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Having received €7m in state aid for 2021 in February, political parties are now squabbling over whether it should be redistributed to reflect the results of the May parliamentary elections. This ...

The Estia debt relief scheme, in the end, did not turn out the success it had been hoped. The finance ministry announced that only 802 applications of the 6,393 submitted, were approved; ...

By Elias Hazou and Gina Agapiou A Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece was doing its part in assisting extinguishing efforts of the Greek forces in Varympompi, near Athens, fire services ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced three deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing yielded 580 new positives. The three latest fatalities were: a man aged 71, who passed away on Wednesday at Larnaca ...

The health ministry on Thursday sought to clarify the situation regarding foodstuffs found to contain ethylene oxide, saying that trace amounts pose no direct danger to human health – while announcing ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Thursday announced the opening of an additional ICU ward at the Nicosia general hospital expected to relieve some of the current strain, but he warned ...

As Cyprus continues to bake in scorching temperatures and with a red alert for forest fires in force, fire fighters early on Thursday scrambled quickly to bring under control a ...

Covid cases in the community are probably much higher than what is seen every day and it will probably take another one or two years for the pandemic to peter ...

Every time the government tries to solve one problem with the Covid situation, they seem to inadvertently cause another. It’s been like this since the beginning of the pandemic. ...

One death from coronavirus and 575 new cases were announced on Wednesday out of 61,462 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.94 per cent. The death was of a woman, aged 59. ...

By Francesco Guarascio The European Commission has approved a supply contract with US firm Novavax to buy up to 200 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine, the Commission said on ...

With fires raging in Greece and Turkey, the Forestry Department has reminded the public that a red fire warning alert is in place in Cyprus. The forestry Department said several ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Wednesday the administration of one million vaccine doses in Cyprus was a milestone in the battle against Covid-19 and expressed optimism that the target ...

By Stavros Nikolaou The Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the migration department which had ruled that a couple’s marriage was a sham. The Supreme Court ruled that ...

A total of 45 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced, for eligible groups. Since Sunday, free rapid testing for the ...

The health ministry said on Wednesday that it had received information that some batches of Bounty, Snickers and Twix ice creams on the market contained a banned carcinogen, ethylene oxide, ...

By Stavros Nikolaou Though a large number of patients are presently in intensive care units (ICUs), the situation in state hospitals remains manageable, spokesperson for state health services organisation (Okypy), ...

After three days of constant discussions, the strike Limassol port came to an end on Wednesday. In the morning, the unions and port operator DP World Limassol, signed the collective ...

A mission from the fire service and civil defence arrived in Greece Wednesday morning to help bring under control fires that have reached residential areas outside Athens. Fire service spokesman ...

The statues create the ideal conditions for marine organisms to attach, providing the right environment to develop and create a rich artificial reef By Klelia Vasiliou I have always had ...

Cypriot and EU taxpayers lose out as Cyprus fails to properly apply VAT rules By Achilleas Demetriades About two weeks ago the European Commission announced that it was taking measures ...

The law regulating strikes in essential services has been a topic of political discussion since the Clerides presidency in the nineties, when disruptive industrial action at different state organisations was ...

A pro-debtors group on Tuesday blamed the government for the low uptake for the Estia debt relief scheme, saying the red tape involved disqualified many borrowers who now risk having ...

The health ministry announced three deaths and 598 cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The deaths concerned two men aged 77 and 69, and a woman aged 86. The woman passed away on Sunday at ...