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Police on Thursday said they fined 14 people in 24 hours for violating coronavirus measures, after 2,644 inspections island wide. Most checks, which were carried out between 6am on Wednesday and 6am on ...

A delegation of Cypriot representatives travelled to London this week to promote Cyprus as a European jurisdiction in which investment funds and fund management companies can be registered. The delegation ...

Buoyed by the tourism and retail sectors, the Cypriot economy continued to be on an upwards trajectory in August according to a report by the University of Cyprus Economic Research ...

DP World Limassol used World Tourism Day to reiterate its commitment to further bolster the country’s cruise industry and turn the Limassol port into a top cruise hub in ...

The EU must find a way to stop migrant smugglers, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Wednesday as she cited latest figures showing that virtually all migrants to Cyprus ...

A six-year-old died on Wednesday morning following a surgery at a private clinic in Nicosia, a source close to the matter confirmed. The surgery reportedly took place on Tuesday and ...

MPs agreed during a House legal affairs committee meeting on Wednesday that reforms to family law are necessary to modernise the legislative framework and better protect children’s rights. Disy ...

One hundred and twenty-three new cases of coronavirus were announced on Wednesday out of 46, 347 PCR and rapid tests. No deaths were reported. There are 81 in hospital with the virus, of ...

Key elements of Cyprus’ healthcare system have been upgraded and bolstered during the pandemic, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Wednesday, adding that a crisis can offer an opportunity for ...

Police on Wednesday were trying to determine whether a remanded Azeri national suspected of being a hitman had any accomplices on the island. The man was arrested two days ago ...

Public school students are set to gain greater access to the French language following an agreement that has been signed which facilitates exams to acquire a diploma set by France’...

Overcrowding and shortcomings with infrastructure are two problems facing schools highlighted in the House education committee on Wednesday as MPs began discussing the findings of their visits to secondary schools ...

The health ministry has announced 22 rapid testing sites for Thursday. People need to present proof of identity to get tested, such as ID, passport, or driver’s licence. District Locations ...

Police said on Wednesday they have launched an investigation into the death of a dog in Vrysoulles in Famagusta district following a complaint from the Greens that it was left ...

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in relation to an attack on a 75-year-old business owner, that took place on Wednesday morning at his premises in Limassol. He will appear ...

The government said on Wednesday it expected the UN to appoint a special envoy on the Cyprus problem, as was agreed during the informal tripartite meeting in New York on ...

Landlines in Cyprus fell in the first six months of this year, while users of mobile telephony increased by nearly 56,000, according to data released by the Office of the Commissioner ...

Paphos-based family business, Safe.T.First Pool Safety Ltd, has beaten entrants from 31 EU/EEA countries to win a prestigious EU Product Safety Award at a high-level ceremony held in ...

Far right Elam MP Andreas Themistocleous was accused of disrupting a House committee meeting on Wednesday and insulting his colleagues and residents from Pyrgos who were there to discuss matters ...

The Cyprus Consumers Association has written to the permanent secretary of the energy ministry to protest delays by the consumer protection service in investigating two complaints submitted in May 2020. They ...

State doctors went ahead with their planned three-hour stoppage between 8 and 11am on Wednesday, threatening to step up measures if their demands are not met. Members of state doctors’ union ...

A 22-year-old man will face manslaughter charges in connection with the death of his 18-year-old partner in a car crash in Limassol last year. The man was referred to trial ...

Almost 19 per cent of the island’s population reported they had blood pressure in 2019, three per cent lower than the EU average, a Eurostat report showed on Wednesday. In 2019, 22 per ...

An exhibition of photographs at the Thalassa Museum in Ayia Napa on Monday night celebrated the island’s beauty while driving home the urgent need to protect the sea from ...