Cyprus

A Limassol-based bar-restaurant has been fined after a staff member was found without a SafePass, police said on Friday. The owner of the business received a €500 fine, while the employee ...

Two coronavirus patients are bring treated in the Paphos general hospital Covid ward after it reopened for the second time during the coronavirus pandemic this week to help relieve the ...

Police on Friday said they are looking for two passengers and the driver of a car that hit a motorcyclist the previous night in Limassol and abandoned the scene of ...

By Nick Theodoulou and Elias Hazou The cabinet may on Friday further tighten the grip on unvaccinated individuals by expanding the enforcement of the SafePass to include businesses with a ...

Authorities on Thursday announced four more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while the number of positives from testing came to 655, for a positivity rate of 0.96 per cent. The four latest deaths ...

Police on Thursday arrested one more person, a man aged 28, in connection with the events taking place in Nicosia on July 18 during or after gatherings protesting coronavirus-related measures. After being ...

The ministers of defence of Cyprus and Slovakia met on Thursday in Nicosia to discuss bilateral relations, the continuing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean region as well as the recent ...

The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution that will renew the mandate of Unficyp for another six months, until January 31, 2022. The final text, which was tacitly accepted and ...

The met office on Thursday renewed a yellow weather warning over high temperatures. According to the warning, high temperatures are expected from Thursday 9pm until Friday 5pm. The minimum temperature ...

The Council of Europe has called for the reversal of a Turkish decision to further re-open the fenced-off area of Varosha and hopes for renewed settlement talks in Cyprus, while ...

EU Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides on Thursday praised the government’s initiative to introduce walk-in vaccination centres, calling it an “excellent idea”. The Commissioner visited the Ayia Napa walk-in ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Friday. People need to present an ID or other form of identification to get tested. District Testing Site Operating Hours Limassol (18 ...

More than 8,000 people have been vaccinated through the walk-in centres so far with officials on Thursday expressing belief that the goal of an 80 per cent vaccination rate will be achieved ...

A man has been taken to the Nicosia general hospital after being seriously injured in a stabbing incident. According to reports, the stabbing took place on Makarios avenue in Nicosia’...

Reports indicate that the enforcement of the SafePass is likely to widen, set to encompass businesses with fewer than 20 people – likely including kiosks and mini-markets. The Cyprus News Agency cited ...

The Nicosia municipality on Thursday announced the opening of four new parking areas in the old part of the city offering 114 new places. Acting Nicosia district officer Andreas Hadjipakkos inaugurated ...

The debate over how to proceed, if at all, with the vaccination of children and young teenagers will be top of the agenda at Thursday’s meeting amongst the government’...

Though a record number of 42 patients are presently in intensive care units (ICUs), the situation in state hospitals remains manageable, spokesperson for state health services organisation (Okypy), Charalambos Charilaou said ...

Dozens of birds were released back into the wild on Thursday after receiving treatment for various injuries at the Athalassa wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre. Approximately 70 birds were released at 8...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides suffered what was described as the biggest injustice of his career at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday when he was punished for allegedly ‘pumping’ during the ...

Fourteen migrants, including two children, who were spotted in a vessel late on Wednesday in the sea off Cape Greco in Akrotiri are expected to be returned to Lebanon, police ...

Drivers travelling to Limassol have been urged to use the old road from the Chirokitia junction, due to road works on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, police said on Thursday. According to ...

The British bases have announced the construction of a wheelchair ramp on Lady’s Mile beach to improve disabled access. It is the fourth ramp installed this year on Limassol ...

Police on Thursday said they are investigating after shots were fired against the house of a couple in Zakaki, Limassol. The incident was reported to the police around 5.40am with ...