Cyprus

The health ministry announced 157 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday. No deaths were reported. The new cases were among 83,338 tests, PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.19 per ...

No longer European, ‘high-living’ Brits lose out British residents living in high altitude areas have been excluded from the government’s financial scheme for such communities because they are no ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for Sunday, 79 in total. People need to present an ID or other form of identification. District Testing sites Operating Hours Limassol (24 sites) Agios ...

The ‘Where Do I Vote’ service was activated on Saturday to help people find out which polling station they can cast their vote at the May 30 parliamentary elections. People can ...

The fire service and police on Saturday morning rescued an injured man who was at the Kalidonia waterfall nature trail in Platres. Authorities were alerted at around 9.30am about an ...

DBRS Ratings GmbH (DBRS Morningstar) has confirmed Cyprus’ Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings at BBB (low). Short-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings have been confirmed at R-2 (...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos dived down to the submerged ancient port of Amathus off Limassol on Saturday to promote plans to introduce diving tours at the site in the near ...

The government will evaluate development and housing schemes for rural and remote areas to satisfy all affected communities, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday. The minister was on a ...

The vaccination portal opened on Saturday for people between 50 and 54 who missed the opportunity to get an appointment earlier on. The portal will remain open until 5.30pm on Saturday for ...

Clinical waste in hospitals has risen by about 35 per cent since the start of the pandemic it emerged on Saturday. This waste includes masks, gloves and rapid test kits according ...

A few days after the ‘safe pass’ was launched, we asked a selection of people in Nicosia for their views.

Stavrovouni monastery remains closed to visitors for the third week after coronavirus cases were detected among the monks. The monastery’s abbot and two monks are at the Nicosia general ...

Fire caused extensive damage to six vehicles parked on a plot in Frenaros, Limassol in the early hours of Saturday morning. The fire department said the blaze was reported at 1.55...

Covid has caused a massive rise in mental health concerns. Alix Norman meets a young ‘singwriter’ who’s addressing the issue through her music “Last winter, my mental health was ...

Forty-six people and two businesses have been fined over the past 24 hours for violating measures to limit the spread of coronavirus. Police said that from 6 am on Friday until 6 am ...

The Cyprus Coca-Cola Cup final between Anorthosis and Olympiakos at the GSP stadium in Nicosia on Saturday night (20.30 kick-off) will be a celebration of football in front of fans, said ...

Canadian-owned Malta-based pharmaceutical company Materia has just won European Union certification for its Malta-based production facility, allowing it to distribute medical cannabis flower across the continent. Cyprus is beginning to ...

Potato farmers in Cyprus are increasingly concerned about the difficulties they face selling their product, especially as regards exports which have been heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic. With potatoes ...

The most entertaining story produced by the parliamentary elections, so far, has been the dispute about the Akel name that will be printed on the ballot paper. It will no ...

The health ministry announced four deaths and 171 cases of Covid-19 on Friday. The deaths concerned a 77-year-old woman, a 72-year-old man, a 51-year-old man and a 66-year-old man, all of ...

US Republican Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) leads a bipartisan resolution calling on the Biden Administration to condemn Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encourage the administration to make ...

Cabinet on Friday gave the green light to the reopening of futsal pitches as from Monday as part of the easing of coronavirus rules that also affect sport and training. ...

Final year secondary school pupils must comply with certain coronavirus measures in order to be able to sit the Pancyprian exams, the Education Ministry said on Friday. In line with ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 80 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...