Cyprus

The health ministry announced there had been no new deaths from Covid-19 but said 165 people tested positive from 14,008 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.18 per cent. The death ...

The Larnaca building is covered inside and out with eye-catching artwork Cyprus’ first graffiti hotel has become a reference point in Larnaca, an Instagrammable hub and a permanent exhibition showcasing ...

The met office issued a new yellow alert valid from 9pm on Sunday to 4pm on Monday. Forecasters said temperatures would not fall below 26C inland and 27C on the ...

Defence ministry wants to offload old ones and buy new fleet The defence ministry has neither confirmed nor denied reports that Cyprus will replace its ageing fleet of Russian-made Mi-35...

An elderly man in Paphos was fined 11,126 euros on Sunday for hunting during the closed season, and for poaching. According to police, the man was seen leaving his house in ...

Two special constables in Paphos have been arrested, one for allegedly making threats against the city’s police chief on social media. According to police, the first suspect aged 41 is ...

A cruise ship, the Portuguese-flagged ‘World Navigator’, anchored on Sunday off Paphos for a short stopover. According to the port police, it arrived from Heraklion, Crete and carries 115 crew and 78 ...

The forestry department said on Sunday that a “red alert” for fires continued to be in effect as thousands of people left the city to picnic in rural areas. The ...

Most Cypriots are choosing to ‘staycation’ this summer, with the district of Paphos a preferred location, according to industry professionals. “We don’t have specific figures as such, but the ...

Limassol district court on Sunday issued a five-day remand for a 36-year-old who was arrested on Saturday in connection with Thursday’s incidents after a football match between Apollon and ...

Police said on Sunday that in the preceding 24hours they had carried out 6,105 checks islandwide looking for Covid violators. Most of the violations concerned not wearing a mask or being ...

By Kiriaki Demetriou Forty-seven years ago on Sunday time stood still in Varosha, the now-fenced-off area of Famagusta, following the second phase of the Turkish invasion, forcing people to abandon ...

Over 23 kilos of cannabis was found on Saturday in the luggage of a man aged 25 who flew into Paphos airport from Greece, police said. A search of the luggage uncovered 40 ...

A man aged 65 was arrested on Saturday night after Nicosia police found 699 boxes of cigarettes in his car during a police check. They also said they found five packs of ...

Main opposition Akel is marking its 95th anniversary on Sunday with the promise to do what it takes for a better future for Cyprus. In a statement, Akel said its 95...

‘Nobody’s running the country’ said Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh complained on Saturday decrying the chaos and violence that are spreading right across the nation. At the ...

Exodus of EU workers leave hotels, retail and restaurants struggling Acute labour shortages that ended when Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 have reappeared because of the pandemic and the uncertainty ...

One death from coronavirus and 401 new positives cases were announced on Saturday, out of 54,496 PCR and rapid tests. The positivity rate is 0.74 per cent. The death was of a woman, ...

Financial literacy classes should be compulsory for all secondary school pupils to give future adults the necessary life skills, an academic advising the government on the issue told the Cyprus ...

A red alert for fires was issued by the forest department during the August 15 holiday weekend, urging extreme caution from the public in their outdoor activities. The department highlighted that ...

A tavern in Paphos was closed on Friday night after it was found operating without the relevant licences. Officers who carried out the check discovered that the business was operating ...

A 53-year-old Larnaca-based doctor was remanded for another five days on Saturday on suspicion of issuing fake Covid vaccination certificates to his patients. Larnaca district court remanded the doctor for ...

Saturday marks 16 years since Cyprus’ Helios Airways Boeing 737 crashed on a hillside near Athens on August 14, 2005, killing all 115 passengers and six crew on board, making it the worst air tragedy ...

Larnaka: the Anthology provides a view of a multi-cultural town on the rise Let’s generalise a little, shall we? If you were a first-time visitor to Cyprus, you’d ...