Cyprus

For the past 18 months we have been governed by a British Quarantine Law nearly one hundred years old. A change was long overdue, but how different will it be? The ...

A 34-year-old woman was arrested in Nicosia for driving at twice the speed in a residential area, police said on Sunday. According to a press bulletin, the woman was driving ...

Hunting too close to homes is infuriating residents Residents in rural areas islandwide have been complaining over what they believe to be illegal hunting near their homes since the hunting ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection to an arson attack and break-in at a chapel in Limassol which took place in July, police said on Sunday. Officers secured a ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will be meeting with the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, on Monday, in a bid to find common ground for the resumption of the ...

Police booked 18 citizens and six premises for violating coronavirus measures in the past 24 hours, police said on Sunday. A total of 3,165 checks were carried out across Cyprus, of which 963 were ...

A woman’s plea after suffering smoke inhalation after saving 17 dogs from one of this week’s many fires The recent fires that have ravaged large swathes of the countryside ...

One person died from coronavirus while 99 new cases were recorded on Saturday, the ministry of health said. The death refers to an 88-year-old woman who died on Friday in Limassol ...

The matter of Archbishop of America Elpidoforos’ participation in an event in New York where Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was presented as ‘president of the TRNC’ is considered closed, ...

The European Union does not have the luxury to wait for migration flows to reach its external borders and should focus on tackling the humanitarian crisis at its source, the ...

The 2022 budget will mark the move to recovery, which will cover the ground lost in 2020, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Saturday as the government plans to end pandemic support ...

The ministry of health announced 47 testing sites will operate on Sunday for people in eligible groups still allowed to have a free test. They also need to have ID with ...

Justice Minister Stefi Drakou on Saturday gave assurances that the police presence in the old town of Nicosia would be stepped up to make residents feel secure. Speaking from Phaneromeni ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said he had nothing personal against Paralimni Mayor Theodoros Pirillis who went on a tirade on Saturday over a damning audit report about the municipality after issuing ...

Main opposition Akel said Saturday the president was correct to highlight Turkey’s aggression during his speech before the UN General Assembly, but he should have also sought to break ...

Cyprus and South Sudan have signed a Joint Communique establishing diplomatic relations. The communique was signed by Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and South Sudan’s deputy Foreign Minister Deng Dau ...

Police reported 496 drivers for various traffic violations during a crackdown across the Republic between 7pm Friday and 6am Saturday. According to a statement, the bookings included 228 for speeding, 25 for using ...

ERA Department Stores and Woolworth (Cyprus) Properties have appealed Paphos district court’s decision concerning the companies’ unauthorised possession, use and operation of a building without the necessary permits issued ...

Fitch ratings agency has affirmed Cyprus’ long-term credit rating at BBB- with a stable outlook, reflecting the island’s institutional strength and a record of robust economic growth and sound ...

Police said Saturday they have arrested two youths who had been caught speeding in two separate cases in Nicosia and Larnaca. One of them was arrested at 2.10am after he ...

Police said Saturday they have reported 30 individuals and four businesses in the past 24 hours for various violations of Covid measures. Officers carried out 2,831 checks across the Republic, with most bookings ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and ExxonMobil discussed the company’s drilling plans in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) block 10, during a meeting in New York, a presidency statement said Saturday. The ...

The European Commission has approved a €2.7 million scheme by Cyprus to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the agricultural and livestock production, affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The ...

Migrants’ support NGO Kisa on Friday called for an independent criminal investigation into the treatment of refugees sent back to Lebanon – including the husband and two children of a pregnant ...