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The health ministry is ready to provide the state health service (Okypy) with all the funds required to ensure the smooth operation of Polis Chrysochous hospital, minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said ...

The British government will remove all 11 countries from its COVID-19 travel red list from Wednesday because there is now community transmission of Omicron in Britain, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told ...

Cyprus and Egypt together with all like-minded countries in the region will continue to work to turn their geography into a blessing, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after ...

Dipa (the Democratic Front) and allies the Cooperation of Democratic Forces have not taken any decisions yet regarding the 2023 presidential elections as they are focused on other priorities, its president ...

Over 20 per cent of footballers in Cyprus that took part in a survey whose results were presented on Tuesday, said they had taken part in a fixed official game while ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken touted on Tuesday a U.S. strategy to deepen its Asian treaty alliances, offering to boost defence and intelligence work with partners in an Indo-Pacific ...

President Nicos Anastasiades travels to Brussels on Wednesday to attend the Eastern Partnership summit and the EU Summit on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Ahead of his departure, Anastasiades on Tuesday ...

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard said the club could discuss the vaccine status of potential signings when they look to bolster their squad during the January transfer window, as rising ...

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) chief Elon Musk said on Tuesday the electric carmaker will accept dogecoin as payment for merchandise on a test basis, sending the meme-based cryptocurrency up 24 per ...

Cyprus and Greece have joined forces in a “milestone” collaboration to use their scientific expertise in tackling forest fires. The Cyprus Institute (CyI), the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (...

By Emma Farge Nearly a fifth of dragonflies, insects that play a role in managing diseases by gobbling mosquito larvae, are at threat of extinction due to habitat destruction, the ...

The referral by the EU foreign ministers of the options paper to Coreper for possible legal measures against those involved in the illegal activities in Varosha was not a negative ...

By Katie Wright Hot on the heels of Movember, Decembeard is the annual event that encourages men to quit shaving and embrace a full beard in the name of charity. ...

Paphos police arrested three people on Tuesday who allegedly assaulted employees at the social welfare office and one officer after complaining over delayed payment of benefits. The incident occurred around 11.30...

The Turkish government is soon expected to present to parliament an additional budget for next year, two officials said, because a sharp lira sell-off has strained the existing budget with ...

A total of 23 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Police said Tuesday they arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with the double murder of two Russian women in the district of Limassol in November. The suspect is being questioned, ...

Oil prices dipped towards $74 a barrel on Tuesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that the new Omicron coronavirus variant was set to dent the global demand recovery while ...

Three suspects were on Tuesday referred to trial before the Nicosia criminal court accused of belonging to a human trafficking ring following the testimony of an 18-year-old woman. The young ...

Syarhei Tsikhanouski, the husband of Belarus’s opposition leader, was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in jail for organising mass unrest and inciting social hatred, the official Belta news agency ...

HSBC (HSBA.L), Europe’s leading banker to corporate Asia, laid out its long-awaited policy on financing thermal coal on Tuesday, and said it expected all its clients to have ...

Main opposition Akel accused the government of being authoritarian after it transpired Tuesday that the president would veto a recent law passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity ...

Christmas can be a stressful time. Take your mind off the festivities and partake in the sounds of silence with a trend that is growing around the world suggests ELENI ...

Local environmental NGOs were among more than 150 organisations that on Tuesday called on the European Commission to include the restoration of at least 15 per cent of land and sea area ...