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Turkish Cypriots who abandoned their property in the south have the right to receive an equivalent property in the north, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday. The statements ...

Marking five years of its ‘No More Ransom’ project, Europol on Monday launched a revamped website that allows easy access to decryption tools and other help in over 30 languages. The ...

Rules that have allowed Cypriots and permanent residents to opt to do their PCR test on arrival at Larnaca and Paphos airports will change from August 1 to cover only specific ...

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid expressed his deep concern over Turkey’s ‘provocative actions in Cyprus’, referencing the move to reopen 3.5 per cent of Varosha. Lapid’s comments were made ...

The met office on Monday issued a yellow weather warning over high temperatures. The warning covers the period between 9pm Monday and 4pm Tuesday. According to the met office, the ...

The Supreme Court added another year to the jail sentence handed down to a man convicted of child pornography after finding that the four-year term imposed for offences involving children ...

The EAC board welcomed Energy Minister Natasa Pilides to Vasiliko power station on Monday to showcase investments to protect the environment by reducing carbon emissions in compliance with EU directives ...

Three countries – Switzerland, Estonia and Israel – have been downgraded from the Green to Orange category for arrivals to Cyprus while Denmark and Ireland have been transferred from Orange to Red ...

The health ministry will scrap free antigen rapid tests for the general population from August 1, although those under 16 and some other population groups will still be entitled to them, it ...

About 65 per cent of hospitality venues are currently in operation islandwide, while business is at around 50 cent, the head of one of the business associations representing the sector said on ...

The coronavirus pandemic led to a 15 per cent drop in the number of actual hours worked in Cyprus in 2020 compared to 2019 – more than the EU27 average of 12 per cent, according ...

Paphos is the seventh cheapest holiday destination in Europe for British travellers, according to the latest British Post Office Travel Money survey. The survey covered 16 destinations in Europe, 13 in the ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday and that 727 more people had tested positive from 73,053 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1 per cent. The deaths ...

Hundreds of people gathered outside the justice ministry on Sunday to protest Covid restrictions and for the release of those arrested during the week in connection with an attack on ...

Pavlos Kontides finished in fourth place in the first and only race in the men’s sailing laser competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. The race was won by ...

Cypriot shooters got underway at the Tokyo Olympics with some positive displays on Sunday. In men’s skeet qualifying, Dimitris Constantinou and Giorgos Achilleos are in 12th and 14th positions ...

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 ...