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Police on Sunday said they arrested a 19-year-old male for drink driving in Nicosia. He was caught on Saturday afternoon and a test showed his alcohol levels were 69μg instead ...

Four people were injured in a car accident after a vehicle was driving on the opposite lane, police said on Sunday. The accident happened on the old road between Paphos ...

The Met service issued yet another thunderstorm warning, this time for Sunday afternoon. The warning is valid between 1pm and 5pm, the service said. Earlier Saturday, the service issued a ...

Moody’s ratings agency has upgraded Cyprus’ sovereign rating to Ba1 from Ba2 and changed its outlook to stable from positive on a decrease in banking sector risks and the ...

There were no deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday, as 895 new infections were detected after 76,273 tests, a positivity rate of 1.17 per cent. The ...

Police on Friday released a doctor arrested in connection with a large protest outside the presidential palace against Covid vaccinations and the government’s SafePass measures last Sunday that was ...

By Emilio Parodi A dispute over blood tests has raised questions about an Italian study that suggested the coronavirus was circulating outside China much earlier than expected, highlighting the challenges ...

The Limassol criminal court jailed a 27-year-old man for six years on Friday, after he was found guilty of attempted murder. The defendant was arrested after a man, 20, was shot ...

Amid reports businesses are struggling to find staff, the labour ministry said on Friday that third-country students who were in Cyprus on May 31 will be allowed to work in nine ...

A walk-in vaccination centre will operate at the former residence of the Paphos district officer from 8.30 am to 3.00 pm on Saturday to facilitate members of the public wishing to receive ...

Cabinet has approved a new holiday scheme for low-income pensioners for the period of September 1 to December 22 covering accommodation and full board at premises in the mountain resorts and in ...

Ten semi-government organisations, including Cyta and the Electricity Authority, have new board members after cabinet approved their appointment on Thursday. The names, and the new board members of five other ...

EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner European Commission’s Stella Kyriakides will pay a visit to Cyprus on Monday as part of ongoing efforts to support national vaccination campaigns to ...

Eleven residents of a Larnaca care home who tested positive for coronavirus are contacts of a member of the staff there, the health ministry said on Friday. The clarification follows ...

Employees can now file their income tax returns for 2020 through the TaxisNet portal on https://taxisnet.mof.gov.cy, the tax service announced on Friday. The deadline for filing the ...

Members of the Directorate-General of the Migration and Home Affairs Unit of the European Commission visited the shelter for unaccompanied children of “Hope For Children” CRC Policy Center in Nicosia, ...

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) will be listed as a very rare side effect of Covid-19 vaccine Janssen and a warning will be included in the product information to raise awareness among ...

Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe praised Cyprus’ “impressive recovery” from the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, stressing that this performance was the result of good national policies coupled with good decisions taken ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites, 61 in total, for Friday. People need to present identification. District Testing Sites Operating Hours Limassol (18 sites) Grigori Axentiou Square, Limassol 7:30 a.m....

Limassol police said Thursday they were seeking a 38-year-old man in connection with people smuggling after he was linked to a migrant smuggling ring. Police said two irregular migrants at ...

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian expressed support for Cyprus on Wednesday, after a move by Turkish Cypriot authorities to partially reopen an abandoned town for potential resettlement, which ...

Cyprus champions Omonia began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 away defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of their second qualifying round tie. After a goalless first ...

The health ministry said on Tuesday it will facilitate members of the public who have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine abroad to get the second one here ...

Health professionals will be offered incentives to help staff overstretched Covid-19 clinics at public hospitals, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday. Meanwhile non-coronavirus patients in state hospitals will ...