#Cyprus

MPs have taken the initiative and will be drafting legislation governing bank fees charged to account holders after the government said there was not much it could do about it. ...

The Green party has condemned the demolishing of ten traditional Turkish Cypriot houses in the Paphos village of Androlykou, stating that cultural heritage and history is being lost. The Greens ...

A total of 79 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The government will channel 15 per cent of its revenue from the operation of the casino resort in Limassol to the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (CLDC) to finance housing schemes – including ...

The island’s second largest dam, Asprokremos, overflowed for the eighth time since it was built in 1982 on Tuesday, Kitas weather reported. The overflow, which started at 2.20pm, would be “...

The Cyprus met office has issued a yellow alert for Tuesday night and Wednesday, warning of heavy thunderstorms and rain. The warning is in force from 10pm on Tuesday evening ...

Farmers working near the village of Denia in the buffer zone were on Tuesday threatened by five soldiers from the north, some of whom were armed, according to community leader ...

Two human traffickers from Turkey received prison sentences of 42 months and 56 months after they pleaded guilty to smuggling people for money, the legal service announced on Monday. Later on Monday ...

Primary school and kindergarten teachers held a one-hour work stoppage on Monday morning, with union Poed giving authorities 15 days to work out satisfactory solutions to problems faced due to ongoing ...

Drivers can expect continued price rises at the pump, the Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) said on Monday saying that inflation has surge. The group said that petrol 95 has notched a 0.308 ...

A 40-year-old man was found dead after a fire early on Monday morning, the fire service said. Spokesman Andreas Kettis told Cybc that at around 5.45 am, two fire trucks responded ...

Re-elected Greens leader Charalambos Theopemptou said on Monday that the party needs another two weeks to decide its course for the upcoming presidential elections. Theopemptou was on Sunday re-elected but ...

Police confirmed on Monday that the US university from which the former volunteerism commissioner claims to have graduated says it has no knowledge of his existence. Former commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki ...

Two escaped detainees alleged to have committed over 40 crimes may have had help from the inside, while the police acknowledged that mistakes were made. The escapees are Alexandros Sarkisides, aged 28, ...

Police fined 16 individuals and seven business for breaking coronavirus restrictions in the 24 hours up to 6am on Monday. A police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency that these were the ...

Paphos castle will be lit up red all week to raise public awareness over congenital heart defects, the department of antiquities said on Monday. The campaign is being led by ...

Four more people are to be taken to Limassol District Court on Monday after a fight broke out at a party in Limassol on Saturday night. Police said the individuals ...

‘It’s madness to keep building when we have more than enough’ By Bejay Browne Peyia residents are up in arms over a number of big building projects earmarked for ...

And says we shouldn’t follow some fellow European countries yet in scrapping other Covid measures The SafePass is still effective in the age of Omicron, while the need for ...

The former foreign minister’s hardline policies on Cyprus issue were a failure. He should not stand for president By Christos Panayiotides In the summer of 1962, I had the great ...

The relaxation of the Covid measures we expected this week did not materialise, the higher number of cases, compared to the previous week, and relatively high positivity rate making the ...

Bejay Browne wrote at length about the discrimination experienced by guide and assistance dog users in the Sunday Mail (January 30). While this is shocking, it is just one example of ...

With long winter nights upon us, indoor hobbies come to the fore. Combined with the recent pandemic lockdowns, jigsaws are having a moment. Alix Norman speaks to those who are ...

The code for the management and protection of wetlands in the island will be ready before the end of 2022, providing for the restoration of degraded areas and promoting research, Agriculture ...