Cyprus

The latest expanded control measures taken relating to the coronavirus situation are both “legitimate and proportional”, the data protection commissioner said in a statement on Monday. In a statement, Data ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for Tuesday, 59 in total. People need to present identification to get tested. District Testing Sites Operating Hours Limassol (16 sites) Grigori Axentiou Square, Limassol 7:30 ...

Over 200 hotels in Cyprus are taking part in the government scheme valid from July 16 to August 31 which subsidises tourist accommodation costs for those who have been vaccinated or recently recovered ...

The fintech services provider aims to fortify its team while broadening its regional presence. Over the last two years, Deriv has been amping up its global reach with new offices ...

The rise in hospitalisations might lead the island to a “critical situation”, officials warned on Monday as a health ministry’s advisor said Cyprus is experiencing a fourth wave of ...

Set in the time of EOKA and ENOSIS, The Summer Will Come draws directly from the experiences of hundreds of Cypriot families forced to emigrate to the UK in the 1950...

Eleni Philippou learns the art of Cypriot filigree jewellery Growing up in Cyprus to two Greek Cypriot parents meant that local traditions took place without much thought. It was just ...

Thirteen per cent of people aged 16 and 17 had received their first coronavirus jab by July 8, health ministry spokesperson Margarita Kyriakou said on Monday. This follows the opening of the vaccination ...

Turkey has expelled a Turkish Cypriot researcher and columnist claiming he had engaged in activities against national security, reports said on Monday. Reports said Ahmet Cavit An arrived in Istanbul ...

A yellow weather warning for high temperatures has been issued for Tuesday. According to the met office, it is expected that between 1pm and 4pm on Tuesday the maximum temperature ...

The supreme court has rejected a request by international broadcaster Al Jazeera to file for prerogative writs cancelling three injunctions secured by former House president Demetris Syllouris banning airing of ...

Cyprus is faced with a shortage of firefighters, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Monday in the wake of the huge fire that broke out in the mountain areas ...

The 67-year-old man suspected of starting the fire in Arakapas ten days ago which destroyed over 55 square kilometres and killed four was remanded for a further eight days on Monday ...

Three men were arrested for attacking a police officer during an altercation at Paphos airport on Saturday night, the police reported on Monday. According to a police report, the incident, ...

A fire that broke out in Pachna area in Limassol threatened at least three houses, and burned around 50 hectares of dry grass and wild vegetation, the fire service said on ...

The association of tourist businesses (Stek) said on Monday strict checks and vaccinations were the only ways to improve the island’s epidemiological condition and its position against other destinations. ...

The health ministry on Monday downgraded Greece and Belgium, as part of travel measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. According to a written statement, Greece, Belgium, and Luxembourg ...

Additional incentives for the young to get vaccinated are expected to be announced in the coming days, Commissioner for the Citizen Panayiotis Sentonas said on Monday. Sentonas was speaking after ...

The forestry department said the risk of forest fires remained at the highest level on Monday, urging the public to be extra careful. The department stressed that lighting fires without ...

A €61m road linking Nicosia to Palaichori will upgrade the area’s villages and improve the residents’ quality of life, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Sunday. The project is expected ...

A car caught fire after a traffic accident on Sunday, which spread to the surrounding area, destroying 10 square metres of dry vegetation, the fire service said. The fire, which appears ...

Police reported 76 people and seven businesses during 6,163 checks in the past 24 to ensure the implementation of measures against the spread of the coronavirus, issuing hefty fines to those caught without ...

EU official sees significant improvements, but challenges remain By Evie Andreou Cyprus’ main challenge as regards migration is the growing numbers of asylum applicants, an EU official has said, while ...

In total 849 coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday out of 63,665 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 1.33 per cent. No deaths were announced. There are 139 patients with Covid-19 ...