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Appraisal drilling has begun at the Glaucus-2 site in offshore block 10 of the island’s exclusive economic zone, the ministry of energy said Tuesday. The exploration licence is held by ...

Over the past five weeks, the highest number of coronavirus positives by age group belonged to the 6-17 bracket, the majority of all positives were tracked in the Nicosia district, ...

Chelsea must “find solutions” on the pitch despite not having a full-strength squad, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Tuesday, as the London side face the busy year-end fixture period short ...

Condolences poured in from both sides of the divide for the death on Tuesday of the co-conductor of the Bicommunal Choir for Peace Lena Melanidou. “We lost our conductor Lena ...

A new wing will operate at the Eden Resort rehabilitation centre in Tersephanou for post-Covid patients, making Cyprus only the second EU country after Germany where such services are offered ...

Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders said on Tuesday that it was “absurd” that Liverpool have to play two games in four days given the number of COVID-19 cases and injuries ...

Turkish Cypriots announced on Tuesday they have detected two cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the north. The two individuals did not have any travel history. They were ...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold a news conference on Jan. 6, one year after the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol which the Republican ex-president ...

Authorities will implement a 90-day rule for British nationals living in the north of the island as of January 1, 2022, the British High Commission said on Tuesday. In a statement released ...

Britain announced on Tuesday 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) of extra support for businesses hit hardest by the wave of Omicron variant coronavirus cases, which is hammering the country’s hospitality sector ...

By Katie Wright To quote Phoebe Waller-Bridge in season two of the incomparable Fleabag: “Hair is everything. We wish it wasn’t so we could actually think about something else ...

Weekly tests, delayed reopening of schools and halving of the period for the recovery certificate are among measures announced on Tuesday afternoon by the health ministry to slow the spread ...

Turkey’s lira rocketed back from record lows in volatile trading on Tuesday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan proposed measures to protect local currency savings against such swings. Erdogan introduced ...

Qatar Airways said on Monday it had started proceedings in a UK court against planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) in a bid to resolve a dispute over skin flaws on A350 ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites, 23 in total, for eligible groups for Wednesday. Eligible for a free rapid test are minors (5-17) who do not have consent from ...

Provisions are to be added to current regulations to allow the carrying out of civil weddings at specified ancient monuments and museums at a specific fee and with a set ...

British public borrowing nearly halved in the first eight months of the 2021/22 financial year compared with a year earlier when finance minister Rishi Sunak was deep in his emergency pandemic ...

The Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday sentenced a 34-year-old and a 24-year-old to four years in prison, and a 52-year-old to one year in prison in cases concerning possession of 5.8 ...

Environmental art is changing people’s view of the world by bringing it onto the canvas. PAUL LAMBIS meets a local artist who allows nature to do the talking Since ...

Hundreds of high school pupils took to the streets on Tuesday calling for the exemption of final year students from the twice-yearly exams citing heavy workload, while teachers threatened with ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Tuesday it had signed a cooperation deal with Dubai World Trade Centre Authority, which is working to set up an international virtual asset ecosystem. The ...

The cabinet on Tuesday extended an incentive scheme for airlines aimed at addressing the effects of the pandemic on the island’s air links. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said the ...

Authorities on Tuesday transferred around 600 migrants from an overcrowded reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia to a facility near Kofinou, in the district of Larnaca, after an outbreak of the coronavirus. An ...

The European Commission on Tuesday adopted rules that will make the European Union Covid-19 certificate valid for travel nine months after the completion of the primary vaccination schedule, an EU ...