Cyprus

Three day remands were issued on Monday for three people suspected of illegally entering and staying in the country, and identity fraud. The first, a 22-year-old African man was arrested ...

The new CEO of Hellenic Bank Oliver Gatzke on Monday announced an ambitious programme to ‘reshape’ the organisation. Oliver Gatzke “I am pleased to announce my official appointment by the ...

The extradition process for a fugitive wanted by the US will begin on September 21, the Paphos District Court ruled on Monday. According to the police, the 33-year-old man is wanted ...

The coronavirus pandemic led to a 15 per cent drop in the number of actual hours worked in Cyprus in 2020 compared to 2019 – more than the EU27 average of 12 per cent, according ...

Limassol police on Monday said they had arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a security guard at a nightclub last week. The incident was reported to the police ...

Financial assistance for those affected by large fires earlier this summer will start being dispensed from Monday, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said. Immediate assistance was deemed necessary for those ...

Paphos is the seventh cheapest holiday destination in Europe for British travellers, according to the latest British Post Office Travel Money survey. The survey covered 16 destinations in Europe, 13 in the ...

Two vaccinated members of the Cyprus’ Olympic games delegation have tested positive for coronavirus, the head of the Cypriot delegation Andreas Theofylaktou said on Monday. The fact that two members ...

Police booked 39 individuals and six businesses in Limassol, Paphos and Famagusta in the 24 hours until 6am on Monday, after 4,004 nationwide checks for coronavirus measures violations. Twenty people, including a business ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday and that 727 more people had tested positive from 73,053 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1 per cent. The deaths ...

Hundreds of people gathered outside the justice ministry on Sunday to protest Covid restrictions and for the release of those arrested during the week in connection with an attack on ...

Ambassador Olympia Neocleous has become the first woman to be accredited as Permanent Representative of Cyprus since the establishment of the Permanent Mission of the Republic in Geneva in the 1970...

Pavlos Kontides finished in fourth place in the first and only race in the men’s sailing laser competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. The race was won by ...

Cypriot shooters got underway at the Tokyo Olympics with some positive displays on Sunday. In men’s skeet qualifying, Dimitris Constantinou and Giorgos Achilleos are in 12th and 14th positions ...

The health ministry announced on Sunday a total of 57 rapid test sites for Monday. The testing is largely necessary for access to locations which require a SafePass, for people over ...

With an expected boost in bookings not seen, industry professionals are now hoping to just break even With July coming to a close hotel bookings in Cyprus from the British ...

A total of 202,781 adult persons remain unvaccinated against Covid-19, the ministry of health said in a press release. According to data released by the ministry, 71.7% of the adult population has ...

Police on Sunday said they arrested a 19-year-old male for drink driving in Nicosia. He was caught on Saturday afternoon and a test showed his alcohol levels were 69μg instead ...

A 60-year-old woman drowned at Protaras beach on Friday, Cyprus’ committee of professional lifeguards said on Sunday. In a statement, it called on authorities to re-evaluate working hours of lifeguards, ...

The pragmatic v the quixotic – there are lots of ways to divide people over Covid vaccines but Theo Panayides asks what is driving people to make a decision over getting ...

The European Finance Ministers will approve Cyprus €1.2 billion Recovery and Resilience Plan in a scheduled videoconference to be held on Monday. The Cypriot plan is included in the second batch ...

The ‘presidency’ in the north accused on Sunday the UN security council of bowing to pressure from Greece and Greek Cypriots. It said the decision to reopen part of the ...

The memoir of a German ambassador who lived in Cyprus in the 1980s and returned as a tourist in 2012 My Cyprus, a memoir and guide to Cyprus written by Joachim ...

The international community, the UN and the EU cannot keep on showing tolerance towards Turkey, said Commissioner Photis Photiou, in a memorial service held Saturday for the heroes and missing ...