Cyprus

Cyprus and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed two agreements worth €212m on Friday, earmarked for road infrastructure and assistance to small and medium businesses. Τhe first one concerns the ...

The health ministry on Friday expressed “great concern” over the increase in coronavirus cases among young people who have “intense social activity” and reiterated calls for the public to get ...

Theodoros Makarounas entered the winemaking scene in 2017 with two labels, his white and rosé. The red followed in 2018. Still young and independent, he wanted to make wine the way he ...

A report by a pathologist representing the state is “consistent” with the findings of one hired by the family of a soldier in that his death in 2005 was the result ...

A slight rise in hospital admissions of people suffering from Covid-19 has been seen in recent days, mostly among the under 40s, some of whom are in serious condition, the ...

The family of a four-year-old boy with a rare cancer have made a public plea to help fund his trip to America to take part in a clinical trial, for ...

A 29-year-old is being held for illegally staying in the Republic, police said on Friday. According to police, the man, an Indian national, was arrested on Thursday at Paphos airport ...

The Kato Polemidia municipality plans to build a new Olympic sized swimming pool in the Verengaria area, the Cyprus Sports Organisation (Koa) said on Friday. The pool will be for ...

A boat with 58 migrants, including 18 children, that arrived at Cape Greco on Thursday has been sent back to Lebanon, police said on Friday. Police said authorities gave the migrants “the ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by ...

In an effort to promote agrotourism, free guided tours of the Akamas Rural Life museum in Droushia, Paphos will be offered by the region’s tourism development company for the ...

A 46-year-old man bit a police officer’s hands to avoid arrest for drug possession late on Thursday in Larnaca. The drugs squad found the man, who was wanted for ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is set to meet UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at 11.30 on Friday in the Belgian capital after reiterating on Thursday his determination to work closely with him ...

Britain will next month publish plans to allow fully vaccinated people to travel unrestricted to all countries except those with the highest Covid-19 risk, in a boost for a travel ...

A new EU-funded project has been launched in Cyprus to facilitate the integration of migrants in a range of areas including participation, education, cultural and social life, urban planning, business, ...

The European Council is set to offer Turkey “readiness to engage” in “a phased, proportionate and reversible manner” while remaining fully committed to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced 175 new positives to the coronavirus, with the positivity rate from testing remaining stable at 0.51 per cent. There were no new deaths attributable to Covid-19, with ...

The House plenary on Thursday rubberstamped the chairs and members of the 16 regular parliamentary committees, plus of the ad hoc committee on demographics and a newly created ethics committee for ...

Authorities are tracking a boat loaded with about 70 migrants off Cape Greco, it was reported on Thursday afternoon. A coast guard vessel was dispatched to rendezvous with the boat, spotted ...

Paphos criminal court on Thursday sentenced to 17 years in jail on the charge of manslaughter the main suspect in the slaying of a 20-year-old Syrian man that took place in ...

Cyprus traditional products that have secured or are being considered for the EU’s PDO (protected designation of origin) status were in the spotlight on Wednesday evening at a special ...

The health ministry announced a total of 63 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Outgoing Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou urged youths on Thursday to get the Covid vaccine, as health authorities said they have located two coronavirus clusters in the past couple of days, ...

Saying discrimination has no place in the European Union, President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday expressed support for LGBTI persons after Hungary’s parliament passed a law that would ban homosexual ...