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A section of the Venetian walls encircling Nicosia old town were found collapsed on Tuesday, which authorities in the north attributed to recent heavy rains, saying tenders would be launched ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday announced an action plan to tackle bad practices within the national health system (Gesy), asserting that despite its problems the system is not only ...

The further easing of Covid-19 restrictions should take place over the course of weeks, not months, one of the government’s advisors said on Tuesday emphasising the need to learn ...

Cyprus supports the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Ukraine and opposes the annexation of another state, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

President Nicos Anastasiades, who is heading a big delegation of ministers and business leaders on an official trip to the United Arab Emirates, is set to meet the Crown Prince ...

By Andrew Osborn and Polina Nikolskaya Russia’s parliament approved treaties with two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, opening the way for an immediate Russian troop deployment despite ...

Six out of ten businesses have experienced a decline in turnover over the past year, with 68 per cent stating in a survey their dissatisfaction with the extent of government assistance ...

Many fine words were spoken after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on administering the migration problem in the presidential palace. The MoU between Cyprus and the EU, was ...

Theodoulos Constantinides paved the way for Cyprus journalism, the government said on Monday at the unveiling of the bust of the first Cypriot journalist and publisher outside the journalist union ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 2,698 new infections were announced on Monday out of 132,177 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.04 per cent. The deaths were a woman, aged 90, who ...

Dancing will be allowed in night clubs for vaccinated and unvaccinated alike upon presentation of a 24-hour negative rapid test for coronavirus, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday, as ...

The state-run broadcaster CyBC on Monday conceded it has financial and other problems, but promised to “modernise” so as to keep up with trends in news and infotainment. The corporation’...

The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to rethink the way society and the state treat children and reflect on more child-centred policies, as it exposed long-standing issues surrounding children’s ...

36 ministry of health testing sites for Tuesday District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lefkosia (16 units) Mall of Cyprus (underground parking area) 9 am – 6 pm 99969931 Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Agios ...

The Test to Stay programme in schools has been a great success, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Monday speaking to the House education committee. “Thanks to Test to Stay, ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday thanked the European Commission for approving a €6.13 million Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme was approved ...

A memorandum of understanding which attempts to alleviate issues stemming from the migration pressures faced by the Republic was signed with the EU on Monday. The stated aims of the ...

The north’s sovereignty must be accepted in order for formal negotiations to begin, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar reiterated on Monday, adding that a federal solution uniting the two ...

The weekly testing of children aged from four in preschool which began on Monday has been slammed by parents. Parent groups have opposed the measure on grounds that having to ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine, the French leader said on Monday, offering a possible path out ...

Gesy letting down those who need psychological support An overly clinical approach to mental health services can do more harm than good, especially during a period of widespread public mental ...

No deaths from Covid were reported on Sunday as the ministry of health recorded 1,794 new cases. The death toll since the start of the pandemic remains at 823. Meanwhile of 162 patients ...

How Covid deaths are classified, the dominant variant, the timing of doses are all complicating factors The narrative surrounding Covid-19 vaccines has changed since they were introduced over a year ...

A Limassol-based organisation, armed with all the right equipment and work ethic, is leading the way in waste collection As a non-governmental organisation dedicated to keeping our cities and neighbourhoods ...