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The Paphos district court has found in favour of the Church in a lawsuit in which it accused the municipality and other authorities substantially reducing the value of the public ...

It has been a grim January, with 61 coronavirus-related deaths so far, 24 of them in one week alone, according to figures published by the health ministry on Friday. This follows on ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Friday said she did not withdraw a bill for the creation of a court for the speedy process of disputes between borrowers and banks, but ...

Nearly 1.3 million coronavirus tests, both PCR and rapid antigen tests, have been carried out in Cyprus since the start of the pandemic in March, the health ministry said on Friday. ...

US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken said if his appointment is confirmed by the US Senate, he will work to continue deepening ties between the United States, Greece and ...

Prefabricated buildings which have been placed at a designated bathing beach in Kissonerga by a nearby hotel have prompted a raft of complaints from environmentalists. “As Greens we don’t ...

It was no surprise that last weekend’s revelations by the Greek Olympic medalist Sophia Bekatorou, who said she was raped by a high-ranking official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation ...

With 29 votes for and 26 against, the House on Thursday passed the revised state budget for 2021, unlocking hundreds in millions earmarked for coronavirus relief to businesses and households. The ballot went ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 on Thursday and 164 new cases from 11,170 PCR and rapid tests. The positivity rate stood at 1.47 per cent. Total positives since March number 29,636. ...

Cyprus was hit by an earthquake of a magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale Thursday afternoon, according to the geological surveys department. The tremor hit at 4.27pm local time. The epicentre ...

Former finance minister Michalis Sarris Thursday said using the citizenship by investment programme to focus on growth in the construction sector, which had a substantial contribution to the 2008 crisis, had ...

If the downward trend in daily cases continues, it will be possible to gradually start easing the measures against the spread of coronavirus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. ...

The House on Thursday will vote on the revised state budget for this year that is expected to be approved after Edek and the Solidarity Movement said they would back ...

U.S. President Joe Biden signed half a dozen executive orders on Wednesday to reverse several hardline immigration policies put in place by former President Donald Trump, although migration experts ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday inspected the site where the massive flag of the breakaway regime in the north on the Pentadaktylos mountain which is currently being spruced ...

After a month of political wheeler-dealing, there is a strong possibility the 2021 budget will finally secure the number of votes needed for its approval today. We say strong possibility, because ...

Edek on Wednesday said it would approve the state budget for this year announcing that its goal for more generous social benefits has been achieved. The decision will provide the ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Patricia Zengerle and Jarrett Renshaw – Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, vowing to end the ‘uncivil war’ in a ...

Sport shooter and member of Cyprus’ women’s national shooting team, Andri Eleftheriou, filed a complaint with the police on Wednesday saying she was sexually abused twice by the same ...

One-hundred-and-seventy-eight new positive cases of coronavirus were announced on Wednesday. There were no deaths. The positive cases were reported out of 9,884 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.80 per ...

Putting migrant reception centres in lockdown is a violation of migrant children’s basic human rights and liberties, the children’s rights commissioner said on Wednesday. Despo Michaelidou said she ...

The protracted saga of whether or not to publish the so-called Giorghadji list of non-performing loans of politically exposed persons (PEP) could come to an end during the House plenum ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has been tasked by the cabinet to draft a plan aimed at borrowers who were rejected by a state-backed mortgage relief scheme after their loans had ...

Roadworks are still going on in central Larnaca as part of efforts to cater to the needs of the disabled, the municipality said on Wednesday. The project involves the redevelopment ...