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President Nicos Anastasiades called on all parties to stop seeking political gains by insisting on a higher number of municipalities as part of local authority reform as that would only ...

Weekly rapid tests also for the vaccinated and a small extension of the school holidays were among the suggestions discussed on Monday by the health ministry and the scientific advisory ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday chaired a meeting of the Road Safety Council focused on actions to stem the bloodshed on the roads — a day after two road fatalities ...

The much-hyped storm Carmel passed by Cyprus with more of a whimper than a bang, surprising some who heeded the call from officials to hunker down indoors. An information campaign ...

After heavy rains battered the island over the weekend, a large number of flamingos were spotted at Larnaca’s salt lake. These were caught on camera by Cyprus Mail photographer ...

Animal welfare is among the government’s priorities, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday in his address at the fourth annual conference of the Animal Party. The well-being of animals ...

One death and 448 new Covid-19 cases were announced on Sunday by the health ministry. The death concerns an 87-year-old man who died on Saturday at the Nicosia general hospital. This ...

ExxonMobil considers the East Med a promising hydrocarbon basin By Charles Ellinas With Covid-19 resurging, Cyprus’ EEZ is back in the limelight. ExxonMobil is about to start drilling in block 10, ...

Ancient trees and ancient skills live on in a very special Paphos village By Paul Lambis The village of Salamiou is a living museum that presents a rich historical and ...

Restrictions no longer a red or green affair but a multi-coloured spectrum By Nick Theodoulou Are you green, purple, blue, yellow-orange, or red? It’s not some elaborate party trick, ...

Government inefficiency, corruption and bad policies based on ignoring the huge amount of debt will come back to bite us By Les Manison Research articles contend that the quality of ...

No major problems were reported so far on Sunday due to Storm Carmel with authorities urging motorists to be alert due to excess water on the roads. Police in the ...

Anger, suspicion and some sympathy – villagers say asylum camp out of control By Theo Panayides The Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers outside Kokkinotrimithia, on the outskirts of Nicosia, has ...

The 10 defendants implicated in a loans scandal at the Strovolos Cooperative Bank were cleared of all charges by the Nicosia criminal court on Thursday. There was a total of 48 charges ...

THERE was some good news this week, among the long list of mind-numbing rules about what combination of vaccinations and PCR or rapid tests would allow you to go to ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 508 had tested positive from 75,844 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.67 per cent. The deaths concerned ...

Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Photis Photiou was on Saturday tasked with informing the family of a seven-year-old boy killed by British soldiers in 1956 that authorities had identified his remains, ...

Civil defence on Saturday said they were working in close cooperation with the fire service to deal with any problems that may arise due to extreme weather forecast to hit ...

Passengers arriving from the UK will have to self-isolate upon arrival to Cyprus until their PCR test results are out, the health ministry said on Saturday. This measure has been ...

The prices of meat and baked Christmas treats followed a slightly upward trend in the past year, according to the results of the Christmas price observatory conducted on Friday by ...

After last year’s shenanigans over the state budget, which became the subject of political horse-trading before it was eventually approved in January, it was good to return to business ...

Following a three-day debate, parliament on Friday evening approved the state budget for 2022 with 30 votes in favour and 25 against. The bill was voted by ruling Disy, Diko, Dipa, and independent ...

The health ministry announced that one person had died of Covid-19 and 695 had tested positive from 82,410 tests, a positivity rate of 0.84 per cent. The death concerns a 62-year-old woman who ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday said it was a great honour to have the King of Jordan in Cyprus. King Abdullah arrived at the presidential palace on Friday evening amid ...