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The Paediatric Society of Cyprus (PEK) said on Tuesday that it wholly supports the vaccination against coronavirus of children aged 12 and above, as its head announced the launch of an ...

Nurses’ union Pasyno has called on Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas to intervene over what it branded “bad management” Nicosia general hospital which it claimed puts patients and staff in danger. ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will begin a working visit to Lebanon later on Tuesday, the first on a ministerial level by an EU member state Minister since the new government ...

A pensioner has been admitted to hospital after he was injured in a traffic accident that occurred in Paphos. According to a police announcement, the truck of a 67-year-old man, ...

A ceremony will be held at Paphos town hall this Friday to honour Polish President, Andrzej Duda. Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos will present him with a symbolic gold key to ...

Famagusta district court on Tuesday jailed a 43-year-old man for 90 days after he was caught driving under the influence of drugs in February last year. The man, who is a ...

The waste collection campaign for electrical and electronic devices in Dherynia will continue until October 7, the municipality announced on Tuesday. Dherynia municipality, in collaboration with WEEE Cyprus organised the campaign ...

SafePass requirements are being tweaked by the health ministry which means that those who only receive their first dose of the vaccine will no longer be eligible. The policy shift ...

A 24-year-old woman was arrested for driving six times over the maximum alcohol limit after crashing into a parked car in Larnaca, police said on Tuesday. The woman, who was ...

Paphos police issued 47 fines for traffic violations in 24 hours, with more than half concerning speeding. The violations were identified during a police campaign for the prevention of crime and traffic ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a second suspect, aged 21, on suspicion of stealing a €30,000 car in Paphos eight months ago, while a third man is also wanted in connection with the ...

Captain Stelios Kotzikas, the Republic of Cyprus Forestry Department’s Aerial Fire Fighting Unit Chief Pilot, has paid tribute to a working relationship with the Bases that dates back to 1983. ...

The Secretary General remains in regular contact with the members of the Security Council about Cyprus, and he and the other officials of the system will keep the Security Council ...

In today’s episode, the Cyprus presidency has said that there is nothing objectionable attributed to Anastasiades in the Pandora Papers. In other news, hundreds of people attended the funeral ...

A 26-year-old asylum seeker was arrested after trying to depart the island using fake documents, police said on Tuesday. The suspect went to Paphos airport around 4pm on Monday to ...

Five businesses in Nicosia and Paphos were booked for violating coronavirus measures as part of the daily checks, police said on Tuesday. Three Nicosia-based establishments were fined, including one where ...

Police on Tuesday announced the death of a 70-year-old woman who was hospitalised after she was injured during a traffic collision over the weekend. According to police, the accident took ...

State revenues from gambling jumped to 3.44 per cent of GDP in 2019, while in 2020, despite the contraction due to the pandemic, the percentage of revenues amounted to 2.98 per cent. The figures ...

The health ministry on Monday announced one death and 117 new Covid-19 cases out of 63,823 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.18 per cent. There are 65 patients with Covid-19 ...

Hundreds of people, including President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday attended the funeral of prominent lawyer, businessman and owner of the Cyprus Mail newspaper Andreas Neocleous, at a service at the ...

Israel accused Iran on Monday of orchestrating an attempted attack against Israelis in Cyprus after police on the Mediterranean island said an armed individual had been arrested. Iran swiftly denied ...

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has concluded that an extra dose of the Covid-19 vaccines Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna) may be given to ...

Denying criticism that his ministry was trying to stifle free expression, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday sought to draw a distinction between the twin roles of Yiorgos Gavriel as ...

On the occasion of World Animal Day on Monday, the agriculture ministry announced the establishment an annual award for of Animal Welfare Action. The purpose of these awards is the ...