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The House commerce committee on Tuesday discussed credit card charges ahead of a new decree mandating all businesses accept card payments, which is due to come into effect this coming ...

A total of 27 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate for eligible groups nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

A 43-year-old former first division Cypriot footballer was arrested in Greece and is to be extradited to Cyprus in connection with the embezzlement of more than €200,000, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. ...

The parliamentary committee on standards unanimously agreed on Tuesday that far-right Elam MP Andreas Themistokleous had a case to answer after he was accused of verbally abusing a Green party ...

President Nicos Anastasiades suggested more effective procedures to be put in place at the education ministry after teachers were told to “tear out” a page from a textbook with a ...

Increased cloud coverage in the coming days is expected result in showers and some isolated storms inland and in the mountains, the met office said on Tuesday. On Wednesday, though ...

Paphos police are investigating the theft of €5,000 in cash, and valuables of unknown value, including jewellery from a home in Tala. According to police, a woman reported that while she ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has released a policy statement on cryptocurrency assets, calling on service providers to comply with regulations and warning investors of the risks involved. ...

Art teacher and controversial artist Giorgos Gavriel, who found himself under fire last year over his work that was deemed to insult religious and national symbols, was asked to appear ...

Two Cypriots are among the contestants of the Great British Bake Off to start airing next week in Channel 4, it emerged on Tuesday. Among the 12 contestants are two people with ...

Eighty per cent of the adult population had received at least the first dose of a Covid vaccine, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Data showed that 80 per cent of ...

Police are investigating the circumstances under which a 22-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a road accident on Monday afternoon in Limassol. The accident happened shortly after 6pm on Fragklinou ...

Police made a third arrest on Monday in connection with the seizure of over seven kilos of cannabis in Limassol. A 23-year-old man is the third to be arrested since ...

In a span of 24 hours, police booked 22 people and 5 businesses for violating coronavirus measures. Between 6am on Monday and 6am on Tuesday, there were a total of 2,262 inspections across the ...

The European Commission has approved a budget of more than €22 million for the creation of a collection of sewage networks in the Kokkinochoria region in Cyprus. The Commission approved the ...

The Maritime Cyprus Conference has been postponed due to logistical issues stemming from the coronavirus pandemic and the related precautions and safety measures currently in place for all physical events. ...

The government lambasted Turkey for its ongoing “flagrant disregard” for its legal obligation to comply with European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgments regarding compensation in Greek Cypriot property cases, ...

Close to 56 per cent of the adult population in the north have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, with 53.1 per cent having both shots, it was announced ...

Lawmakers on Monday sought more details from the government before agreeing to release €25 million to be used for the Solidarity Fund. Enacted in March 2019, the Solidarity Fund aimed to provide ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou appears to be the wealthiest among party leaders, while head of the Greens Charalambos Theopemptou has the most in liquid assets, with €166,000 in bank deposits. The ...

The presidential commissioner for humanitarian affairs conceded that mistakes were made as regards the missing persons issue, which caused pain to the families, but the current administration had been trying ...

The risk of coronavirus infection in a flight is less than 0.1 per cent if all passengers have tested negative at least 72 hours before, a new international study has shown. The ...

The knives are out as Edek prepares to elect a new leader, with incumbent Marinos Sizopoulos on Monday coming under fire from his predecessor Yiannakis Omirou for leading the party ...

Four people died from Covid-19 and 159 new infections were detected in the past 24 hours after 76,913 tests, the health ministry said on Monday. The positivity rate was 0.21 per cent. The deaths ...