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The hospitality venues association (Pasika) has slammed a proposal by the Green Party to increase fines for smoking violations and amend regulations on smoking outdoors. Their reaction came after the ...

There is no hidden significance to halloumi acquiring Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status on the same day we mark the establishment of the Cyprus Republic. It is sheer coincidence, ...

The health ministry on Friday announced that two people died from coronavirus as 59 new Covid cases were detected out of 26,652 PCR and rapid tests, resulting to a positivity rate of 0.22 ...

Prominent lawyer, businessman and owner of the Cyprus Mail newspaper Andreas Neocleous died on Friday at the age of 82 after suffering from coronavirus. Born in Episkopi, Paphos on July 3, 1939, Neocleous ...

The Paphos branch of the association of hospitality venues (Pasika) on Friday called on the town’s mayor Phedon Phedonos to intervene after 90 per cent of the hospitality venues in ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for Saturday, 52 in total. To get tested people need to present an ID, or passport or a driver’s licence for identification purposes. ...

Cypriot Patricia Phaedonos was announced as the 197th Commonwealth Point of Light by British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie in recognition of her exceptional voluntary work. The award recognises outstanding volunteers ...

The halloumi PDO (protected designation of origin) is a “protective shield,” Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday as the cheese entered the European Commission’s register for PDO and ...

Researchers from the Cyprus Institute have completed a full digitisation of the former Nicosia International Airport, which has been inactive since 1974 as it is located in the UN buffer zone. ...

Edek has sunk deeper into turmoil after party president Marinos Sizopoulos said Nicosia district’s branch elections would go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, despite three party members having obtained ...

The health ministry on Friday said there was improvement in all epidemiological indicators, with the 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate dropping by 30 per cent compared with the previous period. The data ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas will participate in a 10km fundraising run in support of people with cancer next week. The race, which is organised at the minister’s initiative, will ...

A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, both Limassol residents, were remanded in police custody on Friday for six days on suspicion of stealing a car. The two suspects were ...

The Apollonion private hospital has sought to address ‘fake news’ regarding the death of the six-year-old Syrian boy who died this week following surgery on Tuesday. It was said that ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old man, the fourth suspect wanted by police following an attack last Sunday against Ael fans in Limassol by 20 hooded men, allegedly Apollon supporters. This ...

Efforts are underway to inaugurate a unit dedicated to combating deadly diseases as there are fears that the healthcare system is not yet prepared for to handle the outbreak of ...

Cyprus’ rich wine history is being used to encourage tourists and locals to follow the ‘Troodos Wine Routes’, following a history that dates back 6,000 years with poets and historians including ...

The presidents of the US and Russia congratulated Cyprus on its 61st independence anniversary and conveyed their support for a solution to the Cyprus problem. Both Joe Biden and Vladimir ...

By Nik Grozdanovic Daniel Craig’s last hurrah as James Bond has finally premiered. One of the many expected blockbusters of 2020 that got stuck in limbo due to Covid, the ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at prominent lawyer Achilleas Demetriades’ announcement to launch consultations with political parties and civil society groups to assess their views on the ...

Ten businesses and 24 individuals were booked during the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Friday for violations of decrees of the law on infectious diseases, police said. In total 3,157 checks ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

A hand grenade thrown early on Friday outside the house of a 62-year-old man in Ayios Ioannis in Limassol, damaged two residences and three vehicles. According to the police, an ...

Police on Friday said they are investigating a shooting incident earlier in the day on the Nicosia to Limassol motorway when someone in a moving car shot at the car ...