Cyprus

There were no deaths from Covid in the past 24 hours, as 142 new infections were detected after 46,145 tests, a positivity rate of 0.31 per cent, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Sixty-three ...

The English School’s pupils will be the ones paying the price if the quarrelling staff union (ESSA) and board cannot reach a conclusion, the House education committee said on ...

People who want to receive their first dose of a Covid vaccine or a booster shot can now also arrange an appointment through the vaccination portal, the health ministry said ...

The Turkish Cypriot side on Wednesday began a new phase in the opening up of the fenced-off town of Varosha , clearing part of the area they have demilitarised for resettlement ...

The House education committee on Wednesday questioned whether vaccinated and unvaccinated university students have equal access to education as the University of Cyprus and Tepak reported rising vaccination rates. In ...

Police have arrested a 27-year-old Pakistani man in connection with a suspected plot to assassinate Israeli nationals living in Cyprus. The suspect, who worked as a delivery man in Paphos, ...

Some staff at the social welfare office in Lakatamia in Nicosia on Wednesday walked out after an incident involving a group of people who began shouting after growing impatient of ...

A total of 22 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The coalition ‘government’ in the north has offered its resignation to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar after it lost its majority in ‘parliament’, its ‘prime minister’ said on Wednesday as ...

A monument to the humble potato erected in Xylofagou went viral on Wednesday after photographs from puzzled passers-by circulated Cypriot social media. Thought by many to be a gag or ...

The sale of a large Finnish island to a Russian oligarch has raised concerns on the now disbanded Cypriot citizenship-by-investment scheme. A report published on Wednesday by Euractiv, a pan-European ...

Staff from the Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre and members of the cyprus Game and Fauna Service, this week released four protected bird species back into the wild after they ...

The government said Wednesday it intends to temporarily support farmers stricken by the massive spike in the price of animal feed, which along with other factors is expected to lead ...

In the 86-year-old man who built the tourist town’s first hotel after being entranced by the spot as a child, THEO PANAYIDES meets a man with a vision that ...

Failure to act on climate change will impact public health, ecosystems, agriculture, tourism and water resources in an unprecedented way, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday, warning that the supply ...

Police arrested four people after a Nicosia resident reported their wallet, which contained €200, was stolen while at a hospitality venue. As part of the investigations into the case, police arrested ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades said he is determined to solve all problems in the island’s public hospitals. Elsewhere, Covid-19 booster shots are now available to the ...

Nicosia traffic police booked two drivers for speeding in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The first man was caught driving at 105kph instead of abiding to the maximum speed ...

Three women, aged 44, 22 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of car arson in the village of Stavrokonou, police said on Wednesday. Investigations started late on Friday when a fire was set ...

Paphos police on Wednesday said they arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with a burglary of an electronic store in Polis Chrysochous. According to police, the burglary took place last ...

One business and 14 individuals were booked for failing to abide by coronavirus measures, with the main violation being failure to wear a facemask, police said on Wednesday. According to a ...

Over the past few years, there have been concerted efforts to grow Cyprus’ technology sector, with Deputy Minister Kyriacos Kokkinos recently announcing that additional incentives will soon come into force. ...

Cypriot consumers will be paying the domestic rate of VAT when purchasing goods online following the implementation of six pieces of legislation by the House Finance Committee. This means that ...

By Martin Clark Cyprus has quite a bit of forest, 19 per cent as a percentage of land cover. In these days of climate change and drier and hotter conditions, the ...