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The health ministry announced that 43 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and the obligatory weekly testing of employees. Self-employed ...

The European General Court (EGC) on Wednesday rejected the appeal made by the “Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi” against the EU Intellectual Property ...

Police made a public appeal for information on Wednesday in a bid to track down the driver of a hit and run in Paphos that saw two 14-year-olds hospitalised. Paphos ...

Parliament will decide during one of its next sessions, possibly next month, on whether to publish a list with the names of politically exposed persons (PEPs) with bad debts at ...

Cyprus in 2020 had by far the highest number of asylum applicants compared to its population, with 8,448 per one million inhabitants, more than double Greece’s 3,532. Cyprus’ chart-topping figures are almost ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday a recent rise in Covid-related hospital admissions was mainly due to the three-day carnival celebrations that took place in Limassol almost two weeks ...

The vaccination centre operating at the Cyprus State Fair grounds in Nicosia, is carrying out 1,400 vaccinations a day, health official, Maria Roka, said on Wednesday, adding that 30-35 healthcare workers ...

Three men were remanded in custody for eight days on suspicion of murder, police said Wednesday, after the badly decomposed body of an unidentified woman was found in a field ...

The recent power outages at the Vasiliko power station have a good reason, as two important projects are being carried out at the same time, spokeswoman of the Electricity Authority ...

Limassol Bishop Athanasios was admitted to Nicosia general hospital on Wednesday a day after testing positive for coronavirus. A written statement from the bishopric said he was admitted purely as ...

Larnaca and Paphos airports are getting ready to welcome an increased number of flights and thousands more passengers from mid-May, according to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Legislators on Tuesday called on authorities to waste no more time in revamping Laiki Yitonia, the tourist quarter of the capital, lamenting its ongoing decay. The area, off Ledra and ...

Cyprus continues to have one of the lowest fertility rates in the EU but is one of the EU member states with the highest share of children born to foreign-born ...

With snow and ice on the roads in the higher mountains, police on Wednesday morning warned the roads leading to Troodos from Platres, Karvounas and Prodromos, were open only to ...

Nicosia police arrested a man on Tuesday in connection with the theft of more than €12,000 using a stolen credit card. The stolen card was reported to police in February by ...

Police booked 163 individuals for breaching coronavirus protocols in 24 hours leading up to 6am on Wednesday. In total, 10,633 checks were carried out during this time, 2,902 in Nicosia, 1,801 in Limassol, 1,389 in Larnaca, 1,287 ...

Poisoning cats and dogs doesn’t just end in their horrific deaths but also takes down protected wildlife The continued prevalence of animal poisonings poses a serious threat for both ...

But too much focus on obligations instead of perks By Athina Kasini Following multiple delays, modifications and debates, the parliament approved last December the proposed legislation for social enterprises, finally ...

About 700 war-disabled lost free access to health care following the introduction of the national health scheme (Gesy), MPs heard on Tuesday. Speaking at the House refugee committee, the head of ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday wrapped up discussion of a government bill introducing a new scheme for settling arrears in social insurance contributions, with a view to taking the item to the ...

A new food delivery service has launched on the island, with couriers bearing orange Rocket backpacks already fulfilling orders in Nicosia. Cyprus has become the first stop in the international ...

Nicosia police said on Tuesday they were investigating premeditated murder following the discovery of the body of a woman in the buffer zone near Athienou. The body, believed to be ...

One death and 365 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday by the health ministry. The death concerns a 90-year-old man with underlying conditions. He was being treated at the Limassol ...

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra (CySO) is essentially operating unregulated despite being almost 100 per cent funded by the state, the Audit Office said on Tuesday. In a special report on the ...