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A total of 21 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 ...

The current overcrowding at the Nicosia central prisons requires the introduction of electronic tags, MPs at the legal affairs committee heard on Wednesday. According to committee chair, Nicos Tornaritis, who ...

The appointment of a UN Secretary-General’s envoy for Cyprus was not on the agenda of the meetings with British foreign office senior official Ajay Sharma on Monday and Tuesday ...

A total of 114,000 thousand bullets and 50,000 hunting cartridges were stolen from a container of a licensed seller and importer in Limassol, police said on Wednesday. The theft reported by the 64...

Queues have formed at gas stations in the north after two companies, K-Pet and AlPet announced they would stop selling fuel as of Wednesday, reports said. The two companies announced ...

A draft resolution by the European Parliament has called for an in-depth investigation by member states’ authorities to investigate politicians whose names appear in the Pandora papers, with the draft ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minster’ Ersan Saner, whose National Unity Party (UBP) withdrew from the ‘government’ last week, has had to resign, effective immediately after a compromising video started doing the ...

Four MPs are on the list of high-profile people who have not paid their traffic fines for years. According to daily Phileleftheros, no action has yet been taken against the ...

One of the two suspects arrested on suspicion of jewellery theft last week in Nicosia is wanted in two countries based on a European arrest warrant for various offences including ...

British Bases entomologist Kelly Martinou has urged nature lovers in Cyprus to download the recently launched Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Count application to learn more about pollinators and help scientists collect ...

Newly installed traffic cameras recorded about 500 violations in just two hours at a busy junction in central Nicosia, prompting the transport ministry to delay the rollout of fines. There are ...

Paphos regional board of tourism (ETAP), and organisers of the 23rd Logicom Cyprus Marathon, will welcome renowned long-distance runners to Paphos, in a coordinated effort aimed at promoting the region ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides leaves today from Budapest for Moscow where he is due to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, following an invite from the latter. Both at their ...

Paphos police are investigating the theft of licence plates and is asking the public to be on alert. According to police, a 26-year-old resident of Paphos, filed a complaint that ...

Measures needed to provide a support framework By Kyriaki Demetriou Social entrepreneurship has the remarkable potential to tackle the economic and unemployment crisis by combining profitability with sustainable growth and ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the cost that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic had on the island’s health service. Elsewhere, a sex education programme is about ...

Paphos police on Wednesday were investigating after burglars stole more than €10,000 in cash, jewellery and luxury items from two houses in Kissonerga and Kato Paphos. The first burglary was reported ...

Paphos traffic police on Wednesday were investigating the conditions of a collision that resulted in the serious hospitalisation of a motorcyclist. The man, 50, is treated in serious but stable condition ...

Three Nicosia-based businesses were fined a total of €5,000 for violating coronavirus protocols in 24 hours, police said on Wednesday. According to the police announcement, a cafeteria owner was booked for €4,000 for ...

Cyprus’ residential property price indexes plateaued somewhat during the second quarter of 2021 according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus. The indexes were affected by a slight drop ...

The attorney-general has appealed a Supreme Court decision on disclosing bank transactions abroad at a time they were banned during the lead up to the 2013 haircut on deposits By Nicolas ...

The Education Ministry on Tuesday said it will implement a more comprehensive sex education programme in primary schools starting November in order to combat sexual violence against children. Access to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the reconstruction of fire-stricken areas in Mati, the seaside resort near Athens ...

Turkey’s violations in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone also affect the EU’s interests and goals, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Christodoulides said the violations, among other things, ...