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The operation of schools is under discussion and any decision will be announced, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday amid media reports authorities were considering closing primary schools earlier ...

The health ministry said on Thursday that less invasive nasal swabs will from now on be used for coronavirus rapid tests among the general population. Antigen rapid testing through nasal ...

Hoteliers in Paphos have urged the government to arrange for hotel employees to be vaccinated soon in order for the tourism industry to properly resume its operations. With the call ...

An outdoor exhibition in the historical centre of Nicosia and a virtual exhibition at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution. History Has ...

Eight irregular migrants from Syria in a small boat were spotted off Cape Greco on Wednesday afternoon by the marine police. According to police, the boat was spotted at about 6.20 ...

A senior Japanese ruling party official said cancelling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, as a fourth wave of infections ...

Hopes that the great British getaway would be possible this summer grew on Wednesday, with easyJet predicting that most of Europe would be open for travel and British Airways confident ...

Nine property companies were slapped with fines up to €30,000 for failing to mention the energy efficiency category of the properties they advertised. The trade and commerce ministry’s Energy Service ...

The decision by opposition parties to shelve a bill for state-backed lending to stricken businesses is a hard blow for workers who are deprived of important support, Labour Minister Zeta ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis unveiled a long-awaited €97 million support plan for the agricultural sector in Cyprus on Wednesday. The plan, which concerns the years 2021 and 2022, contains ...

Within the next few days, a decree is expected to be issued which will release all those who have been vaccinated from the obligation to conduct a weekly rapid test ...

A total of 59 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Thursday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved an €8 million Cypriot scheme to support tour operators affected by the pandemic. The measure was approved under the state aid temporary ...

Opposition parties on Wednesday sunk yet another reform after they decided by majority to shelve three bills overhauling the island’s notoriously slow justice system. The decision prompted the reaction ...

A post-mortem on a two-month-old baby who was found positive for coronavirus was inconclusive, it was announced on Wednesday. Medical examiner Angeliki Papetta performed the post-mortem at the Nicosia hospital ...

Denmark will cease to administer AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine entirely following its possible link to very rare cases of blood clots, several Danish media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed ...

The health ministry said that starting from Wednesday, people who completed their vaccination by receiving both Covid-19 jabs do not have to self-isolate for 14 days should they be found to ...

British airline easyJet said it expected to start to fly more from late May onwards and that by then most European countries should be open to British holidaymakers, painting an ...

The health ministry on Wednesday issued clarifications on contact tracing. In a statement, it said that in the context of the continuous monitoring of the new data that emerge, following ...

THEO PANAYIDES finds there is never a dull moment in the life of a fearless grandma who loves to protest and is now standing to become an MP with the ...

Within the framework of the Larnaca Municipality Festival of Classical Music, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra (CySO) will stage a concert in Larnaca and Nicosia this month. Three works drawn from ...

A man who fell five metres while working on a construction site in Paphos on Tuesday is said to be in serious condition but out of danger. According to police, ...

China described its military exercises near Taiwan as “combat drills” on Wednesday, hours before the arrival of senior former U.S. officials in Taipei on a trip to signal President ...

Police fined 166 individuals and eight businesses for flouting coronavirus protocols over the past 24 hours. In Nicosia police carried out 2,343 checks, reporting 50 individuals and one business owner, while in Limassol 67 individuals ...