Cyprus

The government’s covid-19 scientific advisory team is to convene on August 29 to review the current indicators in the face of a recent rise in virus cases. Health Minister Popi ...

House president Annita Demetriou met with Greek deputy foreign minister Giorgos Kotsiras on Wednesday in light of the ongoing World Conference of the Cyprus’ Diaspora. Kotsiras is responsible within the ...

A district officer is being investigated after she allegedly asked a woman why she was bothering to renew her elderly parents’ IDs as they were bedridden, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Wednesday met with teachers’ unions Poed and Oelmek to discuss a slew of issues affecting state schools, from staffing and the syllabus to the instalment ...

In a member of Cyprus’ diaspora PAUL LAMBIS finds a woman who won a beauty contest and used the victory to raise environmental issues and battling for the freedom of ...

The government’s position against any changes to the status quo is steadfast, according to its spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis. “We are not even going to discuss any planning that calls ...

The increase in Nicosia bus fares will not only make consumers dig deeper in their pockets but will also cause delays across the entire bus network, making life harder for ...

Renewed investigations behind the death of 17-year-old Andreas Loizou who was killed in a car accident 11 years ago are coming to a close but may be inconclusive, reports suggested on ...

Greek lender Eurobank on Wednesday announced that it has formally entered into a share purchase agreement with Poppy S.à r.l., outlining its intention to acquire an additional 17.3 per cent ...

Kapnos Airport Shuttle on Wednesday announced that student tickets will be available to and from Paphos airport from September 1. The student ticket, costing €12, was reinstalled after “requests from many students ...

The Cyprus agricultural payments organisation (Capo) on Wednesday held a meeting with deputy minister for research, innovation and digital policy Philippos Hadjizacharias to discuss the organisation’s work and how ...

A doctor is set to arrive form Israel on Wednesday to inspect the critically injured national guard officer. The officer was injured on Thursday last week at the Andreas Papandreou ...

The need to restore fuel and electricity subsidies is “imperative”, Peo union said on Wednesday. In a written statement, the union said that the increased fuel prices and cost of ...

Police on Wednesday carried out busts against a “criminal organisation involved in the smuggling of irregular migrants to Cyprus”, with five arrests made. The move came as President Nikos Christodoulides ...

In a diplomat and lifelong churchgoer involved in a significant phase of Cyprus’ history, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man focused on culture and the value of education It was back ...

The US system is a “perfect example” of a federal state to be emulated, president of the Pancyprian Association of America, Philip Christopher, said at the annual conference for Cypriot ...

A few days before August ends and the daily routine returns, a new event will make an appearance, organised by a Nicosia-favourite initiative. The Fork Food Market team returns this ...

In today’s news, the foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed its “satisfaction” with the United Nations Security Council’s condemnation of Friday’s incident in the buffer zone in Pyla, ...

A 34-year-old migrant has been taken into custody for seriously injuring two people during the relocation operation in Chlorakas, police reported on Wednesday, while some migrants have already been bused ...

Are Cypriot family courts in for a rocky ride? Anna Demetriou and Christina Avgousti Whilst for some, the possibility of separating from their partner cannot begin to be fathomed, for ...

The updated Covid-19 vaccine will be offered for simultaneous administration with the influenza vaccine starting in October, health ministry permanent secretary, Christina Yiannaki, announced. Yiannaki, who heads the national vaccine ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 23-year-old boat operator, following the arrival of 27 illegal immigrants at Cape Greco. According to police statement the boat was detected by radar in the afternoon ...

Wednesday will be clear after low clouds in the morning. Temperatures will rise to 40C in the interior, 34C on the south and east coasts, 32C on the remaining coasts ...

By Anastasia Korae The triple planetary crises – climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss – are now widely acknowledged as real and existing threats to human societies. Current resource consumption levels are ...