Cyprus

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday became likely the most tested public official – if not member of the public – over 24 hours in Cyprus, after undergoing four tests for the coronavirus, the ...

Staff at the Paphos municipality went on an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday accusing mayor Phedonas Phedonos of bullying. The protest was prompted by an alleged verbal attack by Phedonos ...

The outlook on the reopening of schools is “fluid” so far, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday as Cyprus anxiously awaits Friday’s announcement on the next steps to ...

Nicosia district court fined a motorist €1,500 and suspended his licence for 90 days on Thursday after he was found drink driving. The man, 49, who was driving in Kokkinotrimithia area, was arrested ...

Animal right’s organisation Peta on Thursday urged Cyprus to include organic vegan agriculture as part of reforms under the EU common agriculture policy, arguing it would reduce greenhouse gas ...

A House watchdog committee meeting scheduled to discuss the demise of the co-op bank on Thursday was marked by ruling Disy MPs walking out citing conflict of interest and the ...

Absences as a result of Covid-19 in the past few weeks have put a strain on the substitute teacher system, primary school teachers association (Poed) head Myria Vasiliou said on ...

The installation of photovoltaic panels in 450 state schools will be completed next year with a total budget of €10m, Environment Commissioner Kleila Vasiliou said on Thursday. “The project not only ...

A total of twenty complaints of sexual harassment are being currently investigated by the police, spokesman Christos Andreou said on Thursday. He added that the number might increase in the ...

Authorities on Thursday said they temporarily shut a shop at Kings Avenue Mall in Paphos after negligence of the business to properly observe the health protocols led to the creation ...

A 16-year-old Limassol girl who had been reported missing by her family was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of being involved in at least five ...

What is Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen and what is it used for? Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen is a vaccine for preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in people aged 18 years and older. Covid-19 is ...

The health ministry announced the operation of 57 rapid testing sites nationwide on Friday, as part of the mandatory weekly coronavirus testing of employees including self-employed people. The test sites provide ...

Sailor Natassa Lapa has qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, following hot on the heels of fellow sailor Marilena Makri and cyclist Antri Christoforou. Lappa, 19, will compete ...

By Nick Theodoulou and Antigoni Pitta The employers and industrialists’ federation (OEV) said on Thursday that further delays in allowing the opening up of restaurants and cafes will be “catastrophic” ...

The Nicosia district court on Thursday rejected a state request to shut down two asphalt plants in Yeri and Dhali, pending their relocation elsewhere after complaints their emissions were affecting ...

The Covid-19 variant first recorded in the UK has been detected in one in four samples sent from Cyprus to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the ...

The met office issued a yellow warning over heavy rainfall and gale force winds between Thursday afternoon and Friday early morning. The warning covers the period between 3 pm Thursday and 4 ...

Electricity was restored nationwide early on Thursday, less than an hour after an unknown fault at the Vasilikos power station caused power cuts in various regions. The fault was recorded ...

The government on Thursday launched the national digital contact tracing application – CovTracer – that alerts contacts of people who were found positive for the virus. The app does not reveal the ...

The number of coronavirus patients in state hospitals has doubled in the last ten days, according to state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (...

Cyprus is one of 17 countries which received a controversial batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine which Austria stopped using after the death of a woman, and the health ministry said it ...

Police broke up yet another birthday party in Limassol late on Wednesday, issuing fines to 13 people. The event was located shortly before midnight Wednesday at a house, police said. Officers ...

A restaurant owner in Limassol has been fined after people were found eating and drinking in the establishment, police said on Thursday. While in a separate incident shortly before midnight ...