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A total of 37 free rapid test mobile units for coronavirus will operate nationwide on Thursday for eligible groups, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them ...

Ahead of the student parades held to mark Greek Independence Day on March 25, the government yesterday issued the protocols for how they can take place to meet covid-19 restrictions. Wearing ...

The euro jumped on Wednesday and was set for its third consecutive daily gains versus the dollar on Wednesday after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said peace talks with Ukraine ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved an aid package for more fire-stricken farmers and extended financial support to help those who were in state care, deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisinou said in ...

All existing Covid measures will be extended until the end of the month, the cabinet decided on Wednesday after meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades, where they deliberated on some tweaks ...

The University of Cyprus (UCy) has decided to grant ten full scholarships to refugee students from Ukraine, it said on Wednesday. The scholarships concern five undergraduate and five post graduate ...

Russia is due to pay $117 million in interest on two dollar-denominated sovereign bonds on Wednesday – the first such payments since its invasion of Ukraine which sparked a raft of sanctions ...

British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anousheh Ashouri left Iran on Wednesday, ending years of detention, after the UK government paid its $530 million debt to Tehran, Iranian state ...

Spanish club Real Madrid will donate one million euros ($1.10 million) to help those displaced in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, the LaLiga leaders said on Wednesday. Real said the funds ...

A marina for yachts and related facilities will be set up in the area of the fenced-off town of Varosha in the Famgusta area in the north, Turkish Cypriot press ...

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The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra is entering the new season with a new range of concert series. Invited conductors, guest musicians and soloists are joining the orchestra to share highlights from ...

The interior ministry said on Wednesday that 32 people have changed their name and gender on their official government documents in the past six years. The data for the years 2016-2021 ...

The economic cost of Russia’s assault on Ukraine was fully exposed on Wednesday as Vladimir Putin’s sanctions-ravaged government teetered on the brink of its first international debt default ...

The mediterranean island of Cyprus was a one time tax haven which still attracts huge amounts of foreign investment. Its flat, low tax rates, privacy laws and geographical location have ...

European Union regulators have told some banks to scrutinise transactions by all Russian and Belarusian clients, including EU residents, to ensure that they are not used to circumvent Western sanctions ...

One hundred and fifty unaccompanied minors currently at Pournara are to be transferred to other accommodation units in Famagusta, while the interior ministry said that 317 irregular migrants had arrived in ...

The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation is accepting creative collaboration proposals from aspiring artists, science teams and educators, related to a series of actions that are being planned. Collaboration applications ...

Two new grant schemes were on Wednesday announced by the energy ministry totalling € 49 million, for the energy upgrade of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), non-profit organisations (NGOs), local government authorities ...

All four tennis Grand Slams will use a 10-point tiebreak in the final set on a trial basis starting with the French Open in May, the governing body of the ...

Manchester United have gone too many years without trophies and need a more determined collective effort to end their drought, goalkeeper David de Gea said after they crashed out of ...

A 25-year-old woman was arrested at Paphos airport for attempting to leave the country using a stolen passport, police said on Wednesday. Paphos police deputy chief Michalis Ioannou said the ...

The Cyprus Union of journalists said on Wednesday they had held a meeting with government spokesman Marios Pelekanos seeking more access to the palace and called for an end to ...