Cyprus

General shops can stay open daily until 8.00 pm except on December 24 and 31 when they must close at 6.00 pm, the labour ministry clarified on Tuesday. It said that that under the ...

In today’s episode, changes to coronavirus measures are on the table during a council of ministers meeting this morning that could see restrictions tightened, and, as of today, fully ...

The health ministry on Tuesday issued a Q&A on Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, which on Monday was approved by the European Union’s drug regulator for use for ...

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man as part of investigations into a case of drug possession and robbing a kiosk by threat of force. The latter offence was committed in ...

The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) announced on Monday that the investment fund sector enjoyed significant growth during 2021, with the total amount of Assets under Management (AuM) increasing by 48.7 per ...

Cypriot transport and logistics company and authorised service contractor of UPS in Cyprus GAP Vassilopoulos Group announced on Monday that all UPS flights will now be carried out on a ...

Parents and teachers at state schools on Monday called for final year high school students to be excluded from the twice-yearly exams this year, as the students themselves are set ...

The supreme court on Monday categorically rejected the notion that judges in Cyprus are not objective, and cited the findings of European institutions to back up its opinion. The top ...

Cyprus ranks first in Europe among countries that secured funding for the creation of Research Centres of Excellence, while it has recorded one of the largest absorptions of projects from ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will likely refuse to sign off on, and then send back to parliament, a legal amendment passed last week which would see four of his aides lose ...

Three deaths and 835 new Covid-19 cases were announced on Monday by the health ministry. The deaths concern two men aged 68 and 92, and a woman, 83. The 92-year-old man died on Sunday ...

The vaccination centre in Latsia, from Wednesday will temporarily stop operating as a walk-in, the health ministry said on Monday. The reason for this is to decongest the centre to ...

A pop-up vaccination centre will operate at Meneou primary school on Wednesday for eligible residents of neighbouring villages, the health ministry said on Monday as it steps up efforts to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades called on all parties to stop seeking political gains by insisting on a higher number of municipalities as part of local authority reform as that would only ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run on Sunday evening that resulted to the death of a 60-year-old pedestrian, police said on Monday. Androula Papachristoforou was trying ...

Fully vaccinated people will be able to get their self-test kits as of Tuesday from pharmacies, the health ministry announced on Monday. Self-tests are a way for people “to protect ...

The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) recorded a year-over-year increase of 14.0 per cent in November 2021, reaching a level of 112.7, after year-over-year increases of 13.9 per cent in October and 13.4 per ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday visited the School for the Blind in Nicosia where a blind football game was organised between visually impaired pupils and abled-bodied young visitors who ...

Weekly rapid tests also for the vaccinated and a small extension of the school holidays were among the suggestions discussed on Monday by the health ministry and the scientific advisory ...

The European Commission has in the last quarter of 2021 signed 11 new contracts with different Turkish Cypriot civil society organisations for a total of €1.8 million as well as a direct grant ...

Paphos police continued their investigation Monday into the killing of a 74-year-old leukaemia sufferer by her husband, 74, who reportedly admitted seeking to put her out of her misery before trying ...

Christmastime traditionally means watching TV with the kids. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES suggests some fodder the whole family can enjoy The holidays are almost here and for people who have children that ...

Twenty free rapid testing sites will operate on Tuesday for eligible population groups, the health ministry announced on Monday. Eligible for a free rapid test are minors (5-17) who do ...

Police urged motorists to be cautious on Monday after mud and rocks fell onto the road linking Kakopetria, Amiantos, and Troodos, near the Kakopetria flyover, closing one lane. At the ...