Cyprus

Four men were arrested on Tuesday evening after found staying in apartments in Chlorakas, Paphos, in violation of the decree banning international protection applicants from living in the village. The ...

Repair works for the Piale Pasha promenade will begin next week, Larnaca municipality said on Wednesday. A press release from the municipality said that the works will begin on November 2 ...

Cyprus is one of four countries under consideration for the US visa waiver programme allows citizens to come to America without a visa for a stay of up to 90 days. ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets the man behind a new venture brining simplified cooking from a community of small farmers to people tired of fakeness, looking for something real Yiannis Tryfon is ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the spiralling costs for energy, raw materials and basic goods which were discussed in a House commerce committee meeting. We also ...

Police on Wednesday said they arrested two additional suspects in relation to the Ayia Napa brawl that involved knives, rocks and an axe earlier this month. The new arrests concern ...

One business owner and 20 individuals were fined in 24 hours across the island for violating coronavirus measures after 2,873 checks, police said on Wednesday. Most people were fined for not wearing a ...

Two women, 25 and 29, were remanded for eight days on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting third-country nationals enter the territory of the republic illegally. The pair was arrested after officers received ...

Larnaca police arrested a 21-year-old man late on Tuesday after finding an automatic firearm in his car. The suspect was found a few minutes before midnight in a car that ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Christodoulos Angastiniotis has accused labour unions of making demands that are both unrealistic and unfeasible for businesses. “Unions must realise the severity of ...

Hellenic Bank has released new eco-friendly credit and debit cards made out of biodegradable material. Available since Monday, October 25, in Mastercard form, the new cards require 82 per cent less PVC (...

By Marios Papageorgiou A recent incident with a Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus), that was incidentally caught on a tourist fishing vessel in Larnaca, received lots of attention from the ...

Progress towards gender equality is not even and more needs to be done, the Council of Europe’s deputy Secretary General Bjorn Berge told a conference in Nicosia on Tuesday. ...

New Wave – The Other Cyprus together with Volt Europa on Tuesday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to resign and for an in-depth investigation into any wrongdoing he may be involved ...

The European Commission has received a response from Cypriot authorities regarding the island’s now- defunct ‘golden passports’ scheme, and will continue dialoguing with Nicosia, a Commission spokesman said on ...

Measures have been taken to decongest the Makarios children’s hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit that has seen many hospitalisations since the beginning of the month, the state health ...

Minister of Labour Zeta Emilianidou has issued a decree simplifying the paperwork and procedures required for employers to hire asylum seekers on a temporary basis. The decree in question appeared ...

No deaths and 162 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Tuesday by the health ministry. The 162 cases were detected among 51,892 PCR and rapid tests, with positivity rate of 0.31 per cent. There ...

Pope Francis will visit Cyprus and Greece, including the Greek island of Lesbos to meet migrants, from December 2 to 6, a Vatican source said on Tuesday. Francis will stay in Cyprus ...

One of the candidates for the presidency of the north’s ruling party, Faiz Sucuoglu was implicated in the release of a compromising video last week of ‘prime minister’ Ersan ...

Growing demand as the world economy recovers after the pandemic, combined with pressure on energy resources ahead of a heavy winter after a very hot summer, are creating a ‘perfect ...

The Nicosia to Limassol motorway closed to traffic near Moutayiaka for more than three hours on Tuesday afternoon, due to a 10-car pileup but has now reopened. The accident occurred ...

The government plans to extend by a further four months a scheme allowing people the opportunity to pay their arrears in social insurance contributions in instalments. Speaking in parliament on ...

A total of 24 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...