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A total of 50 free rapid test sites will operate nationwide for eligible groups on Saturday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been scrapped, while ...

Supermarkets on Friday reiterated their objection to the local CovScan app to verify EUDCC certificates, as they pressed the health ministry to clarify how the system will work, and who ...

The legal service has reiterated concerns regarding the establishment of femicide as a distinct offence, saying the current proposed bill will make it “more difficult” to prove the particular crime, ...

The personal data commissioner has fined a Larnaca-based Israeli company €925,000 for violations relating to the operation of a van capable of carrying out covert surveillance In a statement Friday, Commissioner ...

Neo Kyma-The Other Cyprus and Volt have officially formalised their partnership by co-signing a Memorandum of Understanding, setting in motion their eventual merger, the two movements said in a joint ...

Even though dairy companies have held off raising their prices for the time being, it appears many basic products have seen a rise in the past month, according to the ...

Issues related to operations at Paphos airport, in particular air connections and the state of the roads leading to the airport, were discussed by the House Transport Committee during a ...

The year was 2014, in San Remo participating in the Contest for the Best Sommelier of Europe. Iraklis Christophorou, then president of the Cyprus Sommeliers Association, and myself were at one ...

Schoolchildren from several communities abstained from class on Friday morning to protest the government’s decision to move asphalt plants from the Dali industrial area to an area near Mitsero. ...

Citing political dangers linked with the Cyprus problem, Famagusta municipality and the district’s chamber of commerce said on Friday they opposed any changes as part of the local government ...

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men aged between 65 and 74 in Cyprus, with 456 documented cases in 2018, according to the Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf). ...

The youngest Covid patient at Famagusta reference hospital is 32 years old and the oldest 74, with an average age of 55, the facility’s scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Friday. Hadjiyianni ...

There has been a 39 per cent increase in the 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate in covid cases, with Paphos and Famagusta recording the biggest rise, the health ministry said on Friday. ...

Some 30 athletes, the majority of them footballers playing in Cyprus’ first and second divisions, could soon lose their health cards obtained from the Cyprus Sports Association (KOA), because they did ...

Colin Stewart, the new UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of Unficyp, is expected to arrive on the island in early December, it was reported 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. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Nicosia police said on Friday that they are investigating an assault which resulted in the injury of two men, one of whom has been admitted to hospital in critical condition. ...

In today’s episode we discuss Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas’ upcoming meeting with the coronavirus advisory team in an apparent bid to hash out differences of opinion. We also look ...

Two men aged 32 and 35 were arrested late on Thursday on suspicion of stealing copper pipes in Paphos. The arrests occurred following a tip-off to Paphos police headquarters regarding two people ...

A Nicosia nightclub was fined €8,000 for violating coronavirus protocols, following more than 1,000 checks in the last 24 hours in the capital, police said early on Friday. According to police, the club ...

The European Commission’s Autumn 2021 Economic Forecast which was presented on Thursday shows positive prospects for Cyprus, including an increase in GDP by 5.4 per cent for 2021 as a whole, while ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) has signed an agreement for the opening of a satellite school in Paphos. Specifically, the university will run a tourism, hospitality and entrepreneurship school ...

The LNG import terminal project would be transformational for Cyprus said Symeon Kassianides, the chairman of the Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA), said on Thursday at the Eastern Mediterranean Energy ...

The union of municipalities has asked for more clarity over the revenues that will be transferred to local authorities after the reform, as some villages still opposed mergers, a key ...