Cyprus

Famagusta police are investigating after three mopeds with altered licence plate numbers were found in the possession of a 20-year-old man. The suspect was driving his motorcycle without a safety ...

Nicosia is in the final stages of preparations ahead of the informal five-party summit in Geneva next week where the island’s two community leaders will meet under the UN ...

Famagusta hospital, the reference hospital for coronavirus cases, is completely full, with 75 patients being treated there on Tuesday. Of the 75 people, eight are in the high dependency unit as they ...

Berlin-based, Cypriot alternative pop artist Eleni Era has just released her album titled Younger Heart, an endeavour that moves from the glowing embers of the heart, through the fingertips, and ...

There are high concentrations of dust in the air and vulnerable groups are urged to avoid going outside until the situation improves, the department of labour inspection said on Tuesday ...

Police booked 201 persons, including two business owners, in 24 hours from Monday until Tuesday morning for breaching coronavirus protocols. One of the establishments is a café in Limassol in which five ...

Police on Monday arrested a man in Nicosia after he was found to be in possession of one kilo of cannabis. At around 2pm, members of the drug squad stopped ...

A fire broke out in the basement of the Leventis Art Gallery late on Monday evening. According to an announcement, police and the fire service were notified at 11.16pm that ...

The US State Department said on Monday it will boost its “Do Not Travel” guidance to about 80 per cent of countries worldwide, citing “unprecedented risk to travelers” from the Covid-19 ...

There is a strong chance that flights from Russia to Cyprus will be grounded all summer, according to travel industry sources. However no decision has yet been reached; it is ...

Bank of Cyprus on Monday announced that it has successfully launched and priced an issue of €300 million unsecured and subordinated Tier 2 Capital Notes under its Euro Medium-Term Note (EMTN) Programme – ...

A UK research study carried out by former strategy chief at British Airways is currently only featuring eight “safe countries” for travel and excludes Cyprus. The study by Robert Boyle, ...

A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in Kiti on Monday night. The killing took place at around 9.30pm in Kiti near Larnaca and involved a burst of gunfire. First ...

The health ministry appears to no longer be informing the public as to whether people who have died from Covid-19 also suffered from underlying health conditions. For the past two ...

Parties can use the same name in the upcoming parliamentary elections that they ran under in the previous elections given the short notice they were given that they cannot run ...

A total of 9,360 vaccination appointments were booked by those in the eligible age group of 51-52 on Monday, while 6,640 remain available to booked on Tuesday. The vaccination portal and its 6,640 ...

Three deaths from Covid-19 and 822 new cases were reported on Monday with a positivity rate of 1.38. The three deaths were two men, aged 58 and 82, and a woman, aged 64. For the ...

A Limassol resident reported to the police that his house was broken into while he was asleep, and he was attacked by three people. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday ...

Limassol municipality announced on Monday it would cut rent by 50 per cent to businesses affected by the pandemic measures from last January to March. The municipality announced that the municipal ...

Two female academics have launched a petition calling for female participation in the upcoming informal five party meeting on the Cyprus problem in Geneva. In a signed letter to President ...

A recent arrival to the island has travelled much of the world creating art that disappears in 24 hours. Alix Norman meets a man who is putting a new spin on ...

A total of 58 rapid testing sites for coronavirus will operate across the island on Tuesday according to an announcement by the health ministry. The sites aim to assist the mandatory ...

Legislation expected to be voted through this week will considerably raise jail sentences and fines on persons found guilty of committing violence against women. The House legal affairs and human ...

Cyprus tourist arrivals saw an annual 93 per cent drop in January to March, data from the Cyprus statistical service (Cystat) showed on Monday. Between January to March this year, 246,556 tourists ...