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Mandatory rapid tests for all workplaces have been described as point-blank unconstitutional and breaching fundamental human rights and liberties by some prominent lawyers, while others say “it depends.” “No limitation ...

Akel, as the champions of state ownership, immediately seized the figures about Limassol port presented by the Cyprus Ports Authority to the House finance committee for its ongoing propaganda campaign ...

There is ‘room for improvement’ in the sex education given in state schools, the education ministry admitted on Tuesday following a call for the enrichment of such modules by parents’ ...

A murder attempt took place early on Tuesday evening with a motorcyclist shooting at a 38-year-old driver in the Halepianes area in the Nicosia district, reports said. Police said the ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced 95 new coronavirus cases were detected from 25,427 tests. No deaths were announced. The positivity rate is now at 0.37 per cent. There are 94 patients with coronavirus ...

Migrant support NGO Kisa on Tuesday slammed a new bill with tougher criteria for citizenship as racist. “The ministry has prepared and submitted the bill without any consultation with stakeholders ...

There is no indication as to when secondary school pupils excluded from Monday’s reopening will be able to return to the classroom, the secondary school teachers’ unions Oelmek and ...

A Turkish-made TV drama called ‘Once Upon a Time in Cyprus’ is set to focus on the events of 1963, a period when intercommunal strife intensified. The TV series – Bir Zamanlar ...

Geroskipou municipality on Tuesday harangued Interior Minister Nicos Nouris for singling them out in his drive to implement local government reform willy-nilly, saying their own ideas about merging with neighbouring ...

Road works on the second section of Makarios Avenue will start on Monday, the Nicosia municipality has announced. From February 15 at 10am, Makarios Avenue, from Evagoras Avenue to Stasandrou Street, ...

The Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine reduces but does not eliminate the risk of coronavirus infection, the health ministry said on Tuesday. In an announcement with instructions for the public concerning the ...

An open-air cinema is due to open inside the buffer zone in Dherynia this spring, mayor Andros Karayiannis said. Designed by internationally known artist and filmmaker Rosa Barba, the project ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will travel to Israel for a one-day visit on Sunday following an invitation by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it was announced on Tuesday. According to a written ...

Cyprus will have 7,200 AstraZeneca doses ready to administer from Tuesday and they will not be subject to age restrictions, the health ministry said. The AstraZeneca doses arrived on Monday. So ...

The short visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave President Anastasiades the support he was seeking ahead of the informal five-party conference that is expected to be held next ...

The value of transit trade conducted through the port of Limassol has declined sharply since 2017 when the harbour’s commercial operations were privatised, lawmakers heard on Monday. The drop in ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 105 new cases were announced on Monday. The two deaths were two men, aged 93 and 89. Both had underlying health conditions. The total number of deaths from ...

A proposal has been put forth to hire unemployed people to boost those inspecting premises to ensure that coronavirus protocols are being adhered to. The announcement was made on Monday ...

Tuesday’s rapid test locations have been announced by the health ministry, with a table provided below, available to the general public and workers free of charge. The ministry emphasised ...

Applications for a €1500 one-off grant to support people working in the arts affected by the pandemic can be submitted online from today, through to 2.00 pm on February 18 the cultural services ...

The chairman of the sports ethics committee said on Monday he did not believe politicians and club officials were serious about tackling corruption in football, which seems to be rife ...

Ruling Disy MP Averof Neophytou on Monday withdrew bills intended to provide tax relief to borrowers with non-performing loans, after it emerged that the proposals would achieve the opposite of ...

A letter addressed to the attorney-general George Savvides on Monday called for the immediate prosecution of Archbishop Chrysostomos over the demolition of four listed houses last week. Signed by 62 professionals ...

Tourism-dependent Greece and Cyprus discussed requesting vaccination certificates from travellers arriving in the two countries, Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis said on Monday, following a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades ...