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Donating blood after having been vaccinated does not reduce the quality or safety of the procedure, the health ministry said on Thursday. The ministry relayed the message from the central ...

The House of Representatives confirmed on Thursday that its website fell victim to a cyber-attack last month. In a statement, the House said the Digital Security Authority which investigated the ...

People who contracted and recovered from Covid-19 in the last six months must have reported it to the Surveillance and Control Unit for Infectious Diseases (ES&CUID) within a “...

COVID-19 vaccine developers are making ever bolder assertions that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines to tackle concerning coronavirus variants, but some scientists question when, or ...

The US has donated two digital portable x-ray machines worth €164,00 to the Republic of Cyprus to be used for Covid-19 patients at Nicosia and Larnaca General Hospitals. One was handed ...

In moves to boost the vaccination programme, preparations are underway to enable all adult Gesy beneficiaries regardless of age to book an appointment for an AstraZeneca vaccine on the portal ...

The government on Thursday signed a contract for a €86.8m project involving the construction of a stretch of road between Ayia Marinouda and Stroumpi, which is part of the new ...

A planned demonstration at the presidential palace has been called off by the Futsal Movement after they were notified that cabinet will discuss their proposals on Friday. Futsal pitches, which ...

The Sovereign Base Area Police has confirmed a huge capability upgrade after taking delivery of six new armoured vehicles, with a further one set to arrive before the end of ...

Hoping to raise awareness about difficulties in selling their produce, potato farmers from the Famagusta district on Thursday handed out sacks of potatoes and carnations to oncoming cars at the ...

Farmers associations and the agriculture ministry have paid tribute to 15th century rebel farmers and their leader Re Alexis at a simple ceremony in Nicosia as Cyprus marked its first ...

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his country supports UN Secretary General’s will to resolve Cyprus issue through political and diplomatic means. In a statement during a ...

Cyprus, which likes to promote itself as the island of love, had the highest number of marriages relative to population in the EU in 2019, but also ranked very high on ...

Police have booked 32 individuals for breaches of coronavirus measures in 24 hours from Wednesday until Thursday, most for not wearing masks and for travelling during the nightly curfew. 5,908 checks were carried ...

The move to remote working in the pandemic has raised the bar in technical skills at many companies in Cyprus. But what about workers? How can they keep up? As ...

By CITR Cyprus, part of the Impetum Group The Italian model, with a ‘bad bank,’ has seen success in managing NPLs. Business shutdowns, deferrals, job losses, credit default, and many ...

Though encouraged by a significant drop in illegal bird trapping, BirdLife Cyprus has said is concerned about a spike in incidents of illegal shooting of protected species at different blackspots, ...

The US’ annual report on international religious freedom noted some improvements in Cyprus but ongoing issues remain, while also making mention of notable incidents. On a positive note, the report, ...

Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou spoke of the difficult conditions under which the parliamentary elections are to take place on May 30 but sought to reassure the public. He said on ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 260 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday. The deaths were a woman, aged 82, and a man, aged 47. The health ministry no longer announces the vaccination ...

Transport minister Yiannis Karousos and Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis attended an urgent meeting on road safety on Wednesday after six motorcyclists died in accidents this year. At the meeting, it ...

Cyprus has climbed to fourth place among EU states in terms of the number of vaccine doses per 100 people in the total population, the health ministry said on Wednesday as ...

Four gorges near the Arodes villages are under review with the hopes of making them more accessible to nature lovers. Officials from the tourism ministry as well as the Pano ...

The House of Representatives will reconvene on May 20, only 10 days before the parliamentary elections, to decide whether to accept or reject the reasons for which President Nicos Anastasiades has sent ...