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Some 17,000 cubic metres of mining waste is being removed from Argaka’s Mavrali beach in the Paphos district as part of a clean-up of an environmentally important area, Agriculture Minister ...

Limassol district court on Tuesday remanded a 61-year-old man in custody for seven days on suspicion of embezzling about €235,000 from Pattihio municipal theatre. The suspect, reportedly the theatre’s former ...

Parliament on Tuesday rejected a presidential veto of a bill passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent across the board for ...

An additional 32 ventilators were expected later this month to enter service at state hospitals while three intensivists from Greece were also expected, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on ...

As part of its long-standing commitment to support the business community, PwC Cyprus has published the 30th consecutive edition of its annual tax guide for 2022. As of January 1, the English-language ...

The events sector is calling for state financial assistance as 95 per cent of scheduled events for the first three months of this year have been cancelled. Following the surge of ...

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka said rediscovering her love for tennis and not focusing on results and rankings were among her top goals for 2022, following her return to action in ...

Peter Wright put his name alongside some of the greats of the game by winning his second PDC World Championship. The Scot backed up his 2020 title with a 7-5 victory ...

Nicosia municipal authorities said Tuesday that Boumboulinas Street in the centre of Nicosia will be closed for five months from January 10 due to construction work. The street is part of ...

People being hospitalised with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom are broadly showing less severe symptoms than before, Britain’s vaccine minister said on Tuesday, adding there was no need for ...

Cyprus may take pride in its fresh fruit and vegetables but fares less well as regards consumption, with only 7.9 per cent of the population eating the recommended five portions or ...

Police said Tuesday they arrested a 51-year-old man in Paphos on suspicion of sending threatening emails to another man. The suspect, a resident of a village near Polis, was arrested ...

In today’s episode, Covid-19 continues to plague the island as 5,024 tested positive to the virus on Monday and two men aged 84 and 62 died. Hospitalisations have risen to 201, 75 of whom ...

When women sit down in a circle, something changes. It becomes a safe space for connection, understanding, togetherness and sharing. It becomes a moment to bask in feminine energy, share ...

A US jury on Monday found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of defrauding investors in the blood testing startup, convicting her on four of 11 counts. Holmes was convicted of investor ...

Police said they reported 18 individuals and seven businesses in the past 24 hours after they were found to be in violation of measures in place to stop the spread of Covid. ...

Australian COVID-19 cases soared to a pandemic record on Tuesday as the Omicron variant ripped through most of the country, driving up hospitalisation rates as the once-formidable testing regime buckled ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will be meeting government advisors on Tuesday to be briefed on the current epidemiological situation and discuss tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as ...

Starting Tuesday, everyone over 12 travelling to Cyprus must have a negative PCR Covid test conducted not more than 48 hours before their departure. The decision applies to all arriving passengers irrespective ...

The Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness Council on Monday submitted a range of proposals for pursuing the growth and development of the tertiary education sector which would have many benefits for ...

Footfall across all British retail destinations in the days after Christmas was 24.5 per cent lower than the same week in 2019 as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spread, Springboard analysts ...

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday became the first US company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization, thanks to investor confidence that the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products ...

Cyprus’ retail turnover recorded a significant increase on an annual basis in October, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Monday. The Retail Trade Turnover Value ...

The legislature dives back into business this week and the next, with a packed agenda featuring a number of important bills and issues, starting with the presidential veto of a ...