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The foreign ministry urgently needs more diplomatic as well as desk personnel, MPs said on Tuesday. The House foreign affairs committee heard from ministry officials complaining about the lack of ...

The chair of the House refugees committee on Tuesday harangued the interior ministry for giving Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos a mere slap on the wrist in a report apparently censuring ...

The situation in state hospitals is critical, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday after record numbers in admissions of patients with Covid-19 were recorded in the last few ...

A two-month-old baby that died early on Tuesday in Limassol was found positive to coronavirus. The infant, that had presented serious respiratory problems at birth, was found unconscious in its ...

Venus Minerals Ltd, a Cyprus-based exploration company, has started exploratory drilling for copper in Kokkinoyia, one of its licence areas, it announced on Tuesday. The company said drilling at the ...

One death and 619 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday by the health ministry with concerns raised over the rising number of hospitalisations. The death concerned a 69-year-old man with ...

The vaccination portal has been updated to combat system crashes as the public’s manoeuvres to avoid the AstraZeneca shot put pressure on it and doctors alike, reports on Tuesday ...

A 32-year-old man, the main suspect for the murder of a woman whose body was found last month in a field in the Athienou buffer zone, has confessed to killing ...

Pupils of the 26th Primary School in Limassol raised €4,000 for the Pancyprian Association for Children with Cancer and Related Diseases by hanging 365 personalised t-shirts in the school yard on Tuesday ...

A reduction in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations among people aged 70 and above has been seen since the beginning of April, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The reason behind is ...

Environmental NGO Friends of the Earth Cyprus announced on Monday a survey on drinking water consumption in Cyprus. The survey aims to collect information on the habits and perceptions people ...

People need to know President Nicos Anastasiades’ intentions on the Cyprus problem, Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos said on Tuesday, pointing out that just days before the five-party summit in Geneva ...

Even though halloumi has now been registered as a protected designation of origin (PDO), regulations will not be implemented until October to ensure a smooth transition, European Commission spokeswoman Miriam ...

A total of 58 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said the ministry is ready to support farmers in Cyprus, especially after the registration of halloumi by the EU as a protected designation of origin (PDO), ...

Employers expressed disappointment and warned of dire consequences on Tuesday after learning that a government bill for state-backed loans will not be discussed by the current parliament, which is set ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said opposition parties were “deniers of progress” after bills providing for the comprehensive reform of local administration appeared to be headed for the shelf on Tuesday. ...

Police seized 32 kilos of cannabis in Nicosia and Larnaca and detained two suspects in two separate cases, officials said on Tuesday. Police and customs officers found 27 kilos of the drug ...

Any further relaxations of the measures in place against the spread of coronavirus will likely only concern the number of people allowed in churches at the same time during Easter, ...

The health ministry on Tuesday said the maximum number of people allowed at ceremonies is subject to epidemiological changes as it published the four phases of measure relaxations regarding weddings ...

The health ministry has reminded the public that it will accept applications from bedridden people to receive their Covid-19 vaccination at home until April 16. Bedridden people need to file a ...

Road safety watchdog Reaction on Tuesday asked drivers to respect motorcyclists on Tuesday, after two young motorcyclists died in the capital within 24 hours. “Unfortunately, two more young motorcyclists lost their ...

Police on Tuesday issued a missing person bulletin for 18-year-old Eleftheria Koufou. The girl has been missing from her home in Nicosia since 8pm on Monday. She is described as 1.50...

A 61-year-old man Is the latest coronavirus-linked death in the north, Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Tuesday. The man had been in intensive care for since April 6. He was also ...