Cyprus

Despite further relaxations in force from Tuesday, Cyprus’ mask mandate remains in place amid growing impatience from the public, particularly regarding its use outdoors, and ambiguity from officials. Last week, ...

Last week the Cyprus Mail quizzed the major political parties on a variety of environmental issues including illegal bird-trapping, ahead of last Sunday’s parliamentary elections. BirdLife Cyprus explains why ...

Nicosia Municipality has signed a €1.8m agreement with the Electricity Authority to replace 7,300 street lights with smart LED technology, expected to reduce energy consumption by more than 65 per cent. Signed ...

Nationalist party Elam got the ball rolling on Tuesday for the wheeling-and-dealing over the election of the new House President, as a number of names were being floated for the ...

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed bilateral ties during a 25-minute phone call on Tuesday. According to CNA, security cooperation and the Cyprus problem ...

The health ministry announced 58 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 0.13 per cent, while no new Covid-19 deaths were reported. There are currently 66 Covid-19 patients in hospital, 27 ...

Cyprus is expecting to be told soon of when the UNSG’s special representative Jane Holl Lute will return to the island. Lute visited Greece last week and was in ...

The British forces are trialling new weapons and technology in Cyprus which include unmanned aerial systems, robotic platforms and communications equipment. The 2nd Battalion, the Yorkshire regiment, described as the ...

Details on what checks and tests will be carried out for people crossing checkpoints around the island have been agreed and now it is a matter of political decisions, Health ...

Cyprus’ battered tourism industry is anxiously awaiting a positive announcement on the British government’s updated country travel list, as some hotels have yet to even reopen. Hoteliers are worried ...

A lazy day at the beach for sun-seekers in Ayia Napa just got easier: sunbeds and umbrellas can be paid for by credit card, the mayor said on Tuesday. The ...

An Istanbul prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it launched an investigation into the murder of a Turkish Cypriot journalist 25 years ago, after a mob leader said last month the ...

Hookahs, which had been prohibited under health protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus, are now allowed outdoors but only for individual use under new rules published on Tuesday to ...

The health ministry announced a total of 70 rapid Covid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides called on parties on Tuesday to leave the elections behind and concentrate on pushing through reforms needed by the country. Petrides said what the government sought, ...

Police said Tuesday a bomb had been found under a car in Xylophagou, which apparently failed to explode. The device was found by the 55-year-old owner of the vehicle at ...

Humour, financial advice, women in key roles and history are all addressed in a growing number of podcasts created in Cyprus. ELENI PHILIPPOU takes a listen to what is out ...

A cooperation protocol between state veterinary services and police constitutes another important step in effectively dealing with animal abuse, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Tuesday after she and Agriculture ...

Cyprus had the best quality bathing waters in the EU in 2020 after 112 coastal sites passed with flying colours, the European Environment Agency said on Tuesday. According to a report, all 112 ...

Authorities have drafted guidelines for police officers seeking arrest and search warrants in court in a bid to avoid them being thrown out in court because of gaps and technicalities, ...

The Antiquities Department has started digitisation of ancient movable antiquities stored in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia and on display in other state museums, it said on Tuesday. The project, ...

The condition of the two Electricity Authority (EAC) employees who were seriously injured on May 20 by a blast and fire at a sub-station of the utility in Latsia remains serious, ...

Lidl Cyprus discount supermarkets have donated €45,000 to the Cyprus Red Cross this year in support of families in need and children with disabilities. The German company collected €40,000 by donating €0.30 for ...

A group of pupils from Cyprus won fifth place in this year’s European Statistics Competition (ESC), it was announced on Tuesday. English School pupils Ara Mahdessian, Danae Eliade and ...