Cyprus

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday challenged prominent figures to help raise awareness about motorbike safety. He posted a video on his Facebook profile to raise public awareness accompanied by ...

The Cypriot national who was on the Ryanair plane en route to Vilnius, Lithuania, that was forced by Belarusian authorities to land in Minsk on Sunday to arrest a journalist ...

New fire stations are being planned, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Monday as the summer, and its associated fire season, gets underway. Speaking at the fire service exercise Torch, ...

There could be further relaxations to the measures against the spread of coronavirus, a member of the epidemiological team said on Monday stressing the need for people to get vaccinated. ...

Cyprus has been transformed into a pillar of stability in the region by building closer ties with other nations, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Monday. Petrides emphasised the important ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday appealed to the people of Famagusta to get vaccinated so tourists can be welcomed back to the island. Karousos, who was the mayor of ...

The USA, Malta and Romania were on Monday upgraded while Thailand was downgraded in Cyprus’ new categorisations for arrivals, effective from May 27. Malta will move to the green category, while ...

A 48-year-old woman who arrived in Cyprus with more than 15 kilos of cannabis was arrested on Sunday and remanded into police custody on Monday. Members of the drug squad and ...

Cyprus police performed 7,544 checks and fined 20 people for violating coronavirus protocols in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday. Seven people were fined in Nicosia after 1,672 checks and six ...

Rizoelia roundabout in Larnaca was partly closed early Monday after a truck rolled over on the Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorway at 4am. Police rushed to the scene along with a private ...

Turkish police detained the brother of convicted gang leader Sedat Peker on Sunday after Peker said he sent him on a failed mission to kill a Turkish Cypriot journalist 25 years ...

Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on Sunday and then detained an ...

The health ministry announced one death and 75 more people tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday from 60,508 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.12 per cent. The death concerned a 91...

At least 50 per cent of employees who is physically present at the office are required to have a rapid test, as are self-employed persons and domestic workers. Exception to the ...

Hotels hope to entice domestic tourism with prices capped at €60 Hotels in Cyprus are enticing permanent residents to holiday at home this year with an incentive scheme that caps bed ...

The Turkish side’s growing intransigence is not conducive to the UN Chief’s efforts aiming at the resumption of UN-brokered talks over a jointly accepted and functional solution to ...

The Hunters Party – Active Citizens movement condemned on Sunday an arson attack against one of their members’ armoury. According to a party announcement, Nicosia candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections ...

A 30-year-old man who was in intensive care in Nicosia general hospital after a work accident since Thursday died on Sunday. According to police, a man working at an interior ...

The parliamentary elections at the end of this month will be a different affair this time, as the Covid pandemic has imposed many hindrances, primarily on campaigning, but also on ...

One woman is determined to do much more than simply gaze at the stars A young woman who aspires to become the island’s first astronaut says Cyprus is ready ...

Citizens who are eligible for vaccinations and have already received the first dose of the Covid vaccine have reached almost 50% of the population, the health ministry said on Sunday. According ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Sunday praised the country’s national healthcare system (Gesy) for providing equal and quality services to citizens as Cyprus marks two years since its implementation. “...

A total of 7,015 vaccination slots for persons aged between 46 to 49 years have been granted on Saturday as the vaccination portal reopens for all ages providing a second opportunity for a ...

Cyprus accused of ignoring UN committee’s request to hold off extraditing Russian businessman Lawyers for a Russian businessman imprisoned in Nicosia are demanding answers as to why Cypriot authorities ...