Cyprus has relegated Bulgaria to Group B of higher risk countries after two arrivals from Sofia were found to have coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The demotion from Category A
While hotels are fighting tooth and nail to reduce their losses this year, Cyprus Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios suggested British tourists could begin arriving on the island in mid-July. In an exclusive
A second male suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old Indian man in Nicosia was remanded in police custody on Thursday. According to police, a 30-year-old Indian man was
At 18% Cyprus has the EU’s second-highest share of foreign citizens behind Luxembourg with 47%, according to Eurostat data published Thursday. In 2019, 21.8 million citizens of a non-member country lived in
Cyprus will see its economy shrink by 7% of GDP as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed to contain it, said the Finance Ministry on Thursday. In
British Bases authorities have warned that people who cross at the Pergamos checkpoint must present a negative COVID-19 test result following Turkish Cypriot protests. Turkish Cypriot residents of nearby Pyla, in the
After lifting its ban on commercial flights on June 9, Cyprus detected its first case of COVID-19 from a repatriate arriving the day before from Bulgaria, a country ranked as low risk,
Unaccompanied children deemed at risk at a Cyprus migrant reception centre have been removed while the UNHCR will give evidence to police on sexual harassment claims. Police are investigating allegations that young
President Nicos Anastasiades has increased his women ministers in a mini-cabinet reshuffle after appointing lawyer Emily Yiolitis as the new Justice Minister, Natasa Pilides takes over the key Energy Ministry. The mini
Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest-growing airline announced Wednesday the allocation of a third aircraft to its Larnaca base allowing it to offer 36 destinations from Cyprus. The new Airbus A320 will join the
