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Cyprus funds grew 14 per cent in terms of assets under management in the first quarter of 2021, to €9.8 billion. We asked Andreas Yiasemides, president of the Cyprus Investment Funds Association, to ...

Government advisers and experts are proposing various means of increasing vaccine uptake – with some saying that transparent discussions are the way forward while others have called for harsher restrictions on ...

The health ministry on Friday announced no new deaths from Covid-19 but said another 169 people had tested positive from 42,660 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.40 per cent, slightly ...

Tourist industry stakeholders paint a grim picture of upcoming July following the UK’s announcement that Cyprus would remain in the amber category, effectively delaying the arrival of British holidaymakers ...

A two-state solution in Cyprus is a non-starter, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, according to President Nicos Anastasiades, who met with the UN chief on Friday in Brussels. Anastasiades met ...

Tempers flared at a vaccination centre in Larnaca on Friday over delays caused by the large number of people there. Police were called to the vaccination centre at the port ...

Aiming for cooperation in the Middle East and Europe, the first high level bilateral meeting took place between Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and the Jordanian deputy prime minister, Ayman ...

A local charity has designed an out of the box F*ck Covid T-shirt which became available for sale in their online store this month. The design has a Covid ...

Despite a drop in usage across the board, the drugs market showed durability and adaptability during last year’s lockdown, with dealers finding new ways and tricks to supply their ...

A 50-year-old Russian man was found guilty of manslaughter on Friday in the road death of Panayiotis Christophorou, 27, in November 2019 in Limassol. He will be sentenced on July 12. Christophorou, a ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 74 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Cyprus and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed two agreements worth €212m on Friday, earmarked for road infrastructure and assistance to small and medium businesses. Τhe first one concerns the ...

The health ministry on Friday expressed “great concern” over the increase in coronavirus cases among young people who have “intense social activity” and reiterated calls for the public to get ...

Theodoros Makarounas entered the winemaking scene in 2017 with two labels, his white and rosé. The red followed in 2018. Still young and independent, he wanted to make wine the way he ...

A report by a pathologist representing the state is “consistent” with the findings of one hired by the family of a soldier in that his death in 2005 was the result ...

A slight rise in hospital admissions of people suffering from Covid-19 has been seen in recent days, mostly among the under 40s, some of whom are in serious condition, the ...

The family of a four-year-old boy with a rare cancer have made a public plea to help fund his trip to America to take part in a clinical trial, for ...

A 29-year-old is being held for illegally staying in the Republic, police said on Friday. According to police, the man, an Indian national, was arrested on Thursday at Paphos airport ...

The Kato Polemidia municipality plans to build a new Olympic sized swimming pool in the Verengaria area, the Cyprus Sports Organisation (Koa) said on Friday. The pool will be for ...

A boat with 58 migrants, including 18 children, that arrived at Cape Greco on Thursday has been sent back to Lebanon, police said on Friday. Police said authorities gave the migrants “the ...

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 ...

In an effort to promote agrotourism, free guided tours of the Akamas Rural Life museum in Droushia, Paphos will be offered by the region’s tourism development company for the ...

A 46-year-old man bit a police officer’s hands to avoid arrest for drug possession late on Thursday in Larnaca. The drugs squad found the man, who was wanted for ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is set to meet UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at 11.30 on Friday in the Belgian capital after reiterating on Thursday his determination to work closely with him ...