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Lawmakers on Monday began reviewing the government’s request to spend an additional €91 million, the lion’s share of which will go to continuing support to businesses as well as ...

The health ministry announced the list of the rapid testing sites, 21 in total for Tuesday. To get tested, people need to present an ID, passport of a driver’s licence. ...

The conversation around Europe today raises critical questions regarding balanced development, democracy and the coexistence of people on the basis of solidarity and social cohesion. We must define the future ...

The relocation of the two Dali asphalt plants to the Koshi area has been delayed as the necessary studies to ensure the health of nearby residents in the new location ...

State health services organisation Okypy on Monday said it would create a guest house for mental health patients who have nowhere to go after being discharged from the Athalassa state ...

Civil servants’ union Pasydy said on Monday they would like teleworking to be regulated in the public sector just as it is in the private one. The union said that ...

Vaccinations of vulnerable groups of the population against Type A flu will start at the beginning of October, the health ministry said on Monday. According to the ministry, 180,000 vaccines have ...

Referrals issued by personal doctors for specialists will only be good for two visits from October 6, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday. Until now, general health scheme (Gesy) ...

Netflix launching globally a few years back was a milestone for the entertainment industry. It altered the viewing habits of millions, ushering in changes that are now considered mainstream: same ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association on Monday called for more substantial help for those affected by high electricity prices, saying the state seems “unwilling to spend a single euro for the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades, currently in New York for the UN General Assembly, is set to meet UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, reports said on Monday. Guterres will also ...

Sweden, Portugal and Iceland have been upgraded to the orange category as four other countries have been downgraded in new travel guidelines issued by the health ministry on Monday. The ...

Police are looking for a 31-year-old man after a complaint about a knife attack against a person at a Paphos home. According to police, two people complained on Sunday that ...

Two men aged 21 and 20 were arrested at Paphos airport and remanded in custody after attempting to travel abroad using stolen passports, police said on Monday. The first, a 21-year-old man ...

The fire in the Paphos villages of Yiolou and Simou which saw some residents evacuated on Sunday evening was started by human hand, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said on ...

A 30-year-old man was killed in a fatal accident in Frenaros on Monday morning. Famagusta police spokesman, Andreas Constantinou, said that the victim was not wearing a seat belt. According ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos travels to Slovenia on Monday to attend the Informal Council of the EU Transport and Energy Ministers and a high-level meeting concerning the Trans-European Transport Network ...

Members of the public aged over 65 are expected to be invited to book a third Covid vaccine dose from next week, the ministry of health said on Monday. Technical issues ...

Cyprus awarded American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris on Sunday night with one of the country’s leading honours during a ceremony at the residence of the Cypriot ambassador ...

Police arrested two people shortly after 1am in Paphos on Monday when they were found stealing building materials from a construction site. According to the police, at 00:45 information was received ...

Police on Monday fined four businesses a total of €2,250 for violating coronavirus protocols as part of 4,213 nationwide checks. The checks were carried out between 6am on Sunday and 6am on ...

The health ministry announced that there had been no new deaths from Covid-19 but that 94 people had tested positive from 40,586 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.23 per cent. ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with an investigation into child pornography. According to police, the cyber-crime unit received information from Europol that someone had uploaded a ...

The ministry of finance is at an advanced stage and is expected to begin consultations among stakeholders (banks and the Cyprus Asset Management Company Ltd) on how to support the 780 ...