Cyprus

Six artificial bird nests suitable for barn owls have been installed in Chlorakas in a move welcomed by the local community leader. The installation of the man-made nesting boxes is ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a code of ethics for its members, providing for the naming and shaming of violators but no tangible sanctions otherwise. The bill passed ...

Authorities on Thursday took into custody a 40-year-old man in connection with a child porn investigation. According to a police statement, under questioning the man has confessed to the offences ...

Parliament on Thursday passed the 2021 budgets for two agencies that are key components of the national health scheme (Gesy), also giving the nod to the balance sheets of several semi-governmental ...

The government “completely respects” civil liberties, President Nicos Anastasiades said but if the epidemiological picture worsens it will be the fault of decree-breakers such as those who participated in last ...

Lawmakers heard Thursday that the window was fast closing for the filing of civil lawsuits over the demise of the co-operative bank, while the police said their criminal probe into ...

The health ministry announced one death and 107 new cases from a total of 25,555 PCR and rapid testing on Thursday, a 0.42 positivity rate. The death concerned a woman aged 79 with underlying ...

The anti-money laundering unit (Mokas) received around 270 requests to check individuals and transactions relating to the island’s citizenship by investment programme, the majority after 2015, an inquiry heard on Thursday. ...

The health ministry announced that 53 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

Despite up to 70 to 80 per cent reduction in road traffic during 2020 due to the lockdowns, road deaths only fell 25 per cent, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Thursday. Speaking at ...

Residents of Livadia said on Thursday said they were left stunned by the decision taken by telecommunications provider Cyta to install what they believe to be a 5G antenna on ...

Former interior minister Neoclis Sylikiotis defended the decision to grant citizenship to individuals who ran into problems later on, saying they fulfilled the criteria at the time. “We couldn’t ...

Limassol district court on Thursday remanded a 36-year-old man for eight days in connection with the Apollon fan club arson over the weekend. He is a suspect for offences related ...

Airports will be reopening in March with a colour-coded health risk assessment system, the ministry of transport announced on Thursday. As of March 1, the existing category system will be replaced ...

The health ministry denied Thursday that procedures for the fast acquisition of rapid antigen tests were flawed, as the audit service launched a probe into one deal involving 400,000 assays procured ...

The law authorising the council of ministers to issue decrees for the protection of public health is outdated and must be reconsidered, including demonstrations, lawyer Andreas Angelides said on Thursday. ...

Social services have asked the family of a mother and son who were stabbed to death last week to pay for a rib brace the suspected perpetrator required after his ...

An informal five-party meeting on the Cyprus problem could take place in the first week of April, a Greek foreign ministry official said on Thursday. Ministry spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou said ...

Nicosia’s mayor asked residents to show trust in the municipality on Thursday, following concerns over the cutting of 65 trees as part of the revamp of Makarios avenue. Another 23 trees ...

The University of Cyprus announced on Thursday a series of events to commemorate 200 years since the 1821 Greek War of Independence. The programme is scheduled to begin on March 3, with the ...

Police are looking for a 30-year-old Paphos resident who has been linked to a spate of burglaries in Peyia and further attempted robberies in the Sea Caves area. One of ...

Two thousand Astra Zeneca vaccines were delivered Thursday to the Turkish Cypriot community, part of the EU jabs reserved for Cyprus. The vaccines were delivered at 9am through the bicommunal ...

The two people arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into Tuesday’s hand-grenade attack at a residential home in Paphos have been released. Further investigations are ongoing, with ...

A new portal, Ourbeloved.cy was developed by a team of experts in state-of-the-art applications to help bereaved families and their relatives share funeral announcements and memorials in accordance with ...