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Almost 3,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Cyprus since February 25, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, rebuffing criticism that it had not adequately responded to the crisis. Russian invaded Ukraine on February 24. ...

The third pack of free self-tests kits for vaccinated members of the public are available until March 23, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Beneficiaries are those who have completed their ...

A bill establishing a deputy ministry of culture under the umbrella of the education ministry will go to the plenum for a vote on March 17. This would be the fourth ...

Limassol district court on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old to four months in prison for a series of traffic violations committed on January 29. He was found guilty of driving a motor ...

The government has issued new country evaluations as regards Covid restrictions that will come into effect on March 10. The categorisation of countries applies for travel purposes to non-vaccinated passengers or ...

The cabinet on Wednesday green-lit a proposal to buy 36,000 tonnes of barley and corn in two shipments, to ease a shortage of grains on the market in the wake of ...

In today’s episode, following an increase in the price for many goods and a shortage of grains on the market, the council of ministers is set to approve the ...

A safe with approximately €600,000 inside was stolen between Sunday and Tuesday from offices in the Amathounda area of Limassol, police said. According to Limassol CID, the perpetrators deactivated the alarm ...

President Anastasiades will travel to Paris on Wednesday ahead of the European Council’s informal meeting of heads of government at Versailles on March 10 and 11. The European Council will be ...

Management of the Nature 2000 network is fraught with weaknesses and omissions, auditor general Odysseas Michaelides said on Tuesday. In a 130-page report on the agriculture ministry, Michaelides also cited non-compliance ...

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the UK government said it was supporting the visit of Cypriot authorities to Glasgow to undertake training on best-practice in the handling of rape ...

Eurostat’s data on gender equality for the decade 2010-2020 reveal that while women have earned less per hour than their male counterparts, the difference in average wages between men ...

More Cypriot women than their EU counterparts say they were impacted financially and psychologically by the pandemic, according to an extraordinary Eurobarometer carried out ahead of Women’s Day 2022. Citing ...

The free rapid test sites for eligible groups for Wednesday are as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Nicosia (30 units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 6 pm 99742888 Agios Dometios Municipality (...

A merchant ship carrying fourteen 40-foot containers of food and medical aid for Ukraine was leaving Cyprus on Tuesday after what was described as the biggest humanitarian drive ever on ...

As of Tuesday, March 8, virus-positive individuals may be released on day seven, provided that they have a negative rapid antigen test result from predefined points indicated by the Ministry of ...

Cypriot women work on lesser terms than men, part-time, fixed contracts, and under unregulated conditions of cheap labour, Peo union general-secretary Sotiroulla Charalambous said on Tuesday in an address to ...

Ukraine, enhanced bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem and developments on the migrant crisis were the main topics discussed between President Nicos Anastasiades and his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor during the ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris is travelling to Lebanon and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday amid efforts to boost Cyprus’ cooperation with third countries, particularly as regards managing the migration issue. Cyprus, ...

The health ministry announced that 33 testing sites will operate on Tuesday for eligible groups. In addition to any medical certificates entitling them to free testing, people must also carry identification ...

The health ministry on Monday announced that from Tuesday, the new rules that cut self-isolation for positive cases from 10 days to seven will come into effect. The procedure is as ...

Thousands in fines were issued to a supermarket in Larnaca and a betting shop in Paphos for Covid violations, police said after booking five businesses and 18 individuals in the past 24 ...

The free testing sites for Monday are as follows: District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Nicosia (15units) Nicosia Mall 9 am – 1 pm 94056785 Agios Dometios Municipality (event hall) 9 am – 1 pm 99154344 ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 1,730 had tested positive from 77,336 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.24 per cent. The deaths concerned ...