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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 ...

The ombudswoman has flagged the sacking of a woman from the department of civil aviation (DCA), noting that it was unwarranted and unfair. The case concerns a woman who had ...

By Jean Christou and Evie Andreou The Cyprus Police Association on Monday condemned attacks on police officers and firemen during the weekend by young people who hurled stones at them ...

Cyprus ranked the fourth worst in the EU27 in 2018 in relation to the incidence of fatal accidents at work, according to data released by Eurostat. According to a standardised incidence ...

A 59-year-old man was found dead in his home on Sunday afternoon in a state of sepsis, police said on Monday. Police said they were informed at 6pm on Sunday ...

A 50-year-old was arrested on Sunday night after driving into a parked vehicle in a parking lot in Yeroskipou, Paphos. According to the police, the man was drunk when officers ...

Two people have been arrested in Paphos in connection to a case of illegal stay on the island. According to the police, at 1pm on Sunday lunchtime a police patrol ...

An education ministry proposal on how the Pancyprian exams will be carried out is set to be presented during Wednesday’s Cabinet session. A report carried by daily Philelftheros said ...

The health ministry announced one death and 58 positives for Covid-19 from 6,158 PCR and rapid tests on Sunday with a positivity rate of 0.94 per cent. Mass testing was not carried out ...

The health ministry has released the testing locations for Monday as follows: Thus, employees may proceed to the testing units operating in all Districts, according to the plan designed by ...

One person has died and 44 new Covid positives were recorded in the last 24 hours in the north from 6,319 tests, according to a written statement from ‘health minister’ Unal Ustel. The ...

The prolonged duration of the health crisis is creating a difficult and stressful environment for workers and vulnerable groups while social problems are accumulating, according to the the general-secretary of ...

The funeral of the former leader of Edek Vassos Lyssarides will be held on Wednesday May 5. Lyssarides, a central figure in Cyprus politics since the island’s independence, died on ...

In a flowery Easter Sunday message intermingled with a religious message about the resurrection of Christ, Archbishop Chrysostomos touched on the coronavirus pandemic and the Cyprus issue. “The hopeful message ...

A police patrol car was destroyed by fire in Limassol on Saturday night when officers had a number of run-ins with people trying to set bonfires in various areas. Paphos ...

Renowned Cypriot poet and playwright Michalis Pashiardis has died at the age of 80. Pashiardis was born in Tseri in 1941 and completed high school at the Pancyprian high school in Nicosia. ...