Cyprus

There is not enough time to pass the pay-as-you-throw bill before parliament dissolves for elections in May, but this won’t stop it from being implemented, House environment committee head ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 529 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. The dead are an 83-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man. Both had underlying health conditions, the latter ...

A new digital library covering all things Cyprus negotiations-related is now available to the public in three languages, Greek, Turkish and English. The comprehensive political guide has been developed and ...

Hourly paid staff at state hospitals went on a two-hour work stoppage on Wednesday citing unequal treatment. Staff interrupted their work between 11.30am and 1.30pm and stood outside their working ...

Coronavirus measures apply for tourists as well, authorities said on Wednesday after reports that visitors would not be subjected to the same restrictions. The news that tourists will be able ...

Parliament decided Wednesday to hire outside experts to audit two lists with the names of politically exposed persons (PEPs) with bad debts in commercial banks and the former co-op. An ...

A total of 57 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Inconsistent information and practices concerning the AstraZeneca vaccine confuse and upset the public, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said following a teleconference on Wednesday evening with his EU counterparts. They met ...

Karaiskakio Foundation has launched the sale of an awareness bracelet to mark its 25-year anniversary and is encouraging people to register on the national Bone Marrow Donor Registry. The black ...

Cyprus Red Cross Society’s new helpline provides free psychosocial support to the elderly during the coronavirus pandemic. The ‘Let’s Talk’ (As Milisoume) service was launched “with the aim ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis urged parliament anew on Wednesday to approve vital justice reform bills before the May elections or risk losing the momentum. The House legal affairs committee discussed ...

Britain said on Wednesday it was important for all parties involved in Cyprus to seize the opportunity presented by the upcoming conference taking place in Geneva from April 27-29. The ...

The government vaccine portal crashed a few minutes after opening on Wednesday due to heavy traffic, angering thousands of people who were trying to arrange jab appointments. It was unable ...

The island’s religious leaders on Wednesday said they were deeply saddened to hear that a techno party took place at the medieval Armenian monastery of Saint Magar, in the ...

Last year’s total lockdown between mid-March and the end of May led to drug-related cases falling by about a third, while drug use amongst youngsters is on the rise, ...

Cyprus is considered one of the countries successfully implementing a Covid-19 vaccination programme and is among the first that rolled out mass rapid screenings, President Nicos Anastasiades said Wednesday during ...

Police said Wednesday they detained two more suspects both men, 33 and 34, in connection with 20 kilos of cannabis seized in Larnaca and Limassol last weekend. Three suspects were arrested, aged 52, 36, and 34, ...

There are no plans to either significantly tighten or relax the current Covid measures, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday. To mark World Health Day, the president first met patients ...

Police on Wednesday published the name and photograph of a 49-year-old Limassol man wanted in connection with a quantity of drugs found at his home. Police said an arrest warrant ...

Life expectancy at birth has been increasing by more than two years per decade since the 1960s but latest available data suggest it has stagnated or even declined in recent ...

Ruling Disy announced Wednesday that its leader Averof Neophytou was self-isolating because he was a close contact of a confirmed coronavirus case. A statement said Neophytou was following the health ...

Police on Wednesday were investigating an incident in Nicosia during which multiple shots were fired at an upmarket restaurant. No one was injured in the incident as the establishment, the ...

The government vaccine portal crashed a few minutes after opening on Wednesday due to heavy traffic, angering thousands of people who were trying to arrange jab appointments. The portal opened ...

Prime minister Boris Johnson’s reluctance to confirm the date upon which foreign travel will be permitted for British citizens has extended the uncertainty in the already beleaguered Cypriot tourism ...