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The health ministry announced two deaths and 374 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday from 41,269 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.9%. Of the new cases, 141 were in Limassol. The ...

The chances of East Med gas reaching global markets are dwindling. The future is regional The new year brought with it some interesting developments in the East Med’s energy ...

Government’s draft recovery plan still relying too much on boosting tourism and property investments By Les Manison The recent release of national accounts, public finance and employment “estimates” for 2020 ...

But longer term issues threaten survival Rural communities in Paphos say the pandemic has helped to highlight the benefits of living in the countryside as day-to-day life ‘hasn’t changed ...

Only one road lies ahead in the talks: to state our positions decently, honestly, openly and responsibly Lately, I’ve heard the proponents of partition raising their voices and arguing ...

After nine years, an agreement was reached this week to move forward gas sharing between Israel and Cyprus as a field straddles the borders. But how long will it take ...

Acknowledged by the UN in 1991, political equality remains a stumbling block With the informal five-party summit on Cyprus under UN auspices fast approaching next month, recent weeks have focused on ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou broke with a long political tradition on Tuesday when he spoke in glowing terms about the positive effects a Cyprus settlement would have on economic growth. “...

The health ministry announced 398 new coronavirus cases on Saturday from 43,940 tests, a positivity rate of 0.91 per cent. There was an increase in patients treated for the virus in state hospitals ...

Pensioners are frustrated over the difficulty in reaching the labour ministry to sort out problems concerning their pensions and allowances. The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) said every day they ...

Hospitality venue owners on Saturday said they were not fully satisfied with a government decision to reopen establishments that had outdoor areas to accommodate their clientele. The head of the ...

Police made several arrests for various offences over the past 24 hours, including possession of a knife and threatening an officer, drunk and disorderly conduct, and driving under the influence of ...

Meetings will be held in the coming days to examine ways for the safe return of pupils to schools as soon as possible, the head of the government advisory team ...

A man who went missing after diving in the Lympia reservoir is dead, reports said on Saturday. Fire service rescue crews had been searching for the man after he was ...

The forestry department will donate thousands of small trees this Saturday to families who wish to plant them in their garden. Using the slogan “tree planting becomes a family matter”, ...

The Anastasiades government has shown what its priorities are with the latest measures it announced. It is certainly not education as it has decided to keep gymnasiums (first three years ...

Disy leader Averof Neophytou held a series of meetings on Friday in the north that included former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, ahead of the informal five-party summit on Cyprus ...

The welcome news that dining out was back on the cards from Tuesday, if only outdoors, as part of the relaxation of measures, was tempered on Friday by news that ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 383 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday. The deaths concerned two men, a 70-year-old and a 69-year-old, both with underlying conditions. One died in ...

Britain is the legitimate owner of the Parthenon marbles, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a Greek newspaper, rebuffing Greece’s permanent request for the return of the 2,500-year-old sculptures. ...

Cyprus has temporarily stopped inoculations with a specific batch of AstraZeneca coronavirus jabs pending further clarifications, while assuring that there have been no reports of blood clot issues from any ...

Cyprus took part in the annual aeronautical exercise Noble Dina 2021, which took place in the west of the island between March 7 and 11 with forces from Greece, France, USA, and Israel, ...

Reports of domestic violence in Limassol have doubled in the past six months, since the introduction of a dedicated taskforce operated by the city’s police department, according to Limassol ...

After the four-year hiatus of the Trump presidency, the United States appears to have taken an interest in the Cyprus problem once again. On Wednesday, Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, ...