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Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday that up to 90 per cent of illegal substances found in the north are transported there through the government-controlled areas. The chairwoman of the Turkish ...

The fate of local government reform could hang in the balance this week, as MPs weigh the disparate demands and objections coming from several communities – and this amid fresh warnings ...

A football league derby was abandoned on Monday evening due to heavy fog in the Nicosia area. Referee Vasilis Demetriou was forced to abandon the fixture between Nicosia arch-rivals Apoel ...

Police on Monday evening urged motorists to be cautious as thick fog had formed in some areas in Nicosia. Police said there was fog in Kornos, Ayia Varvara, Pera Horio ...

No deaths from Covid were reported in the past 24 hours, as 586 new infections were detected after 102,692 tests, a 0.57 per cent positivity rate, the health ministry said Monday. The ministry said 116 ...

The president of the Supreme Court said Monday a way should have been found to speed up the dispensation of justice, as close to 25,000 cases were delayed for over two ...

The mayor of Yeroskipou Michalis Pavlides has resigned for health reasons, it was announced on Monday. Pavlides had been away since October with deputy mayor Kyriacos Hadjivasilis taking over his ...

Unemployment has dropped to the lowest level in the last 20 years, while during the coronavirus situation the state has spent around €920 million in supporting employees and businesses, Labour Minister Zeta ...

If the Omicron Covid-19 variant causes only mild symptoms it could bring herd immunity and the end of the pandemic, an expert said on Monday. According to epidemiologist Dr Michalis ...

Authorities will likely introduce stricter measures at airports and other points of entry into the Republic, including crossings, which will remain open, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Monday. Speaking after ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered our way of life with a devastating blow to our economies and societies and this new reality offers us the opportunity to focus on ...

Pfizer anti-coronavirus vaccines for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 are expected to arrive by December 20, the permanent secretary of the health ministry Christina Yiannaki said on Monday. The administration ...

A new haemodialysis unit at Paphos general hospital is expected to be ready in October next year, as construction work progressed as scheduled, the unit’s director Lakis Yioukkas said ...

The health ministry announced that 20 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus will operate on Tuesday for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while unvaccinated ...

Indonesia is the only country to be moved up to the green category in the reviewed list of categories for travel, to be in effect from Thursday. Italy, Spain, Portugal, ...

Despite coronavirus restrictions, five mountain communities are still going ahead with hosting Christmas villages for the first time this winter, the deputy ministry of tourism announced on Monday. Between December 10 ...

Anti-coronavirus booster shots are the only way for all of us, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday as he received his third dose of the vaccine. Permanent secretary of ...

Children are very cooperative when it is explained to them why they need to wear a face mask, head of the Makarios hospital’s paediatrics clinic Dr Avraam Elia said ...

The South Koreans are at it again. Netflix struck gold by expanding into the South Korean movie industry as the country is a gift that keeps on giving! Following the ...

Thirty one adult migrants, all of Syrian origin, were found in Athienou on Monday, police said. A police patrol located 20 migrants walking on the Nicosia to Larnaca highway in the ...

Investigations are underway into the disappearance some two weeks ago of two women from Russia with clues pointing out to a possible crime, it emerged on Monday. The two women, ...

By Andreas Pavlou Paphos police are investigating two hunters who refused to comply with the instructions of a gamekeeper and for using a sound imitation device, the force said on ...

As of Tuesday, people over the age of 30 will also be eligible for vaccination with the booster jab against Covid-19, the health ministry announced on Monday. So far, only those ...

Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) announced on Monday it will soon introduce a new network of routes in Nicosia using six bus terminals in various areas of the capital. The company, ...