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Catholic community delighted over prospect of seeing Pope Francis Pope Francis’ historic visit to Cyprus next week has sparked a general feeling of joy and expectation among the Catholic community. ...

The health ministry announced there had been two deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday and that 337 people tested positive from 54,408 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.62 per cent. The ...

As Christmas decorations come out of storage Antigoni Pitta looks at what is available in Cyprus and which you should you choose With shops putting up Christmas displays and families ...

The day care centre for people with autism in Sotera implements good practices to raise awareness and support adults with autism and their families, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on ...

Almost 16 kilos of rubbish were collected from a beach in Yeroskipou during a cleanup by Paphos dentists over the weekend. The volunteering campaign was organised on Saturday by the dental ...

Letters exchanged with high school sweetheart show the romantic side of an EOKA fighter hanged by the British. Paul Lambis speaks to the woman they were addressed to about him ...

Dozens of people held picnics outside restaurants in Nicosia and Limassol on Sunday to protest the new coronavirus restrictions that will ban the unvaccinated from key sectors, including pubs, coffee ...

Education Minister Prodromos Pordromou departed Cyprus for Brussels on Sunday to attend works of the education, youth, culture and sport (EYCS) council that will take place on Monday and Tuesday. ...

Non-urgent operations will be postponed as the state healthcare services organisation (Okypy) is preparing for a possible increase in hospitalisations following the emergence of the new Coronavirus variant of concern, ...

The education ministry on Sunday announced that schools will operate normally next week, following reports about the decision of parents to keep their children from school for one period on ...

A total of 22 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Monday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Saying that reduced traffic is recorded at bars and nightclubs, the association of recreation centres (Osika) on Sunday called on the state to support the businesses that have been left ...

A Limassol nightclub was fined €8,000 for operating without a license and violating coronavirus protocols, police said early on Sunday. The club was booked after employees were found working without a ...

As the Turkish lira continues its freefall, Turkish Cypriots react with a combination of helplessness and resourcefulness At a trendy cafe-bar across the Green Line in northern Nicosia, the lira’...

The government will not compromise on a two-state solution despite Turkey’s stance on the Cyprus problem, government officials said on Sunday during memorial services held for those who died ...

Police on Sunday said they were investigating a forgery case after a 24-year-old man attempted to depart the island using a fake passport. The man, who is from Afghanistan, arrived ...

AEL’s Corey Manigault, 23, was taken off a ventilator at the ICU of the Nicosia general hospital where he is treated after he was beaten during a brawl outside a ...

Critics say proposed law bypasses House oversight and would entrench sweeping powers of health minister The new legislation dealing with pandemic-like situations raises a slew of red flags according to ...

An 18-year-old teenager was arrested following a traffic accident that killed 23-year-old Charalambos Chalaralambous in Paphos, police said early on Sunday. The suspect is treated for his injuries at Paphos ...

One person died from Covid-19 and 535 new infections were detected after 65,358, tests, a positivity rate of 0.82 per cent, the health ministry said on Saturday. The death concerns a 76-year-old man ...

Around 300 people demonstrated in Nicosia against government plans for the Akamas peninsula, which they say fall well short of protecting the environmentally sensitive area. The protesters marched from Eleftheria Square ...

Parents protesting the government’s new Covid-19 measures involving primary school pupils blocked the Rizoelia roundabout in Larnaca for around 90 minutes, police said on Saturday. The parents were protesting the ...

Testing units open for eligible groups on Sunday, November 28 under the state’s mass screening programme. District Location of testing units Operating hours Lemesos (8 units) University Square (behind TEPAK Rectorate) 9 ...

Health authorities have gone on high alert following the emergence of a new Coronavirus variant of concern, dubbed Omicron, that was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from ...