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From car emissions to polluting factories, the state is failing its people By Charalampos Theopemptou People often ask me which is the biggest environmental problem that we face. My answer ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Tuesday the government had not given up on establishing a ferry link with Greece and was hoping the European Commission would allow better ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 439 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The deaths concerned a 67-year-old woman with underlying conditions who was being treated in the ICU and ...

The government’s plan for revitalising old Nicosia – an endeavour with an approximately three-year timeframe – was presented to stakeholders on Tuesday by Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides. Petrides and Nicosia mayor ...

Any developments on the EU’s participation in the informal five-party summit next month in Geneva will be made known after the visit to Ankara by the presidents of the ...

The Turkish-made TV drama called ‘Once Upon a Time in Cyprus’, set to focus on the events of 1963, is to air on April 1. The series, which will depict events from 1963...

President Nicos Anastasiades hailed the registration of halloumi cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product as historic, which also sent a strong message to Turkish Cypriots on the ...

Around 20 days after its launch, 7,723 people only have downloaded a contact tracing application – CovTracer – that alerts contacts of people who were found positive for the virus, a senior official said ...

Four patients and two health professionals at the Nicosia general hospital’s cardiological ward, including a fully vaccinated doctor, had tested positive for coronavirus, it was confirmed on Tuesday, as ...

Cheesemakers said Tuesday they have called off a protest over the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). The decision followed a meeting Monday with the agriculture ...

Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organisation on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the ...

Business for bars and cafes in the city centres is booming with some even arguing that their opening has led to a reduction in coronavirus cases. Saturday night in Nicosia’...

The auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides appears to have decided that the government should abandon its policy to attract film production companies to Cyprus. It is another case of the auditor-general behaving ...

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that the virus was probably transmitted from bats to humans through another animal, and that a lab leak was “extremely ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 360 new cases were announced on Monday. The deaths were two women, 75 and 85, both with underlying health conditions. Neither of them had been vaccinated. The health ...

Cyprus, that has always been an integral part of Hellenism, has joined in the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday. In ...

President Nicos Anastasiades welcomed on Monday evening the registration of halloumi by the EU as a protected designation of origin (PDO), seven years after Cyprus first applied. “A milestone day ...

Paphos cafes, restaurants and other recreational businesses said they would remain closed on Monday and Tuesday in protest over the recent police bookings of several hospitality businesses. The Paphos branch ...

A total of 58 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The committee of inquiry looking into the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme will deliver its interim report to the attorney-general on April 6. Committee chair and former judge Myron Nicolatos told news ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday had a meeting with EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, at the Presidential Palace. He said after the meeting the commissioner briefed ...

MPs on Monday released funding earmarked for the renting of premises by government ministries and state departments, including one line item for a €9,000-a-month rent of office space by parliament ...

Lower secondary school (gymnasium) pupils are expected to return to class on Friday, it emerged on Monday. Citing the recommendations of the scientific advisers, the health and education ministers announced ...

Main opposition Akel’s social policy ahead of parliamentary elections on May 30 was outlined by leader Andros Kyprianou at a press conference on Monday. Akel’s suggestions spanned policies affecting ...