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The national Covid vaccination programme has stalled in recent days, health officials said on Friday, as the island saw a slight increase in daily positives. There has been a noticeable ...

Two more coronavirus deaths were announced on Friday, as the health ministry issued an announcement amending the number of coronavirus infections and deaths. The additional deaths raise the total fatalities ...

A scathing report by the auditor-general has alleged illegalities within Cyprus’ health care system, while identifying 11 Gesy doctors who each earned over €500,000 in 2020 – with one topping the charts at a ...

A total of 67 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Eligible for a free rapid testing are people fully ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Friday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has mild symptoms. “We should not be complacent,” the minister tweeted as he announced his ...

Cyprus has called for EU sanctions on airlines allegedly used by irregular migrants to gain access to the government-controlled areas via the north and Turkey. The Republic has consistently accused ...

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 ...

January was the deadliest month since the pandemic outbreak, with 96 deaths attributed to Covid-19, the health ministry’s epidemiological report showed on Friday. Overall, 104 people with coronavirus died in January, ...

In today’s episode, we hear that major delays are now expected in the construction of the LNG import terminal at Vasilikos, in Limassol. There’s also the third earthquake ...

An electrical goods store in Limassol was fined €8,000 for failing to check customers for a SafePass, one of nine businesses booked for breaking health protocols to contain the spread of ...

Four men, aged 19 to 44, were remanded on Friday in connection with the gangland-related murder of a 53-year-old man in Larnaca in December The arrests took place during a large police ...

A yellow weather warning for storms is in force until 5pm on Friday, the met service has announced. According to the announcement, isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect the ...

Interest rates for corporate deposits fell to a new historical low, reaching 0.02 per cent in December 2021, while the interest rate for household deposits remained unchanged at 0.06 per cent. Compared to ...

The total purchases of Cypriot bonds by the European Central Bank (ECB) amounted to €6.56 billion, under the Public Sector Purchasing Programme (PSPP) and the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP). According ...

About a third of imported scrap tyres pass through the port in Limassol without being subject to an environmental fee, while thousands of tyres end up in illegal landfills, MPs ...

The partnership between Cyprus and the US, and the prospects for regional cooperation on energy issues were discussed during a meeting Thursday in Washington between Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and ...

Parliament on Thursday passed regulations banning outright the use of carrier plastic bags – such as those used in supermarkets and kiosks. The regulations passed with 37 votes for, while the two ...

Opposition lawmakers on Thursday expressed disappointment at the latest version of a bill governing the state’s handling of pandemics, saying it still failed to address concerns over curtailing human ...

Health authorities announced no fatalities from Covid-19 on Thursday, while testing detected 3,078 new positives. The death toll since March 2020 remains at 736. In hospitals, 222 people were being treated for Covid-19, of ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday instructed government departments to do what they can to speed up the project for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG). A meeting held at ...

The former Greek Cypriot head of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Takis Hadjidemetriou was awarded the Medal of Excellence for his years of dedicated service during a special ...

Primary and nursery schoolteachers will stage a one-hour work stoppage on Monday to protest the way the pandemic is being handled at schools, teachers’ union Poed said on Thursday. As ...

The met office expects intense storms and issued a yellow weather warning valid from 2pm Thursday to 5pm Friday. Social media was awash with posts about heavy rain and hailstorms ...

The European Commission is proposing to extend the EU Digital Covid Certificate by a year, until 30 June 2023, it said on Thursday. The Commission said Covid-19 continued to be prevalent in ...