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Limassol police on Tuesday arrested a man in connection with a robbery committed earlier this month. On March 6 at around 2.30am an unknown person entered premises in Limassol, and, threatening ...

Police booked 172 individuals for breaching coronavirus measures on Green Monday while carrying out 13,613 checks. In Nicosia, 2,596 checks were conducted, in Limassol 2,903, in Larnaca 1,848, in Paphos 1,192, in Famagusta 2,239 and in Morphou 1,669. ...

The future of a crumbling colonial building located in Nicosia’s Akademias park hangs in the balance, with the forestry department debating whether to tear it down or restore it. ...

The national council is scheduled to convene on Tuesday morning to discuss the latest developments in the Cyprus issue ahead of a meeting in Geneva set to take place at ...

Three men were found guilty and received a jail sentence in the north on Monday for stealing a luxury car from a 24-year-old man in Pyla last year. Turkish Cypriot ...

The health ministry suspended AstraZeneca vaccinations until Thursday, pending instructions from the European Medicines Agency, after several EU countries reported possible serious side effects, it was announced on Monday evening. ...

Health authorities on Monday announced that 218 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus, while no new deaths were reported. Islandwide, a total of 23,144 tests (PCR and rapid) were carried ...

As police were trying to track down people who violated Covid health and safety measures in Limassol on Sunday by staging a carnival street party, scientists expressed dismay and concern, ...

A total of 59 coronavirus testing sites will be operating nationwide on Tuesday, the first day of the reopening of restaurants and cafes, the health ministry announced on Green Monday. The ...

The House plenum will convene twice this week, first on Thursday for normal legislative business, and then again on Friday in a marathon debate dedicated to the Cyprus problem. During ...

The land registry is carrying out its third property evaluation since 2013 with the results expected to be made public at the end of the year, it was reported on Monday. ...

If you are not sure what sport you could take up, or use to get healthy with a new platform allows you to mix and match. ALIX NORMAN finds out ...

Cyprus granted citizenship to 2,900 people in 2019, the European statistical service said on Monday, as 706,400 people in total obtained an EU passport, a 5 per cent rise on the previous year. According ...

Cypriots are celebrating Green Monday this year amid coronavirus measures and strict police checks. Police were instructed to perform additional checks in excursion areas, reservoirs, parks and squares which were ...

Hospitality sector owners have called on the public to abide by the coronavirus measures at restaurants and bars as they started the preparations to reopen this Tuesday. Following a three-month ...

Cyprus said on Monday it has downgraded Finland and upgraded Portugal in its classification of countries based on their epidemiological condition, effective from Thursday, March 18. The classification affects travellers from ...

Paphos medical association said they were expecting a better Covid vaccination plan from the health ministry as a large number of paramedical staff remain unvaccinated. Most private doctors in Paphos ...

Police said they reported 292 people and two establishments over the past 24 hours for various violations of government restrictions designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Officers carried out 16,316 across ...

Limassol district court remanded a 55-year-old man for seven days on Monday on suspicion of firing shots against the home and car of his neighbour. The incident was reported at ...

The pandemic has been the biggest catalyst for digital transformation in Cyprus, forcing changes that otherwise would have taken three to five years to accomplish under normal circumstances, the minister ...

Cyprus was left stunned on Sunday night after a video went viral showing hundreds of people partying in Limassol with zero distancing and many not wearing a mask as they ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 374 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday from 41,269 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 0.9%. Of the new cases, 141 were in Limassol. The ...

Seeing the difficulties many were facing due to the pandemic, the family who run Chicky Chicken in Nicosia decided to do something to help A family-owned, fast-food restaurant in Nicosia ...

The health ministry on Sunday clarified for the public what they can and cannot do on Green Monday outings. An exception has been made for the Lenten holiday ahead of ...