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Central government workers union Pasydy asked the finance minister on Thursday to speed up procedures to fill vacant positions, because delays affected the smooth operation of the civil service and ...

A total of 39 free rapid test mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Free rapid testing for the general population has ...

Statement by the Minister of Finance Mr. Konstantinos Petridis on the declining course of unemployment in Cyprus: “I want to express my satisfaction because according to official EUROSTAT statistics, Cyprus ...

Police investigations into the 53-year-old cardiologist in Larnaca suspected of issuing fake vaccination certificates are at an advanced stage, police said on Thursday amid reports a second of his patients ...

Just under 10 per cent of young people in Cyprus who are in education were also employed according to Eurostat figures for 2020 published on Thursday. The study looked at the employment ...

A man in Limassol paid $119,000 for an invoice sent to him by email which turned out to be fraudulent, police said on Thursday. The man reported to police that he ...

The Paphos branch of the Cyprus Union of Farmers (Eka) has reported an increase in damaged crops in the last few weeks. It said the problem was particularly acute in ...

The cabinet on Thursday decided to start administering a third Covid vaccine dose to vulnerable groups and health professionals. Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said third doses will be given to ...

The House interior committee will discuss the possibility of postponing the next local elections, as parliament ponders on local authority reforms. Akel MP Aristos Damianou said MPs will discuss the ...

A 68-year-old Famagusta resident was arrested on Wednesday as a second suspect in a case of fraud by false representation, police said on Thursday. The alleged offence was reported to ...

Police on Thursday said they fined five businesses a total of €7,000 for violating coronavirus protocols as part of 3,184 nationwide checks. The checks were carried out between 6am on Wednesday and 6...

Police are investigating a complaint that hackers stole more than $35 million (approximately €29.5m) in cryptocurrencies earlier this month. The crime was reported to the police on Wednesday by the 39-year-old ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of threatening and stealing €3,740 from a family in Limassol. The incident was reported by a 27-year-old man who said that on August 30, four ...

The public deficit has fallen by 0.2 per cent in the first seven months of the year, with preliminary fiscal results by the Cyprus statistical service showing a General Government deficit ...

Cyprus must progress from lip-service to serious action if Cypriot consumers are ever to see serious reductions in their inexcusably high energy costs. Household electricity prices shot-up by 38 per cent ...

The quality of life of thousands of Nicosia and Limassol residents is affected by environmental noise both day and night, MPs heard on Wednesday. The House environment committee discussed a ...

Cyprus will take part in the multinational military exercise Bright Star 2021 that starts on Thursday in Egypt, it was announced on Wednesday. Greece will also take part with air, naval ...

Greeks and Greek Cypriots want to scrap Turkish guarantees and get rid Cyprus of the Turkish army, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday. Tatar, who was visiting the ...

Four people died from Covid-19, as 256 new infections were detected after 44,929 tests, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Forty-nine people were being treated in hospital in serious or critical condition. ...

MPs agreed on Wednesday that legal provisions were necessary to tackle offensive behaviour on social media without however curtailing people’s rights. The House legal affairs committee also discussed a ...

The health ministry has announced 35 rapid testing sites for Thursday for eligible groups of the population. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, ...

A 43-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Wednesday in connection with a hit and run in Paphos last month which police are treating as murder attempt against two ...

Main opposition Akel lambasted the government on Wednesday for its policy on the Cyprus problem as President Nicos Anastasiades outlined his proposal over a possible restoration of the 1960 constitution to ...

By Stefanos Messios The Karaiskakio Foundation has made September as ‘Leukaemia Month’ by organising a series of events, to inform and raise awareness among the public about leukaemia and bone ...