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A vaccination programme for enclaved Greek Cypriots has been nearly completed, presidential commissioner Photis Photiou whose portfolio includes humanitarian issues, told the Cyprus News Agency on Wednesday. He said that ...

A total of 60 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The general court of the EU said on Wednesday that the EU’s Intellectual Property Office should not have registered the name ‘Grilloumi’ by Swedish company Fontana Food AB. The ...

The commerce ministry’s consumer protection service said on Wednesday it had fined the House Finance Corporation €20,000 over some of its advertisements. The service found that a number of them ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday sought parents’ backing for frequent coronavirus testing among younger school children to help contain an upsurge in positive cases. Prodromou held a teleconference with ...

The civil registry and migration department is halting in-person service to the public because of a large number of positive coronavirus cases In an official announcement the department is said ...

There are high concentrations of dust in the air and vulnerable groups are urged to avoid going outside until the situation improves, the department of labour inspection said on Tuesday ...

A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in Kiti on Monday night. The killing took place at around 9.30pm in Kiti near Larnaca and involved a burst of gunfire. First ...

The health ministry appears to no longer be informing the public as to whether people who have died from Covid-19 also suffered from underlying health conditions. For the past two ...

A Limassol resident reported to the police that his house was broken into while he was asleep, and he was attacked by three people. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday ...

A total of 58 rapid testing sites for coronavirus will operate across the island on Tuesday according to an announcement by the health ministry. The sites aim to assist the mandatory ...

Priority for vaccinations will be given to all staff working for May’s parliamentary elections, it was announced on Monday. The cabinet approved on Monday the proposal put forward by ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Monday, 55 in total. People need to present proof of identity such as ID card, driver’s license or passport, for identification ...

The fire service sent two engines on Sunday on the request by the British bases to help put out a fire in a quarry in Xylofagou. According to the spokesman ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Sunday, 69 in total. People need to present proof of identity such as ID card, driver’s license or passport, for identification ...

The vaccinations portal will reopen on Sunday for people between 64 and 67, the health ministry said, while also announcing that they are picking up the pace with the aim of scheduling ...

A car belonging to a 41-year-old man from Limassol was destroyed by arson early on Saturday while another one parked closed to it was also damaged by the fire, police ...

The health ministry announced six deaths and 690 cases of Covid-19 on Thursday from 50,902 PCR and repaid tests with a positivity rate of 1.36 per cent. The deaths concerned three men and ...

In a clear warning to the supermarket sector, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Thursday that the law explicitly prohibits shops to open on May 1 and the government would make ...

Georgia Polyviou, president of Alkionides charity organisation, known for her generosity and dedication to service to others, died on Thursday, aged 64. Her funeral will be held on Saturday, at the ...

The vaccination portal opened for 61 to 63 year olds on Thursday morning but crashed again just minutes later, the second time the same age group has been frozen out because of ...

Eight irregular migrants from Syria in a small boat were spotted off Cape Greco on Wednesday afternoon by the marine police. According to police, the boat was spotted at about 6.20 ...

A total of 155 people and two businesses were charged in the 24 hours up to 6am on Thursday morning for breaking coronavirus protocols. A police spokesman said these were the result ...

A 70-year-old woman who went missing on Wednesday afternoon has been found and is well. Police had appealed earlier for information regarding the whereabouts of Neophyta Katsiami who was last ...