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The parliamentary elections at the end of this month will be a different affair this time, as the Covid pandemic has imposed many hindrances, primarily on campaigning, but also on ...

Cyprus will not be able to take full advantage of ample EU covid aid unless it is willing to undertake major reforms In recent days there has been much advertising ...

Cyprus accused of ignoring UN committee’s request to hold off extraditing Russian businessman Lawyers for a Russian businessman imprisoned in Nicosia are demanding answers as to why Cypriot authorities ...

We made a mint from our cheese of white gold until the Hell-Loonies and the Eyu had their say By Fahri Zihni Hail-Umi, the goddess of creation, knew she had ...

In one week parliamentary elections will take place but there has been a lack of vision although the word change has been bandied around, few have said how that will ...

In a presidential system, parliament is not directly involved in government as it is in a parliamentary democracy, but it can make life very difficult for the executive by blocking ...

IT WAS INEVITABLE that a small part of Kyproulla would be affected by the fighting between our strategic ally Israel and our former buddies in the Palestinian territories. Rarely could ...

One person died from coronavirus on Saturday as 91 new cases were recorded from 61,069 tests, a positivity rate of 0.15 per cent. The death brings to 353 the total number of people who ...

Support for local businesses affected by the pandemic will continue to prevent a rise in unemployment despite the gradual restart of the economy following the improvement of the country’s ...

A 14th century gravestone found in a field by a resident has been handed over to cultural activist known for her work in combatting art trafficking Tasoula Hadjitofi, it emerged ...

Cyprus has administered more than half a million coronavirus jab doses, with 20 per cent of the eligible population having completed their vaccination, the health ministry announced on Saturday. The ministry ...

Corruption remained the number one problem for people whose majority also believe that an acceptable and viable solution of the Cyprus problem was out of reach, according to a survey ...

Cyprus’ improved epidemiological picture might help put the country on Britain’s green list within one or two weeks, a tourist industry professional said on Friday. The significant drop in ...

Striking part-time teachers, who work in the state tuition centres afternoons and evenings, marched to the presidential palace on Friday as part of their ongoing protests about their work terms. ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 135 new cases of Covid-29 on Friday from 79,545 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 0.17 per cent. The deaths concerned two men ...

The bicommunal technical committee on health, which held a video conference on Friday, failed to agree on a mechanism to reopen the crossings, prompting a backlash at the stance being ...

Cyprus has notified the EU it cannot accept any more irregular migrants, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Friday as authorities scrambled to accommodate some 200 new arrivals in a few ...

Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan is a new economic growth model without social exclusions, which continues the reforms and policies that have been implemented in the past eight years, Labour ...

Cyprus’ cumulative diagnosis rate for Covid-19 fell to below 500 per 100,000 residents, reflecting the improved epidemiological picture of recent days, the health ministry’s weekly report showed on Friday. The better ...

By Alistair Smout and Michael Holden Britain’s Prince William accused the BBC of failing his mother Princess Diana and poisoning her relationship with Prince Charles after an inquiry found ...

Support for the government has dropped by almost half in the past year as more people in Cyprus report that they’ve lost their jobs permanently and around 62 per cent ...

In February main opposition Akel tabled, then withdrew a bill which – according to a prominent lawyer – had sought to ‘legalise’ the unlawfulness of the coronavirus decrees so far. The legislative ...

When asked for an opinion poll which party could best handle the Cyprus problem negotiations the biggest number of respondents (29 per cent) said none. In the poll, conducted for Antenna ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced two more deaths from Covid-19, and 77 new positives from 49,364 tests island-wide, a positivity rate 0.16 per cent. The latest deaths concerned a man aged 97, who died ...