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Reversing an earlier decision of a lower court, the Supreme Court on Friday approved the extradition of a Russian citizen to Russia where he is wanted for alleged serious offences, ...

Specialised nurses will pay house calls to administer coronavirus vaccinations to the bedridden, the health ministry said on Friday. As part of its vaccination roll-out, the ministry said it was ...

Amid a public outcry over police’s heavy-handed handling of an anti-corruption demonstration in Nicosia last Saturday, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides has asked police to explain their actions. In a ...

Introduction to HICP The HICP is an economic indicator constructed to measure the changes of prices over time of consumer goods and services acquired, used or paid by households. The ...

As part of the National Vaccination Plan for Covid-19, the health ministry is going ahead with the vaccination of specific population groups on the basis of illness. In an announcement, ...

Police said on Friday that they have arrested a 46-year- old woman as part of investigations into a case of suspected arson which damaged the exterior of a house in ...

A number of mountains roads are slippery because of ice, police warned on Friday as they urged drivers to be particularly careful. All roads to Troodos (Karvounas-Troodos, Platres-Troodos and Prodromos-Troodos) ...

The 200 King Long high-end city buses that arrived in Cyprus from Xiamen on May 27, 2020 are both stylish and safe for use in the pandemic. In what was the biggest export ...

Authorities on Thursday took into custody a 40-year-old man in connection with a child porn investigation. According to a police statement, under questioning the man has confessed to the offences ...

The health ministry announced one death and 107 new cases from a total of 25,555 PCR and rapid testing on Thursday, a 0.42 positivity rate. The death concerned a woman aged 79 with underlying ...

Police are looking for a 30-year-old Paphos resident who has been linked to a spate of burglaries in Peyia and further attempted robberies in the Sea Caves area. One of ...

A new portal, Ourbeloved.cy was developed by a team of experts in state-of-the-art applications to help bereaved families and their relatives share funeral announcements and memorials in accordance with ...

The postal services announced on Thursday deliveries to European countries are back up and running after a short suspension. Deliveries to France, Germany and Italy had been temporarily suspended on ...

Nicosia municipality on Wednesday invited tenders for a makeover of the old GSP stadium that will enhance efforts to upgrade the historical centre. The proposed project in the heart of ...

The health ministry announced that 54 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

Alecos Constantinides, Cyprus’ longest-serving newspaper columnist, died on Tuesday night aged 91, after a very brief illness. His death was not Covid related. His very last column for Alithia newspaper, for ...

The state has tolerated illegalities and irregularities at the Cypra abattoir over several years, Greens MP Yiorgos Perdikis said on Wednesday, the second day of his testimony before a committee ...

With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, Cyprus welcomed only 3,889 tourists in January, a massive 95.5 per cent slump compared to last January’s 85,622 tourist arrivals, according to figures published by the ...

With an emphasis on rural areas and young people, the government on Wednesday unveiled new housing schemes and incentives it said would boost the economy and entrepreneurship. The new package ...

Police refused to confirm or deny local media reports on Wednesday that a 19-year-old was in custody in Limassol after a complaint was made by a minor alleging rape two ...

Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou on Wednesday stepped into the fracas over felled trees on Makarios Avenue with a letter to Nicosia municipality asking to be briefed on how the decision ...

A number of schools in the mountains were closed on Wednesday because of the cold weather, the education ministry said. The affected schools are Lemythou, Agros and Omodhos high schools ...

Paphos police are looking for two people in connection with a hand grenade explosion outside the home of a doctor on Tuesday evening, spokesman Michalis Ioannou told the Cyprus News ...

Police explosives experts on Wednesday neutralised an improvised explosive device that was found outside offices in Nicosia. Police said on Twitter that the device was designed to be activated remotely ...