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Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras on Friday denied threatening to fire municipal retirement home workers who do not get the Covid-19 vaccine, after trade union Isotita accused him of abuse of ...

Nearly 700 calls were made to the Cyprus internet safety portal’s 1480 hotline from October 1 to December 31, 2020, marking a 140 per cent increase from last year’s figures. Operated by the Cyprus ...

Monsterland, Hulu’s new horror anthology, delves deep into the human psyche with the stark reminder that true horror lies with the monster within. Adapted from the short story collection ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a technical committee for the more sustainable handling of construction waste. According to EU law, member states are obliged to adopt the ...

It would be unfair to exclude shops in malls from reopening during the first stage of relaxations, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) has said. Malls closed in ...

The cabinet will meet later today to draw up a plan of action for the coming months for the expected gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions. One of the most contentious ...

Colchicine will not help save us from the coronavirus, but it could be useful in addressing the inflammation it causes, University of Nicosia associate pharmacy professor Christos Petrou said on ...

Socio-political platform Poreia Allagis (Change of Course) launched on Monday and will work in collaboration with the Green Party. In a statement, the group said it seeks “to unite free-thinking ...

Cyprus needs more ports as there is currently not enough docking space on the island, Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) president Petros Kassas said on Monday while presenting the authority’s ...

A €32,000 physiotherapy machine has been donated to Paphos general hospital by Cans for Kids, the charity said on Monday. The weight-bearing gait therapy device has been installed at the hospital’...

The Pancyprian professional artists union (Pasynek) will hold an all-day fundraiser in aid of the Cypriot artist community at Rialto theatre on Saturday. Participating acts will reflect the whole spectrum ...

Ozer Sahoglu, a 17-year-old Turkish Cypriot has been nominated for a Young European of the Year award for his exceptional activist work. The award is given to young Europeans who ...

Putting migrant reception centres in lockdown is a violation of migrant children’s basic human rights and liberties, the children’s rights commissioner said on Wednesday. Despo Michaelidou said she ...

Roadworks are still going on in central Larnaca as part of efforts to cater to the needs of the disabled, the municipality said on Wednesday. The project involves the redevelopment ...

The coronavirus advisory committee will meet on Tuesday evening to lay down a framework for the potential relaxation of measures, committee member Maria Koliou said on Tuesday morning. The committee ...

The municipality of Nicosia’s recent redevelopment plans for the city centre are discriminatory and have not accounted for the blind, the Pancyprian Organisation of the Blind (Pot) said on ...

Recreational venues in Paphos are in financial ruin, yet officials do not seem to care, the Paphos Hospitality Centre Owners Union (Sikap) said on Tuesday. Deputy branch president Demetris Kallis ...

Many Larnaca shopkeepers are “financially devastated” because of government measures against the coronavirus, the Larnaca-Famagusta branch of the small shopkeepers’ union (Povek) said on Monday. Branch president Kyriacos Ambizas painted ...