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Eleni Charitonos loved her heavy spacesuit so much during her simulation astronaut mission that she wished she could sleep in it An aspiring Cypriot astronaut who saw her dreams coming ...

The health ministry announced one more death and said that 858 more people had tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday from 70,809 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.21 per cent. ...

Limassol has become the base for the Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship The Jewel of the Seas offering cruises to Greece and its islands. Katy Turner got to sample its ...

Reports on Sunday said two Turkish F-16s had flown over Cyprus in the afternoon ahead of the visit of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday. Speaking to SigmaLive, a ...

Thousands of people gathered on Sunday outside the presidential palace in Nicosia to protest against the blanket introduction of the SafePass as of Tuesday. The crowd at Human Rights Square ...

The testing sites for Monday are as follows: Province Sampling points Hours Limassol (15 points) “Grigori Afxentiou” Square, Limassol 7.30 am-7.30 pm TEPAK “Tassou Papadopoulos” Building, Agia Zoni (Iphigenia and Themidos Corner) 8.30 ...

Limassol police are investigating the theft of €15,000 from a woman’s bank account through an online scam. Police said the complainant told them that a woman speaking English called the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades expressed hope on Sunday that “intense diplomatic efforts” would prevent further threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north on Tuesday. In ...

Turkish and Turkish Cypriot media are focusing on five scenarios relating to the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north ...

Only ten applications remain to be examined under the Estia programme to assist distressed mortgage holders, it was reported on Sunday. Total applications for Estia assistance numbered 6,393 concerning loans worth ...

Seven months since launching its vaccination programme and having surpassed its original goal of a 65 per cent vaccination rate, the health ministry is now focusing on streamlining and facilitating the ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos in a circular to churches on Sunday, again urged young people to get vaccinated for the good of the country. “The rights of many cannot be violated by ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested on Sunday morning for driving on the highway near Zygi at 189 kilometres an hour in instead of the legal 100 km/h, police said. The speeder ...

Cyprus on Sunday paid tribute to all those who lost their lives during the 1974 Turkish invasion. Memorial services were held in all districts, in the presence of the House Speaker ...

If the negotiations on the Cyprus issue do not resume, Turkey will continue to exploit the gap in negotiations, opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday. In statements after ...

The government is monitoring all developments and is taking steps in all directions, both at European level and at the level of the UN Security Council, Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said ...

Τhe met office on Sunday issued a yellow warning for high temperatures. The alert is in effect from noon until 5pm. Temperatures are expected to hit 40C inland, 34C along ...

A 22-year-old man has been charged with having too many people in his home and with possession nitrogen oxide (laughing gas), police said on Sunday. Police raided the house in ...

The Cyprus real estate market is finding its legs again, just as, across the globe, the housing market is booming – real estate investment is starting to make sense again. The ...

The health ministry announced 928 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday out of 72,874 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.27 per cent. No deaths from the virus were reported, but ...

The Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEV) on Saturday asked President Nicos Anastasiades to apply the latest SafePass measures to all businesses whatever their size. OEV head Antonios Antoniou said ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 70 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

The government’s incentives package for young people to get vaccinated offers everything from gift cards to plane tickets, but actually securing some of the perks appears quite tricky. The ...

The health ministry on Saturday said it will be opening telephone lines to facilitate the rescheduling of vaccination appointments for those who missed their appointments for the second dose of ...