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The health ministry announced that 59 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

The Presidential Palace will be lit up in blue and green on Saturday from 6pm to 8.30pm on the occasion of ‘Earth Hour’, the office of Cyprus’ Environment Commissioner Clelia ...

News of the relocation of the University of Cyprus’ architecture school in the historic Phaneromeni school was widely welcomed on Friday with optimism that it would help revive the area ...

Cabinet will decide next week on when lower secondary school (gymnasium) pupils will return to in-class lessons, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday. His statements came as psychologist Antonis ...

Health authorities expressed concern Friday over the apparent dominance in the community of a coronavirus variant first identified in the UK that is 50 per cent more infectious than other variants ...

The audit service has recommended reviewing certain key provisions of the film industry promotion scheme and ensuring all checks were carried out before payments were made to ensure production company ...

Police were on Friday investigating one of the companies contracted by the health ministry to carry out Covid screenings after they allegedly reported higher numbers of tests by declaring people ...

Leader of main opposition Akel Andros Kyprianou visited the mixed village of Pyla on Friday and called for more government support. Kyprianou called for further government emphasis and support for ...

The health of Limassol Bishop Athanasios, who tested on Tuesday positive for coronavirus during the weekly rapid tests given at the bishopric, is improving, the bishopric said on Friday. According ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Friday hailed the €202m worth of projects which are set to upgrade the Famagusta district. “In all the municipalities and communities of free Famagusta, a ...

The EU summit conclusions reflect the spirit of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s report and highlight the link between the bloc’s relations with Turkey and developments on ...

No police officer will be facing criminal proceedings over the apparent failure to act that allowed a serial killer to go undetected for about three years and killing five women ...

Though numbers of coronavirus cases have stabilised over the past 14 days, Cyprus continues to record very high levels, according to the national surveillance report published on Friday. In the 14 days, ...

Cypriots consider corruption as the biggest problem currently faced by the country with the coronavirus pandemic a close second, according to a survey published by state broadcaster CyBC. The poll, ...

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he has not given up on trying to find a solution to the Cyprus problem. Speaking on the occasion of Greece’s Independence ...

A copy of an important ancient votive plaque on display in New York will soon on show at the Kallinikeio Municipal Museum of Athienou, the municipality announced on Friday. The ...

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 – in audio form. Presented by ...

The law office of Republic has instructed police to file sexual harassment charges against a former politician, police spokesman Christos Andreou told CyBC on Friday. He would not identify the ...

A total of 700 borrowers with non-performing loans (NPLs) amounting to about €173 million were deemed non-viable for loan subsidisation under the Estia scheme, sources told the Cyprus News Agency on Friday. ...

People from other EU states made up around 13 per cent of the island’s population on January 1, 2020, the highest percentage after Luxembourg, Eurostat figures show. An additional 5 per cent living ...

Police said Friday the following mountain roads were open only to vehicles with four wheel drive or chains due to snow: Kakopetria – Pinewood – Pedoulas; Pedoulas – Prodromos; Prodromos – Lemythou; Prodromos – Platres. ...

Five establishments and 173 individuals were booked for violating coronavirus decrees between 6am on Thursday and 6am on Friday, police said Friday. During this time, officers carried out 12,197 checks in all ...

Just as the EU is expected to vote on the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product on Friday, cheesemakers announced they would stage a mass ...

The government on Thursday strongly condemned the actions of “some brainless people” who smeared the mosque in Episkopi with ‘patriotic’ graffiti referring to the 1821 revolution, and drawings of Greek flags. ...