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Parliament has voted to bolster the law against people smugglers and educational institutions which facilitate “sham” students’ entry into the Republic. Perhaps the most notable change is that now people ...

Cyprus, which from May 1 will allow visitors from the UK with a certificate of vaccination to travel here without restrictions, is awaiting London’s decisions as regards outbound flights, Transport ...

Hospital workers will meet on Tuesday to decide what action to take in protest against Okypy plans to carry out staff evaluations. The public employees’ union Pasydy, with which the ...

The health ministry announced one death and 705 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday from a record 59,144 PCR and rapid tests, yielding a positivity rate of 1.19. per cent. The health ministry ...

Dozens of children gathered on Friday afternoon outside the Phaneromeni school in the old part of Nicosia protesting against plans for the relocation of the University of Cyprus’ architecture department ...

The government on Friday rejected a suggestion by Akel-affiliated trade union PEO to remove a 12 per cent penalty from pensions of people who retire early, saying it would render the ...

The operation of outdoor seating areas is a “mockery” considering the bad weather conditions, hospitality venue owners said on Friday. Restaurants, cafes, and pubs reopened mid-March following a three-month lockdown ...

De-escalation of tensions by Turkey in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) should have duration and consistency, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday during a teleconference with European Council President Charles ...

Parliament on Friday approved publication of a list with the names of politically exposed persons (PEPs) with bad debts at the former co-op bank, which includes mostly former MPs but ...

The government will spend €237 million on projects to revitalise communities in mountainous and remote areas, interior minister Nicos Nouris told a press conference on Friday. Attended by President Nicos Anastasiades, ...

Cyprus is not expected to be among the countries British holidaymakers will be easily able to visit soon, as the UK is discussing a new traffic-light scheme based on coronavirus ...

Cyprus’ positivity rate from coronavirus rapid tests has stabilised over the last 14 days, the health ministry said on Friday while reiterating the need to abide by the social distancing measures. ...

There has been a spike in the number of cases in Covid-19 state hospital wards all over Cyprus, state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday. Speaking to ...

Pensioners’ union Ekysy has called on the government to subsidise drugs for which they now must pay full price, and for lower Gesy contributions for the elderly. The union said ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis submitted the bills to overhaul the dysfunctional justice system to the House legal affairs committee in the hope that these would be voted through before the ...

Four people died of Covid-19 on Thursday, while testing in the community yielded 309 more positives. The deceased are: a man aged 87 with underlying conditions, not record of vaccination, who expired ...

Turkish vice president Fuat Oktay paid a working visit to the north on Thursday, though the highlight of his trip was attending a gala premiere for the airing of a ...

A total of 7,036 new asylum applications were submitted in 2020 in Cyprus, raising the year’s backlog to nearly 20,000, Unhcr Cyprus reported on Thursday. The statistics were updated based on figures ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday laid a wreath at the imprisoned graves in Nicosia to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the launch of the Eoka struggle for independence from British ...

Some people who test positive for Covid-19 fail to comply with the 14-day compulsory self-isolation period, the health ministry said on Thursday in an announcement restating the guidelines for people ...

Only nationals of Cyprus and Israel and permanent residents in both countries who hold a valid vaccination certificate will be able to travel to Cyprus without any restrictions, authorities clarified ...

UN envoy Jane Holl Lute will be in Cyprus on April 11 for contacts ahead of the conference on Cyprus in Geneva on April 27-29, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides announced on ...

The number of children suffering from stress, depression, and other related conditions has increased because of the coronavirus pandemic, the House education committee heard on Wednesday. Pupils told MPs that ...

Although all children will be back at school and more people will allowed into gyms and private tuition centres the most unnecessary restriction of all – state authorisation for going anywhere – ...