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Cyprus’ positivity rate from coronavirus rapid tests has stabilised over the last 14 days, the health ministry said on Friday while reiterating the need to abide by the social distancing measures. ...

The annual “Adopt a Family for Easter” scheme for the support of vulnerable families is launching this month, the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council announced on Friday. The initiative, which helps ...

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 – in audio form. Presented by ...

There has been a spike in the number of cases in Covid-19 state hospital wards all over Cyprus, state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday. Speaking to ...

Police arrested a 27-year old man after a chase through Larnaca and on the highway early on Friday morning. According to a police announcement, Larnaca police signaled to the driver ...

Police booked six businesses, down from 13 a day earlier, for violating coronavirus measures during 24 hours from Thursday until Friday. One of the establishments which flouted the protocols is in Nicosia, ...

Police late on Thursday arrested a man for travelling at 190km/h on the Nicosia – Limassol motorway. The 25-year-old driver was stopped near Nisou by traffic police at 11.15pm. He ...

The roads leading to Troodos from Prodromos, Platres and Karvounas are closed to traffic due to snow and ice, police warned on Friday morning. Dense fog in the area severely ...

The Lebanese are queuing up to visit Cyprus, even though many can barely afford it. As of April 1, Cyprus will place Lebanon in the “Red” category of the international system ...

Lockdown restrictions have been partially lifted, and many have predicted a major increase in spending, but many service businesses remain unconvinced. “There is some movement, but we are waiting to ...

Pensioners’ union Ekysy has called on the government to subsidise drugs for which they now must pay full price, and for lower Gesy contributions for the elderly. The union said ...

Four people died of Covid-19 on Thursday, while testing in the community yielded 309 more positives. The deceased are: a man aged 87 with underlying conditions, not record of vaccination, who expired ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of acquiring and possessing child pornography material. Authorities had received a tip through Europol that an Internet user in Cyprus had ...

Turkish vice president Fuat Oktay paid a working visit to the north on Thursday, though the highlight of his trip was attending a gala premiere for the airing of a ...

Nicosia district court on Thursday renewed for another eight days the remand of three men held in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a ...

Four out of 10 children (41.6 per cent) in Cyprus aged less than three years were cared for exclusively by their parents in 2019, slightly below the EU27 average of 47.1 per cent, according ...

A total of 59 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Friday, the health ministry announced. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...

Donated items are desperately needed at the charity shops which support the Archangel Michael Hospice in Paphos, as the coronavirus restrictions have meant donations have been severely slashed, according to ...

A hideout used by members of ‘Filiki Eteria’, the secret organisation behind the Greek revolution against Ottoman rule, was discovered during renovations underneath Pancyprian Gymansium in Nicosia and will be ...

A total of 7,036 new asylum applications were submitted in 2020 in Cyprus, raising the year’s backlog to nearly 20,000, Unhcr Cyprus reported on Thursday. The statistics were updated based on figures ...

Paws dog shelter will hold a fun online event this week to raise cash for the charity. The Paws, ‘Easter Extravaganza’, will now take place via Zoom, as current restrictions ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday laid a wreath at the imprisoned graves in Nicosia to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the launch of the Eoka struggle for independence from British ...

Some people who test positive for Covid-19 fail to comply with the 14-day compulsory self-isolation period, the health ministry said on Thursday in an announcement restating the guidelines for people ...

Only nationals of Cyprus and Israel and permanent residents in both countries who hold a valid vaccination certificate will be able to travel to Cyprus without any restrictions, authorities clarified ...