Cyprus has tightened COVID-19 rules for the Christmas holidays, including testing for employees and shortening the Safe Pass validity for those contracting the virus. On Tuesday, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas announced more
Three out of four Cypriots prefer to live in a house rather than a flat, while more than two-thirds own their own home, according to a recent Eurostat survey. In their annual
The Cabinet approved a six-month extension of an incentives scheme to airlines to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Cyprus connectivity. Transport Minister Yiannis Kasouros said Tuesday the six-month extension
Cyprus’ decision to tighten measures at airports due to the spread of Omicron has seen holiday booking cancellations from the UK, said the island’s tourism boss. In comments to Phileleftheros daily, Deputy
The European Commission issued 12 grants worth €2.5 mln to support Turkish Cypriot civil society organisations in promoting EU values and creating a fertile environment for dialogue and cooperation with Greek Cypriots.
Despite worsening coronavirus in the EU, Cyprus has upgraded Romania on its safe travel list from the high-risk red category to orange. Romania joins Greece as the only two EU member states
Three people died of coronavirus in Cyprus on Monday, as new daily cases soared to 835, double the previous day’s infections, while hospitalisations rose to 179. The health ministry said in its
Tributes have poured in for Loukis Papaphilippou, an authority on law and the Cyprus constitution, champion of free broadcasting and patron of the arts, who died aged 84. Papaphilippou was admired for
Authorities are reviewing extra measures to reduce the high death toll on the island’s roads, just hours after two people died in two separate road accidents on Sunday. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos
Despite initial warnings, no major problems were reported due to cyclone Carmel with authorities receiving only a handful of distress calls. The public was alert, with authorities urging people to take measures
