Cyprus News

A new book published by Cyta looks at the evolution of communication on the island, and with it the recent social history of Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN takes a closer look 2021 ...

The G7 agreement on corporate minimum taxation does not appear to affect Cyprus, which plans to hold a constructive stance during discussions but at the same time secure its interests, ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (Cabs) has said its bird protection camp this spring helped convict a total of 49 poachers. On top of that, Cabs said it seized 545 traps, 67 nets ...

The interior ministry had ignored the opinion of the attorney-general in 2015 and 2016 that granting citizenships to the families of investors was potentially unlawful and the cabinet was committing offences en ...

Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos appears poised to throw his hat into the ring, becoming the fourth candidate to seek election as presidency of the House of Representatives as political parties ...

Health ministry permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki stepped in to administer coronavirus vaccines at a Limassol medical centre on Monday morning, saying a nurses’ strike would not distract the ministry from ...

Sovereign Base Area authorities have taken delivery of four specialised patrol vehicles that will contribute to efforts to tackle illegal migration and smuggling along its boundaries. The new vehicles take ...

A kiosk was robbed at knifepoint on Sunday evening in Nicosia, police said on Monday. Two men, both dressed in black and wearing black masks reportedly robbed the kiosk at 10.20...

Germany and four other countries were moved from the Red to the Orange category on Monday as the health ministry updated its country categorisation travel list. The changes will take ...

Conflicting text messages regarding Monday’s vaccination appointments in Limassol led to confusion with some 70 to 80 members of the public, many of them foreign nationals, turning up at the Spyros ...

Four people were charged with gambling at a coffeeshop by Paphos police acting on a warrant on Sunday evening. The owner of the coffeeshop was also charged. All five will ...

The child mortality rate in Cyprus was the sixth lowest in the EU in 2019 and below the average for the bloc, according to figures published by Eurostat. It said that ...

Police have arrested two men aged 25 as part of investigations into an angry row which led to the injury of a third man in Geroskipou at around 5pm on Sunday. ...

Six people were charged in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday for breaking coronavirus regulations. A police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency that a total of 4,024 checks ...

Closed since last March, nightclubs are allowed to open on June 10, but owners are asking why should they bother? Most people know that nightclubs are opening on June 10, but a ...

No new deaths linked to coronavirus were reported on Sunday as 29 new cases were recorded around the island. This means the total number of Covid deaths so far has reached 363. ...

Archaeologists have turned to high-tech geospatial analytical methods to investigate the earliest human activity on the island. The department of antiquities said this week that it has now completed the ...

A police motorcyclist involved in a serious traffic accident on Saturday behaved correctly and followed the Highway Code, which saved his life, police said on Sunday. The accident happened at 3.20 ...

A protocol and agreements signed with the north will open the way for trade with Turkey, Turkish minister of trade Mehmet Muş said on Sunday. A staunch supporter of a ...

Free testing of the public for coronavirus continue on Monday with 61 sites around the island. Fifty per cent of those going in to work need to be tested each week, ...

After Akel’s dismal showing in last week’s elections, the consensus is that the party must adapt or die. But it’s by no means certain the party can ...

The quicker the EU is fully involved in negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem the better, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said, it emerged ...

Thirteen Syrian migrants were found on Sunday morning inside a truck from Turkey that had docked at Famagusta port in the north. According to the Kibris Postasi newspaper, the Syrians ...

Areas of Latsia and Yeri were left without power on Sunday afternoon when high winds caused trees to be blown onto power lines. The high winds occurred at lunchtime and ...