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The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday two more exemptions to the text message rule, applying to those undergoing medical treatment and divorced parents visiting their children. Those under regular ...

A total of 557,589 are registered to vote in the May 30 parliamentary elections, the interior ministry said on Tuesday after finalising the electoral register. The breakdown is as follows: Nicosia district 196,194 ...

The mental health and quality of life of a large part of the population in Cyprus has been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, research by Frederick University has revealed. ...

The message that “timely targeted measures, where needed, is an important element in effectively addressing the crisis”, was sent by Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, during yesterday’s informal teleconference of ...

Persons who work or are planning to work for the upcoming parliamentary elections on May 30 will have the opportunity to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, regardless of their age, the ...

A supermoon or pink moon appeared in Cyprus’ skies on the night between Monday and Tuesday and will also be visible during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to ...

The period elapsing between the two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be reduced from 12 to eight weeks, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The decision goes into effect ...

The Religious Leaders of Cyprus that make up the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process (RTCYPP), jointly express their best wishes for the meetings starting today in Geneva to ...

All fuel tanks of Hellenic Petroleum on the coastal front of Larnaca have been demolished, it was announced on Tuesday. “The demolition works of the tanks located at the facilities ...

Paphos police on Monday arrested a man who used a stolen credit card to buy items worth €11 at a kiosk. On November 1, 2020, a house in Paphos was broken into and ...

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who will today be attending talks hosted by the UN in Geneva aimed at restarting formal negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus issue, has ...

Household electricity prices in Cyprus fell by nearly 25 per cent in the second half of 2020 compared to the year before, the second largest decrease in the EU. According to Eurostat, ...

Police booked 100 individuals and one business for breaches of Covid-19 measures from 6am on Monday until 6am on Tuesday while carrying out 7,667 checks. A beauty salon in Paphos which was ...

A group of parents have filed a joint lawsuit against the state challenging the requirement on school children to undergo testing for the coronavirus and having to wear a face ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has criticised US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the genocide of Armenians in 1915. Tatar took to Twitter to “condemn the US President’s unfortunate ...

Three deaths from coronavirus and 611 new cases were announced on Monday night, with a positivity rate of 1.21 per cent. Three hundred people are in hospital, 78 of whom are in serious ...

Vassos Lyssarides, former Edek leader and founding member of the party, passed away on Monday afternoon, aged 100. Lyssarides had been a central figure in Cyprus politics since the island’s ...

This is one of a series of articles from our ‘Background briefing: The Divided Island‘. It is a comprehensive interactive information guide on the Cyprus problem. With the Covid-19 pandemic ...

The day before a third Covid lockdown was imposed (for two weeks) in Cyprus, a few hundred people protested outside Police Headquarters in Nicosia.

The British-based Justice Abroad team is now representing a British mother, Kaela Charalampous, who was arrested in front of her young child after describing the community leader of Mandria village ...

Prominent lawyers came out guns blazing on Monday over the government’s intention – not law for the moment – to impose what effectively amounts to a domestic Covid pass after May 9, ...

Vaccination appointments will be made available to those aged 39-42 from April 27-29, the health ministry announced on Monday. Specifically, 42-year-olds will have the opportunity to book their appointment on ...

A total of 60 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 ...

Larnaca primary school pupils are being given the opportunity to name a reef in Oroklini, near the LEF1 wreck which was sunk early last year. The competition is being organised ...