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The met office issued a yellow warning over heavy rainfall and gale force winds between Thursday afternoon and Friday early morning. The warning covers the period between 3 pm Thursday and 4 ...

A 16-year-old Limassol girl who had been reported by her family as missing was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of possessing stolen property. Police said they located the girl in ...

A 79-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the explosion last February of a device placed on the car of a 40-year-old man in Limassol. The suspect was ...

A total of 58 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 bill for the creation of a separate ministry of culture was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, Education minister Prodromos Prodromou announced on Twitter. Culture currently comes under the ...

The European Commission on Wednesday announced the launch of the ‘EU Scholarships for the Turkish Cypriot community Programme for the Academic Year 2021/22’ funded under the Aid Programme. In this round, ...

The committee of inquiry investigating the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme will resume its hearings on Tuesday, following a break of about a month. Next to testify will be Socrates Socratous, ...

The health ministry announced that 59 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Tuesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly testing of employees. ...

Fear of losing their job is holding back women in private businesses from reporting sexual harassment, which is why most complaints concern the public sector, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on ...

Privately owned meat slaughtering plant Cypra appeared to know in advance about the state’s rescue plans for Kophinou abattoir and would file objections to the European Commission, Kophinou’s ...

Police fined a woman €600 after she refused to wear a face mask and insulted officers at a Nicosia shopping mall early on Monday. According to the police, the woman started ...

Women officers in the national guard have suffered discrimination in the workplace because of their gender, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianidou Lottides has found as she urged the defence ministry to seek ...

One fifth of the population aged over 12 — or 273,000 people – took a rapid antigen test from March 1 to 5 as authorities try to stay on top of the coronavirus outbreak while gradually ...

Cyprus, Israel and Greece on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in relation to the EuroAsia Interconnector, taking another step towards the implementation of an ambitious project ...

The past week has seen an increase in hospital admissions of coronavirus patients reflecting the surge in new cases, however officials are taking some comfort in the fact that the ...

The health ministry announced that 22,808 vaccination slots will open on Tuesday for people aged 67 and over. The vaccination portal will open at 8am, it added. Vaccinations against the coronavirus have ...

The deadline to declare an interest to vote at polling stations abroad has been extended to April 23, the interior ministry said on Monday as it urged registered voters wishing to ...

A convoy of around 70 cars drove on Sunday in the streets of Limassol in an unusual carnival parade aimed at spreading cheer to the people. The idea was to hold ...

A car with its owner ended up in the sea, in Peyia on Sunday morning after the driver forgot to pull the handbrake. The driver, a permanent Paphos resident, was ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Sunday, 66 in total. The testing sites are available for the wider population, workers and the self-employed but also pupils aged 12 and ...

A 32-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Friday evening after crashing his car into a parked vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, attacking officers and refusing to be ...

Three businesses and 213 people were booked during the last 24 hours for violations of measures against the spread of coronavirus police said on Saturday. Between 6am Friday and 6am Saturday, 12,754 checks ...

The deadline for applications to register to vote in the May 30 parliamentary elections is April 2, the interior ministry has announced. Eligible voters are citizens of the Republic, ordinarily resident in ...

A 25-year-old woman was said to be in a serious condition on Thursday after she was involved in a car accident in Limassol Police said the accident occurred on the ...