Cyprus

A working group set up to promote interagency cooperation to deal more effectively with hate crimes in Cyprus held its first meeting recently to discuss, among other things the definition ...

The General Court of the EU (CJEU) has rejected two appeals filed by Cyprus against the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) regarding the registration of the trade mark Grilloumi ...

The new special representative of the UN secretary-general, Colin Stewart is to hold separate meetings on Friday with the two community leaders. Both sides confirmed on Wednesday that President Nicos ...

The measures taken by the government to fight the pandemic ought to be approved by parliament, Diko MP Zaharias Koulias said on Wednesday, after tabling the issue for discussion before ...

The health ministry is awaiting details of a reported incident suggesting that around 100 students at a single school were self-isolating, while a government expert says there is a high rate ...

After five years, MPs on Wednesday concluded discussion of a bill on the protection of whistleblowers, which is now headed for the plenum to be put to the vote. The ...

Public hospitals are ready to tackle a possible rise in hospitalisations of patients with Covid-19, state health services organisation Okypy said on Wednesday. Citing a gradual rise in the number ...

The fire service responded to more than 15 calls on Wednesday for flooding of buildings in most cases, due to the storms that affected the island. Torrential rain and snow in ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos who is in Brussels for a meeting with his EU counterparts, has presented Cyprus’ Declaration on Air Connectivity to high-ranking officials from the International Air Transport ...

A hunter was injured in the leg on Wednesday when he fell accidentally discharged his weapon, authorities said. According to Paphos police the 66-year-old while hunting in the Tsada area ...

Epidemiologist Dr Michalis Voniatis said that it is only a matter of time until Omicron arrives in Cyprus at which point daily infections could surge past 1,000, he said. He added, ...

Following an inspection of 18 fishing vessels within Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), 16 infringements were recorded, it was announced on Wednesday. Infringements might include such issues as the use of prohibited ...

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

President Nicos Anastasiades departs for Madrid on Wednesday for meetings with the country’s monarch and the prime minister. On Thursday, Anastasiades will meet in the morning with Prime Minister ...

Two individuals have been remanded in custody for four days after a short police chase saw them stopped in the early hours of the morning on December 5 in the Curium ...

In a cult sensation and local drag queen THEO PANAYIDES finds someone trying to be as positive as possible, using exuberance as a secret weapon Big hair, big lips – ‘bee-stung ...

Cyta announced it will be selling smartphone accessories at very low prices with all proceeds going to the training of Joey, a two-year-old rescue dog, to assist a young woman ...

In today’s episode, Nicosia’s mayor proudly unveiled the revamped Makarios Avenue just in time for Christmas. There’s the latest on Covid-19: all over 18s are now eligible ...

Police booked two businesses and ten individuals for violating coronavirus measures after 2,211 checks in the last 24 hours. The checks were carried out from 6am on Tuesday to 6am on Wednesday ...

A 42-year-old man was arrested in Paphos on suspicion of illegal possession of burglary tools, police said on Wednesday. The arrest occurred after officers stopped the suspect’s car for ...

In a letter to Minister of Labour and Social Security of Cyprus Zeta Emilianidou, the Cyprus Chamber Of Commerce and Industry has voiced its disapproval for a remote working mandate. “...

European Stability Mechanism (ESM) chief Klaus Regling said on Monday following a Eurogroup meeting that none of the five member states in the Post-Programme Monitoring (PPM) framework is in immediate ...

As the economic crisis deepens in the north due to the freefall of the Turkish lira calls have increased over the need to introduce a more stable currency while shop ...

Any decisions on mandatory vaccinations are up to each member state, EU Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides said on Tuesday after a meeting in Brussels where the bloc’s health ...