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The traffic camera saga continues: They’re up, they’re working, but they appear to be stuck in the ‘pilot’ phase – with 50,000 violations recorded since the start of the year ...

Reports that the Cyprus government had been asked to give its Russian-made weapon systems to Ukraine has put the government in a quandary. Although Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides ruled this ...

The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to a ‘strategic alliance’ of the three nations, pledging to expand cooperation in an otherwise turbulent region. ...

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “accountability must be inevitable” for Russia as he accused invading Russian troops of committing “the most terrible ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said his visit to Montenegro marks a historic chapter in bilateral relations, as it is the first ever official visit to the country by a ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday called on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to start monitoring flights and ferries arriving in the north to stop the irregular ...

Cyprus will not provide weapons to Ukraine as it would create gaps in the Republic’s deterrence capabilities, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Tuesday. Speaking after the House foreign ...

Satellite images taken weeks ago of the town of Bucha in Ukraine show bodies of civilians on a street, a private U.S. company said, undercutting the Russian government’s ...

The second batch of humanitarian aid for Ukraine will be dispatched later on Tuesday, commissioner for the citizen Panayiotis Sentonas said. Speaking to Trito, he said the shipment concerns 70 tonnes ...

Travel abroad and it’s almost like time travelling to a period prior to the pandemic: many countries in Europe, and elsewhere, no longer have any Covid-19 restrictions at all. ...

Pogo, the Akel-affiliated women’s organisation, on Monday lambasted a Cypriot football team over the release of what they said was a “sexist” promotion video which “shames female dignity and ...

The discovery of corpses with their hands bound and a mass grave in the town of Bucha, pictures of which, as well as testimony from survivors, were reproduced in the ...

The next electricity bills sent out to homes are expected to be 16 per cent higher than the last, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said Monday. Speaking to the state ...

Four coronavirus deaths were reported on Monday as another 4,210 infections were traced from 105,150 tests, a positivity rate of four per cent, the health ministry announced. The deaths concerned three men, ...

The reform of local government, enacted last month by the House amid much pomp, could now unravel after President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to sign off on a section of ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address the Cyprus Parliament on Thursday, as part of his virtual tour addressing national legislatures. A press release by the House of Representatives says that ...

The police announced on Monday that their traffic units have been bolstered with on-board speed cameras for their patrol cars and picked 100 violations in two days. The cameras in the ...

With the world facing geopolitical change, a solution to the Cyprus problem is needed now, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Monday. Speaking to CyBC, Kasoulides said the current political ...

March’s unseasonable deep freeze broke a slew of records, as low average daily temperatures topped the charts across the island, the met office said on Monday. The office said ...

The US has requested the National Guard hand over Russian-made weapons systems to Ukraine. The defence ministry on Monday said that it will not make any moves that would reduce ...

Two people died from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry of health announced announced 2,853 new Covid cases. The two deaths bring to 942 the number of people who have died since ...

The ‘controlled resolution’ of RCB in the wake of the Ukraine crisis is a minor bump in the road compared to the 2013 crisis, but one expert says it could have ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Sunday called on people to be patient until Thursday when announcements are expected to be made over the relaxation of coronavirus measures. On Wednesday the ...

A Ukrainian couple were holidaying in Cyprus when war broke out In many ways Zinaida Kruvosheeva and Bogdan Matkovsky are among the lucky ones, and they know it. The 35-year-old ...