Cyprus

Paphos Municipality on Thursday signed a €916,300 contract for a ‘smart’ system to manage parking areas in what mayor Phedonas Phedonos hailed as another substantial step in the town’s transition ...

After crashing in the morning and remaining down all day, the health ministry announced on Thursday night that vaccine portal would come back online on Friday, May 7 at 7.30am and ...

Authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, and 460 new positives from island-wide testing as the number of hospitalised patients treated for the respiratory disease continued receding. The latest ...

Answers to frequently asked questions on what changes apply from May 10 as part of the strategy to relaunch the economy and social activities (Cabinet decisions of May 5, 2021) Α. Outdoor movements The ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has expressed his conviction that the country’s European partners will deliver a “clear and unambiguous” message to Turkey at the upcoming European Council summit in ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 65 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

The governments of Bahrain and Cyprus reached an agreement regarding mutual recognition of vaccinations and green passports, the first of its kind between the two countries. According to diplomatic sources, ...

A 49-year-old man died as a result of a traffic collision on the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway at 5.45 am on Thursday. Police named the victim as Ismail Ismailov, from Bulgaria. He was ...

The Pharmaceutical Services have issued the following FAQ (frequently asked questions) regarding vaccines against Covid-19. How do vaccines work against Covid-19 disease? In general, vaccines act by preparing the human ...

The requirement of a special pass to enter malls, churches and restaurants is a temporary one to ensure a smooth transition into the next phase of less restrictive measures, Health ...

People with coronavirus will be able to vote in the May 30 parliamentary elections from home through mobile units, it emerged on Thursday. According to an announcement of the central elections ...

The European leg of Celine Dion’s tour that would have included a concert at Nicosia’s GSP stadium has once more been postponed, with the new date set for ...

The Council of Ministers late on Wednesday decided on the gradual easing of restrictions to combat the coronavirus pandemic including scrapping the SMS requirement, but introducing a Coronapass. The new ...

Pregnant women who test positive for Covid-19 and have symptoms are considered high-risk groups with increased risk of becoming severely unwell and even dying, according to the conclusions of an ...

All employees of the rubbish collection units of the Famagusta district cluster area went on an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday calling for implementation of their collective agreement and warning ...

The next few weeks will be decisive for the tourism sector for the remainder of 2021, even though indications so far suggest that both May and June will see limited business, ...

The introduction of the ‘Covid pass’ in Cyprus starting Monday has sparked a mixed reaction among the public, lawyers and the hospitality sector with some welcoming the restart of the ...

An inquiry into a company that controls a slaughterhouse and whether it had received favourable treatment from state departments was forced to suspend its hearings after one of its members ...

Both lanes of the motorway from Nicosia to Larnaca have been reopened after they were closed for hours because of an accident, police announced on Thursday. A garbage truck reportedly ...

A young woman with learning difficulties fined for breaching coronavirus protocols will lodge an appeal with the complaint review committee set up specially for this purpose, police said on Thursday. ...

The number of patients treated in hospital for Covid appears to have stabilised despite still being high, the government health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday. On Wednesday, 246 people were ...

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people aged 12 to 15 is expected to be used in Cyprus when and if approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the deputy director of pharmaceutical ...

The fisheries department on Thursday said the sea turtle nesting season is starting soon and called on people to observe all measures in areas where they lay their eggs. The ...

Nurses on Thursday asked for better working conditions for health professionals administering vaccines to ensure their safety and that of the public while also keeping the vaccination programme at speed. ...