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Instructions have been given to the bicommunal committee for health to create a roadmap for the opening of the crossings as soon as the epidemiological data allows, reports from the ...

A 33-year-old man has been arrested at Larnaca airport in connection with the import of 27kg of cannabis, police said on Tuesday. Drug squad spokesman Stelios Sergides told CNA that ...

An explosive device went off Monday night that had been placed on the car of a 63-year-old, parked outside an apartment block in Limassol where he lives, police said. The ...

Police fined 161 individuals and two businesses for flouting coronavirus protocols from Monday until Tuesday at 6.00am. In Nicosia police carried out 2,233 checks reporting 14 individuals, while in Limassol 82 individuals and one ...

A serious traffic accident in Nicosia city centre between a motorbike and a car has led to two hospitalisations, of whom one is in critical condition. The incident occurred at ...

More than 80 per cent of people in Cyprus aged over 80 have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, of whom 70 per cent have received both jabs, the health ministry said on Monday ...

The government’s plans to hold a referendum on local government reform on the same day as the parliamentary elections appear doomed after the House interior committee decided by majority ...

A total of 56 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos will stand trial for rape on April 26, state broadcaster CyBC reported on Monday. The clergyman appeared before Larnaca district court on Monday, which referred him direct ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday delivered new computers to a Nicosia primary school with the pledge that all schools will be suitably equipped so as to facilitate the use ...

There are currently 225 coronavirus patients being treated at state hospitals, the highest number since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago, the spokesman of the state health ...

The European Commission on Monday officially registered halloumi as a protected designation of origin (PDO) so that only halloumi produced in Cyprus and according to the product specification can use ...

A total of 20,000 vaccination slots will be available for people aged 55 and 56 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the health ministry said on Monday as it announced its vaccination programme for April 13 ...

The vaccination portal will open for people aged 55 and 56 on Tuesday and Wednesday, as Cyprus presses ahead with offering the AstraZeneca vaccine to all age groups in line with EMA ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou was given the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, making sure to clarify that he had received the AstraZeneca vaccine amid a concerted push by authorities to ease ...

A Covid-19 positive woman gave birth at Makarios Hospital on Sunday, the first natural birth in a specially designed room for coronavirus cases, State Health Services Organisation (Gesy) spokesman Charalambos ...

The government is purposefully ignoring the real picture of how the island is faring in the coronavirus pandemic, opposition party Diko said on Sunday. Accusing the “DISY government” of concealing ...

The health ministry announced four deaths and 446 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday from 49,314 PCR and rapid tests with a a positivity rate of 0.9 per cent. The deaths concerned three ...

Education authorities and health officials decided Friday to discuss potential readjustments to Covid protocols at schools after the one proposed the previous day was deemed unenforceable. During a teleconference on ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 622 new cases of Covid–19 on Thursday after performing 47,547 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.31 per cent. The deaths concerned a woman ...

The economic slowdown as a result of the pandemic is smaller than initially anticipated raising hopes of brighter days ahead, Sek trade union confederation general secretary said on Thursday. Addressing ...

A new digital library covering all things Cyprus negotiations-related is now available to the public in three languages, Greek, Turkish and English. The comprehensive political guide has been developed and ...

A total of 57 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 ...

Inconsistent information and practices concerning the AstraZeneca vaccine confuse and upset the public, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said following a teleconference on Wednesday evening with his EU counterparts. They met ...