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Nicosia Municipal pool will reopen on Tuesday, June 22, operating daily from 10am to 7pm until September 12, the municipality announced on Friday. The pool will operate in line with existing Covid-19 ...

President Nicos Anastasiades successfully underwent a minor spinal operation on Friday, government spokesperson Kyriakos Koushos said on Friday. The president is feeling well and will remain in hospital until tomorrow ...

Thursday’s sudden resignation of Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has further fuelled frenzied speculation about an imminent government reshuffle and sparked a fresh round of recriminations among political parties. Yiolitis ...

The vaccination portal will from Friday be open for all ages 18 and above until the last available appointment is booked, the health ministry announced. The health ministry will place appointments ...

Despite a busier three-day weekend ahead, hoteliers say they are struggling to stay afloat as the pandemic continues to keep a lid on foreign bookings. The hard-pressed tourism sector was ...

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 ...

By Nikolas Grozdanovic Staying away from the temptation of making (terrible) puns that the title of Taylor Sheridan’s latest movie invites will not be easy. Then again, avoiding puns ...

Cyprus is progressing steadily towards the ECDC’s green categorisation as all districts reported reduced coronavirus caseloads, the health ministry’s National Report showed on Friday. The island’s case ...

Running is viewed as an isolated form of exercise. Limassol-based Fun Run Cyprus is here to change that perception by cultivating a community of like-minded people who help support each ...

By Ioannis Tirkides Optimism is rising high in the global economy for the recovery in 2021-22, and growth forecasts are being revised higher. The European Commission now expects real GDP ...

A surge in meth use over the past five years has caused alarm, with an official telling the Cyprus Mail that the problem is getting worse each year. Ykan (drug ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday spoke on the phone with new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, congratulating him on his assumption of duties and his forming a coalition government. According ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced 65 new positives from island-wide testing for the coronavirus, representing a 0.19 per cent positivity rate from the samples processed. That brings the total diagnosed to date ...

Far-right party Elam was given the chair of the ad hoc House committee on demographics on Thursday, as parties came to an agreement over the allocation of committees. Demographics had ...

The US on Thursday welcomed in their Nicosia embassy, the first eight officers from the National Guard who are going to participate in the International Military Education and Training (IMET) ...

The health ministry announced a total of 64 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The EU needs to clarify whether it will act against further Turkish provocation, president Nicos Anastasiades told EU leaders on Thursday in light of next week’s European Council session, ...

A 70-year-old man, Michael Agathocleous from Lakatamia, died after a traffic accident on the Nicosia- Evrychou road on Thursday morning. According to police, Agathocleous appeared to have lost control of ...

By Elias Hazou and George Psyllides After just a year in office, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis has resigned, confirmed by the presidential palace during the day. In a brief statement ...

Police on Thursday appealed for information regarding the whereabouts of a 32-year-old woman who has been missing from her residence in Paphos for a week. In a statement, police said ...

Cyprus ranks in 33rd place on the 2021 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking index, moving down three places compared with 2020. According to the Economics Research Centre of the University of Cyprus, the ...

Officials on Thursday pointed fingers at each other after a helicopter allegedly damaged a newly renovated ward of the Athalassa psychiatric hospital in Nicosia. On Tuesday evening, a helicopter transporting ...

The new Ayia Tylliria nature trail in the Pyrgos area was opened on Thursday by the Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios in the village of Pigainia. The path starts ...

The vaccination portal will be open to those aged 18-39 until 5:30pm on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The move comes just a day before the portal is set to ...