Cyprus

In today’s news, President Nicos Anastasiades said his meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was creative, and that the differences were recorded. In ...

Two establishments, one in Limassol and one in Paphos, were fined a total of €1,500 for violating coronavirus protocols, after 3,304 nationwide police checks. The Limassol-based business was booked for €1,000 after officers ...

Children between six months and 15 years should get vaccinated against the Type A flu, the Cyprus Paediatric Society said on Tuesday. In a written statement, paediatricians said it is “absolutely ...

An 18-year-old teenager was arrested in Paphos late on Monday in connection with nine separate burglary cases. According to a police announcement, the suspect was arrested as part of the ...

Paphos police on Tuesday were investigating a burglary after a tourist reported that about €6,000 in cash and other items were stolen from his holiday home. The man reported the theft ...

World Tourism Day with its theme this year of tourism for inclusive growth should be a call for the entire industry to renew itself, stakeholders in Cyprus said on Monday. ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber held its annual charity beach volley tournament in Limassol between September 19 and September 26. The tournament included the participation of the chamber’s member companies and was ...

The construction of hotels and the completion of other projects, including the redevelopment of the old oil refineries area in Larnaca will place the district on the country’s tourist ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is leaning towards appointing a new special envoy dealing with the Cyprus issue, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday after lunch with Guterres and Turkish Cypriot ...

One hundred and thirty six new cases of coronavirus were announced on Monday, out of 65, 826 PCR and rapid tests. No deaths were reported. Eighty-one people are in hospital with the ...

This year’s Wine Festival promises a glamorous come back after a year of absence due to the pandemic with “impressive” opening and closing ceremonies, and many activities for everyone, ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Monday waved aside conjecture that has him aspiring for the presidency in 2023, and said this talk comes from quarters who wish to distract from the watchdog’...

The health ministry on Monday announced the booster jabs programme against Covid-19 for the vulnerable groups of the population was continuing at a satisfactory pace. The vaccination with the third ...

Nicosia stated its readiness on Monday to offer any assistance necessary to Greece after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Crete that killed one person, injured others and damaged buildings. Damage was ...

Police on Monday arrested a 38-year-old man in Nicosia in connection with possession of a firearm and participation in a crime. The arrest took place at lunchtime during a police ...

Lawmakers on Monday began reviewing three government bills which would give credit acquiring companies (CACs) enhanced access to debtors’ financial data, affording the financial industry more tools to deal with ...

A 57-year-old woman from Limassol was sentenced on Monday to 4.5 years in prison after being found guilty of stealing more than €100,000 from the bank account of another person. She had ...

People with HIV continue to carry a social stigma, which causes them problems with stress and depression, according to a study on their psychological and social needs that was presented ...

Eleven-month-old Turkish Cypriot infant, Asya Polatli, has been admitted at the Makarios hospital for children on Monday to undergo gene treatment for rare, life-shortening spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). An air ...

The state doctors’ union Pasyki and the board of directors of Pasydy have declared a three-hour work stoppage in public hospitals and health centres on Wednesday, from 8-11am. “Absence, ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) on Monday alerted its members that starting next month the tax department will start checking if businesses have made available to customers the option ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) receives at least 15 calls a day from people complaining about Gesy doctors or service providers, its director said on Monday. On a monthly basis, 500 of ...

Cyprus has slipped on all governance indicators compiled by the World Bank, particularly when it comes to the rule of law metric. The World Bank has just published its 2020 data ...