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A month and a half after the parents and friends of children with cerebral palsy denounced a decision by the Health Insurance Organization (HIO) to slash the number of physiotherapy ...

UClan Cyprus and the University of Balamand will jointly open a medical school in Larnaca district. The two academic institutions signed a letter of intent on Thursday, Larnaca Mayor Andreas ...

Police on Friday said they fined five people for failing to abide by coronavirus measures in Larnaca and Famagusta following 2,307 checks across the island in the last 24 hours. About half ...

Authorities on Thursday announced two more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing detected 2,457 positives to the coronavirus. The latest fatalities were both men; one aged 74 who passed away on Wednesday; ...

Three out of four Cypriots aged 16-74 seek health information online, the fourth highest share among the EU 27, according to a Eurostat survey. Numbers are on the rise, with Cyprus ...

The Avakas gorge nature trail in Peyia, Paphos has reopened to visitors, the forestry department said on Thursday. “Visitors are urged to take all the necessary personal protection measures such ...

In today’s episode, we take an in-depth look to the visit of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland to Cyprus. Elsewhere, in Covid-19 news, the ...

Eight people were booked for violating coronavirus protocols after 1,648 checks in the last 24 hours, police said Thursday. Most people, six, were booked in Famagusta where 395 checks were conducted while one ...

The customs department confiscated 52 packs of cigarettes and 4.3 kilograms of tobacco after searching an apartment in Larnaca belonging to an 81-year-old man, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday. A ...

A woman from Cameroon was arrested at Paphos airport on Tuesday evening for trying to leave the country with a forged Portuguese passport, police said on Wednesday. According to Paphos ...

High concentrations of dust continue to be present in the air on Wednesday, the labour inspection department said, warning people to avoid circulating in outdoor spaces. “The small size of ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris departed for Bulgaria and Slovenia on Wednesday morning, where he will pay an official visit at the invitation of his counterparts to discuss the migration issue. ...

A total of 71 testing units for coronavirus will be operated by the ministry of health on Wednesday across the island. Those eligible for a free test include minors, the vaccinated ...

A fire which gutted a restaurant in Nicosia’s Laiki Yitonia on Monday started from the kitchen and may have been caused by the overheating of cooking oil, fire service ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is on an official visit to Montenegro where he will have talks on bilateral relations, the Cyprus issue, the situation in Ukraine and EU-Montenegro relations. According to ...

A 34-year-old Paphos resident was charged in writing and released pending results of drug sampling, police said on Tuesday. According to the statement, in the early hours of Monday while ...

The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that authorities are providing the necessary healthcare treatment to Ukraine refugees with temporary protection status. Healthcare services are provided at the public medical ...

High concentrations of dust are still present in the air on Tuesday. The dust is expected to slowly begin to recede by Friday, along with an anticipated drop in temperature ...

An Ayia Napa nightclub was fined €8,000 for serving more than 500 people, the maximum permitted limit based on coronavirus regulations, police said Monday. The establishment was found “in flagrant violation” of ...

The health ministry on Monday issued a warning to consumers after some EU member states recalled batches of Ferrero’s Kinder Surprise eggs over a possible salmonella link. Based on ...

The next electricity bills sent out to homes are expected to be 16 per cent higher than the last, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said Monday. Speaking to the state ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address the Cyprus Parliament on Thursday, as part of his virtual tour addressing national legislatures. A press release by the House of Representatives says that ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that Cyprus’ energy strategy is focused on establishing a competitive internal electricity market, the creation of a natural gas market and further diversification of ...

On Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 33 health ministry testing units will be operating in the following areas: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (14 units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Agios Georgios ...