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The Data Commissioner’s office said on Wednesday it has officially approved the operation of the traffic cameras with fines being issued from January 1. Following consultations with the police and ...

As is the case with the global and European economies, the course of the Cypriot economy continues to greatly depend on the pandemic but despite being characterised by uncertainty, the ...

Parents who consent for their five to 11-year-old children to receive the Covid-19 vaccine will be able to do so from December 17, the health ministry said on Wednesday as they ...

Wednesday night is set to be the coldest of the season so far with temperatures set to drop to about six degrees Celsius inland – with heavy storms possibly hitting Cyprus ...

The Christmas tree dedicated to the Missing symbolises Turkey’s responsibility for the ongoing tragedy of the relatives who have been waiting for almost five decades to learn what happened ...

A 44-year-old man was on Wednesday remanded in custody for seven days in connection with the double murder of two Russian women in November in the Limassol district. The man ...

The government said Wednesday it had never tried to sweep the migration problem under the carpet, including the overcrowding at a reception centre outside Nicosia, as it sought to defend ...

A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

A free online international conference on how to overcome LGBTQI-phobia in tertiary education will take place in English this Thursday. The event will be the final conference of the European ...

The transport ministry on Wednesday announced the tender for the construction of the Astromeritis to Evrychou road, an €89m project for a four-lane 11-kilometre road estimated to be completed within ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides had a meeting with his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares Bueno in Nicosia on Wednesday saying they both stood to gain from increased cooperation. “Delighted to ...

Point of sales (POS) terminals have seen a 15 per cent rise in Cyprus between 2018 and 2020, according to a survey of 14 countries in central and eastern Europe conducted by technology company ...

A Limassol branch of the French Cypriot School (Ecole Franco-Chypriote) is expected to be up and running in September next year, Education Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday. The minister, during ...

The Unhcr office in Cyprus announced on Wednesday the launch of a photo-essay book on the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Cyprus, to create space for their personal ...

Indoor sports facilities at some schools in Larnaca leak every time it rains, despite repairs, officials said Wednesday, impeding the activities of schoolchildren and clubs that use them in the ...

In the captain of a replica of a compact 18th century frigate, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone at home in a space designed for function over comfort who has lived a ...

A 59-year-old man was fined €2,000 after dozens of duty-free tobacco products were found in his car late on Tuesday. The illegal products were discovered by Limassol officers who stopped the ...

A Nicosia shopping mall was fined €16,000 after a customer was found inside the premises without a SafePass, police said on Wednesday. The fine came after 1,062 checks in the capital, during ...

Electronic scanning of the SafePass of people who received one Covid vaccine dose will begin this weekend, the health ministry said on Wednesday, as the unvaccinated are banned from key ...

In today’s episode, parents keeping their primary school children away from class in protest over Covid-19 restrictions could face legal sanctions. In other news, newly appointed UNSG Special Representative ...

Police arrested three people in Nicosia late on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting illegal entry into the republic and illegal stay into the republic. Following a tip-off, officers found a ...

International healthcare and diagnostic services company Medicover has acquired a controlling stake in Cypriot biotechnology NIPD Genetics, according to a statement released by the two companies earlier this month. “This ...

Cyprus telecommunications company Cablenet has renewed its broadcasting and sponsorship agreement with Nicosia club Apoel, a statement announced on Tuesday. “Apoel is pleased to announce the start of a sponsorship ...

Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides earlier this week led a group of Cypriot representatives on a trip to Dubai, aiming to promote Cyprus as an investment and business centre to ...