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One death from coronavirus and 2,815 new infections were reported on Monday out of 130,466 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.16. The death was of a woman aged 87, who died ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has again called on the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) to mend its spendthrift ways, stop wasting taxpayers’ money, and cease trying to bend public sector rules on ...

The supreme court on Monday declared null and void a parliamentary resolution last April that had called on the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general to abstain from taking legal action ...

Isolated storms and snow are expected on Tuesday while temperatures will drop further mid-week, the director of the meteorological service Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday. According to Nicolaides, snow at ...

The National Unity Party (UBP) received the most votes during early ‘parliamentary’ elections held in the north on Sunday, with its leader saying he was ready to form a coalition ‘...

In a new book detailing the precious elements of a fading culture an architect brings the island’s past back to life. ALIX NORMAN meets him In 1961 the French Ministry ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has ordered the finance ministry to rescind the decision to reinstate 24-hour access to a service car for personal use to certain state officials, the presidency announced ...

A memorandum of cooperation covering the referral, handling, and protection of potential and recognised victims of human trafficking was signed on Monday between the ministry of justice and that of ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday that the management of the Green Line, even though it does not constitute an external border of the EU, is considered necessary to ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will participate in the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday. The agenda of the FAC ...

Teachers complained on Monday they were exhausted with all the changing measures they have to adapt to over coronavirus as the test-to-stay measures started in schools. The system began on ...

In today’s episode, deputy leader of the Green Party Efi Xanthou said the “Test to Stay” scheme to be introduced in schools today to allow close contacts to stay ...

Three people were arrested as a police operation until midnight on Sunday continued ongoing checks of the Chlorakas community. The latest coordinated police operation, which included airport security forces, took ...

A restaurant in the Morphou area was fined €1,500 for breaking Covid rules while a second was fined €750 for not checking for SafePasses as 1,848 checks were carried out around the island ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested late on Sunday over a case of illegal possession, dissemination and offering access to child pornography. Police said the investigation began following information received from ...

Police had to rescue drivers on Sunday after they tried to cross the Xeros river in the Paphos district, which had developed a strong flow after recent heavy rainfall. In ...

Three people died from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry reported 1,813 new Covid cases. The three deaths bring to 712 the total number who have died from the virus since the ...

By Dr Stelios Platis It is quite likely that in the next few days we shall come to see the stepping down of the UK’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, ...

High winds across the island on Sunday left certain areas without power since Saturday night, the Electricity Authority (EAC) said. Areas in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos were affected. EAC spokesman ...

From the UK to the US and from South Africa to Australia, the Cypriot diaspora continues to thrive while remaining committed to their homeland The Cypriot diaspora, which includes all ...

As expected, voter turnout in the north for ‘parliamentary’ elections on Sunday was very low, with only 58.23 per cent of those eligible taking part by the time polling stations closed. ...

A total of 32 testing sites will be operated by the ministry of health on Monday offering free tests for eligible groups. There are those who have a certificate of full ...

Paphos police were on Sunday carrying out intense searches after two people, aged 29 and 33, were arrested in connection with a string of burglaries and thefts and the possession of hand ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Sunday expressed the government’s disagreement over planned increases in charges at Limassol port, saying that efforts are being made so that these will not ...