#Cyprus

Seven children are being treated in the paediatric department of Famagusta general hospital that reopened this week two years after its operation was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, Health ...

In today’s episode, business leaders have called on President Nicos Anastasiades to urgently boost the island’s self-sufficiency in terms of the food supply, warning that based on current ...

Last year saw an increase in the number of domestic violence incidents reported to the authorities compared to 2020, president of the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in ...

Five fire trucks were on Tuesday night at the scene of a blaze which appears to be centred on the fifth floor of an apartment building on Makarios Avenue in ...

The “all-seeing” 24-hour monitoring system along the Green Line is to be operational by the end of September and will limit illegal smuggling, Defence Minister Charlambos Petrides said on Tuesday. ...

President Nicos Anastasiades hailed his Croatian counterpart’s “historic” visit to Cyprus – the first ever by a Croatian prime minister – on Tuesday night as the two nations also close in ...

Idahot+, the main annual European event where governments and key stakeholders meet to assess the progress of LGBTI+ rights and set new goals will take place this week in Limassol. ...

The Green Party on Tuesday said its worst fears about the anti-corruption authority had come true, piggybacking on media reports that one of the authority’s members has a questionable ...

The situation at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers is extremely volatile, both for those staying at the facility and for the neighbouring communities, MPs heard on Tuesday. The ...

Over 2,000 tickets have already been booked for the Cyprus-Greece ferry link while August is set to the busiest month, according to travel agent Akis Kelepeshis. “By Monday evening, there have ...

Presenter and journalist Dinos Phinicarides returned to state broadcaster CyBC’s prominent afternoon news show Apo Mera Se Mera on Tuesday after having received assurances from top executives that there ...

The trial into the premeditated murder of 60-year-old Leontios Poyiadjis will start before Paphos criminal court on Wednesday as one of the suspects was unable to attend the trial on ...

Three out of five people in Cyprus said Cypriots are “ready to accept” a female president while more than half believe eligible voters abstain from the elections due to lack ...

The health ministry announced on Tuesday the rollout of the fourth anti-coronavirus jab for people with diabetes and severe obesity regardless their age. The administration will start on Wednesday upon ...

The health ministry will operate 26 rapid testing sites offering free tests for eligible groups on Wednesday. Those entitled to a free test include minors, the vaccinated and those who have ...

The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United States reaffirmed their shared commitment to promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean during a 3+1 teleconference on Monday. ...

Kittens at a Dali secondary school were reportedly tortured and killed, after they were first spray painted and later hung, with the unknown perpetrators smearing blood on the walls, it ...

Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou on Monday rebutted claims that their candidate for president Andreas Mavroyiannis was a lackey of the Anastasiades government, stressing Mavroyiannis’ work under various presidents as ...

The bank employees union Etyk on Monday called on bank workers to strike over a proposal by Hellenic Bank to make half of its staff redundant as a former finance ...

British high commissioner Stephen Lillie celebrated the “huge milestone” in Cyprus-UK ties on Monday outlining the new deal for development in the British bases. The British bases, comprising 254 square kilometers – ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday called on the public to become members of the large family of blood donors to support the work of the Cyprus Red Cross. “Blood ...

Nicosia is a hub of art and culture, according to an EU commissioner who visited Nicosia who was taken on a tour of the capital’s museums and tech programmes. ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios on Friday called on tour operators and hoteliers to turn the increased interest from abroad in visiting Cyprus into bookings. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

President Nicos Anastasiades met Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis in Athens on Friday where they spoke of the complete harmony and unity of the two nations in seeking peace and ...