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A record number of people submitted their candidacies on Wednesday for the parliamentary elections. There will be nearly 660 candidates, 150 more than had stood for election in 2016, and an unprecedented 15 parties/...

Though encouraged by a significant drop in illegal bird trapping, BirdLife Cyprus has said is concerned about a spike in incidents of illegal shooting of protected species at different blackspots, ...

The US’ annual report on international religious freedom noted some improvements in Cyprus but ongoing issues remain, while also making mention of notable incidents. On a positive note, the report, ...

Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou spoke of the difficult conditions under which the parliamentary elections are to take place on May 30 but sought to reassure the public. He said on ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 260 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday. The deaths were a woman, aged 82, and a man, aged 47. The health ministry no longer announces the vaccination ...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas armed wing in Gaza in a barrage on Wednesday and Palestinian militants rained rockets into Israel ...

Transport minister Yiannis Karousos and Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis attended an urgent meeting on road safety on Wednesday after six motorcyclists died in accidents this year. At the meeting, it ...

Cyprus has climbed to fourth place among EU states in terms of the number of vaccine doses per 100 people in the total population, the health ministry said on Wednesday as ...

Four gorges near the Arodes villages are under review with the hopes of making them more accessible to nature lovers. Officials from the tourism ministry as well as the Pano ...

The House of Representatives will reconvene on May 20, only 10 days before the parliamentary elections, to decide whether to accept or reject the reasons for which President Nicos Anastasiades has sent ...

The restaurant and café sector on Wednesday asked Disy’s leadership to convey their demand for less stringent rapid test requirements to the government. The issue was raised by Fanos ...

The health ministry announced that a total of 71 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

The police force will soon carry US-cop style badges as part of their identification package, it was announced on Wednesday. This is part of the “continuous modernisation and upgrading” of ...

A clampdown on false advertising and misleading sale prices are just some of the provisions of new consumer protection legislation, Commerce Minister Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday Presenting the new ...

Economic activity in Cyprus contracted sharply in 2020, due to the Covid-19 crisis, though less than the EU average. The tourism sector has been severely affected, while the impact on domestic ...

Almost 660 people from 15 political parties, as well as eight independents, officially submitted their candidacies on Wednesday, competing for one of parliament’s 56 seats during the May 30 elections. According to the ...

Immunity acquired from vaccinations or after an infection is not permanent and the scientific community believes there should be at least one booster coronavirus jab, a member of the team ...

The EU’s priorities for cooperation with third countries should concentrate on the effective return of third country nationals, on combating smuggling and monitoring EU external borders, Interior Minister Nicos ...

Health officials on Wednesday paid tribute to nurses in honour of International Nurses Day, with President Nicos Anastasiades and Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou extending thanks on Twitter. May 12, Florence Nightingale’...

Main opposition Akel party filed objections in all districts on Wednesday over the rejection of the name it would be using in the May 30 parliamentary elections. The party had applied ...

In the lead up to the parliamentary elections on May 30, the Cyprus Mail’s weekly environment section has asked the main political parties for their policies on a wide range ...

For 15 months this government has had no qualms about releasing information on a daily basis about people who died from coronavirus, without using any names, but only now seems to ...

By Charalampos Theopemptou When politicians in Cyprus talk about energy policy they usually refer to gas and only gas. Focusing just on gas is by no means an energy policy. ...

Is the SafePass forcing us to get vaccinated? Why is it so selectively applied? A look at the balancing act between public interest and private rights By Achilleas Demetriades The ...