Cyprus

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

Discussion on local government reform bills continued Thursday with stakeholders urged to be sensible about their demands and focus on the big picture, which is the need for reforms. The ...

People of all ages who wish to be vaccinated against Covid or receive their booster shot, will be able to do so on Sunday at a large walk-in centre operating ...

British bases police and their Cypriot counterparts (CyPol) have just completed an annual week-long joint exercise. The annual drill saw the SBA police’s negotiator team involved for a third ...

The health ministry announced that people over 70 would be eligible for a Covid vaccine booster shot starting Friday. A ministry statement said that people over 70 who have received their second ...

The 2022 state budget will feature a significant fiscal correction, after two years of high deficits, said finance minister Constantinos Petrides, while handing it to the President of the House of ...

The mayor of Ypsonas, in Limassol, suggested Thursday that a morning fire at an industrial area had been set deliberately. Pandelis Georgiou said 20 incidents had been recorded in Ayios Sylas ...

Ayia Napa is usually associated with rowdy tourists, clubs, alcohol and partying. However, there is more to the town than that. In addition to arguably some of the beaches on ...

The cabinet is expected to approve an ease of Covid restrictions on Friday, including allowing unvaccinated people into sporting events, cinemas, and theatres but no changes in protective mask mandates, ...

The health services organisation (Okypy)’s proposal to allocate 20 per cent of revenues stemming from potential state hospital’s afternoon operations to state doctors is now being evaluated by doctors’ ...

Lawyers in Cyprus expressed bewilderment on Thursday over a Norwegian court’s acquittal of a man who had abducted his four-year-old daughter in 2017 outside her kindergarten in Nicosia on the ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides has appointed three independent investigators to reopen the case of the death of a 26-year-old soldier in 2005, which appears to have been the result of foul play. ...

Nicosia and Warsaw on Thursday signed a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for cooperation in various fields, during the first day of an official visit here of Polish President ...

Police on Thursday confirmed they are investigating a mother and her partner accused of sexually abusing and exploiting three of her daughters, but said it is too early to confirm ...

In today’s episode, passports take centre stage, as the Cambodian government has rejected reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen has Cypriot nationality and passports from the island ranked 15th ...

Far-right party Elam has expelled controversial MP Andreas Themistocleous from the party and has asked him to respect the people’s vote and give up his seat in parliament. In ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting a pensioner at her house and stealing jewellery from her four months ago. Police arrested the man, a permanent ...

Police on Thursday said they issued 29 fines after carrying out 3,773 checks for breaches of coronavirus measures. Most checks were carried out by officers in the capital who booked five people ...

A series of exploratory drilling at Kokkinoyia, a mining area near Mitsero in the Nicosia district, has led to the confirmation of gold deposits in all drill holes, identifying the ...

The Cyprus edition of 0100 Conferences will make its presence felt at the upcoming Reflect Festival in Limassol later this month. 0100 Conferences Cyprus will allow people to network with senior fund ...

The parents of eleven-month-old Turkish Cypriot infant, Asya Polatli, are finally hopeful now that their child is receiving treatment but are also eagerly awaiting the arrival of key medication. “This ...

A mother and her partner have been accused of sexually abusing and exploiting three of her daughters and are facing 17 charges, local media reported on Wednesday. Among the charges, the ...

One death from coronavirus and 100 new cases of the virus were announced on Wednesday out of 46, 925 PCR and rapid tests. The death was of a man, aged 51, who died in ...

The House education committee is seeking an urgent meeting with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou to address growing concerns over the exams scheduled every four months due to be introduced for ...