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The health ministry announced 272 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday from a record 43,958 PCR and rapid tests – almost double the usual amount – yielding a positivity rate of 0.62 per cent. There ...

The audit office has raised questions over passports granted to investors involved in the Ayia MNapa marina, linking circumstance surrounding the investment to the president’s family. In a report ...

A 58-year-old man will stand trial in Nicosia on March 16 for stabbing his wife and son to death and injuring his second son at their home in Ergates earlier this ...

Residents of care homes will be able to receive visitors as from March 1 subject to stringent protocols that include visitors presenting a negative coronavirus test, the labour ministry said on ...

Saying the courts have a responsibility to protect children from abhorrent behaviour, the Supreme Court has upheld a 14-year jail sentence of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a ...

The United Nations said Thursday it was not its job to hand ultimatums to parties involved in disputes. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric was taking questions about the upcoming 5+1 talks on ...

The health ministry announced 199 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday from 28,461 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.7%. There were no new deaths, and the total remains at 231. ...

A shipload of sick cows that had nowhere to moor except off the port of Famagusta in the north, is likely to set sail back to Spain, Reuters reported on ...

Limassol police have booked 13 people for gathering at a home in Ypsonas in violation of coronavirus-related decrees and for illegal gambling. Police told the Cyprus News Agency on Thursday that ...

Cyprus’ legislation on asset statements by politically exposed persons (PEP) is a ruin which has not been restored, experts who have drafted a White Paper on the issue said on ...

Cyprus had administered more than 64,500 coronavirus vaccinations up until Tuesday and has also met the EU target of vaccinating 80 per cent of its health professionals by March, the health ministry ...

Ahead of the easing of the lockdown, the government will buy the services of 260 registered unemployed to strengthen enforcement of coronavirus related protocols and rules, the commerce, industry and energy ...

The British Bases said on Wednesday that their vaccination programme will begin on March 1 with individuals falling into vulnerable groups offered the vaccine first. The AstraZeneca vaccine was flown into ...

In line with an EU-wide trend, women in Cyprus are having their first child later, according to data published on Wednesday by Eurostat. This shows that the mean age of ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos on Tuesday reportedly gave statements to the police regarding a case in which a woman alleged that she was raped by a senior priest. The issue was reported ...

Prominent journalist Andreas Paraschos violated an article of the Journalist Code of Ethics in a piece he wrote in January, the Committee of Journalistic Ethics (EDD) announced on Tuesday. Paraschos, ...

MPs are considering a carrot and stick approach to ensure better protection of listed buildings after the near demolition of three historical buildings by the archbishopric in old Nicosia. House ...

Coronavirus rapid testing locations for Tuesday District Location Time Limassol Ayios Ioannis Eleimonos church 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Panos Solomonides cultural centre 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Andreas Themistocleous ...

Larnaca police caught a 13-year-old boy driving and breaking the speed limit while having three passengers in the car, including the owner. Police said they had stopped the vehicle after ...

Energy labels for four categories of electrical appliances will change from March 1 under new EU regulations, the government’s energy service said on Monday. The new grading system will phase ...

The cabinet will meet on Thursday to discuss the possible easing of the lockdown amid mounting speculation on what will change given the generally improved epidemiological situation although higher rates ...

Contact tracers have found increased transmission of the coronavirus within families and in the workplace, the health ministry said on Monday following a meeting between the minister, the contact tracing ...

Farmers should ensure they do not use products harmful to bees, the agriculture ministry said on Monday as it urged all producers to read labels carefully before use. As part ...

Parents are worried that online teaching is taking a toll on their children’s education, a survey by the Cyprus Institute of Statisticians published by the Cyprus News Agency on ...