Cyprus

People on remand and defendants receiving custodial sentences will be temporarily held at police stations after several coronavirus infections were detected in the central prisons, police there confirmed on Tuesday. ...

The government has finished examining all pending applications filed under the – now defunct – citizenship-by-investment programme, and has duly briefed the European Union, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday. The ...

No deaths from coronavirus were recorded on Tuesday, while 117 new cases were found. The total death toll remains at 548. Meanwhile, 94 patients are in hospital being treated for Covid, of which 39 ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will take a revenue hit of around €24 million following a decision to offer a 10 per discount on utility bills over the next four months, ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday waved off demands made a day earlier for a Syrian asylum seeker to be reunited with her family, saying it might open the floodgates ...

Small shops bemoaning the limited money to be made from cigarettes indicates there is a fixed price, but a spokesman for the industry said on Tuesday this is not true. “...

By Kiriaki Demetriou The private sector is set to lead the roll out of green hydrogen by investing in its production so that it can be used in the sectors ...

As part of the World Clean-up day on September 18, six volunteers from Freedom Divers Cyprus in Anarita Paphos spent two hours on Sunday trying to contribute by organising a beach ...

Pupils aged 12 to 17 due to receive either dose of an anti-Covid vaccine will be entitled to take the day off school on the day of their vaccination, cabinet decided on ...

A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

As of September 1, 2022 the Nicosia Water Board will go paperless, sending utility bills electronically to consumers – although it will continue to accept in-person payments at its offices. In a statement, ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has said one of its members was threatened with a shotgun and attacked by a group of bird trappers in the district of Famagusta ...

Some candidates did not declare their advertising expenses in the run up to the 2019 European Parliament elections, while one received close to €29,000 worth of services for free, the Audit Office’...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced the operation of mobile rapid testing units at primary schools for voluntary coronavirus testing of children. The units will operate on a weekly basis ...

Hundreds of users of popular food delivery application Foody received emails on Tuesday morning informing them of orders made on the platform that they had not placed themselves. The emails ...

Police on Tuesday were investigating an early morning bomb blast that damaged a car parked at a home in Nicosia. The 4.30am blast in Lakatamia caused extensive damage to the ...

The official results of the 6th annual Resort and Retreat Awards 2021 hosted by LUX Life magazine are in, with Aphrodite Hills Resort Ltd awarded Best Luxury Holiday Accommodation – Paphos District ...

Authorities on Tuesday were investigating a fire that caused extensive damage to a cafeteria in the Nicosia district a few minutes after midnight. Two fire engines as well as police, ...

Vulnerable groups were urged to avoid going outside on Tuesday because of high concentrations of dust in the air. Citing measurements from ground stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network, ...

People above 86 will be given a third dose of a Covid vaccine at walk-in centres starting Wednesday, pending the operation of the vaccination portal, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. ...

Two years after the last Aida World Championship in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, the International Association for the Development of Apnea (Aida) is ready to welcome top freedivers to the 27th World ...

Paphos town hall will be lit purple for three hours on Tuesday night to mark World Alzheimer’s Day. The initiative aims to support and promote the work of the ...

More than 1,600 suspected counterfeit items of clothing, bags, wallets, and hats were confiscated in Paphos on Monday following a coordinated operation by the police and customs. The operation was carried ...

Police said on Tuesday they fined five businesses and 28 individuals for violating coronavirus protocols after 3,092 nationwide checks. Most checks, which were carried out between 6am on Monday and 6am on ...