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The UN Security Council’s resolution renewing the mandate of the Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until January 31, 2022, which was unanimously adopted on July 29, has circulated as an official Security ...

As Cyprus continues to bake in scorching temperatures and with a red alert for forest fires in force, fire fighters early on Thursday scrambled quickly to bring under control a ...

With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) strongly ...

A 36-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of cocaine possession, drug dealing and money laundering in Limassol. He was arrested as part of a Limassol ...

Covid cases in the community are probably much higher than what is seen every day and it will probably take another one or two years for the pandemic to peter ...

One death from coronavirus and 575 new cases were announced on Wednesday out of 61,462 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.94 per cent. The death was of a woman, aged 59. ...

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With fires raging in Greece and Turkey, the Forestry Department has reminded the public that a red fire warning alert is in place in Cyprus. The forestry Department said several ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Wednesday the administration of one million vaccine doses in Cyprus was a milestone in the battle against Covid-19 and expressed optimism that the target ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the migration department which had ruled that a couple’s marriage was a sham. The Supreme Court ruled that ...

A total of 45 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Since Sunday, free rapid testing for the ...

The health ministry said on Wednesday that it had received information that some batches of Bounty, Snickers and Twix ice creams on the market contained a banned carcinogen, ethylene oxide, ...

Cypriot scientist Dr Despina Serghides has won a place in the list of 12 internationally recognized “Life-Pioneers” in the section ‘Energy, Buildings and Sustainable Cities for her contribution to the global ...

The supreme court has rejected an appeal to reduce the sentence of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a six-year-old child. The accused was sentenced to 27 years in prison ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The health ministry on Wednesday issued updated instructions as regards when confirmed coronavirus cases and their contacts can end self-isolation. Instructions may change as the epidemic develops ...

The bicommunal technical committee on health convened recently and discussed issues related to the EU digital covid certificate and how the Turkish Cypriots could issue it. Greek Cypriot co-chair Leonidas ...

A 70-year-old woman was rescued by lifeguards on Makenzie beach in Larnaca on Wednesday. The incident happened around 7.30am when the woman lost her balance from a rock and fell ...

The Citizen Commissioner’s Office on Wednesday updated the list of incentives for young to promote vaccination. To date, the application process for incentives provided has been completed by the ...

By Stavros Nikolaou Though a large number of patients are presently in intensive care units (ICUs), the situation in state hospitals remains manageable, spokesperson for state health services organisation (Okypy), ...

After three days of constant discussions, the strike Limassol port came to an end on Wednesday. In the morning, the unions and port operator DP World Limassol, signed the collective ...

By Stavros Nikolaou With the heat wave continuing to grip Cyprus, the labour ministry on Wednesday informed employers and the self-employed to suspend all work under direct sunlight exposure during ...

The outspoken woman seen on Facebook near the flames of the recent large fire tells THEO PANAYIDES about the dire situation facing stray animals in Cyprus The pictures were shared ...

By Elena Christodoulou On March 18, 2021, the Cyprus Parliament approved the draft bill of the Law of Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation (Law 205(I)/2012) (Law) implementing Directive 2018/822/EU (DAC6). ...

A group of people gathered outside the Nicosia district court early on Wednesday in support of Morphou Bishop Neophytos, there to defend himself for violating coronavirus decrees and holding a ...