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What society demanded was the search for the greatest possible consensus through creative engagement so that policies were approved and the country moved forward, said Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides. The ...

The Armenian National Committee of Cyprus on Wednesday held a protest outside the Russian embassy in Nicosia calling on Moscow to exert pressure on Azerbaijan to release Armenian war prisoners ...

One death from coronavirus and 58 new cases from 39,568 PCR and rapid tests were announced on Wednesday. The positivity rate is 0.15. The death was a woman, aged 64. There are 57 people in ...

A 67-year-old woman was charged on Wednesday after being caught showing up to take the state university entry exams with her 25-year-old daughter’s ID. Police said they had received ...

Main opposition Akel on Wednesday said that the party has launched consultations to reflect on its disappointing showing in the House election amidst reports that leader Andros Kyprianou will not ...

With the elections behind them and ahead of the first plenary session next Thursday, parties were focusing on the House presidency, which has traditionally been a reason for intense horse-trading, ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday said he was concerned about complacency following the improved epidemiological situation, calling on people to continue observing personal protection measures and vaccinate. During a ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has launched a tirade over the Cyprus issue saying he was the only one still living, along with one top former EU official, who really knows ...

The health ministry announced a total of 67 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) on Wednesday launched a new service on its website allowing the public to arrange appointments online with doctors and other services at public hospitals. ...

Cyprus is not yet ready to enter Schengen, the EU’s region of free movement, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, said on Wednesday. The Schengen area, which is without ...

The department of public works have announced that on June 4 and 5 road works will be carried out on Nicosia’s Spyros Kyprianou between 10pm and 6am. During the upgrade, the ...

The University of Cyprus has objected to the tenders’ review authority decision to pause the construction of new facilities for the medical school after an appeal by the construction company ...

A major breakthrough was reached on Wednesday with the reopening of all the crossings between the north-south divide set to take place on Friday, June 4. According to Aleem Siddique, the ...

Two new cases of the so-called Indian variant of Covid-19 have been detected on the island among 170 samples, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The samples, which had undergone genome ...

Experts have suggested replacing the concrete along Piale Pasha in Larnaca following a partial collapse due to erosion, Mayor Andreas Vyras said on Wednesday. Vyras finally said that the municipality ...

Cyprus deserves to be placed in the green list of countries by the UK government ahead of the crucial summer season, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios was quoted as ...

Israel’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday it had found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Israel ...

Despite further relaxations in force from Tuesday, Cyprus’ mask mandate remains in place amid growing impatience from the public, particularly regarding its use outdoors, and ambiguity from officials. Last week, ...

We know how the northern part of Nicosia has been affected by the closure of the Ledra Street checkpoint, but the southern part too has seen a significant reduction of ...

Nationalist party Elam got the ball rolling on Tuesday for the wheeling-and-dealing over the election of the new House President, as a number of names were being floated for the ...

The health ministry announced 58 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 0.13 per cent, while no new Covid-19 deaths were reported. There are currently 66 Covid-19 patients in hospital, 27 ...

Details on what checks and tests will be carried out for people crossing checkpoints around the island have been agreed and now it is a matter of political decisions, Health ...

An Istanbul prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it launched an investigation into the murder of a Turkish Cypriot journalist 25 years ago, after a mob leader said last month the ...