Cyprus

Ten Syrian men arrived on Friday afternoon by boat to Protaras, police said. The group was first spotted off Cape Greco at around 10.30am by a police patrol vessel that ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened Turkish Cypriots with repercussions after a court in the breakaway state terminated the teaching of the Quran in schools. According to the Turkish Cypriot news ...

Ruling Disy on Friday expressed its support to one of its MP candidates, Mina Sampson, who said she has been receiving threats from people in the north and Turkey over ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Saturday, 70 in total. People need to present proof of identity such as ID card, driver’s license or passport, for identification ...

The majority of possible side effects reported by people who received an Covid-19 vaccine in Cyprus concern those who received the Pfizer jab, a health ministry’s press conference revealed ...

Far right party Elam and the Green party rise to fourth and fifth places respectively, according to the results of a survey conducted on behalf of private Ant1 television. The ...

Cyprus’ epidemiological situation is expected to worsen in the coming days which might result in stricter measures, the health ministry and its advisors said on Friday as daily cases and ...

Criminal proceedings will be launched against 12 people in connection with the death of a teenage boy in September 2019 over their possible failure to recognise and handle the various problems his ...

Twenty thousand users are fighting to get their vaccine of choice within a single second. That’s what is making the Vaccination Portal crash, explains Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation ...

More than half of about 3,000 citizenships granted by the state between 2007 and August 2020 as part of the island’s citizenship by investment programme were unlawful, the head of an inquiry ...

Paphos police are investigating after a 49-year-old man said he lost €28,000 to an online scam. The complainant and his business partners deposited the money in a bank in Spain with ...

The government said on Friday rejection of two major reforms by opposition parties ahead of the elections deprived people of the expected benefits. Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said the cabinet ...

Paphos police on Friday arrested two people, 27 and 38, on suspicion of physically attacking a 27-year-old man earlier this week. Two more people, aged 30 and 38, are wanted for the case. According ...

The 14-day cumulative rate of Covid cases has reached 749.5 per 100,000, the weekly coronavirus surveillance report issued by the health ministry said on Friday. The report covered the period March 31 to ...

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 – in audio form. Presented by ...

Close to 6,500 vaccination slots were snapped up in the first hour of the portal opening on Friday at 7.30am for those aged 53 to 54, the health ministry said. The vast majority ...

For the fifth year in a row, the air force of the national guard is taking part in the multinational military exercise Iniohos, which takes place every year in Greece. ...

In the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Friday the police carried out 10,600 checks islandwide for violations of Covid decrees, booking 180 people and two businesses. Most of the charges were ...

The UK’s largest tour operator TUI has called for authorities in Cyprus to provide free or reduced-cost Covid-19 tests to encourage tourists to visit this summer, TTG reported on ...

Four in 10 people in Cyprus do not budget for their expenses, according to a survey by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) which laid out the problem of low financial ...

More than half of children and teenagers in Europe show signs of social dysfunction due to lockdown measures, while 10 per cent are severely depressed, according to a study carried out ...

Parliament on Thursday rejected a government proposal for holding a single island-wide referendum on the planned merger of municipalities as part of a drive to reform local government. The decision ...

The government has tabled a bill that would enable law enforcement to track down the identity of people posting on social media platforms, allowing police to secure court warrants if ...

In a turnaround, opposition parties – particularly Diko – on Thursday agreed that a government bill on state-backed loans will go to the plenum for a vote on April 22 just before the ...