Justice Minister Stephie Dracos on Wednesday refuted allegations by a Cypriot MEP over intrusive surveillance practices at the Nicosia central prisons, calling them “unsubstantiated”. AKEL MEP George Georgiou had informed the European
Cyprus’ fire service has refuted Eurostat’s figures showing firefighters make up around 0.4% of the workforce as it would translate into 1,622 personnel which is not the case. “We would like to
In July, Cyprus Airways carried over 59,000 passengers (+212%) and operated 429 flights (+207%) over the same period last year despite European airport staff shortages. Average seat load factors for the month
Health authorities have ditched the last remaining state COVID-19 testing points at shopping malls and supermarkets, arguing experts have a clear image of the virus in the community from tests at labs
Last month, a law regulating the use of electric scooters is not expected to have any practical effect, as a lack of infrastructure and communication with the public render legislation redundant. As
Cypriots may think twice about eating meat after the butchers’ association warned of a 30% price hike on the wholesale cost of veal and beef, which will have a knock-on effect on
The government on Tuesday hit back at Opposition AKEL’s accusations that its silence is deafening over an alleged Cyprus link to an eavesdropping scandal in Greece and the infamous ‘spy van’ affair.
Noise pollution threatens efforts to mitigate the damage delivered by the pandemic and the loss of the Russian market by attracting quality tourism, say hoteliers calling on authorities to step in. In
The end of COVID and the cost-of-living crisis have seen more dogs abandoned by owners unable to keep their pets, or they had fulfilled their purpose during lockdown when people were allowed
Almost 1.2 million passengers travelled through Larnaca and Paphos airports in July, 82% of the traffic in pre-COVID 2019. Airports operator Hermes told CNA that there is increased traffic at Cypriot airports
