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Akel MP Irene Charalambidou on Friday described abattoir Cypra’s payment schedule of late veterinary fees as an interest-free loan extended to the business by the state. Charalambidou was the ...

Frustrated farmers dumped their produce on the road outside the facilities of Sediyep Paralimni on Friday in protest at inadequate government support amid plummeting demand because of the coronavirus pandemic. ...

The health ministry’s latest coronavirus report showed that 388,117 tests in the past fortnight identified 1,536 positive cases, working out at a 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate of 173 per 100,000. It reflects the ...

Famagusta municipality on Friday called on the UN and EU to help protect the occupied part of the town, following statements by the Turkish vice president that the Greek Cypriot ...

Norway Grants are supporting the Karaiskakio’s children’s cancer centre, the foundation said on Friday. In light of the international childhood cancer day on Monday, Karaiskakio foundation summarised the ...

The Radisson Hotel Group is to open a string of new properties in Cyprus, according to a press release published on Friday. The planned Radisson Beach Resort Larnaca will offer ...

Ahead of Saturday’s planned protest march against corruption and state authoritarianism, police warned on Friday that a ban on mass gatherings remains in force. Citing the health ministry’s ...

A woman whose husband is a suspect in her murder and that of one of their sons, sustained 22 stab wounds in the attack, a post-mortem showed on Friday while her 20...

Plans are underway to promote and develop businesses in western Larnaca, it was announced on Friday. The Larnaca and Famagusta district development agency prepared a strategic cooperation proposal for the ...

Cyprus tops the list of EU member states which want the European Parliament to play a more important role in future, the latest Eurobarometer figures show. While 91 per cent in ...

Cypriot police arrested a 52-year-old woman in Prague on suspicion that she was involved in scamming a Cypriot businessman for €300,000. A European arrest warrant was issued against the woman – who ...

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 ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will hold meetings on Sunday in Israel, during which he will discuss, among others, issues related to the Cyprus problem, bilateral relations and cooperation between Cyprus and ...

The Animal Party and the defence ministry discussed the implementation of a scheme to provide a special unit for animal welfare in the national guard, the party said on Friday. ...

Low temperatures, strong winds, snow and rain are expected from Monday, head of the met office Cleanthis Nicolaides said on Friday. “We will have a wintry week, a far cry ...

Police booked 102 individuals for violations of coronavirus protocols in the last 24 hours, considerably fewer than the day before when 132 were booked. The total number of checks conducted from 6am on ...

A cyclist is in critical condition after a road accident which happened in Limassol shortly after midnight on Friday. According to police, the 27-year-old cyclist collided with a car driven ...

Authorities have begun carrying out random checks in businesses to ensure mandatory Covid rapid tests are being done, the health ministry told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday. Those who fail ...

As efforts continue to clear Pedieos of rubbish, Lakatamia officials cite persistent fly-tipping and infrastructure gaps as factors leading to the buildup of rubbish in the area. Forty more tonnes ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a law levying a 0.4 per cent tax on all sales of immovable property, the proceeds of which to go toward supporting Greek Cypriot ...

Turkey will only join talks to resolve decades of dispute over Cyprus with a proposal to establish two states on the island, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Thursday, adding ...

One more person has died of Covid-19, while another 103 have tested positive for the coronavirus islandwide, health authorities said Thursday. The latest casualty takes the death toll to 218. The deceased ...

Executives of the organisation running the national health scheme (Gesy) insisted the system is fundamentally robust despite incidents of wastage and abuse. They were speaking at the House health committee, ...

Regional problems and challenges require solutions coming from the region itself, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday during a meeting in Athens with his counterparts from Mediterranean and Gulf ...