Cyprus

A divided opposition ensured a House presidency victory for Disy By George Psyllides On the night of the parliamentary elections, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou suggested that despite his party’s ...

One death and 42 new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Saturday. The death concerns a 68-year-old man who died at the Nicosia general hospital’s intensive care ...

With the Turkish side in the Cyprus talks pushing hard for a ‘two-state solution’, we asked a selection of people – mostly on the northern, Turkish Cypriot side of Nicosia – for ...

The health ministry announced 79 testing sites will operate on Sunday. People need to present their ID, passport or driver’s licence. District Testing sites Operating Hours Limassol (25 sites) Lyceum of ...

The Ayia Paraskevi Square in Pano Stroumbi, in Paphos will soon get a facelift, it was announced on Saturday. The Paphos district administration signed a contract on Friday with the ...

UN special envoy Jane Holl lute is expected to arrive in Cyrus towards the end of June, reports said on Saturday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, that cites sources, ...

The Parekklisia exit on the Limassol to Nicosia motorway was closed to traffic on Saturday afternoon for around 40 minutes due to a fire raging alongside the road. The fire, between ...

A 49-year-old man was charged with offences related to human trafficking for labour exploitation and withholding personal documents concerning five people, police said on Saturday. He was arrested on June 3 ...

An 89-year-old woman reported that €15,000 was stolen from her house in Larnaca on Friday night while she was sleeping. The woman reported that someone broke into her house, in the ...

The vaccination portal will be open until Monday afternoon for people over 40, the health ministry said on Saturday, as the number of people who have received at least one vaccine ...

Several areas in the Nicosia district experienced power outage on Saturday morning for several hours due to damage to the electricity authority’s medium voltage grid. According to EAC spokesperson ...

A car in Pyla was extensively damaged from fire that broke out on the vehcicle early on Saturday. The fire service said they were alerted at around 2.30am that a ...

Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has said there needs to be more accountability regarding the compliance with the decisions of the UN Security Council, and that their ...

Inclusive clothing really is a niche product but Alix Norman meets a woman in Cyprus creating easy to wear and fashionable clothing for the differently abled Pain in the back? ...

Sex education is the best protection against sexual abuse, Anastasia Papadopoulou, head of ‘Foni’ the group responsible for the implementation of the national strategy against sexual crimes against children has ...

The Church of Cyprus marked the day of its founder, Saint Barnabas, on Friday with the official opening of the newly built cathedral dedicated to the apostle, located in the ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Friday announced that the state archives will move into a new, properly equipped building, marking a new “transparent” era for the government. The announcement came ...

The health ministry announced one death and 60 positives for Covid-19 on Friday from 53,864 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.11 per cent. The death concerned a 30-year-old man. ...

Turkey`s aggressive rhetoric undermines stability and cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday after the conclusion of the Ministerial Summit of the EU`s ...

A high-school graduate has possibly lost her chance for a university seat after she was denied entry to an exam because she had not received the SMS confirmation on time ...

Restrictions on the number of people in vehicles from different households has been lifted but they still need to wear masks, according to the latest clarification issued by the transport ...

Children in the north are being enticed to pray at the mosque twice a day as part of a religious summer school with the promise of a free bicycle, it ...

The Limassol criminal court jailed a 66-year-old man for two years on Friday after finding him guilty of possession and distribution of child pornography. The man was arrested in September 2019 ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 81 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...