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Works for the redevelopment of the Paphos Gate archaeological site in Nicosia with the aim of integrating the area into the rest of the city and people’s everyday lives, ...

Cynicism is high among the public if the latest opinion poll conducted for the CyBC is anything to go by. According to the poll conducted by IMR and the University ...

The EU’s decision on the protected designation of origin (PDO) status of halloumi is due on Monday, agriculture minister Costas Kadis tweeted on Friday, as cheesemakers opposed to the ...

The health ministry announced 361 new cases of Covid-19 and no deaths on Friday. As there were no deaths, the total death toll remains 248, of whom 165 were men and 83 women with ...

The vaccination portal will open on Monday for insulin-dependent diabetics, diabetics with other serious conditions and the obese, the health ministry announced on Friday as it prioritises vaccination coverage among ...

Government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos has tested positive for coronavirus, he announced on Friday. The news comes a week after Koushos received the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 19. In a written announcement, ...

Cabinet will decide next week on when lower secondary school (gymnasium) pupils will return to in-class lessons, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday. His statements came as psychologist Antonis ...

Health authorities expressed concern Friday over the apparent dominance in the community of a coronavirus variant first identified in the UK that is 50 per cent more infectious than other variants ...

The audit service has recommended reviewing certain key provisions of the film industry promotion scheme and ensuring all checks were carried out before payments were made to ensure production company ...

Police were on Friday investigating one of the companies contracted by the health ministry to carry out Covid screenings after they allegedly reported higher numbers of tests by declaring people ...

Though numbers of coronavirus cases have stabilised over the past 14 days, Cyprus continues to record very high levels, according to the national surveillance report published on Friday. In the 14 days, ...

The law office of Republic has instructed police to file sexual harassment charges against a former politician, police spokesman Christos Andreou told CyBC on Friday. He would not identify the ...

Police said Friday the following mountain roads were open only to vehicles with four wheel drive or chains due to snow: Kakopetria – Pinewood – Pedoulas; Pedoulas – Prodromos; Prodromos – Lemythou; Prodromos – Platres. ...

Just as the EU is expected to vote on the registration of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product on Friday, cheesemakers announced they would stage a mass ...

The health ministry on Thursday announced 324 new cases of Covid-19 from 21,300 PCR and rapid tests yielding a positivity rate of 1.52 per cent. There were no new deaths and the toll ...

President Nicos Anastasaides told EU leaders on Thursday that despite Turkey’s temporary suspension of illegal activities in Cyprus’ EEZ, and its provocations against other member states, the bloc was ...

European Union leaders made good on Thursday on a 2016 promise to deepen trade ties with Turkey, but also warned Ankara to expect sanctions if it restarts exploration over disputed hydrocarbons ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday attended the military parade held in Syntagma Square in Athens to mark the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Earlier, in a special ceremony, ...

The British variant of Covid-19, B.1.1.7 has been detected in 45 of 78 samples sent from Cyprus to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) between January and March 6, and 44 of those ...

Parliament plans to pass a pay as you throw bill for rubbish management before the May 30 elections so that it can be put to force six months later by the ...

By June, over 60 per cents of the adults in Cyprus who have expressed their wish to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will receive at least the first jab, the health ministry ...

The revelation that 50 per cent of nursing staff at state hospitals had not been vaccinated for Covid-19 came as a big surprise. This posed a risk to patients entering a ...

Cyprus is marking the 200 years since the Greek war for independence by lighting up landmark buildings and schools and by issuing commemorative stamps among other events, cultural and political, officials ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 293 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday from 37,486 PCR and rapid tests, yielding a positivity rate of 0.78 per cent. The deaths concerned two men, ...