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Greek Cypriot Kyriacos Tziambazis and Turkish Cypriot Untac Duzgun had not seen each other for over 460 days and wasted no time in meeting up once the crossings reopened on Friday. “...

Ruling Disy on Friday announced MP Annita Demetriou as candidate for the House presidency, the second highest role in the Republic, which has never been held by a woman since ...

Salamis has postponed the cruise programme of its liner Salamis Filoxenia for this year because it was not possible to have all the staff vaccinated in time, it announced on ...

It is everyone’s responsibility to preserve and restore natural ecosystems in Cyprus, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday as he stressed the importance of continuing to raise public ...

Police on Friday called on people to be cautious when carrying out online purchases after receiving another complaint from a company that they were scammed into paying more than €40,000 to ...

A stray dog called Bobby rescued from the streets of Cyprus features in Disney’s blockbuster Cruella as the canine sidekick of famous actress Emma Stone. According to the Daily ...

An inquiry into the island’s controversial citizenship by investment programme is set to recommend rescinding 44 passports, 22 more than in its interim report that was issued in April suggested, it ...

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 ...

Cyprus has moved into the ECDC’s orange category as the 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate dropped to 130 per 100,000 residents, the ministry of health said on Friday. A total of 1,154 positive ...

Police fined four people, including a business owner, for failing to abide by Covid measures in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Friday. The fines came after 3,498 police checks ...

Akel party leader Andros Kyprianou announced on Friday that he will not be standing for re-election in July’s electoral congress. Speaking on the CyBC, Kyprianou said he had told ...

Bank of Cyprus Holdings has been deemed a healthy investment opportunity, stock analysts at Simply Wall St have reported this week. Analysts expect revenue to grow at a rate of 12.28 ...

While the overall outlook is sunny for Cyprus, according to the European Commission’s Spring 2021 Post-Programme Surveillance Report released on Thursday, there are some aspects of the economy that give ...

Ruling Disy will on Friday announce who they will formally nominate for new House president, in what should get the ducks in a row as to who is most likely ...

Paphos district court on Thursday remanded in custody for four days a 22-year-old man facing charges of possessing and distributing child porn online. The suspect had been placed under arrest ...

A 21-year-old man died on Thursday after his motorcycle collided with a car on the old Nicosia to Limassol road. According to the police, the accident occurred in the Dali ...

Authorities on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19, plus 53 new positives from ongoing island-wide testing. The deceased was a woman aged 73, who passed away at the ICU of Nicosia ...

Socialist Edek cadres have called on their leader Marinos Sizopoulos to clear the air regarding persistent reports that a company he was tied to had a loan written off, as ...

US President Joe Biden expressed concerns over the unilateral decision last October by the Turkish side to open part of the fenced area of Famagusta, it was announced on Thursday. ...

The health ministry on Thursday issued an official decree tweaking some of the curfew and SafePass rules, effective from 5pm on June 4. Firstly, wedding guests can be out until 3am ...

The health ministry announced a total of 73 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The University of Cyprus will draw up training programmes for traditional professions that will be offered to the unemployed by the Human Resources Development Authority as part of a drive ...

Hope for Children and Cyprus’ National Betting Authority have joined forces to create a safety net to help protect children and adolescents from gambling activity. A memorandum signed by the ...

The vaccination portal will reopen for more age groups in the coming week, the health ministry said on Thursday. Cyprus remains third in vaccinations among EU member states with 71 doses ...