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Courts provide clarity amid confusion: a look at the role of the ministry in public transport legal wrangle By Elena Riga and Maria Kozakou On February 16, the Administrative Court annulled ...

People living in the area of Mitsero will protest the proposed relocation of two Dali asphalt plants to their area in a demonstration on Thursday. The protest is scheduled to ...

By Jonathan Allen and Nathan Layne Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of all three charges of murder and manslaughter in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, ...

Air charter group Zela Aviation announced on Tuesday Zela Jet, a new airline offering private flights in Cyprus. Zela Jet was introduced by the air charter group, which has been ...

Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Tuesday, a match overshadowed by reports that the Blues had ditched ...

Road fatalities saw an annual 17 per cent reduction in the European Union in 2020, translating to some 4,000 fewer people dying on the roads due to lockdown measures, the EU commission said ...

Civil servants have been sent a questionnaire on how they get to work as the transport ministry tackles the problem of traffic congestion, it said on Tuesday. The purpose of ...

Three Syrian migrants were spotted in Liopetri on Tuesday afternoon after passing into government-controlled areas from the north police said. Police arrived on the scene after Liopetri residents spotted the ...

Opposition MPs said Tuesday they will drop legislative proposals aiming to scrap a so-called ‘penalty’ on early retirement because the bills would inevitably be deemed unconstitutional and never pass anyway. ...

Manchester City started the process of withdrawing from the breakaway European Super League on Tuesday less than 72 hours after agreeing to join, with the other five English teams also reported ...

The Cyprus passport has been ranked 13th in the world in terms of the number of destinations its holders can access without a prior visa, according to the latest Henley ...

The health ministry announced one death and a record 941 cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. A 69-year-old man died at Nicosia general hospital after being treated in the ICU unit. He ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday sought parents’ backing for frequent coronavirus testing among younger school children to help contain an upsurge in positive cases. Prodromou held a teleconference with ...

As Nicosia moves into the final stages of preparations ahead of the informal five-party summit in Geneva where the island’s two community leaders will meet under the UN secretary-general ...

By Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres wants the United States to commit this week to at least halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — a ...

By Kate Holton and Elizabeth Piper Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would cut carbon emissions by 78 per cent by 2035 in what he hailed as the world’s most ambitious ...

The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) is calling for people to become members to support the operation of its services and programmes. “By becoming a member, you ...

The government on Tuesday sought to apply pressure on opposition parties not to torpedo a bill on state-backed loans aimed at giving cash-starved businesses a lifeline. The government bill is ...

In this video, we pay a pre-Covid visit to Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, situated on the River Clyde, which comes packed with sightseeing in its own right, while offering ...

Europe’s drug regulator has found a possible link between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who received doses in the United States, ...

The dollar sank to a fresh 6-1/2-week low against major peers on Tuesday as the euro led a rally on the back of a brightening outlook for the region’...

The coronavirus vaccination portal will open on Wednesday for those aged 49 and 50, the health ministry announced. The portal will be open between 7.30am Wednesday and 8pm on Thursday, with 16,000 appointments ...

Luxury carmaker Ferrari has appointed BBC’s Top Gear Editorial Director Charlie Turner for the newly created position of chief content officer, it said on Tuesday. The appointment comes as ...

The civil registry and migration department is halting in-person service to the public because of a large number of positive coronavirus cases In an official announcement the department is said ...