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Chinese ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), that Ukraine “should function as a bridge between the East and the West, not a frontier in big ...

The government has issued new country evaluations as regards Covid restrictions that will come into effect on March 10. The categorisation of countries applies for travel purposes to non-vaccinated passengers or ...

The cabinet on Wednesday green-lit a proposal to buy 36,000 tonnes of barley and corn in two shipments, to ease a shortage of grains on the market in the wake of ...

Four dogs died in a fire that broke out in a two-storey house in Zakaki, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said early on Wednesday. Three fire engines from the Limassol ...

In a man of vision, THEO PANAYIDES meets someone who is detail oriented and cerebral from his days filming the invasion as a teenager to backing the production of Jiu ...

The public works department has announced that road cleaning will be carried out on Saturday between 6am and 1pm on the Nicosia – Limassol highway. The specific stretch of the highway ...

In today’s episode, following an increase in the price for many goods and a shortage of grains on the market, the council of ministers is set to approve the ...

A young man was arrested Tuesday night following a car chase by Paphos police in the downtown area. According to the police statement, around 8pm a traffic patrol conducting checks ...

A 38-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a bizarre drug bust in which 132kg of cannabis was seized by the drug squad. ...

The need to rethink and further strengthen international supply chains was a key message by stakeholders attending the Supply Chain & Logistics Conference & Exhibition recently held in Nicosia. The ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) president Christodoulos Angastiniotis on Monday sent an open letter to Eurochambres president Luc Frieden, protesting the latter’s decision to visit Turkey for ...

An 80-year-old man died on Tuesday after being crushed by his tractor. The incident occurred in the village of Ayios Therapon, Limassol district. The victim, Demetris Christodoulou, was operating his ...

Nicosia will alert the European Commission to its annoyance with the fact that Turkey has not banned Russian aircraft from its airspace, something which also applies to the northern part ...

Women’s organisations from across the political spectrum climbed aboard the ‘Bus of Equality’ on Tuesday to press their case with the government and House of Representatives. The initiative, on ...

The health ministry said on Tuesday that it will propose that educators, as well as children attending kindergarten, be included in the ‘Test-to-Stay’ programme. Speaking after a meeting with teachers ...

Five more deaths attributed to Covid-19 were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday, in addition to 3,695 new positive cases. The latest fatalities were all women – aged 78, died last Friday; ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday warned stakeholders in the halloumi business that unless they agree to a compromise proposal of his, he would report any further violations of halloumi ...

A safe with approximately €600,000 inside was stolen between Sunday and Tuesday from offices in the Amathounda area of Limassol, police said. According to Limassol CID, the perpetrators deactivated the alarm ...

President Anastasiades will travel to Paris on Wednesday ahead of the European Council’s informal meeting of heads of government at Versailles on March 10 and 11. The European Council will be ...

Management of the Nature 2000 network is fraught with weaknesses and omissions, auditor general Odysseas Michaelides said on Tuesday. In a 130-page report on the agriculture ministry, Michaelides also cited non-compliance ...

Around 50 migrants staying at the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia took to the highway to protest the living conditions at the centre on Tuesday, blocking traffic in both directions. Drivers ...

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the UK government said it was supporting the visit of Cypriot authorities to Glasgow to undertake training on best-practice in the handling of rape ...

The government will buy 36,000 tons of barley and corn, in two shipments, to ease a shortage of grains on the market in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...

Eurostat’s data on gender equality for the decade 2010-2020 reveal that while women have earned less per hour than their male counterparts, the difference in average wages between men ...