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Last week the audit service published the findings of an audit of Paralimni Municipality, listing a litany of irregularities and failures, and, as the service’s spokesman said, possible criminal ...

The health ministry announced 117 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Tuesday. As no-one died, the total death toll remains at 552, of whom 350 were men and 202 women. There are 84 ...

The government is planning to roll out a series of actions aimed at reconciling work and family life to improve birth rates, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday, stressing ...

Italian MP Piero Fassino is to visit Cyprus soon for his report on the return of Famagusta to its rightful owners after receiving the green light from the Committee on ...

Inability to exercise effective control of the green line due to its length is the most serious problem Cyprus faces as regards migratory flows, the largest among all member states, ...

Europe needs to stop being naive when it comes to defending its interests and build its own military capacity, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after Greece sealed a ...

The construction of hotels and the completion of other projects, including the redevelopment of the old oil refineries area in Larnaca will place the district on the country’s tourist ...

The government’s support schemes that saw businesses through the last 18 months of lockdowns and restrictions of trade will be terminated at the end of October, it was announced last ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is leaning towards appointing a new special envoy dealing with the Cyprus issue, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday after lunch with Guterres and Turkish Cypriot ...

One hundred and thirty six new cases of coronavirus were announced on Monday, out of 65, 826 PCR and rapid tests. No deaths were reported. Eighty-one people are in hospital with the ...

This year’s Wine Festival promises a glamorous come back after a year of absence due to the pandemic with “impressive” opening and closing ceremonies, and many activities for everyone, ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Monday waved aside conjecture that has him aspiring for the presidency in 2023, and said this talk comes from quarters who wish to distract from the watchdog’...

The health ministry on Monday announced the booster jabs programme against Covid-19 for the vulnerable groups of the population was continuing at a satisfactory pace. The vaccination with the third ...

Nicosia stated its readiness on Monday to offer any assistance necessary to Greece after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Crete that killed one person, injured others and damaged buildings. Damage was ...

People with HIV continue to carry a social stigma, which causes them problems with stress and depression, according to a study on their psychological and social needs that was presented ...

Eleven-month-old Turkish Cypriot infant, Asya Polatli, has been admitted at the Makarios hospital for children on Monday to undergo gene treatment for rare, life-shortening spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). An air ...

The state doctors’ union Pasyki and the board of directors of Pasydy have declared a three-hour work stoppage in public hospitals and health centres on Wednesday, from 8-11am. “Absence, ...

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 ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) on Monday alerted its members that starting next month the tax department will start checking if businesses have made available to customers the option ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) receives at least 15 calls a day from people complaining about Gesy doctors or service providers, its director said on Monday. On a monthly basis, 500 of ...

Cyprus has slipped on all governance indicators compiled by the World Bank, particularly when it comes to the rule of law metric. The World Bank has just published its 2020 data ...

The Red Arrows – the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – will fly over Cyprus on Tuesday afternoon, on their way to the United Arab Emirates, the British bases announced on Monday. ...

The health ministry on Monday issued new country rankings for travel, upgrading France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Uruguay, from Red to Orange. The changes come into effect from Thursday. The ...

Limassol district court on Monday issued an eight-day detention order against a 20-year-old man arrested following an attack by 20 hooded men against an Ael clubhouse on Sunday night in Limassol. ...