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As expected, rising prices have sparked a new bout of calls by unions for the full restoration of the Cost of Living Allowance, by which wages are automatically adjusted every ...

Following pressure from opposition lawmakers, the government has agreed to amend certain provisions of the ‘Dangerous Infectious Diseases Law of 2021’, which will repeal and replace the current Quarantine Law under ...

The health ministry on Thursday announced 11 deaths from Covid-19 – only three of which occurring on the day – while 2,282 more people tested positive for the coronavirus. The latest announced fatalities were: ...

The UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission in Cyprus has announced some tweaks to vaccination and testing status at the crossing points. In a statement on Thursday, the Mission said ...

The government is thinking of expanding the ‘test to stay’ programme to other population groups as a step towards learning to live with the virus, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said ...

The state’s main aim is to lower electricity prices by modernising the electricity authority and facilitating the entry of additional providers, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. The president ...

Archaeologists of the French Archaeological Mission excavating at ancient Kition have established that the harbour basin extended over the whole area of the modern archaeological site, the department of antiquities ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday applauded ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on her office’s work after receiving her annual report for 2020. Stylianou-Lottides submitted a report for 2020 as well as individual reports ...

Chlorakas community leader Nicholas Liasides on Wednesday accused the company managing the St Nicolas Elegant Residence of “limitless audacity” after it announced it would be taking legal measures against the ...

Former European Commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou, became a target of scathing attacks on social media after her inappropriate comments about a rape case in Thessaloniki. After a 24-year-old woman reported to ...

Staff at a public hospital were at a loss after a woman being treated for coronavirus asked not to be intubated if her condition worsens, local media reported on Wednesday. ...

The health ministry announced 2,226 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday out of 95,650 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.33 per cent. No deaths were reported. There are 248 people being ...

With a budget of €1.2 billion, the Larnaca marina and port development is the largest infrastructure investment in Cyprus at present, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Wednesday. The minister was ...

A total of 31 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Increases in basic salaries in January through the Cost of Living Allowance (Cola) are an absolute necessity given the current spike in the price of energy, goods and services, unions ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Wednesday assured the House legal affairs committee that authorities are starting to investigate claims alleging that a connected group, including a well-known Cypriot family, is ...

Vaccinated passengers and those who have recovered from Covid-19 will be exempted from travel regulations based on the epidemiological categorisation of their country according to the new national travel regulations ...

The UN is trying to keep the two sides in Cyprus closer and reach an agreement for the benefit of all involved, it has said. The situation Cyprus is in ...

As the cold snap continued across Cyprus on Wednesday and overnight temperatures set to fall to -9C in some areas, mountain communities have complained about inadequate heating subsidies. Civil ...

Several roads were closed on Wednesday morning as snow fell in the mountainous areas of the island, including villages in the Nicosia district. Apart from the roads leading to Troodos, ...

The Federation of Environmental Organisations (Opok) said on Wednesday that a flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) was found dead on Monday night, within the protected area of ​​the Natura 2000 Network Special Conservation ...

President Anastasiades expressed the hope that the UN Security Council resolution for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate would include the things that were missing from the report of the ...

A positive note for the most endangered marine mammal species in Mediterranean sea By Marios Papageorgiou Its pretty eyes, cute face and shyness are not enough to keep the species ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that the justice system faces imminent collapse unless a reform drive goes through now as a broad meeting of stakeholders was held at the ...