Cyprus on Friday filed its first criminal prosecution in its controversial passport-for-investment scheme abolished last year over corruption allegations, the state legal service said. “The first criminal case concerning the naturalisation of
Fourteen years after dismantling the national traffic camera network due to technical and legal hiccups, Cyprus will be installing the first speed cameras by the end of the year. US-based Conduent State
A daily curfew will be pushed back to midnight from Monday, while the safe pass will no longer be required for any outdoor activities, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced. After Friday’s cabinet
The two-week Easter lockdown, combined with an aggressive vaccination rollout, contained the COVID-19 third wave, said the Health Ministry on Friday. All COVID indicators have improved in The Health Ministry’s weekly analysis
Shopping malls are sounding the alarm as they see stores and businesses unable to cope following three lockdowns and ongoing restrictions such as the safe pass. Senior management at shopping centres warned
The long-term trend in the European Union shows marriage is in decline, although Cyprus, as the island of love, is the one country bucking that trend while divorces are rising. Since 1964,
Cyprus reported one coronavirus death on Thursday, a drop in hospitalisations and 213 new infections, as well as an increase in the daily tests, driven by the regulations for public meetings, as
The government has launched a campaign to eradicate corruption in public office, with Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis pledging to carry out the action plan demanded by President Nicos Anastasiades earlier this year.
Cypriots are the most suspicious in Europe over COVID-19 vaccines, while one in four said they would not get vaccinated, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. The vast majority of Cypriots (
The US has donated two mobile digital X-ray machines to Cyprus for helping to treat COVID-19 patients at Nicosia and Larnaca General Hospitals. One of the machines was handed over on Thursday
