Archive May 2021

Despite difficulties and under extremely unfavourable conditions, we managed to fundamentally reform the health sector By Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou The general health system (Gesy) which has been hailed as ...

The Turkish side’s growing intransigence is not conducive to the UN Chief’s efforts aiming at the resumption of UN-brokered talks over a jointly accepted and functional solution to ...

The Hunters Party – Active Citizens movement condemned on Sunday an arson attack against one of their members’ armoury. According to a party announcement, Nicosia candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections ...

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The Cyprus issue, the role of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and its multifaceted work were discussed during a meeting Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides had on Saturday with ...

At least eight people have died and two are seriously injured after a cable car connecting Italy’s Maggiore lake with a mountain close by plunged on Sunday, the national ...

A 30-year-old man who was in intensive care in Nicosia general hospital after a work accident since Thursday died on Sunday. According to police, a man working at an interior ...

Tech mogul Elon Musk coined the term Hyperloop back in 2013, when he released his vision for a fifth mode of transport. Since then, engineers across the world, working on the ...

The parliamentary elections at the end of this month will be a different affair this time, as the Covid pandemic has imposed many hindrances, primarily on campaigning, but also on ...

In an election climate in which parties, politicians, candidates, citizens, TV and press are all exchanging fire about a bizonal, bicommunal federation and trading insults about corruption, nobody is interested ...

A three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the United Nations nuclear watchdog expired on Saturday, Iran’s parliament speaker told the country’s state TV on Sunday, adding that access ...

In this poignant video, blind people describe their loved ones or key companions to a sculptor, who recreates their looks according to how they are experienced, rather than how they ...

One woman is determined to do much more than simply gaze at the stars A young woman who aspires to become the island’s first astronaut says Cyprus is ready ...

Citizens who are eligible for vaccinations and have already received the first dose of the Covid vaccine have reached almost 50% of the population, the health ministry said on Sunday. According ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Sunday praised the country’s national healthcare system (Gesy) for providing equal and quality services to citizens as Cyprus marks two years since its implementation. “...

Cyprus will not be able to take full advantage of ample EU covid aid unless it is willing to undertake major reforms In recent days there has been much advertising ...

A total of 7,015 vaccination slots for persons aged between 46 to 49 years have been granted on Saturday as the vaccination portal reopens for all ages providing a second opportunity for a ...

Cyprus accused of ignoring UN committee’s request to hold off extraditing Russian businessman Lawyers for a Russian businessman imprisoned in Nicosia are demanding answers as to why Cypriot authorities ...

Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said on Sunday that the President of Cyprus and his government as well as all involved in the missing persons` issue are doing their utmost and ...

The Ministerial Councils of Cyprus and Egypt will jointly convene soon, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has said. In statements as he wrapped up his visit to Cairo Saturday and the ...

Twenty-one people were killed when extremely cold weather struck during an ultramarathon in rugged Gansu province in northwestern China, sparking public outrage on Sunday over the lack of contingency planning. ...

A total of 52 people and two businesses were booked for in a span of 24 hours for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Sunday. Between 6am on Saturday and 6am on ...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades travels to Brussels Sunday to attend the special meeting of the European Council, to take place 24-25 May. A press release by the Presidency says that ...

Cyprus’ authorities announced on Sunday that they are investigating a new case of blood clot in a 40-year-old female, who is being treated at the Nicosia general hospital two weeks ...