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It has been a grim January, with 61 coronavirus-related deaths so far, 24 of them in one week alone, according to figures published by the health ministry on Friday. This follows on ...

Nearly 1.3 million coronavirus tests, both PCR and rapid antigen tests, have been carried out in Cyprus since the start of the pandemic in March, the health ministry said on Friday. ...

Work to support listed buildings on Larnaca’s Ayios Lazaros Street is underway in preparation for a wider revamp to make the neighbourhood more accessible to the disabled, the Cyprus ...

A 66-year-old man died Thursday after falling from an external staircase while doing repair work on a private residence in Nicosia. The deceased is Efstathios Panteli Hadjialexandrou, a resident of ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 on Thursday and 164 new cases from 11,170 PCR and rapid tests. The positivity rate stood at 1.47 per cent. Total positives since March number 29,636. ...

The health ministry has announced 21 sites where rapid coronavirus tests will be available on Thursday. District Testing Sites Time Limassol SupermarketParking”Sklavenitis”, Germasogeia (Columbia) 8.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. “Lidl” ...

A man was remanded on Wednesday for eight days in connection with a case concerning child grooming and possession of child porn. The suspect was arrested after reports that a ...

The Limassol criminal court jailed three men for eight, seven and three years on Wednesday after they were found guilty of assaulting and mugging a 66-year-old woman last June. The ...

The Larnaca district court on Wednesday temporarily took away the driving licence of a 24-year-old man, who on January 3 was caught driving at 207kmph – more than twice the speed limit – ...

Cyprus Post announced Wednesday that the Lakatamia Post Office would remain closed for disinfection, due to a Covid incident. Until further notice, the office from tomorrow will be only operating ...

Limassol police are questioning a 27-year-old professional soldier (Syop) in connection with an explosion at a Cyprus telecommunications authority (Cyta) branch on December 13, the Cyprus News Agency reported late on ...

UN special representative Elizabeth Spehar on Tuesday briefed the UN Security Council on the secretary general’s good offices mission in Cyprus, focusing on efforts to convene an informal five ...

Movement restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic have limited contacts across the Green Line and deepened estrangement between two communities, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said in his latest report ...

Cyprus and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday agreed to launch a political dialogue between foreign ministries, with a first meeting and political consultation to be held in Riyadh in the near ...

One person died and 164 have tested positive for coronavirus after 8,366 tests, a positivity rate of 1.96 per cent, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The death of an 81-year-old man with ...

The health ministry has announced 19 sites where rapid coronavirus tests will be available for the general population on Wednesday. District Testing sites Time Limassol Sklavenitis supermarket car park, Yermasoyia (Columbia) 8.30 ...

As night fell, the joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC) said it was suspending a search and rescue operation in the sea off Larnaca for a 70-year-old woman who has been ...

Cyprus hopes to tap a new niche market for tourists with luxury camping, or glamping, for which legislation is being drafted, deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday after ...

Cyprus has secured an additional 565,000 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry said on Tuesday as it announced that if EU approval of other vaccines goes as planned, ...

Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday warned clients to be on alert against scammers trying to access their accounts and urged them not share any information. In a written statement, the ...

The road transport department announced on Tuesday the rules concerning the importation of vehicles from the UK following its EU exit. According to the department, an M1 category vehicle – passenger ...

The Sovereign Base Area Police Akrotiri Division has donated 123 boxes of food to 10 of its surrounding communities as part of its Food Aid programme to help struggling families during the ...

The health ministry has announced Tuesday’s rapid test sites, which are included in the table below. Province Sampling points Hours Limassol Apostolos Loukas Church, Agios Athanasios (Agios Athanasios Refugee ...

Two men, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, were arrested in the north for cigarette smuggling and also face charges for entering a military zone. In a smuggling operation ...