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President Nicos Anastasiades, will receive the special envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Jane Holl Lute, at the Presidential Palace on Monday morning, it was announced on Friday. Lute is expected ...

The president on Friday hosted a meeting of party leaders and the House president who were briefed about the changes to the state budget whose original bill was rejected by ...

By Paul Lambis As the holiday season ends, festive feelings of love, joy, excitement, generosity and sentimental sharing quickly translate to guilt and regret. The copious amounts of food I ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday announced tougher measures and only two outings per day with permission through SMS. The curfew remains from 9.00 pm to 5.00 am. The new measures will ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou will announce the new, stricter measures against the further spread of coronavirus, on Friday after a cabinet meeting. The announcement is expected at around 1pm. A ...

Police in the north are investigating the deaths of a couple and their 14-year-old son who were found with gunshot wounds in their home in Lefkoniko, reports said on Friday. ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international – in audio form. Presented by ...

Turkish vice president Fuat Oktay is expected in the north within the coming days, reports said on Thursday. According to Kibris Postasi, Oktay’s arrival was announced by head of ...

The post-mortem on 26-year-old Adamos Adamou whose body was found on Tuesday in the Kouris river near Ayios Georgios Sylikou in Limassol was inconclusive, it emerged on Thursday. Adamou, who ...

The three-member committee of inquiry into allegations made in connection with the Cypra slaughterhouse, and possible misconduct by the state treasurer or any other state official, was sworn in on ...

Name: American Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum) Otherwise known as: Racoonberry, Duck’s Foot, Hog’s Apple Habitat: A perennial member of the Berberidacea family, growing up to 30cm in light, loamy ...

The finance and labour ministries are working on revising the support schemes ahead of a new lockdown, expected to be announced on Friday as a means of further curbing the ...

A boat carrying 26 migrants from Syria was towed to safety amid rough seas in the Famagusta district on Tuesday. Police said the boat was drifting out of control in rough ...

An initiative formed by Famagusta refugees announced on Tuesday they would run as independents in May’s parliamentary elections in a bid to win a place in decision making circles ...

A letter by President Nicos Anastasiades containing suggestions on confidence-building measures (CBMs) aimed at boosting the prospects of a solution to the Cyprus problem has been delivered to UN Secretary-General ...

Small business owners on Tuesday urged the government to accompany any stricter measures with support for enterprises and the economy. According to small shop keepers union Povek, while this basic ...

The advisory committee on Covid briefed President Nicos Anastasiades on the epidemiological situation on Tuesday and tabled suggestions to tackle the current surge in infections, which will be discussed by ...

A priest on Tuesday blessed the waters at Famagusta general hospital as part of Epiphany, or Theofania celebrations on Wednesday, which will be different this year because of the pandemic. ...

The body of a young man was found on Tuesday in a hard-to-reach area in the Limassol district, police said. The body was found by the civil defence on a ...

Last week 22 people with coronavirus died, making this the deadliest week since the beginning of the pandemic, the latest data released by the health ministry on Tuesday showed. According to ...

High school teachers on Monday said they were being discriminated against since they were being asked to be physically present at their workplaces compared to the rest of the civil ...

The Turkish Cypriot authorities announced on Monday that only ambulances will be allowed to use the Kato Pyrgos/Limnitis crossing point while everyone else will be subject to quarantine. This ...

Two deaths from coronavirus and 665 new cases of the disease were announced on Monday. The health ministry said the two deaths were of an 88-year-old man and another man aged 73. ...

Flights to and from Cyprus decreased by 48,000 last year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a Eurocontrol report said on Monday. According to the pan-European organisation for aviation safety, ...