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The health ministry on Monday announced one death from Covid-19 and 276 new infections after 83,418 tests, a positivity rate of 0.33 per cent. The ministry said 207 people were being treated for the ...

Escorted by a Cyprus offshore patrol vessel, France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier sailed into Limassol harbour on Monday. According to a statement by the defence ministry, the arrival ...

Three people have been arrested for taking wood to the church yard in Panayia, Paphos on Holy Saturday evening and causing a disturbance, police said on Monday. According to the ...

Police charged 121 people over the 24 hours up to Monday morning for breaking coronavirus decrees. The charges came from a total of 8,016 checks around the island. In Nicosia a total of 1,183 ...

A dead turtle was found on the beach in the Dasaki area of Oroklini on Sunday afternoon. It had washed up on the rocks near the shore and was brought ...

A total of 27 cases of sexual abuse have been investigated by the specialised police team, 15 of which have been sent to court for trial, police spokeswoman Eleni Constantinou said on ...

Forty one new cases of coronavirus were reported in the north on Saturday out of a total of 8,276 tests. The ‘ministry of health’ said these referred to one overseas traveller, 12 ...

The testing sites for Sunday are as follows: District Sampling points Hours Limassol (21 points) Church of Agios Ioannis Eleimonos, Agios Ioannis 9.30 a.m.-7 p.m. “Grigori Afxentiou” Square, Limassol 9 ...

Authorities fined a 40-year-old man €11,000, after he was caught by Game Fund officers in possession of two turtle doves in a game reserve area in Limassol, police said on Saturday. ...

Police said Saturday they reported 11 people for driving under the influence of drugs in the past 10 days with three also being over the alcohol limit. The force said 11 people tested ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted that conflict prevention and mediation was a key element of his activities and gave the example of the Cyprus 5+1 informal meeting that took place in ...

There was a delay of about an hour in the vaccination process at the centre at Larnaca port on Friday after some people, citing violation of their personal data, objected ...

Paphos Municipality on Thursday signed a €916,300 contract for a ‘smart’ system to manage parking areas in what mayor Phedonas Phedonos hailed as another substantial step in the town’s transition ...

Authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, and 460 new positives from island-wide testing as the number of hospitalised patients treated for the respiratory disease continued receding. The latest ...

A 49-year-old man died as a result of a traffic collision on the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway at 5.45 am on Thursday. Police named the victim as Ismail Ismailov, from Bulgaria. He was ...

The Pharmaceutical Services have issued the following FAQ (frequently asked questions) regarding vaccines against Covid-19. How do vaccines work against Covid-19 disease? In general, vaccines act by preparing the human ...

The Council of Ministers late on Wednesday decided on the gradual easing of restrictions to combat the coronavirus pandemic including scrapping the SMS requirement, but introducing a Coronapass. The new ...

A young woman with learning difficulties fined for breaching coronavirus protocols will lodge an appeal with the complaint review committee set up specially for this purpose, police said on Thursday. ...

With schools set to reopen on Monday with in-person teaching, parents of secondary school pupils should ensure their children have a negative rapid antigen test, the education ministry said on ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides is heading to Brussels to take part in Thursday’s session of the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), where EU Defence Ministers will discuss current issues and ...

An eight-year-old Griffon Vulture brought to Cyprus from Crete as part of a conservation project, has been dubbed the “ultimate wanderer” by BirdLife Cyprus after covering a total of 4,683km ...

Cyprus has expressed intertest in operating a pan-European hotline for victims of gender-based violence, it was announced on Tuesday. Toward that end, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis signed a declaration of ...

Hoteliers hope to be able to welcome locals as from May 10, provided that the current two-week tougher restrictions are lifted, Cyprus Hotels Association director Philokypros Roussounides told Cybc TV on ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday paid tribute to Edek founder Vassos Lyssarides as a visionary who played a leading role in modern Cyprus history. Speaking to the media after signing ...