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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday called on Cyprus to close its ports to all Russian ships and to deny “privileges” to Russian nationals, as part of an effort to ...

Prospects for the EastMed pipeline suffered what seems like a final blow on Thursday as a senior US State Department official labelled it expensive and unviable, while making the case ...

Cyprus will revoke the passports of four sanctioned Russians who had received citizenship under an investment scheme discontinued in late 2020, government sources said on Thursday. The names of the individuals ...

The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital being treated specifically for the virus is up to 50 per cent lower than that which is announced daily by the health ministry. Health ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) recognises that abuse of Gesy by providers and beneficiaries is one of the most serious problems facing the national health system and is taking steps ...

In a noisy and smoky atmosphere, hundreds of students were seen throwing flares and carrying torches, as they marched in numbers to the Presidential Palace, along with teachers and parents ...

Police warned the public of a scam on Thursday after a Larnaca resident reported he was cheated out of €10,000 by a person impersonating as a doctor. According to the complaint ...

The European Commission called on Cyprus again on Wednesday to take measures to protect its Natura 2000 sites and to respect its obligations under the Habitats Directive or it may refer ...

The general manager of the Federation of Employers and Industrialists (OEV), Michalis Antoniou should be congratulated for speaking so directly about the need to end all the measures in place ...

A green space has been named in honour of a husband and wife who were brutally murdered in their Nicosia home during a robbery almost four years ago. The green ...

The health ministry announced one Covid-19 death and 2,716 infections on Wednesday, while 27 patients with the virus are seriously ill in hospital. The death is that of a 63-year-old man, raising ...

Senior US and Cypriot officials inaugurated the Washington funded security centre in Larnaca on Wednesday and spoke of the shared values of democratic nations particularly in light of Russia’s ...

The Larnaca criminal court on Wednesday found Georgios Christodoulou, 45, not guilty of trafficking 1.5 kilos of cocaine in 2019 after the main prosecution witness was deemed unreliable. Christodoulou, also known as Zavrantonas, ...

The face mask mandate in outdoor spaces is expected to be lifted this week as discussions are underway for further relaxations of coronavirus measures, Cyprus News Agency reported Wednesday. Rapid ...

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland’s visit to Cyprus is proof of US interest in resuming negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus issue, Foreign ...

Cyprus saw a near 30 per cent fall in its incarceration rate from 2020 to 2021, but still has one of Europe’s most overcrowded prisons according to the Council of Europe’s ...

Additional doctors will be brought in to staff the accident and emergency department at Larnaca general hospital, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas announced on Wednesday. Following a meeting at the state ...

The traffic camera saga continues: They’re up, they’re working, but they appear to be stuck in the ‘pilot’ phase – with 50,000 violations recorded since the start of the year ...

Reports that the Cyprus government had been asked to give its Russian-made weapon systems to Ukraine has put the government in a quandary. Although Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides ruled this ...

The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to a ‘strategic alliance’ of the three nations, pledging to expand cooperation in an otherwise turbulent region. ...

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “accountability must be inevitable” for Russia as he accused invading Russian troops of committing “the most terrible ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said his visit to Montenegro marks a historic chapter in bilateral relations, as it is the first ever official visit to the country by a ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday called on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to start monitoring flights and ferries arriving in the north to stop the irregular ...

Cyprus will not provide weapons to Ukraine as it would create gaps in the Republic’s deterrence capabilities, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Tuesday. Speaking after the House foreign ...