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The welcome news that dining out was back on the cards from Tuesday, if only outdoors, as part of the relaxation of measures, was tempered on Friday by news that ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 383 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday. The deaths concerned two men, a 70-year-old and a 69-year-old, both with underlying conditions. One died in ...

The supreme court has upheld the conviction of a father found guilty of sexually molesting his underage daughter. The offences were committed between 2010 and 2013 when the victim was aged between ...

The health ministry announced that 64 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly testing of employees. ...

The transport ministry on Friday called on Cypriots and permanent residents arriving from countries in the red category to get a PCR test within 72 hours prior to their arrival in ...

The government on Friday announced an additional economic support package of €70m for businesses and employees affected by the extension of the measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The package ...

The pandemic has put a damper on Green Monday celebrations, but though gatherings will be much smaller, Cypriots are unlikely to depart from tradition, at least as far as indulging ...

President Nicos Anastasiades met members of the supreme court on Friday, as efforts continued to overcome obstacles preventing the much-needed reform of the justice system. The meeting was attended by ...

Cyprus has temporarily stopped inoculations with a specific batch of AstraZeneca coronavirus jabs pending further clarifications, while assuring that there have been no reports of blood clot issues from any ...

Consumers can minimise the use of plastics by refusing to purchase unnecessary products, the Cyprus Consumers’ Association said on Friday. In a written statement, the association highlighted the consumers’ role ...

A Covid-19 ward is to be created at Paphos state hospital and the ward at Larnaca general will be reactivated to deal with a growing number of coronavirus patients requiring ...

Cyprus is set for a summer of love as hundreds of Brits are planning on getting married on the sun-splashed island following an announcement that vaccinated tourists are welcome from ...

The interior ministry is on the defensive following widespread criticism over its installation of barbed wire along rural sections of the buffer zone in Nicosia to deter the uncontrolled crossing ...

Cyprus’ Covid–19 cumulative diagnosis rate increased by more than 50 per cent this week as Limassol’s value spiked to 923.1 from 641.2 per 100,000 residents, according to the biweekly epidemiological report. Hospital admissions ...

A Greek Cypriot fugitive detained in the north was handed over by Turkish Cypriots on Friday after around spending two years in jail. Iosif Iosif, aka Sifis, 42, was being sought ...

Cyprus took part in the annual aeronautical exercise Noble Dina 2021, which took place in the west of the island between March 7 and 11 with forces from Greece, France, USA, and Israel, ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by ...

With a high-pressure system affecting the area, temperatures are set to rise over the weekend and on Green Monday, while dust levels are expected to be elevated on Monday. On ...

Cyprus is one of three EU countries where one-fifth of enterprises with more than 10 people employed used internet-connected devices last year. On Friday, Eurostat reported that in 2020, 18 per cent of ...

Police in Limassol arrested a 45-year-old male burglary suspect after photos of the stolen goods were posted online in an effort to sell them. Authorities were also seeking a second ...

Over 116,000 people have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine so far, including 32,000 who received both, the health ministry said Friday. The ministry said 116,331 have been vaccinated, including 31,968 ...

Police late on Thursday arrested two men in connection with a bakery robbery committed earlier in the day in Limassol. The pair, 21 and 17, were travelling in a car which police ...

From Thursday until Friday morning, police booked 158 persons, including two business owners, for breaching coronavirus protocols. During 24 hours leading up to 6am 13,240 checks were carried out, 3,382 in Nicosia, 2,475 in Limassol, 2,295 ...

The Cabinet, chaired by the President Nicos Anastasiades, is meeting from 9.30am to take final decisions regarding possible new relaxations of the restrictive measures to curb the spread of the ...