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The health ministry’s new Covid-19 rules, which will see changes to SafePass and self-isolation rules, will go into effect on Tuesday following a cabinet decision last week. Speaking after ...

The health ministry on Monday announced that from Tuesday, the new rules that cut self-isolation for positive cases from 10 days to seven will come into effect. The procedure is as ...

Thousands in fines were issued to a supermarket in Larnaca and a betting shop in Paphos for Covid violations, police said after booking five businesses and 18 individuals in the past 24 ...

Paul Lambis discovers all the unique Episkopi area has to offer Every March, the endless landscape of Episkopi village in Paphos offers spectacular views. The area boasts nature trails, diverse ...

‘It’s like rubbing salt on an open wound,’ say homeowners By Bejay Browne Even though homes in Pissouri that have either been destroyed or seriously damaged by an ongoing ...

The free testing sites for Monday are as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Nicosia (15units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 1 pm 94056785 Agios Dometios Municipality (event hall) 9 am – 1 pm 99154344 ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 1,730 had tested positive from 77,336 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.24 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

The response by some political parties has been shocking By Christos P. Panayiotides Ukraine is the second largest European country, with an area of 600 thousand square kilometres and a population ...

Paphos police on Sunday arrested a 26-year-old man for driving at 121 kilometre per hour on a road where the speed limit was 50km. Traffic police while conducting checks around 3.15pm ...

The overwhelming majority of Cypriots believe that Russia’s attack on Ukraine is an invasion as opposed to a small number that called it a peacekeeping operation, according to a ...

This Wednesday it will be two years since our lives changed and words like lockdown and curfew became part of everyday lives March 9 marks two years since Cyprus confirmed its ...

A message of peace was sent on Sunday by members of the Limassol carnival’s ‘royal family’ who walked along seafront in lieu of taking part in the annual parade, ...

A 35-year-old man who was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of possessing and disseminating child porn was remanded by the Nicosia court for four days on Sunday. Police said the ...

Police booked around 1,300 drivers for various traffic offences between March 4 and 5, they said on Sunday. During the checks, 672 drivers were fined for speeding and 15 for driving under the influence of ...

‘We need supplies urgently, so that our animals don’t die’ As importers and livestock farmers grapple with sky-high grain prices due to the Ukraine crisis, the government here will ...

There is an urgent need to open lines of communication and bring this war to an end By Alper Ali Riza Ukraine has been pleading for help from Nato and ...

An explosion targeted a restaurant in the heart of Nicosia early on Sunday, police said. The restaurant was not named but reports said it was a well-known establishment on Makarios ...

Six businesses and 19 individuals were booked in the past 24 hours for Covid violations, police said after carrying out 2,236 checks islandwide. Some 54o checks were carried out in Nicosia with three ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides is travelling to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of his counterpart, the ministry announced. According to the announcement, Petrides will hold bilateral meetings with Saudi officials ...

A low pressure weather system continues to affect the area causing some dust in the atmosphere, the met office said on Sunday. The depth of snow in Troodos Square, at ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 1,834 had tested positive from 91,348 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.01 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

The price of most Green Monday staples is higher than last year, although a handful of items buck the trend, according to the latest price observatory published by the consumer ...

The following are the free testing sites for Sunday: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Nicosia (26 units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Agios Dometios Municipality (event hall) 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 ...

Commissioner for the Citizen Panayiotis Sentonas on Saturday visited Limassol port where the biggest-ever humanitarian drive in Cyprus has collected donations for the war-torn people of Ukraine. The aid collected ...