Cyprus

The association of tourist businesses (Stek) said on Monday strict checks and vaccinations were the only ways to improve the island’s epidemiological condition and its position against other destinations. ...

The health ministry on Monday downgraded Greece and Belgium, as part of travel measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to a written statement, Greece, Belgium, and Luxembourg ...

Additional incentives for the young to get vaccinated are expected to be announced in the coming days, Commissioner for the Citizen Panayiotis Sentonas said on Monday. Sentonas was speaking after ...

The forestry department said the risk of forest fires remained at the highest level on Monday, urging the public to be extra careful. The department stressed that lighting fires without ...

A €61m road linking Nicosia to Palaichori will upgrade the area’s villages and improve the residents’ quality of life, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Sunday. The project is expected ...

A car caught fire after a traffic accident on Sunday, which spread to the surrounding area, destroying 10 square metres of dry vegetation, the fire service said. The fire, which appears ...

Police reported 76 people and seven businesses during 6,163 checks in the past 24 to ensure the implementation of measures against the spread of the coronavirus, issuing hefty fines to those caught without ...

EU official sees significant improvements, but challenges remain By Evie Andreou Cyprus’ main challenge as regards migration is the growing numbers of asylum applicants, an EU official has said, while ...

In total 849 coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday out of 63,665 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 1.33 per cent. No deaths were announced. There are 139 patients with Covid-19 ...

Police on Sunday issued four arrest warrants after attacks against officers by customers of a Limassol bar who were asked to present a SafePass. The incident took place on Saturday ...

The met office has issued a yellow warning for high temperatures between Monday 1am and 4pm. According to the weather warning, the minimum temperature inland is expected to be 26 degrees ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Monday, 57 in total. People need to present an identification document. District Testing Sites Operating Hours Limassol (15 sites) Grigoris Axentiou Square, Limassol 7:30 ...

The funerals of the four Egyptian workers who died in the fires last week in the mountainous areas of the Larnaca and Limassol districts took place in their hometown on ...

Bases have invested heavily in staff and equipment By Nick Theodoulou Thermal cameras, 24 new personnel and around-the-clock patrols are the most visible results of a recent spending spree at the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday said he would have liked more clarity by UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on the issue of Varosha in his latest report to the Security ...

Police on Sunday warned of online and SMS scams, one concerning banks, the other courier services. According to the police, its electronic crime unit has been recently receiving complaints about ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday said the state will continue to be by the side of the families of the 13 men who died ten years ago today in the explosion ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides will brief Monday his European counterparts on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem, especially about the fenced part of Famagusta, Varosha, in view of ...

Nine businesses were fined €17,750 in total in the past 24 hours after some of their customers were found without a SafePass, among other things, police said on Sunday. Police also arrested ...

With new measures coming out to push Cypriots towards getting vaccinated, we visited a vaccination centre in Nicosia.

As a great many of us here in Cyprus either are already fully vaccinated, or are close to getting both jabs, the possibility of European travel, armed with our EU ...

By Jonathan Shkurko Is football coming home or coming to Rome? This has been the crucial question since Wednesday, straight after England beat Denmark in the semi-final, joining Italy in ...

Tree planting programmes and reforestation after a fire require a delicate balancing act By Antigoni Pitta State forest has not escaped unscathed from the fires that swept through Cyprus in ...

The health ministry on Saturday announced 960 people tested positive from 69,310 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.39 per cent. No deaths were announced. There are 125 patients with COVID-19 in ...