Cyprus

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday sought parents’ backing for frequent coronavirus testing among younger school children to help contain an upsurge in positive cases. Prodromou held a teleconference with ...

As Nicosia moves into the final stages of preparations ahead of the informal five-party summit in Geneva where the island’s two community leaders will meet under the UN secretary-general ...

The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) is calling for people to become members to support the operation of its services and programmes. “By becoming a member, you ...

The government on Tuesday sought to apply pressure on opposition parties not to torpedo a bill on state-backed loans aimed at giving cash-starved businesses a lifeline. The government bill is ...

The coronavirus vaccination portal will open on Wednesday for those aged 49 and 50, the health ministry announced. The portal will be open between 7.30am Wednesday and 8pm on Thursday, with 16,000 appointments ...

The civil registry and migration department is halting in-person service to the public because of a large number of positive coronavirus cases In an official announcement the department is said ...

Nine migrants, all male, arrived on Tuesday early afternoon in Protaras, police said. Their vessel was spotted at around noon off Cape Greco. A marine police vessel escorted their boat, ...

The health ministry announced a total of 59 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The three high profile individuals who appeared in the al Jazeera network expose will be the next to testify before the panel investigating passports granted under the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment (CBI) ...

A man ambushed and shot on Monday night was killed as the result of a premeditated murder police said on Tuesday as investigations continue into the motives behind it. Thorough ...

The government has decided to exempt farmers who rent state land from rent and other charges for two years, 2020 and 2021, it was announced on Tuesday. Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Tuesday proposed the establishment of one standard health protocol for all hotels nationwide, saying tourists inquire about countries’ coronavirus measures before booking ...

While a few coronavirus measures may be tweaked for the Easter period, Government Spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Tuesday the government is constantly evaluating the need of introducing new measures ...

A washed-up shark was found on a beach in the area of Polis Chrysochous on Sunday, the Marine and Environmental Research (MER) lab has reported. Specifically, the lab identified the ...

A bill improving the admittedly useless legislation on asset statements filed by state officials was referred to the new parliament on Tuesday after House ethics committee MPs failed to iron ...

A Strovolos rapid testing site had to suspend its operation early on Tuesday due to strong winds, but staff are moving to a new location in Lakatamia, the health ministry ...

Bird trapping with limesticks is on the rise this spring, after years of steady decline of the illegal activity during the season, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) reported on ...

The legality and constitutionality of the coronavirus decrees, and the restrictions stemming from them, are being challenged at the Nicosia district court. Nicos Clerides is representing three clients who have ...

Positive Covid-19 cases among vaccinated care home residents are ‘not worrying’, the head of care home owners’ association Loukia Gregoriou told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday. Following reports that 20 coronavirus ...

The Pancyprian Supermarkets Association on Tuesday urged the health ministry to proceed with immediate coronavirus vaccinations of supermarket employees. The employees have been at the forefront of the pandemic from ...

The health ministry’s has serious shortcomings in its payment and audit procedures, which leads to waste of taxpayer money, an audit service report said Tuesday, as it listed mistakes ...

Police on Tuesday said they arrested three men and one woman during an operation on Monday evening in the buffer zone between Lymbia and Athienou where migrants were seen arriving ...

Turkey on Tuesday sent an additional 40,000 doses of the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to the north, according to reports in the media. A Turkish health ministry aircraft carrying the jabs ...

Famagusta police are investigating after three mopeds with altered licence plate numbers were found in the possession of a 20-year-old man. The suspect was driving his motorcycle without a safety ...