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President Nicos Anastasiades has asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to convey to Turkey that it must refrain from further provocations in the region or any action that might impact the ...

Starting on May 1 British nationals vaccinated against the coronavirus will be allowed entry into Cyprus without any restrictions, deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios said on Thursday. “We have informed the ...

Opposition MPs on Thursday accused President Nicos Anastasiades of playing ‘hide and seek’ over his private trips to the Seychelles using aircraft operated by a Saudi businessman who benefited from ...

Authorities on Thursday announced that 384 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus, while no new deaths were recorded. In total, 39,807 tests (PCR and antigen rapid) were carried out. The 384 ...

The health ministry on Thursday announced that 42 people tested positive for the coronavirus among 7,576 samples taken from schools islandwide. The tests were carried out among pupils, over the age of 12, ...

In order to spread some festive cheer around town, Limassol’s Carnival King toured the city on ‘stinky Thursday’, a tradition observed each year to mark the beginning of the ...

The leaders of the two largest parties on Thursday held a “sincere” discussion ahead of the informal five-way conference on Cyprus in late April, both stressing they will never stray ...

Cyprus’ coronavirus vaccination programme found itself at the centre of domestic political infighting on Thursday, with opposition parties blasting the government for bad planning and Disy countering that vaccinations were ...

Opposition MPs suggested on Thursday there was a cover-up effort afoot after police would not say whether they had questioned former finance minister Harris Georgiades and former senior executives of ...

The draw to choose 260 unemployed people to become ‘Covid cops’, helping check that virus measures are being implemented in businesses was completed on Thursday. Those chosen are expected to receive ...

The Cyprus Hotel Managers Association (Pasydixe) has called on the government to implement a number of measures to help hoteliers reopen for the upcoming summer season. In an announcement released ...

The health ministry announced that 58 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly testing of employees. ...

A fire at the centuries old Saint Hilarion castle on Pentadaktylos mountain has destroyed the roof and floor of a hall used as a cafeteria but has spared other areas, ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Thursday unveiled an upgrade to the postal services which he hailed as a flagship project that will smooth Cyprus Post’s entry into the digital ...

Pupils at Ayios Ioannis high school in Limassol were up in arms on Thursday after mandatory coronavirus rapid tests returned false positives in a number of samples. The pupils refused ...

Cyprus has one of the highest obesity rates in Europe and nearly half of Cypriot men are overweight, the Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists of Cyprus said on Thursday on ...

From bee farms to honey villages, Cyprus is doing its bit to boost vital bee population Just a short time ago, bee-related projects around the island were really picking up, ...

The public has the right to access information and participate in decision making, but the government makes it very difficult says Green party leader Charalampos Theopemptou One the most important ...

There appears to be no end in sight to the saga of local government reform that has been dragging on for years. In the latest twist, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris ...

Health authorities announced 323 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday from 33,194 tests, a positivity rate of 0.97 per cent. No deaths from the virus were reported. Eighty-nine people were being treated in hospital, 22 ...

A fire at Saint Hilarion castle on the Pentadaktylos mountain has damaged a centuries’ old building which was being used as a cafeteria, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. Reports ...

Limassol municipality has plans to upgrade accessibility to the environmentally sensitive Lady’s Mile, an issue which has dragged on for over 15 years – as previously reported by the Cyprus Mail. ...

Amnesty International expressed concern on Wednesday over new rules passed by the government that could see anti-racism and migrant support organisation Kisa shut down. “As Cyprus human rights situation comes ...

The labour ministry announced Wednesday it has deposited the low pension allowances in the bank accounts of around 3,300 eligible families who were also eligible for the guaranteed minimum income (GMI). ...