Coronavirus: ‘overworked’ staff at Famagusta hospital stage protest
Staff at the Famagusta general hospital, the reference facility for Covid-19 cases, staged a short protest on Friday at noon, when they stopped working for...
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Coronavirus: Health ministry, CFA announce checks, screenings across divisions
The health ministry and the football association (CFA) decided Friday to carry out random checks at football clubs’ facilities and Covid screenings after two teams...
Akamas group questions coastal protection delays
For years the government has done nothing to safeguard the coastline of the Akamas peninsula, Friends of Akamas said on Friday, calling on the interior...
Phase two of campaign to attract domestic tourism to Paphos underway
The second part of the initiative to attract domestic has been announced by the Paphos regional board of tourism. This programme is aimed at increasing...
Our View: The government is approaching the cultural sector in the wrong way
The creation of deputy ministries has been one of the main administrative projects of the Anastasiades government. So far, three have been set up –...
Ankara acting like a regional bully, says president
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday harangued Turkey over its aggressive posture toward its neighbours, effectively portraying Ankara as the regional bully. “We are all concerned...
Coronavirus: Nine new cases on Thursday (updated)
The health ministry announced nine new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the cumulative total to 1,663. Five of the latest cases were detected through contact...
Interest in Cyprus rises as wealthy Brits step up citizenship shopping
A London-based investment immigration firm has seen a 50 per cent increase year-on-year in interest by wealthy Britons in securing a Cyprus passport, with Greece...
Kokkinos sounds alarm over cyber security
Deputy minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriakos Kokkinos on Thursday sounded the alarm over the danger to state systems from cyberattacks, saying government...
Anastasiades: EU must deliver on Turkey
Cyprus expects diplomatic and political solutions to the Turkish issue from the EU Council summit, which has been postponed until October 1 and 2, President...
Larnaca promises to toe line amid calls for compliance
Larnaca will comply with strict measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus, Mayor Andreas Vyras assured on Thursday – the day additional restrictions came...
Audit boss says authorities should have looked harder into citizenship applicants (updated)
In four out of five citizenship by investment applications examined by the audit service, authorities had failed to adequately verify the provenance of the money...
Coronavirus: ‘no need to suspend football league’ for now
Following the spike in coronavirus cases among players and staff members within the football clubs of Ethnikos Achnas and Nea Salamina, a meeting between the...
Municipal workers strike over delay in reforms
Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Thursday said he shared the concerns of striking municipal workers islandwide over the stagnation in the process of local government...
Auditor-general being sued by ousted former commissioner
Former commissioner for the development of mountain communities Yiannakis Papadouris is suing Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides who had forced his resignation in 2019, suggesting he stood...
Coronavirus: Second nurse at Larnaca hospital tests positive
A second nurse working at Larnaca general hospital tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the cluster of transmissions to five, it was announced...
Coronavirus: Lucrative business from anchored cruise ships
Nine cruise ships from Carnival cruise line and their sister companies are currently anchored off Limassol, after journeys were cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions and...
Our View: We have alienated our EU partners for no practical purpose
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides was at pains to justify Cyprus’ refusal to give its consent to EU sanctions against Belarus and play down criticism that...
EU sanction threat on Turkey fades after it accepts talks with Greece
The European Union is unlikely to follow through on a threat to impose sanctions on Turkey after Ankara agreed to talks with Greece over maritime...
Coronavirus: 36 new cases mostly footballers, new measures in Larnaca (Update 2)
The health ministry announced 36 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, just hours after renewed restrictive measures were imposed on Larnaca – which has emerged as...
