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University of Cyprus rector Tasos Christofides on Friday denied allegations of conflict of interest surrounding the employment of his daughter, calling on the auditor-general to show some respect on the ...

Six Covid-19 deaths and 1,281 infections were recorded in the last week, the health ministry said on Friday. At the same time, 41 Covid-19 patients remain hospitalised. Ten of these are in ...

Opposition party Akel is expecting to be updated by President Nikos Christodoulides on his proposal regarding the EU’s more active participation in the Cyprus problem. “We are very close ...

Health ministry data published on Thursday over flu deaths wrongly included an eight-year-old child, Dr. Maria Koliou said on Friday. Speaking to the state broadcaster, Koliou said the mistake was ...

Although independent cinema from around the globe does reach the island, it is usually part of international film festivals or seasonal theatre appearances. This month though, the CVAR-Severis Foundation brings ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides and Finance Minister Makis Keravnos are in constant contact with Central Bank governor Constantinos Herodotou, following a 30 per cent slump in shares of ...

Greece encourages the UN Secretary General to make further efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, always within the framework of the UN Security Council decisions, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias ...

The met office has issued a yellow warning for isolated and possibly heavy thunderstorms to affect Cyprus on Friday. In a tweet, it said the warning is in effect from 05:30 ...

Visiting UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo commended the two negotiators in Cyprus for the work they are carrying out. In a message on Twitter issued by UN Cyprus, DiCarlo who met ...

National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) on Thursday announced that George Agioutantis has been appointed to the position of managing director and executive member of the board of directors of the ...

Labour unions in the north protested against the proposed natural disaster tax cuts to their salaries, reports said on Thursday. According to a report in Yeni Duzen, the tax cut ...

The House on Thursday passed legislation that bars all semi-governmental bodies from paying into private health insurance, since employees in these organisations already benefit from the national health system or ...

Legislators on Thursday hectored the government for taking its time delivering legislation to tighten up the earthquake-proofing of buildings, saying that lives are at stake – while the interior ministry responded ...

A Larnaca court on Thursday began extradition hearings in the case of a Kurdish national wanted by German authorities on charges of participating in a terrorist organisation. The suspect, Kenas ...

Whether you find yourself in Limassol, Nicosia or Paphos this weekend, the island’s bar and live music venues have got something planned. Here is an overview of where to ...

Lawmakers on Thursday said they will seek higher state subsidies for assisted reproduction, in a bid to encourage this form of gestation, as one in six couples were said to ...

The appointment of one of Cyprus’ most famous pop singers, Michalis Hadjiyiannis, as deputy culture minister was criticised on Thursday by the Pancyprian professional artists union (Pasynek). The union said ...

Cyprus has submitted five new nominations to the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, according to an announcement of the Cypriot national committee of Unesco after a meeting that took ...

Three people were arrested on Thursday afternoon after it emerged that they owned around 300,000 illegal firecrackers, stored in a cargo container located in a Limassol warehouse. The operation, which was ...

A total of 14 people have died from the flu in Cyprus in this winter, authorities said on Thursday releasing figures. Among the deaths was an 8-year-old girl with no other ...

The Fire Service on Thursday carried out an emergency exercise at the Larnaca airport aviation fuelling system (LAFS) headquarters, during which firefighters had to respond to a simulated fuel leak ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 27-year-old man caught stealing metal pipes from his company, after the company car’s GPS gave away his location, authorities said on Thursday. According to ...

Turkish main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu is visiting the north on Thursday to meet the Turkish Cypriot families, who lost loved ones in the earthquakes last month. Kilicdaroglu, who is ...

The Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday that 1,318 applications have been submitted, potentially qualifying for loans totalling €131.1 million under the Oikia housing scheme. This scheme was designed to help manage ...