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Two deaths and 126 new coronavirus cases were reported by the health ministry on Saturday after 44,460 PCR and rapid tests. The deaths concerned two men, aged 76 and 80, who both died at ...

The complete independence of the fire service from the police was “a necessity” that was implemented 60 years after the first discussions, former Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Saturday. He ...

Oroklini community has transformed an old white boat into an open library saying that books offer an “easy way to escape” during the current unprecedented circumstances. The innovative project was ...

Cyprus is processing the proposals of the European Commission regarding ways to deal with rising electricity prices, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou said on Saturday. According to the minister, the Cyprus ...

Tourism and trade cooperation were among the main topics discussed at a meeting of delegates from Paphos municipality and mayors of twinned towns in Greece, held in Thessaloniki, it was ...

Paphos lifeguards spotted and rescued a pensioner who was drowning early on Saturday. According to the Kinyras lifeguard club, a lifeguard who was patrolling the coastal road spotted a 70-year-old ...

Consumers should have the choice of healthy foods produced in an environmentally friendly and socially responsible way, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Saturday. Speaking at the second Lidl Wellness ...

A total of 47 testing sites will operate on Sunday, the health ministry said for people in eligible groups still allowed to have a free test. Eligible are minors who do ...

The United Nations and the European Union cannot continue to “turn a blind eye” to the “inhuman and unacceptable” practices of the north, Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou said on Saturday. ...

The forestry department on Saturday said burning piles of grass was the cause of a forest fire in Mitsero that was put under control around noon. Four firefighters responded to ...

The United Nations has praised Cyprus support for the work UN inspectors carried out on the island on a small plane suspected to have violated the arms embargo against Libya. ...

The Cyprus-Egypt memorandum of understanding on cross-border electrical interconnections marks an “important milestone” to promote regional collaboration in the field of energy between the two countries, Energy Minister Natasa Pilidou ...

By George M. Georgiou According to Eurostat’s data browser, Cyprus’ real per capita GDP in 2020 was €23.050, which is about 87 per cent of the EU-27 average. One could be forgiven ...

A 30-year-old man was remanded on Saturday after he was arrested based on a European arrest warrant while trying to cross to the north. The wanted man was identified during ...

Two people, 27 and 38, were remanded for two days on Saturday in Limassol on suspicion of importing and dealing drugs. The arrests came after police received information that two women, aged 25 ...

Police issued 22 fines for breaches of coronavirus measures after 3,468 checks in the last 24 hours in the government-controlled areas. The checks were carried out between 6am on Friday and 6am on ...

Aspiring unicorn ventures, meaning startup companies reaching a valuation of $1 billion, took centre stage on the second day of the Reflect Festival in Limassol. The startup event was a Cyprus ...

Bank of Cyprus’ Director of Compliance Division Marios Skandalis said that the coronavirus pandemic has given businesses an opportunity to reshape their long-term strategies to ensure their viability. “A business ...

People only understand harsh punishments and strict fines and that’s what it will take to stop people buying petrol in the north, the head of the association of petrol ...

Greek Cypriot director Panikos Chrysanthou and Turkish Cypriot poet Nese Yasin on Friday received the European Citizen’s Prize 2021 for their cooperation which led to documentaries ‘Our Wall’’ and ‘My ...

Officials are putting the final touches to a draft bill on gender identity – a revamp of a previous version that was drafted in 2019, Law Commissioner Louisa Christodoulides Zannettou told a ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will report to the UN and the that land has been granted to the Turkish military in the area of Apostolos Andreas in the Karpas peninsula on ...

No new deaths from Covid-19 were announced on Friday, while testing came up with 142 new positives. Hospitals were treating 56 patients, of whom 24 are in a serious condition; and of these, 10 ...

Paphos criminal court handed down five-year prison sentences to three men aged 34, 30 and 29 charged with robbing and kidnapping a 36-year-old man last September. The police report said that in the ...