Cyprus

An opposition party said Monday it will table a bill that would make decisions taken by the financial ombudsman legally binding on banks. Angelos Votsis, of the Democratic Forces Cooperation, ...

The health ministry announced that 59 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly testing of employees. ...

Fear of losing their job is holding back women in private businesses from reporting sexual harassment, which is why most complaints concern the public sector, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on ...

Greece and Cyprus face similar challenges in managing the migration issue, ministers from both countries said on Monday after a meeting in Athens. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris met with Greek ...

Privately owned meat slaughtering plant Cypra appeared to know in advance about the state’s rescue plans for Kophinou abattoir and would file objections to the European Commission, Kophinou’s ...

Police fined a woman €600 after she refused to wear a face mask and insulted officers at a Nicosia shopping mall early on Monday. According to the police, the woman started ...

Most secondary school pupils have responded positively to the new decree requiring them to get weekly rapid tests, head teachers, the ministry of education and the children’s rights commissioner ...

Around 30 per cent of Cyprus’ Olympic athletes are women, the Cyprus Olympians Association (Kesoa) revealed on Monday on the occasion of International Women’s Day, celebrated worldwide on March 8. Out ...

No violations were recorded during checks on 3,406 employees in the last week to ensure they undertake mandatory weekly rapid tests, the health ministry said on Monday. Between March 1 and 5, the ...

Women officers in the national guard have suffered discrimination in the workplace because of their gender, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianidou Lottides has found as she urged the defence ministry to seek ...

The majority of health workers in Europe during the pandemic were women, Eurostat said on Monday. Women accounted for 66 per cent of health professionals during the third trimester last year ...

President Nicos Anastasiades reiterated his determination on Monday to work along the UN to achieve a functional and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem, based on UN Security Council resolutions ...

One fifth of the population aged over 12 — or 273,000 people – took a rapid antigen test from March 1 to 5 as authorities try to stay on top of the coronavirus outbreak while gradually ...

The Nicosia municipality announced on Monday as part of an ongoing effort aimed at reducing waste citizens can now receive paperless bills by email. “The decision of offering our citizens ...

Cyprus, Israel and Greece on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in relation to the EuroAsia Interconnector, taking another step towards the implementation of an ambitious project ...

The installation of barbed wire along the Green Line in rural Nicosia to prevent irregular migration from the north has caused concern among residents, community leaders said on Monday. The ...

The past week has seen an increase in hospital admissions of coronavirus patients reflecting the surge in new cases, however officials are taking some comfort in the fact that the ...

A legal framework to tackle gender violence in compliance with the Istanbul Convention is expected to be put in place soon, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Monday, International Women’...

President Nicos Anastasiades exchanged views with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the upcoming 5+1 informal meeting on Cyprus in Geneva during a phone conversation on Monday. Government Spokesman Kyriakos Koushos ...

The health ministry announced that 22,808 vaccination slots will open on Tuesday for people aged 67 and over. The vaccination portal will open at 8am, it added. Vaccinations against the coronavirus have ...

The deadline to declare an interest to vote at polling stations abroad has been extended to April 23, the interior ministry said on Monday as it urged registered voters wishing to ...

An eight-car pile up caused a huge traffic jam on the Limassol-Paphos motorway, in the direction of Limassol on Monday morning. According to head of Limassol traffic police Michalis Michael ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to express on Monday during a meeting in Nicosia with the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy on Cyprus Jane Holl Lute his determination to attend ...

Police fined 199 individuals and two business owners for breaching coronavirus protocols in 24 hours from Sunday until Monday morning. Most were booked for not wearing protective masks and leaving their homes ...