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The scheduled three-hour work stoppage of state doctors on Wednesday morning has put on hold surgeries and other appointments, but anti-coronavirus vaccinations continue. State doctors’ union Pasyki and doctors, members ...

The Bank of Cyprus’ BOC Asset Management (BOCAM) company has been awarded a contract to provide consultancy services to the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta), as well as to its subsidiaries ...

Plan seen as a slippery slope to development in the protected area The government’s proposed Akamas national forest park (NFP) sustainable development plan may have got the green light ...

Two more people were arrested on Tuesday after being caught attempting to leave the country from Paphos airport using forged travel documents. Paphos police said that the first suspect is ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Tuesday presented its ten-year development programme for the 2021-2030 period, envisaging some €1.6 billion in infrastructure expenditures. Speaking in parliament, EAC Transmission Manager Costas ...

The Red Arrows – the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – flew over Cyprus on Tuesday afternoon on their way to the United Arab Emirates. The Red Arrows arrived at RAF Akrortiri ...

The health ministry announced 117 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Tuesday. As no-one died, the total death toll remains at 552, of whom 350 were men and 202 women. There are 84 ...

Though there is no common ground for official negotiations on the Cyprus problem, both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation and bicommunal technical committees for the improvement of life on the ...

More than 20 people face charges in relation to an attack outside the Dias building which houses Sigma TV and Simerini newspaper and for disturbances at the presidential palace in July, ...

State doctors’ will be going ahead with a three-hour work stoppage on Wednesday despite a last minute meeting with Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday afternoon to find common ground. ...

Police arrested three more people on Tuesday following an attack on Sunday night by 20 hooded men, allegedly Apollon supporters, against Ael fans in Limassol. According to Limassol CID, arrest warrants ...

The deputy ministry for social welfare aims to cut back on red tape, utilising automation and interoperability with other state services to reach people in need, rather than just check ...

The health ministry has announced 23 rapid testing sites for Wednesday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. The sites ...

The government is planning to roll out a series of actions aimed at reconciling work and family life to improve birth rates, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday, stressing ...

Fire fighters have contained two blazes in the Limassol district on Tuesday, one of them in heavy industrial zone in Ypsonas, the fire service said. Four helicopters and six fire ...

Italian MP Piero Fassino is to visit Cyprus soon for his report on the return of Famagusta to its rightful owners after receiving the green light from the Committee on ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a local singer songwriter most notably known for appearing on The Voice Greece, but who did not stop there In 2014, a jazz-pop singer-songwriter from Paphos stepped into ...

Larnaca municipality and the water (SYL) and sewerage Board (SAL) on Tuesday, memoranda of cooperation with the University of Cyprus’ KIOS Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence aimed at the ...

A 59-year-old woman is in critical condition at Nicosia general hospital after she was hit by a car on Tuesday morning, police told the Cyprus Mail. The woman was crossing ...

Inability to exercise effective control of the green line due to its length is the most serious problem Cyprus faces as regards migratory flows, the largest among all member states, ...

A 55-year-old man was remanded in police custody for two days on Tuesday by Paphos district court as police investigate a case of written murder threats, securing goods with false ...

Two high-school students were arrested late on Monday after a 16-year-old boy was seriously injured at a school in Paphos. The two students, both aged 18, were arrested on suspicion of ...

Residents of mountainous areas are eligible for double subsidy in the state support schemes for renewable energy and energy conservation, the energy ministry announced on Tuesday, while calling on people ...

Earthquakes cannot be prevented, but with the right precautions everyone can effectively contribute to mitigating its effects, civil defence spokeswoman Olivia Michaelidou told the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday. Her ...