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The law office of Republic has instructed police to file sexual harassment charges against a former politician, police spokesman Christos Andreou told CyBC on Friday. He would not identify the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday said it was important to remember and honour the 1821 Greek uprising against Ottoman rule at a time when Greece and Cyprus were facing significant national ...

The testing site for Friday as as follows: District Sampling points Hours Limassol (13 points) Church of Agios Ioannis Eleimonos, Limassol 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. TEPAK Building “Andreas Themistokleous”, Agia ...

The European Commission has approved a €20 million Cypriot scheme to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the pandemic, it announced on Thursday. The scheme was approved under the ...

Royal Caribbean International announced on Thursday that all-new 7-night cruises will be departing from from Limassol, starting July 10. The liner Jewel of the Seas will sail the Cypriot and Greek ...

A 43-year-old resident of Mouttalos in Paphos has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in which two teenage boys were injured, one seriously, on Tuesday night, police said. He ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday attended the military parade held in Syntagma Square in Athens to mark the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Earlier, in a special ceremony, ...

In the last 24 hours, police booked 111 individuals and seven business owners for violating Covid restrictions. Between 6am Wednesday and 6am Thursday, 11,175 checks were carried out. In Nicosia there were 29 people ...

Greece’s Aegean Airlines on Thursday launched a flight to trace the number ‘200’ in the sky above the Peloponnese to mark the 200th anniversary of the revolution, it said. The ...

Without student parades, muted celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of Greek independence began in Cyprus on Thursday with church services in all districts. Bells rang out early it the ...

Police have announced that the roads from Troodos to Platres-Karvouna and Troodos-Prodromou are only open to 4X4s and vehicles with snow chains due to heavy frost. Also slippery are ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 293 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday from 37,486 PCR and rapid tests, yielding a positivity rate of 0.78 per cent. The deaths concerned two men, ...

NGO Laona Foundation is organising a bicommunal eco-journalism workshop for young journalists in early April. The NGO’s efforts are focused on the conservation and regeneration of the Cypriot countryside, ...

A fire at a Nicosia district pig farm on Monday evening killed many animals and destroyed part of the facility, the fire service said. Fire fighters were dispatched to the ...

The House finance committee is leaning towards extending a scheme that enables taxpayers to pay outstanding taxes in instalments, despite reservations voiced by the tax office, the Cyprus News Agency ...

Coronavirus rapid antigen testing sites for Tuesday District Location Operating hours Limassol (14 sites) Ayios Ioannis Eleimon Church 8.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. ‘Andreas Themistocleous’ TEPAK building, Ayia Zoni (old land registry, ...

Vulnerable groups and everyone aged 45 and over should receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by the first week of May, the health ministry announced on Monday. A total ...

Denying allegations of possible conflict of interest, Yiorgos Aresti, who headed the committee of inquiry on the collapse of the co-op, said on Monday he had no reason or intention ...

A new campaign is underway to press the government to scrap a 12 per cent ‘penalty’ on the pensions of those who retire at 63 and not 65. This follows a meeting at ...

The pandemic has reminded everyone there is no room for any sense of superiority, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides said to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. ...

Larnaca restaurant owners are lobbying for more state assistance to help them through the pandemic, particularly to cover rents. District secretary for Larnaca of Pasika, the pancyprian association of owners ...

Cyprus said on Monday it has downgraded Denmark and Norway and upgraded Ireland in its classification of countries based on their epidemiological condition, effective from Thursday, March 25. The classification affects ...

Police launched an investigation on Sunday after a video posted on social media showed people inside a Limassol taverna dancing. The video posted on Instagram shows several people dancing, in ...

The ministry of health on Sunday afternoon announced 54 testing sites on Monday for rapid Covid-19 tests. It also reminded that all those who go to work are required to take ...