Cyprus

The only viable way to reduce the price of electricity bills in Cyprus is to open up the electricity market to private companies, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Tuesday. ...

Health authorities recorded 9,017 new coronavirus infections between August 5 and 28 with the majority concerning people under the age of 50, according to data from the contact tracing unit. Of the 9,017 cases, the ...

The health ministry has announced 42 rapid testing sites for Wednesday for those eligible for free testing. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, ...

After realising a career in law was not for her one local woman turned to the recipes of her family. ALEXIA SALEEM meets the woman behind a successful blog and ...

The Nicosia district court rejected defence arguments concerning the legality of the quarantine measures and fined a man €1,000 on Tuesday for attending a church service last year. The man had ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has awarded €45,000 in damages to the family of a Greek Cypriot killed during the Turkish invasion, who had alleged that the state had ...

The US Ambassador visited Lara Bay in the Akamas on Tuesday morning where she observed the release of newly hatched baby turtles into the sea. Judith Gale Garber, who previously ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas is to submit a proposal to cabinet this week on administering booster jabs to vulnerable groups of the population, it emerged on Tuesday. Following a meeting ...

A 29-year-old man who found more than €3,000 in cash scattered on the road and handed it over to the police is an example for everyone, police said on Tuesday. In ...

A study has found that vaccinating against Covid-19 produced significantly higher levels of antibodies than natural infection immunity, according to the University of Nicosia. The study included a sample of 591 ...

A 61-year-old man was arrested on Monday in connection with a case of a suspicious suitcase found outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on August 8. The police had to carry ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 45-year-old garbage truck driver after his vehicle was involved in a fatal collision with a motorcyclist during early morning hours in Xylophagou, Larnaca. The victim ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday inspected the site on a busy Nicosia junction where the first four speed cameras are to be installed, as part of a project that ...

A 72-year-old man paid €10,000 for an invoice sent to him by email which turned out to be fraudulent, police said on Tuesday. The man reported to police that on June 16 ...

Cyprus alcohol prices were slightly higher than the European Union average in 2020, according to the latest figures released by EU statistics agency Eurostat. Eurostat said that in 2020, the price of ...

Authorities in Cyprus are on alert as an oil slick is heading towards the island’s northeast coast from Syria, threatening environmental disaster. The slick is expected to reach Apostolos ...

A fire which which broke out at a chapel near the church of Chrysosotiros in Anthoupolis is under control, spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Twitter on Tuesday. He said the ...

A 13-year-old boy was caught driving recklessly and dangerously with another minor in the car in Larnaca district, police said early on Tuesday. As part of prevention of juvenile crime ...

A 20-year-old driver hit and seriously injured a pedestrian late on Monday in Limassol, police said. The accident took place around 9.15 pm when a car driven by the 20-year-old collided ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday will convene a meeting with the negotiating team for the Cyprus problem, ahead of a national council meeting the following day. In the two meetings, ...

Tourism generated a total revenue of €135.8 million for Cyprus during June of 2021, a number achieved in spite of a number of travel restrictions still in place during that period. While ...

FOO, a leading fintech provider in Lebanon, has opened an office in Nicosia. The company plans to expand in Cyprus and around Europe from its base here. by George Eid ...

The leniency exhibited by Turkish Cypriot authorities towards the band members of a famous Turkish singer who arrived for a concert in the north on fake PCR tests has been ...

Over 21 per cent of the population in Cyprus, corresponding to 188,000 people, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2019, according to a Cystat survey. In more detail, 21.3 per cent ...