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The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world on Sunday, with 13 cases found in the Netherlands and two each in Denmark and Australia even as more countries imposed travel ...

Dozens of people held picnics outside restaurants in Nicosia and Limassol on Sunday to protest the new coronavirus restrictions that will ban the unvaccinated from key sectors, including pubs, coffee ...

Education Minister Prodromos Pordromou departed Cyprus for Brussels on Sunday to attend works of the education, youth, culture and sport (EYCS) council that will take place on Monday and Tuesday. ...

By Achilleas Demetriades The economic repercussions of Covid 19 are still being felt. Governments throughout the world have rightly stepped up with huge economic stimulus programmes to address the immediate negative ...

Britain’s health minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday he expected to receive advice imminently on whether the government can broaden a booster shot programme to try to weaken the ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Over the last decades, the shift in favour of the digital economy has been accelerating. The utilisation of software systems has enhanced the ability ...

The Italian coastguard has rescued about 250 migrants, including a newborn baby, from a boat drifting a few miles off the coast of the Calabria region. The rescue, carried out overnight ...

Non-urgent operations will be postponed as the state healthcare services organisation (Okypy) is preparing for a possible increase in hospitalisations following the emergence of the new Coronavirus variant of concern, ...

The education ministry on Sunday announced that schools will operate normally next week, following reports about the decision of parents to keep their children from school for one period on ...

SAP SE, one of the largest enterprise software companies in the world, recently featured its new products and services that will empower individuals and professional developers to accelerate digital transformation. “...

Important to regain the support of international opinion on the Cyprus problem Before saying anything else, I wish to emphatically state that my goal and intention is to strengthen the ...

A total of 22 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Monday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Saying that reduced traffic is recorded at bars and nightclubs, the association of recreation centres (Osika) on Sunday called on the state to support the businesses that have been left ...

A Limassol nightclub was fined €8,000 for operating without a license and violating coronavirus protocols, police said early on Sunday. The club was booked after employees were found working without a ...

n earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northern Peru about 40 km (25 miles) from the town of Barranca early on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of ...

As the Turkish lira continues its freefall, Turkish Cypriots react with a combination of helplessness and resourcefulness At a trendy cafe-bar across the Green Line in northern Nicosia, the lira’...

The government will not compromise on a two-state solution despite Turkey’s stance on the Cyprus problem, government officials said on Sunday during memorial services held for those who died ...

The goal is to develop technological tools leveraging Artificial Intelligence that will bring greater transparency and simplify processes in the real estate sector. HD 360’s investment in Cypriot PropTech company ...

Israel will host the Miss Universe beauty pageant on Dec 12 despite imposing travel restrictions in a bid to stave off the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov ...

Police on Sunday said they were investigating a forgery case after a 24-year-old man attempted to depart the island using a fake passport. The man, who is from Afghanistan, arrived ...

Much confusion has been caused by the latest batch of Covid-19 measures announced by the government on Wednesday. In fact, the health ministry officials that produced them appeared to have ...

AEL’s Corey Manigault, 23, was taken off a ventilator at the ICU of the Nicosia general hospital where he is treated after he was beaten during a brawl outside a ...

Digitisation in banking is no longer just an option, but an imperative. Keeping customers’ needs top of mind, Hellenic Bank is constantly rolling out new products and services. By consciously ...

Critics say proposed law bypasses House oversight and would entrench sweeping powers of health minister The new legislation dealing with pandemic-like situations raises a slew of red flags according to ...