Cyprus News

Turkey’s insistence on a two-state solution in Cyprus faces the universal negative reaction of the international community, of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the ...

Cyprus ranks sixth among the 27 EU member states in administering the first dose and third for having completed vaccinations against coronavirus, according to data released by the European centre for ...

The Friends Hospice in Paphos, which had to close its doors last year, is on track to reopen at its new premises before the end of the year, according to ...

Paphos CID are investigating a case of attempted murder after a man was hospitalised with a broken leg late on Wednesday following an argument over a parking space. According to ...

Police said they booked nine people after 3,327 checks for violations of coronavirus measures in the 24 hours up to 6am on Thursday. During the checks, carried out from 6am on Wednesday ...

As checkpoints are expected to reopen on Friday, business in the south is happy, but cautious. “It’s a good thing, but we will see what happens,” said the owner ...

Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas has arrived at its home port in Limassol to prepare for the start of its seven-night cruises from Cyprus in July. The 13-deck ...

The Armenian National Committee of Cyprus on Wednesday held a protest outside the Russian embassy in Nicosia calling on Moscow to exert pressure on Azerbaijan to release Armenian war prisoners ...

One death from coronavirus and 58 new cases from 39,568 PCR and rapid tests were announced on Wednesday. The positivity rate is 0.15. The death was a woman, aged 64. There are 57 people in ...

A 67-year-old woman was charged on Wednesday after being caught showing up to take the state university entry exams with her 25-year-old daughter’s ID. Police said they had received ...

Main opposition Akel on Wednesday said that the party has launched consultations to reflect on its disappointing showing in the House election amidst reports that leader Andros Kyprianou will not ...

With the elections behind them and ahead of the first plenary session next Thursday, parties were focusing on the House presidency, which has traditionally been a reason for intense horse-trading, ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday said he was concerned about complacency following the improved epidemiological situation, calling on people to continue observing personal protection measures and vaccinate. During a ...

A fire that broke out in Limassol’s Ipsonas area on Wednesday afternoon was brought under control two hours later, the fire service reported. According to fire service spokesman Andreas ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has launched a tirade over the Cyprus issue saying he was the only one still living, along with one top former EU official, who really knows ...

The health ministry announced a total of 67 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) on Wednesday launched a new service on its website allowing the public to arrange appointments online with doctors and other services at public hospitals. ...

Cyprus is not yet ready to enter Schengen, the EU’s region of free movement, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, said on Wednesday. The Schengen area, which is without ...

The department of public works have announced that on June 4 and 5 road works will be carried out on Nicosia’s Spyros Kyprianou between 10pm and 6am. During the upgrade, the ...

The University of Cyprus has objected to the tenders’ review authority decision to pause the construction of new facilities for the medical school after an appeal by the construction company ...

A contract for the redevelopment of the Paphos Gate archaeological site in Nicosia with the aim of integrating the area into the rest of the city was signed on Wednesday ...

A major breakthrough was reached on Wednesday with the reopening of all the crossings between the north-south divide set to take place on Friday, June 4. According to Aleem Siddique, the ...

Two new cases of the so-called Indian variant of Covid-19 have been detected on the island among 170 samples, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The samples, which had undergone genome ...

A 15-year-old cyclist is being treated at Nicosia general hospital for a brain trauma injury after he was hit by a car, police said on Wednesday. The boy was transferred ...