Cyprus

Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelides has expressed concern that domestic laws in Cyprus still do not fully comply with the provisions and principles of the Convention of Rights of ...

As part of an ongoing programme to introduce the Cyprus public to the flowers that grow on the island, the ministry of agriculture on Tuesday urged the public not to ...

An 18-year-old was on Tuesday night rushed to Nicosia general hospital and is in a serious condition after a car crash, police confirmed. The incident occurred at around 7:30pm on ...

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias met in London on Tuesday and “shared perspectives on prospects for an enduring solution in Cyprus,” the British foreign ...

The Archbishopric intends to rebuild the four listed buildings which were partially demolished, Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Tuesday after having spoken with Archbishop Chrysostomos. The attorney general on ...

Police have launched investigations after a foetus was found crudely buried in a bag at a cemetery in Paralimni. It was not immediately clear how many weeks into development the ...

The health ministry announced 128 new coronavirus cases and said no deaths were recorded on Tuesday. There are 121 patients being cared for by the state health services, of whom 40 are in ...

There will be no special treatment for people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday, stressing that the country is open to ...

Reunification talks based on political equality have ended and new talks should have sovereign equality between two states, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. “This is our idea… ...

Rapid antigen tests will continue on Wednesday for the general population as well as for employees returning to work on Monday, February 8. In the latter case, all employees must be ...

A joint military exercise of special forces personnel from Greece, the USA and Cyprus took place between January 11 and January 29 in the Souda area of Crete, it was announced on ...

People aged 83 and over will be able to book a coronavirus vaccine on the vaccination portal from 9am on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The vaccination portal had ...

Delays in the burial of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 continue as state pathologists refuse to perform autopsies, citing health ministry instructions and recommendations by the World’s ...

President Nicos Anastasiades testified under oath on Tuesday that he never favoured any foreign investor seeking a Cypriot passport, and denied any conflict of interest or quid pro quo in ...

Monday’s easing of the lockdown saw more than 22,000 people head for a haircut of to the beautician, making the best of the first opportunity in three weeks to spruce ...

A 27-year-old man is the youngest coronavirus patient currently being treated at the Famagusta general hospital, where admissions have fallen following the introduction of stricter measures, the director of the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday the citizenship by investment programme will not be returning but other incentives will be offered to attract investors. Anastasiades was speaking after testifying before ...

Larnaca police found duty-free cigarettes and more than 12 kilos tobacco in the house of a pensioner on Tuesday. Following a tip-off, in collaboration with the customs department police carried out ...

In responding to 11,985 calls to tackle 7203 fires, the fire services also assisted 1774 people last year according to their annual report made public on Tuesday. Assistance was given to peoples after ...

Local authority reform must be approved as soon as possible, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, said on Tuesday, as he warned political parties that fiddling with its provisions would put the ...

Cyprus’ inclusion in the Schengen Area would help attract foreign investment and bring a significant advantage over competing European countries, the association of large investment projects said on Tuesday. During ...

Amid concern over the South African variant of the coronavirus, advisory committee member Petros Karayiannis said on Tuesday that screening at the airports was the best way to keep it ...

Authorities on Tuesday decided to set up a joint working group made up of state attorneys and police officers to review procedures of requesting court warrants after the supreme court ...

Paphos police have arrested a man for illegal residence in the Republic. The man was arrested on Monday in the village of Yiolou, the Cyprus News Agency reported. It said ...