Cyprus

A total of 75 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Lower secondary school (gymnasium) and Limassol primary schools will return to class on Friday, cabinet decided on Wednesday. In addition, the public will be allowed three SMS for permission to ...

Products registered as protected designation of origin (PDO) that now include halloumi are the elite of the world’s quality foodstuff, head of Cyprus farmers union EKA, Panicos Chambas, said ...

In 2020, average hourly labour costs in Cyprus were estimated to be €17, below the €28.5 averaged in the EU and €32.3 in the euro area, according to figures issued by Eurostat on Wednesday. ...

The vaccination portal will open for people aged 64 and over on Thursday at 8 am, the health ministry said on Wednesday. A total of 17,814 slots will be available and appointments can ...

Noise from hot water boilers at Larnaca hospital’s new wing is causing sleepless nights for residents living nearby, the Green party said in a written announcement on Wednesday. For ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed the upcoming introduction of a new bill on integrated waste management that includes a universal pay-as-you throw policy. The bill is set to pass ...

Cyprus will on Thursday mark the 66th anniversary of the Eoka struggle for independence from British colonial rule, which was launched on April 1, 1955. President Nicos Anastasiades will attend a church ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Wednesday submitted bills to overhaul the justice system to the House legal affairs committee and urged MPs they be sent to the plenary before the ...

A contract for the construction of a new haemodialysis unit at the Paphos general hospital was signed on Wednesday at the presidential palace on behalf of the government by the ...

The new Nicosia-based Solidarity Hub will help integrate vulnerable people into society by providing them free consultation services, the municipality said on Tuesday. Solidarity network Nicosia in Action (NicInAct) is ...

Cyprus has been cited in the latest US State Department Human Rights Report for lapses on certain human rights issues including “serious acts of corruption” crimes involving violence or threats ...

The auditor general has referred a case of possible abuse of an EU-sponsored programme to the EU anti-fraud office Olaf following a complaint that a single beneficiary had allegedly bypassed ...

Further relaxations of restrictive coronavirus measures was being discussed by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday morning. During the session, chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades, protocols which will be in ...

Isolated rains and thunderstorms have been forecast by the met office for Wednesday and Thursday, while it may snow in the higher mountains at night. According to the early morning ...

Police booked five business owners and 151 other individuals for breaches of coronavirus measures on Tuesday. In Nicosia, two owners of establishments were fined because they served customers in a closed ...

On March 24, the government announced changes to the offer for a ‘Golden Visa,’ – Cyprus residency in exchange for investment, but no passport. However the new offer is little changed from ...

Despite the continuing uncertainty emanating from the UK as regards foreign travel, hoteliers in Cyprus are forging ahead and getting ready to reopen their doors to tourists in the next ...

From car emissions to polluting factories, the state is failing its people By Charalampos Theopemptou People often ask me which is the biggest environmental problem that we face. My answer ...

It started with a refill station at Yermasoyia and is now spreading to other municipalities around the island By Eleni Kazelas Last Monday, March 22, was World Water Day, and to ...

Cyprus recorded the first win of their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Slovenia at the GSP stadium in Nicosia on Tuesday night. Apollon star Ioannis Pittas ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Tuesday the government had not given up on establishing a ferry link with Greece and was hoping the European Commission would allow better ...

A cautiously optimistic picture of the coming months was painted by stakeholders taking part in a conference on the restart of the tourism industry on Tuesday with the consensus that ...

Energy and Commerce Minister Natasa Pilidou on Tuesday visited Lefkara to check out the embroidery training programme, which is part of a plan to save, strengthen and preserve traditional techniques ...