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One person died from coronavirus on Saturday and 895 new cases were recorded, the ministry of health announced. This brings to 298 the total number of coronavirus deaths. The death referred to ...

A dead monk seal thought to have been caught in fishing nets was found in the north by monk seal conservation group Spot. Haris Nicolaou, part of the government’s ...

Unions asked for more help on Saturday for the businesses that will be hit by the new lockdown that will come into effect on Monday, while political parties criticised the ...

We continue the effort for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the international community, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday in a post on twitter, on the occasion of ...

Bishops have slammed the government’s measures for Holy week and have said on Saturday they will proceed with church services as normal. The Church is not bound by the ...

Cyprus has the biggest percentage across the EU of people who do not wish to get vaccinated according to the latest Standard Eurobarometer. Based on the results of the Eurobarometer, ...

Perhaps the new lockdown, which kicks in on Monday, is necessary given the consistently high number of cases and the failure of the government to make any contingency plans for ...

The health ministry on Friday released a list of clarifications following the new lockdown announced earlier in the day. According to the ministry, private and public nurseries and kindergartens must ...

The health ministry announced one death and 889 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday from 66,634 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.33 per cent. The death concerns an 85-year-old man ...

A well-known and respected Paphos resident was arrested for calling the community leader of Mandria “useless” in the comments section of a Facebook page and is now trying to find ...

The government on Friday imposed a fresh lockdown for two weeks between April 26 and May 9 in a bid to stem the rapid spread of Covid infections, which are threatening to ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday informed the National Council of the preparations ahead of the informal conference on Cyprus, scheduled to take place in Geneva next week. In a written ...

Amid stiff competition from other top tourist destinations, three government ministers have set out to make the case as to why prospective travellers should pick the Mediterranean island. Cyprus is ...

The 14-day cumulative rate of Covid cases has reached a record 937 per 100,000 of the population, the weekly coronavirus surveillance report issued by the health ministry said on Friday. The report ...

Vartkes Mahdessian, the representative of the Armenian community in the House of Representatives, is hopeful that US President Biden will recognise the Armenian genocide on Saturday. Biden is likely going ...

Ruling Disy appears to have it in the upcoming parliamentary elections – or at least that is the perception among the public – while a substantial percentage are not upbeat about the ...

The health ministry introduced a new method of reporting the number of Covid-19 deaths this week. It no longer states whether the deceased had underlying health conditions as had been ...

In a fireworks-laden session, the House passed a law giving the state the nod to guarantee up to €1 billion in loans to businesses and self-employed persons stricken by the coronavirus-related ...

Akamas communities on Thursday said they did not agree with the findings of a study on the environmental impact of the masterplan for the area, arguing that it does not ...

The health ministry on Thursday announced one more death from Covid-19 and 927 new cases, while 296 patients are currently being treated for the coronavirus in hospitals – a record number. The latest ...

The health ministry said on Thursday anyone over 30 can receive the AstraZeneca vaccine from their personal doctor without going through the portal. Those wanting any of the other shots, must ...

The British bases have recorded a close to 95 per cent reduction in the illegal trapping of ambelopoulia, also known as black caps, it was announced on Thursday. These findings were ...

The cabinet approved a €165m scheme on Thursday aimed at helping vulnerable people who took out housing loans under various state plans and were having difficulty repaying them. Dubbed, Ikia (...

The cabinet will convene again on Friday to decide on any new Covid-19 measures after consultations with the epidemiology experts, it was announced on Thursday. Deputy government spokesman Panayiotis Sentonas ...