Cyprus

Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media are focusing on five scenarios relating to the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north ...

Only ten applications remain to be examined under the Estia programme to assist distressed mortgage holders, it was reported on Sunday. Total applications for Estia assistance numbered 6,393 concerning loans worth ...

Seven months since launching its vaccination programme and having surpassed its original goal of a 65 per cent vaccination rate, the health ministry is now focusing on streamlining and facilitating the ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos in a circular to churches on Sunday, again urged young people to get vaccinated for the good of the country. “The rights of many cannot be violated by ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested on Sunday morning for driving on the highway near Zygi at 189 kilometres an hour in instead of the legal 100 km/h, police said. The speeder ...

Cyprus on Sunday paid tribute to all those who lost their lives during the 1974 Turkish invasion. Memorial services were held in all districts, in the presence of the House Speaker ...

If the negotiations on the Cyprus issue do not resume, Turkey will continue to exploit the gap in negotiations, opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday. In statements after ...

The government is monitoring all developments and is taking steps in all directions, both at European level and at the level of the UN Security Council, Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said ...

Τhe met office on Sunday issued a yellow warning for high temperatures. The alert is in effect from noon until 5pm. Temperatures are expected to hit 40C inland, 34C along ...

A 22-year-old man has been charged with having too many people in his home and with possession nitrogen oxide (laughing gas), police said on Sunday. Police raided the house in ...

The Cyprus real estate market is finding its legs again, just as, across the globe, the housing market is booming – real estate investment is starting to make sense again. The ...

The health ministry announced 928 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday out of 72,874 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.27 per cent. No deaths from the virus were reported, but ...

The Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEV) on Saturday asked President Nicos Anastasiades to apply the latest SafePass measures to all businesses whatever their size. OEV head Antonios Antoniou said ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 70 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

The government’s incentives package for young people to get vaccinated offers everything from gift cards to plane tickets, but actually securing some of the perks appears quite tricky. The ...

The health ministry on Saturday said it will be opening telephone lines to facilitate the rescheduling of vaccination appointments for those who missed their appointments for the second dose of ...

Half a million people will have been vaccinated after Saturday’s numbers are added, while just over 60 per cent of the population is now fully vaccinated, the health ministry said ...

Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 60-year-old man whose body was found inside a burnt-out car near Anarita village, Paphos. Police said on Saturday that ...

The newest freediving World Record was set right here in Cyprus earlier this month. Alix Norman finds out what it takes to be a champion freediver Freediving World Champion Jennifer ...

LearnWorlds, a company based in Cyprus, has procured a $32 million minority investment from global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners. This comes off the back of an impressive ...

Cyprus-flagged ships violate US sanctions at their own risk, as this country is not legally obliged to enforce those of the US. This is in reply to a Lloyds List ...

Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said Cyprus was aiming for a rapid transition to a green economy and to reach low to zero emissions by 2050. The strategy was presented during a ...

A 30-year-old man was fined €4000 after police found illegal tobacco products at his premises in Limassol. Acting on a tip off, police said they had searched the premises on Friday ...

Maximum temperatures will be around 40C inland and around 32C over Troodos’ highest peaks on Saturday, the met office said as it issued a new extreme high temperature warning. The ...