €2,000 for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Wednesday. A gym in Paphos received a €1,000 fine for failing to check its clients for ...

The scheduled three-hour work stoppage of state doctors on Wednesday morning has put on hold surgeries and other appointments, but anti-coronavirus vaccinations continue. State doctors’ union Pasyki and doctors, members ...