Cyprus

Police on Saturday said there was increased traffic toward Troodos and urged motorists to be patient. According to an announcement, to prevent crowds gathering in the area, police said they ...

President Nicos Anastasiades, during his visit to various major construction projects in Limassol on Saturday, said he hoped that the government would soon be able to announce new incentives aimed ...

Authorities ordered a Paphos cafeteria to shut down for four days after it systematically violated the measures against the spread of coronavirus. During a check on Friday evening at the ...

Paphos will get one of the largest parks in Cyprus and work will be complete in nine month’s time, according to the local municipality. “The municipality of Paphos is ...

The ‘dearMoon’ project offers eight artists a place on SpaceX’s Starship, the first civilian lunar orbital mission. Alix Norman meets the Limassol pianist hoping to secure a seat Two ...

Royal Caribbean International has revealed Jewel of the Seas will be sailing seven-night cruises from Limassol, Cyprus, this summer. Starting July 10th, the vessel will call Cyprus home for the ...

Works for the redevelopment of the Paphos Gate archaeological site in Nicosia with the aim of integrating the area into the rest of the city and people’s everyday lives, ...

The EU’s decision on the protected designation of origin (PDO) status of halloumi is due on Monday, agriculture minister Costas Kadis tweeted on Friday, as cheesemakers opposed to the ...

The health ministry announced 361 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Friday. As there were no deaths, the total death toll remains 248, of whom 165 were men and 83 women with ...

The vaccination portal will open on Monday for insulin-dependent diabetics, diabetics with other serious conditions and the obese, the health ministry announced on Friday as it prioritises vaccination coverage among ...

The Turkish Cypriot community in the north received 75,000 rapid tests on Friday, technical committee on health Greek Cypriot chairman Leonidas Phylactou said. These are the first rapid antigen tests the ...

Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos has tested positive for coronavirus, he announced on Friday. The news comes a week after Koushos received the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 19. In a written announcement, ...

Jiu Jitsu, the first Hollywood film to be shot entirely in Cyprus, has made its way into the top ten of the most watched films on Netflix USA and Canada. ...

The health ministry announced that 59 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

The Presidential Palace will be lit up in blue and green on Saturday from 6pm to 8.30pm on the occasion of ‘Earth Hour’, the office of Cyprus’ Environment Commissioner Clelia ...

News of the relocation of the University of Cyprus’ architecture school in the historic Phaneromeni school was widely welcomed on Friday with optimism that it would help revive the area ...

Cabinet will decide next week on when lower secondary school (gymnasium) pupils will return to in-class lessons, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday. His statements came as psychologist Antonis ...

Health authorities expressed concern Friday over the apparent dominance in the community of a coronavirus variant first identified in the UK that is 50 per cent more infectious than other variants ...

The audit service has recommended reviewing certain key provisions of the film industry promotion scheme and ensuring all checks were carried out before payments were made to ensure production company ...

Police were on Friday investigating one of the companies contracted by the health ministry to carry out Covid screenings after they allegedly reported higher numbers of tests by declaring people ...

Leader of main opposition Akel Andros Kyprianou visited the mixed village of Pyla on Friday and called for more government support. Kyprianou called for further government emphasis and support for ...

The health of Limassol Bishop Athanasios, who tested on Tuesday positive for coronavirus during the weekly rapid tests given at the bishopric, is improving, the bishopric said on Friday. According ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Friday hailed the €202m worth of projects which are set to upgrade the Famagusta district. “In all the municipalities and communities of free Famagusta, a ...

The EU summit conclusions reflect the spirit of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s report and highlight the link between the bloc’s relations with Turkey and developments on ...