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The cabinet will meet on Thursday to discuss the possible easing of the lockdown amid mounting speculation on what will change given the generally improved epidemiological situation although higher rates ...

A specialised dog park has been created in Zakakiou, Limassol, which will cater to the “daily increase in the number of dog owners”, the municipality of Limassol said on Monday. ...

The owner of a secret ‘illegal club’ in Larnaca will face a string of charges in court on March 23, Larnaca district court ruled on Monday, while a total of 17 people ...

The medieval castles of Paphos and Larnaca will be lit up in red on Monday night to mark World Encephalitis Day. The antiquities department explained that the symbolic gesture will ...

Doctors union Pasyky on Monday slammed the state health services (Okypy) for failing to respect the deal reached between the two last year regarding monetary incentives for physicians. “Okypy’s ...

Contact tracers have found increased transmission of the coronavirus within families and in the workplace, the health ministry said on Monday following a meeting between the minister, the contact tracing ...

Farmers should ensure they do not use products harmful to bees, the agriculture ministry said on Monday as it urged all producers to read labels carefully before use. As part ...

Parents are worried that online teaching is taking a toll on their children’s education, a survey by the Cyprus Institute of Statisticians published by the Cyprus News Agency on ...

The health ministry announced that its officials carried out 1,313 checks at businesses from Monday to Friday last week to ensure that coronavirus protocols are being adhered to. Along with the ...

Responding to widespread accusations of state corruption, government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said on Monday that corruption is something that all governments around the world must deal with. “Corruption has always ...

UN special envoy to Cyprus Jane Holl Lute is expected on the island for mid-March ahead of an informal conference tentatively scheduled to take place in Geneva for late April. ...

Archaeological works at the ancient port of Kiti will resume in October, the Larnaca municipality announced on Monday. The Larnaca Tennis Club will be moving from the ancient port area ...

A car targeted by an explosive device was destroyed in the early morning hours on Monday in Ekali, Limassol. According to police, the car was parked outside the house of ...

London-based fintech app Plum has opened a regional office in Nicosia, with the aim of hiring close to 20 employees on the island within the next few months. Plum is a ...

Cyprus continues to carry out the most rapid coronavirus tests as a percentage of the population in the EU with a total of 202,614 tests between February 15 and 21, or 25,554 per 100,000 people, ...

As part of the ongoing attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus police booked 203 individuals for violations of various decrees during 24 hours from Sunday until Monday morning. They carried ...

Larnaca police on Sunday arrested a man in connection with child pornography and the possession of cannabis plants. Members of the cybercrime unit searched the apartment of a 27-year-old man ...

Elderly British expats hit the hardest by pandemic-induced closure For 91-year-old Ivy Gibson the UKCA social club in Paphos is a lifeline that staves off loneliness, a feeling that has ...

A solar power park in Solea has been presented as a green project to increase Cyprus’ production of energy from renewable sources, so why are so many environmentalists against it? ...

The health ministry announced 107 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday from 35,028 PCR and rapid tests, giving a positivity rate of 0.3%. No new deaths occurred. The total to date remains at 229 ...

A week after a protest that was broken up by police, a second protest took place against corruption and the measures taken to control the pandemic. It was much larger ...

The health ministry has announced the testing locations for Monday as follows: District Sampling points Hours Limassol (15 points) Church of Agios Ioannis Eleimonos, Limassol 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. “Panos ...

The Cyprus Medical Association (Cyma) said on Sunday it would await the outcome of legal proceedings concerning allegations of sexual harassment against a Nicosia doctor before taking its own appropriate ...

The next few days will be crucial when it comes to seeing how the epidemiological picture is unfolding, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. In a post on Facebook ...