Cyprus

The interior ministry on Thursday hit back at Akel’s calls for the minister Nicos Nouris to resign following a report which slammed the “appalling” conditions faced by unaccompanied minors ...

Three more people have died from coronavirus, including a 54-year-old woman, the health ministry announced on Thursday as 3,473 new infections were detected from 98,705 tests, a positivity rate of 3.52 Three more ...

Greek language and culture are part of the “innovative” teaching programme of the afternoon school in gymnasiums, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said Thursday. Speaking at the presentation of the scheme, ...

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees, mostly women and children, knocking on Europe’s door are facing issues with identification and travel documents, as authorities are asking them to provide valid place ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Thursday asked for the war in Ukraine to “stay out of schools” saying children who are of Russian descent should not be victimised following recent ...

Aglandjia residents on Thursday demanded they be included in a new Athalassa municipality together with Latsia and Yeri as they protested against the newly approved local government reform plan which ...

It’s up to seven times more likely for Covid-19 patients to end up in hospital if they’re unvaccinated, according to the latest comparative data compiled by the health ...

The trial of the two doctors at a Nicosia hospital who were charged after one of their patients died and seven others suffered serious complications following a cataract surgery has ...

Authorities on Thursday said they were investigating the possibility of abuse of a couple’s second child after they were remanded on suspicion of forcefully shaking their two-month baby leading ...

The met service on Thursday issued a yellow weather alert warning of strong winds from 11pm until 8am on Friday. “Near gale to northwesterly winds at force 7 to 8 on the ...

Almost one thousand patients have received the anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir in Cyprus, of whom seven per cent required hospitalisation for the virus, a health official said Thursday. Speaking to the ...

On Friday, March 11, 31 testing units under the control programme of the Ministry of Health, will be operating District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Nicosia (15 units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 ...

Amid an uptick in Covid infections, an expert advising the government on the pandemic has cautioned against further relaxations. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency on Thursday and citing data ...

Petrol prices are set to rise further and there’s not much else Cyprus can do, as its taxes on fuel are already near the EU-set minimum limit, an industry ...

By Sarah Coyne Due to world events, we have all been eating out a lot less than usual. This, in turn, has meant that some world cuisines have been missing ...

Rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Thursday downgraded RCB Bank’s long-term issuer rating from BB- to B+ and placed the bank on negative watch, citing the lack of ...

There will be tough talk with state health services organisation Okypy for delaying the order of 15 new blood dialysis machines at the Famagusta General hospital, said minister Michalis Hadjipantelas following ...

Poed, the primary school teachers’ union, will be writing to the health ministry asking for clarifications on the “test to stay” programme and suggesting changes to protocols at schools, union ...

The House watchdog committee erupted into a shouting match on Thursday as the rolling scandal over abuses within Gesy continued, with one person being expelled from the meeting as police ...

Pupils and students across the island will come out with their well pressed uniforms and SafePass in pocket on March 25, as school parades make a comeback for the first time ...

The possibility of a serious accident following the power outage at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine is extremely remote, according to the Risk Assessment Professor at the European ...

Police on Thursday urged drivers to be especially careful because of extreme weather conditions on the Limassol-Paphos (Avdimou area) and Nicosia-Limassol (Alambra area) highways. It said there were strong winds ...

Closer ties need to develop between Brussels and Riyadh, said Interior Minister Nikos Nouris, in the wake of financial repercussions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Strengthening relations between the ...

A 30-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of embezzling €22,820 from a bank account she controlled as the head of a parent’s association of a kindergarten. The treasurer of the ...