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Pope Francis thanked Cyprus for its “warm welcome and hospitality” in a handwritten note after his departure on Saturday morning as he headed to Greece for the rest of his ...

Turkey’s reaction to news that the government has awarded the rights for the exploration of offshore Block 5 to the ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum consortium, demonstrates, yet again, Ankara’s ...

The hypocrisy of Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is astounding. He has been engaging in activities that could only be described as electoral campaigning, but wrote to the leader of Disy, ...

One death and 594 new coronavirus cases were announced on Friday by the health ministry. The death concerns a 75-year-old man who died on Thursday. The number of deaths from Covid-19 ...

Cyprus could be a ‘workshop of fraternity’, Pope says By Jean Christou and Jonathan Shkurko Pope Francis on Friday wished that Cyprus, an island “marked by a painful division” become ...

The health ministry on Friday issued more clarifications, this time specifically about Christmas events, following its decree tightening some measures to limit the spread of coronavirus. From Monday December 6 to ...

Pope Francis on Friday spoke of reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church during his visit with Archbishop Chrysostomos and the Holy Synod in Nicosia. “It is my ...

Cyprus received three reasoned opinions on Thursday as the European Commission addressed a number of member states for shortcomings in adopting measures under EU law as part of its package ...

As he approaches the final year of his second term, President Nicos Anastasiades seems to be spending an inordinate amount of time defending himself and dealing with his critics. On ...

“Joy, simply the purest joy I ever felt in my entire life.” That is how much Pope Francis’ visit meant to Aurora Reyes, a Filipino permanent resident of Cyprus who ...

The proposed new government legislation on pandemic management gives the health minister far-reaching powers, opposition parties said on Thursday, while the ruling party insisted the bill’s provisions are in ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced no new fatalities from Covid-19, while 538 more people tested positive for the coronavirus. The Covid death toll since March 2020 remains at 598, with the average of ...

Pope Francis began his visit to Cyprus on Thursday with messages of hope, brotherly love and one of dialogue between divided peoples saying hopes for peace should be nurtured by “...

The cause of death of a 77-year-old man who died in a taxi on the way to Paphos hospital after he was referred there by medics at Polis, was abdominal ...

The finance ministry has conveyed to police 24 cases to investigate in relation with former co-op bank brass and staff, the House watchdog committee heard on Thursday, with the force expecting ...

The submission deadline for tax declarations has been extended to December 6, the tax department said on Thursday. This concerns tax returns for individuals (ΤΦ1) for 2020, and companies (ΤΦ4) and the self-employed (TΦ1Αυτ) ...

The cabinet on Thursday awarded natural gas exploration rights for an offshore block to a consortium made up of ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said ExxonMobil would ...

A mobile vaccination unit will be in Pachna on Saturday to make it easier for residents of the wider, wine villages area to get inoculated. According to the health ministry, ...

Teleworking for 20 per cent of the staff of businesses offering services, suspension of all events inside and outside malls, and the obligatory testing for all passengers upon arrival in the ...

Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb attack at a Limassol primary school and what appeared to be an arson at a Nicosia primary school, with both incidents thought to ...

Police on Thursday made a public plea for information to help locate a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with the disappearance of two Russian women in mid-November. A photo of ...

Nicosia police were investigating on Thursday after seven people were injured in a brawl involving around 300 migrants at Pournara reception camp overnight. According to a police spokeswoman, the fight started ...

Cyprus reported the highest share of dangerous goods being transported by road in both 2019 and 2020, according to figures issued by Eurostat on Wednesday. The EU’s statistical office said that ...