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Excess mortality in the EU peaked at 40.4 per cent in November 2020, at 25.4 per cent in May 2020 for Cyprus The number of deaths in the EU in the Spring 2020 started to ...

Three Russian nationals were fined a combined total of €900 by Akrotiri police for having a picnic on South Paramali beach on Sunday. In a press release on Tuesday, the British ...

Nearly one in three of food and drink establishments will not be able to reopen once coronavirus restrictions are lifted, Neophytos Thrasyvoulou, who chairs Osika, the association representing them, told ...

Vaccination appointments for those aged 74 and over will be available from Wednesday morning, 9am, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. A total of 9,096 applications for vaccination appointments will be available ...

A second protest march against state authoritarianism has been announced for next Saturday, following scenes of police brutality in their efforts to disperse protesters at last weekend’s demonstration. “The ...

Hollywood actor Julian Sands is in Cyprus until February 24 as he begins shooting for his role in the upcoming horror film The Ghosts of Monday. Having starred alongside actors such ...

The government’s cash reserves amounted to €3.84 billion at the end-2020, approximately 20 per cent of the island’s GDP, despite pressure on both public finances and the economy due to ...

The personal data protection commissioner on Tuesday warned managers of rapid antigen testing locations to ensure staff do not shout out personal info of tested individuals when handing over test ...

Larnaca municipality and local communities on Tuesday expressed their opposition to the relocation of the two Dali asphalt plants to the coastal district. “Residents are tired of Larnaca being the ...

The civil registry and migration department has relocated to 90, Archbishop Makarios Avenue in Nicosia, the department announced on Tuesday. Under the health ministry’s decree to contain the spread of ...

Fulfilling a long-standing request by Dherynia Municipality, four buildings that belonged to the now defunct co-op have been renovated to be used by the town’s residents. In a statement ...

The epidemiological data in Cyprus are at a turning point as regards tourism, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios has said, stressing that at a time when the whole of ...

Only four employees of 4743 working at 1277 business that were inspected in the week of February 8 to 12 were found not to have taken a rapid antigen coronavirus test, the health ministry ...

Roads around Troodos are open only to vehicles equipped with snow chains or four-wheel drive due to light snow fall in the area, police warned on Tuesday morning. The affected ...

Larnaca police on Monday arrested a woman suspected of stealing a car in Limassol on Friday. Officers who were investigating the theft of the car spotted a vehicle resembling the ...

Police carried out 8,925 checks aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus from Monday until Tuesday and booked 67 individuals for violations of protocols. According to a statement, 3,422 inspections were conducted ...

The House finance committee on Monday discussed two bills extending tax breaks to landlords who rent to businesses stricken by the coronavirus crisis, which aim at convincing them to voluntarily ...

Calls for the removal of Turkish troops and an end to Turkey’s guarantor status are red lines from which the north will not budge, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar ...

Work is underway to provide a better road network in Peyia which started with the demolition of a house on a dangerous corner allow road widening on Sunday, local authorities ...

One death from the coronavirus and 113 new cases were announced on Monday. The health ministry said the death was of a woman in Nicosia general hospital, aged 86, who had underlying ...

The met service issued a yellow weather warning for rain and storms late on Monday. Drivers were asked to be careful citing limited visibility on the road. The service also ...

The health ministry has announced the rapid testing sites for Tuesday. The sites are for the testing of the wider population but also the obligatory weekly testing of people back ...

Those who took to the streets on Saturday demonstrating against corruption and pandemic measures did not expect the police to use batons, teargas and water cannon to break up the ...

A 25-year-old woman who was injured by a police water cannon during a protest in Nicosia on Saturday underwent an eye operation on Monday. Local musician Anastasia Demetriadou participated in ...