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The promotion of cycling aims to improve the traffic problem, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Tuesday as he announced that applications for the government’s bicycle purchase subsidy scheme ...

The forestry department led an expedition last week to study Roudias river in the southern part of the Paphos forest, with Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis among the 22 participants. In a ...

A union representing the rights of public-sector workers has called for the suspension of rapid tests for the coronavirus, after media reports showed a swab contained multiple times the permissible ...

After around 13 years, Cyprus’ motorists will once more see traffic cameras on the roads as part of efforts to enhance safety and reduce fatalities. Monday saw the inauguration of the ...

A cannabis production site was busted on Monday by the drug squad Ykan, with pictures and a video posted on social media showing findings of the raid. The site, seemingly ...

Paphos hoteliers on Monday asked for improvements in the volume, coverage and frequency of flights to Cyprus for the winter months. An increase in winter flights can create impetus for ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has turned up the heat on the Health Insurance Organisation, reporting the entity to the attorney-general for its alleged failure to provide information he requested. In a ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19, men aged 49 and 82, along with 189 new positives on Monday. There are 59 Covid-19 patients in hospital, 20 of whom are in serious condition. Of ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Monday said he would try and help the two children of a bicommunal couple get IDs since authorities have been refusing to issue the documents ...

Police on Monday said they have thoroughly investigated the death last year of a 29-year-old man from Greece, after their conclusion that he committed suicide has been questioned by his ...

By Evie Andreou and Nick Theodoulou The Delta Plus sub variant has been detected in two of the Covid-19 samples sent for sequencing to the ECDC and a private lab ...

Residents of the Akamas communities will hold a protest on Tuesday outside the offices of the state environment service in Nicosia after the authority suggested changes to the local master ...

The coronavirus situation has acted as an accelerator for digitisation, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos said Monday as MPs reviewed the junior ministry’s proposed ...

The ties between Cyprus and Thessaloniki, but also Macedonia in general, are deep and historical, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday. On a visit to Thessaloniki, Anastasiades met mayor Constantinos ...

A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Cyprus will receive any new Covid vaccines or treatments immediately after they are licensed, which is only a matter of time, a government official said Monday. “We are close to ...

Four countries, including the Netherlands, Poland and Iceland, were downgraded in new travel guidelines issued by the health ministry on Monday. According to the announcement, Lichtenstein was downgraded from the ...

The pilot operation of eight traffic cameras – four fixed and four mobile- started on Monday morning with the aim of reducing road accidents. The cameras, installed as part of the ...

‘Certain traditional religious beliefs and vested interests are interfering with progress’ By Bejay Browne It’s been five years since cremation was made legal in Cyprus after a long battle ...

The health ministry on Sunday announced 89 new Covid-19 cases, out of 38,139 PCR and rapid tests, with a positivity rate of 0.23 per cent. No deaths were recorded. There are 63 patients in ...

A weekly show by Alpha TV called on President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday to help so that the two children of a bicommunal couple can get IDs since authorities have ...

A push for more bicycles and smart traffic systems By Jonathan Shkurko An improved bus system is the obvious solution to congested city centres, but running parallel to that the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades is to visit Thessaloniki, Greece to address on Monday an event for Cyprus’ participation in the Greek War of Independence, organised by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. ...

A 30-year-old man suspected of people smuggling was arrested after a boat with irregular migrants arrived in Paralimni in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The boat was spotted ...