Staff Reporter

The health ministry announced a total of 70 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

A 27-year-old man who was found guilty of sexually abusing minors was sentenced to four years in jail on Thursday. Larnaca district court found the man guilty of the sexual ...

The US has donated two digital portable x-ray machines worth €164,00 to the Republic of Cyprus to be used for Covid-19 patients at Nicosia and Larnaca General Hospitals. One was handed ...

The Sovereign Base Area Police has confirmed a huge capability upgrade after taking delivery of six new armoured vehicles, with a further one set to arrive before the end of ...

Farmers associations and the agriculture ministry have paid tribute to 15th century rebel farmers and their leader Re Alexis at a simple ceremony in Nicosia as Cyprus marked its first ...

Cyprus, which likes to promote itself as the island of love, had the highest number of marriages relative to population in the EU in 2019, but also ranked very high on ...

Though encouraged by a significant drop in illegal bird trapping, BirdLife Cyprus has said is concerned about a spike in incidents of illegal shooting of protected species at different blackspots, ...

Cyprus has climbed to fourth place among EU states in terms of the number of vaccine doses per 100 people in the total population, the health ministry said on Wednesday as ...

The House of Representatives will reconvene on May 20, only 10 days before the parliamentary elections, to decide whether to accept or reject the reasons for which President Nicos Anastasiades has sent ...

The restaurant and café sector on Wednesday asked Disy’s leadership to convey their demand for less stringent rapid test requirements to the government. The issue was raised by Fanos ...

Immunity acquired from vaccinations or after an infection is not permanent and the scientific community believes there should be at least one booster coronavirus jab, a member of the team ...

The social insurance office on Athalassa Avenue will operate with reduced staff from Wednesday May 12 to Friday May 14 because of positive cases of coronavirus. To ensure service continues as normal, ...

Two aircraft bound for Tel Aviv landed at Larnaca Airport late on Tuesday night after Ben Gurion Airport temporarily stopped air traffic because of a barrage of rockets from Gaza, ...

Police have arrested a 39-year-old man as they investigate a case of rape, causing malicious damage to property and conspiracy to commit a crime. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday ...

In the lead up to the parliamentary elections on May 30, the Cyprus Mail’s weekly environment section has asked the main political parties for their policies on a wide range ...

Members of the fire services emergency response unit (Emak) early on Tuesday rescued a 23-year-old man who was became trapped in the Avakas Gorge. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis posted ...

A 35-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of obtaining money under false pretenses on the basis of arrest warrants issued five years ago. She is a suspect in five ...

Omonia were presented with the championship trophy on Monday night at the GSP stadium in Nicosia as the Greens ended the season with a 1-1 draw against Apollon. The match ...

The health ministry on Monday announced one death from Covid-19 and 276 new infections after 83,418 tests, a positivity rate of 0.33 per cent. The ministry said 207 people were being treated for the ...

Escorted by a Cyprus offshore patrol vessel, France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier sailed into Limassol harbour on Monday. According to a statement by the defence ministry, the arrival ...

Three people have been arrested for taking wood to the church yard in Panayia, Paphos on Holy Saturday evening and causing a disturbance, police said on Monday. According to the ...

Police charged 121 people over the 24 hours up to Monday morning for breaking coronavirus decrees. The charges came from a total of 8,016 checks around the island. In Nicosia a total of 1,183 ...

A dead turtle was found on the beach in the Dasaki area of Oroklini on Sunday afternoon. It had washed up on the rocks near the shore and was brought ...

A total of 27 cases of sexual abuse have been investigated by the specialised police team, 15 of which have been sent to court for trial, police spokeswoman Eleni Constantinou said on ...