Cyprus

Famagusta hospital, the reference hospital for coronavirus cases, is currently 99 per cent full, its medical director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Monday. By Monday night 284 people were in hospital with coronavirus ...

Secondary school biology teachers have threatened to take measures if there are no developments on their demand that the education ministry introduce changes so the subject becomes more lab-based and ...

The government on Monday sought to play down the findings of an inquiry into the controversial citizenship by investment programme, which found problems with close to 52 per cent of the ...

“The remedy to correct court proceedings is a duty to restore justice” The principle of natural justice requires that a person affected by an order or decision of the court ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said vaccinations will be decisive for tackling the pandemic on the island after he received his first AstraZeneca shot on Monday, in keeping with other ministers ...

Two people in Paphos were arrested on Sunday night after they threatened to stab a woman living in their apartment block. According to police, the couple, a man and a ...

The current measures against the spread of coronavirus will remain in place until at least mid-May, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday, pointing out there will be no tightening ...

Cyprus has downgraded Denmark from Orange to Red and Thailand from Green to Orange, while upgrading Iceland from Orange to Green and Ireland and Finland from Red to Orange in ...

High temperatures and high levels of dust will prevail on Monday, with top temperatures forecast to reach 37C inland and 30C in coastal areas. Elevated dust levels were recorded by ...

The House for Volunteers was created with the aim to shelter and provide basic office equipment for volunteer organisations and NGOs, the volunteer commissioner’s office announced on Monday. The ...

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Famagusta hospital, the reference hospital for coronavirus cases, is currently 99 per cent full, its medical director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Monday. “Today 74 patients with coronavirus are being treated at the ...

Police booked more than 200 people and businesses for failing to comply with coronavirus measures from Sunday until Monday morning. A total of 207 individuals, including seven business owners were fined in 24 ...

Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative’s chairman outlines the importance of expanding the island product By Kyriacos Nicolaou Sustainable tourism has been a transformative force for the sector on the island ...

Three deaths and 852 coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday. The deaths concern three men aged 62, 65 and 92. The 65-year-old man had received the first dose of a vaccine. The other two ...

From hunters to Varosha refugees, small new parties are attempting to woo a disillusioned electorate By George Psyllides As election day edges closer, it appears that the island’s political ...

Police on Sunday afternoon said there was traffic on the Larnaca to Nicosia motorway. Motorists are urged to drive at low speed and keep a safe distance from other vehicles. ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Monday, 55 in total. People need to present proof of identity such as ID card, driver’s license or passport, for identification ...

We are going to Geneva with the aim to get a positive outcome, Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, referring to the informal meeting on the Cyprus problem that ...

The fire service sent two engines on Sunday on the request by the British bases to help put out a fire in a quarry in Xylofagou. According to the spokesman ...

The epidemiological picture does not allow further relaxations, for now, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Sunday. The announcement comes after an emergency meeting at the Presidential Palace under President ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday that any problems arising from a ruling by the attorney-general that parties can only use their registered names for the upcoming parliamentary elections ...

Greece has a higher positivity rate than Cyprus, but is deemed a safer country to visit By Kyriacos Iacovides The health ministry is taking pride in the daily number of ...

The vaccination portal will be open on Monday morning for appointments by people in the 51-52 age group, the health ministry announced. The portal will be open between 7.30 am Monday ...