Cyprus News

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said that Cyprus and the other four members of the MED5 group (Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain) will raise their concerns regarding a proposed Screening Regulation, ...

A Paphos business selling alcoholic drinks defied a court order which instructed it to suspend operations, police announced on Friday. The business was initially found to be operating without a ...

The board of the English School on Friday called on its staff union ESSA to start a dialogue aimed at resolving all issues concerning both parties. The indefinite strike, which ...

Cabinet on Friday approved some easing of coronavirus measures allowing more people at football matches and in theatres, cinemas, restaurants, and events. Given the possibility of seasonal viruses in tandem ...

The Nicos Chr. Anastasiades law firm and another law firm will be investigated by the Bar Association in connection with references made in the Pandora Papers, it emerged on Friday. ...

Former Elam MP Andreas Themistocleous on Friday suggested he was not planning on giving up his parliamentary seat after being ousted by the far-right party for violating its code of ...

The Animal Party on Friday urged the government to give land to a dog shelter in the Nicosia district which is facing permanent closure due to serious financial difficulties. “For ...

Three women are in custody following a foiled attempt to travel with fake and stolen documents while also impersonating other individuals. The incident occurred on Thursday night between 8.30 and 9pm ...

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. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Police on Friday said they arrested a 44-year-old Famagusta resident based on a European warrant issued for employee theft and money laundering. The crime was reported to the police on ...

President Nicos Anastasiades appealed to the public to get vaccinated on Friday as he received his third dose at the State Fair site in Nicosia. He called on the unvaccinated ...

In today’s episode, we discuss the latest on the coronavirus measures as some restrictions are expected to be tweaked. There’s also the ongoing coronavirus booster shot campaign, the ...

Four businesses were fined for a total of €2,500 for failing to abide by coronavirus measures, police said on Friday. The businesses concerned a Nicosia-based grill house which received a €500 fine ...

The improved epidemiological situation recorded in Cyprus in recent days has resulted in the ECDC moving the country out of the red zone and into orange. The European Centre for ...

A 31-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Friday, after police found more than 1kg of cannabis in his vehicle. The suspect was arrested after drug squad officers stopped ...

Two more suspects, aged 22 and 32, were arrested in connection with the illegal shooting of two mouflons earlier this week in Paphos, raising the total number of arrests for the case ...

The English School staff union (ESSA) chair’s potential dismissal still loomed on Thursday as teachers continued their indefinite strike, amid concerns from parents, retired staff and school graduates over ...

Paphos Municipality, Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) and the Cyprus government have finally reached a significant milestone concerning the establishment of a school of tourism and hospitality management in Paphos, ...

The House plenum on Thursday gave the nod to an extra €92 million in government spending until the end of the year, over and above the approved budget for fiscal 2021, the ...

The rate of inflation in Cyprus remained high in September – registering at 4.1 per cent – though lower than the 5 per cent of the previous month, according to the Statistical Service. Energy ...

The Law Office of the Republic is “assessing” the material made public through the Pandora Papers, and if it spots content meriting a criminal probe it will instruct the police ...

Britain will scrap tough COVID-19 quarantine requirements for 47 destinations including South Africa on Monday and make it easier for people to arrive from countries including India, Brazil and Turkey in ...

Authorities on Thursday announced no new fatalities from Covid-19, while testing tracked 131 new positives from a total of 56,507 samples. As such, the death toll since March 2020 remains at 557. In hospitals, 60 ...

Director in DG Communication, European Parliament Stephen Clark was in Cyprus recently to get to know the country and its people. He sat down with the Cyprus Mail to answer ...