Cyprus

Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday called for a new social policy, starting with the abolition of the 12 per cent deduction in pension imposed on those who retire at 63 instead ...

Nicosia police are investigating a case of property destruction by means of explosives after someone threw a grenade into a barber shop in Strovolos in the early hours of Sunday. ...

Police booked 183 individuals and six business owners in the last 24 hours for breaking Covid diktats. Two establishments in Nicosia and three in the Famagusta area were booked for indoor dining, ...

The arrest of three men on Saturday in connection with a find of 1kg of cannabis in a car in Larnaca, has resulted in a huge haul of almost 19kg ...

Natasa Pilides, minister for energy, commerce and industry, has kindly conceded to Dr. Charles Ellinas and Andrew Rosenbaum a major update on energy policy and legislation. The Minister addresses nearly ...

Key historic buildings in Nicosia’s old town are being put to new use as part of what the state hopes will be an urban transformation Nicosia’s historic city ...

The health ministry said Saturday 404 new coronavirus infections were detected in the past 24 hours after 50,343 tests, but there were no deaths. The positivity rate on Saturday was 0.80 per cent, the ...

The ministry of health on Saturday announced the locations of 66 rapid test sites around the island for Sunday. People are reminded that the tests are free but some form of ...

A 68-year-old woman from Limassol was remanded in custody for six days on Saturday in connection with possession of cannabis and cocaine. The woman was arrested on Friday after drug ...

The battles former Education Minister Cleri Angelidou gave will be the guiding light for future struggles, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday. Former minister, MP and educator Angelidou, 89, was laid ...

Scientists were taken aback by the sudden spike in infections on Friday but could not immediately explain the reason, member of the government advisory committee Petros Karayiannis said on Saturday. ...

Halloumi cheese could soon become very hard to find in Australian supermarkets after it was declared a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product by the European Union as the country’...

Police arrested a 27-year-old man late Friday evening after he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol in the wrong lane on the motorway in Larnaca. Officers intercepted the ...

A fire that appeared to have been set deliberately damaged a café in Nicosia in the early morning hours of Saturday, the fire service said. Fire fighters were notified of ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou warned the public on Saturday not to let their guard down against the coronavirus, suggesting that things would get better in a couple of months as ...

Police reported 182 people and two businesses over the past 24 hours for violating government health and safety decrees. A police spokesman said officers carried out 8,988 checks across the Republic, booking two ...

Two people, both aged 21, were remanded for eight days by Larnaca District Court on Saturday after police said they seized around 1.2 kilos of cannabis following an operation in Larnaca on ...

Parliament has voted to bolster the law against people smugglers and educational institutions which facilitate “sham” students’ entry into the Republic. Perhaps the most notable change is that now people ...

Cyprus, which from May 1 will allow visitors from the UK with a certificate of vaccination to travel here without restrictions, is awaiting London’s decisions as regards outbound flights, Transport ...

Cyprus marked world autism awareness day on Friday with government buildings lit blue and ministers pledging support for people on the spectrum. Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said beyond the symbolic ...

The health ministry announced one death and 705 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday from a record 59,144 PCR and rapid tests, yielding a positivity rate of 1.19. per cent. The health ministry ...

Unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at a residential house in Strovolos, Nicosia, on Friday afternoon, the police press office confirmed to the Cyprus Mail. The hand grenade did not ...

Police investigating the murder of woman have found a suitcase with bloody clothing in a plot near the residence of one of the suspects, reports said on Friday. Investigators received ...

Gymnasium pupils islandwide and pupils of primary schools in the Limassol district returned to school on Friday, with authorities on alert to pre-empt possible outbreaks. The need for caution was ...