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The first Intergovernmental Summit between Cyprus and Egypt was described as “historic” by President Nicos Anastasiades who laid the groundwork for closer ties on Saturday with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Sunday, 35 in total. Presenting an ID, passport or driver’s licence is necessary to get tested. Districts Testing Sites Work Hours ...

A 12-month-old baby who had symptoms of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is linked with coronavirus, has been intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the ...

A soldier serving at the British bases died in a road accident early on Saturday on the Kolossi to Akrtotiri road while two others who were in the same vehicle ...

If Greek Cypriots start drilling in the eastern Mediterranean Turkey will too, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced. Oktay had a meeting on Friday in Ankara with Turkish Cypriot leader ...

Delta continues to be the dominant Covid-19 variant in Cyprus, the health ministry said on Saturday after the latest sequencing results on samples of people found positive for the virus ...

A ceiling on fuel prices is not justified, according to the state consumer protection service, which rejected opposition claims that price hikes in Cyprus were higher than other countries. The ...

The University of Cyprus physics department wants stricter protection from the coronavirus in the new school year, disagreeing with the senate’s decision to allow unvaccinated students and staff in ...

Though a large part of the population in Cyprus has been vaccinated there are still fears among many when it comes to the jabs, some understandable but others that derive ...

Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis warned that moving parliament permanently from the centre would create serious problems to the capital, including harming efforts to revitalise areas neighbouring the buffer zone. Yiorkadjis ...

The union of pensioners (Ekysy) said on Friday it plans to hold protests and conferences in a bid to pressure the government into resolving long-standing problems faced by the elderly. ...

As the economy recovers, the government aims at keeping unemployment levels low to safeguard people’s revenues and roll out targeted policies including the introduction of a national minimum salary, ...

August has seen an 86 per cent rise in Covid deaths compared with the previous month, according to the national epidemiological report released on Friday. Eighty-five people died from Covid-19 in ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

The Council of Ministers decided on a restructuring of the framework for managing environmental issues in Cyprus, agriculture minister Costas Kadis said following a meeting on Thursday. More specifically, the ...

Central government workers union Pasydy asked the finance minister on Thursday to speed up procedures to fill vacant positions, because delays affected the smooth operation of the civil service and ...

The cabinet on Thursday decided to start administering a third Covid vaccine dose to vulnerable groups and health professionals. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said third doses will be given to ...

The House interior committee will discuss the possibility of postponing the next local elections, as parliament ponders on local authority reforms. Akel MP Aristos Damianou said MPs will discuss the ...

The quality of life of thousands of Nicosia and Limassol residents is affected by environmental noise both day and night, MPs heard on Wednesday. The House environment committee discussed a ...

Cyprus will take part in the multinational military exercise Bright Star 2021 that starts on Thursday in Egypt, it was announced on Wednesday. Greece will also take part with air, naval ...

Greeks and Greek Cypriots want to scrap Turkish guarantees and get rid Cyprus of the Turkish army, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday. Tatar, who was visiting the ...

Four people died from Covid-19, as 256 new infections were detected after 44,929 tests, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Forty-nine people were being treated in hospital in serious or critical condition. ...

MPs agreed on Wednesday that legal provisions were necessary to tackle offensive behaviour on social media without however curtailing people’s rights. The House legal affairs committee also discussed a ...

A 43-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday in connection with a hit and run in Paphos last month which police are treating as murder attempt against two ...