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Turkey’s foreign minister said the European Union needs to stop “playing for time” and should take concrete steps to improve positive momentum in ties, a day before an EU ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday a recent rise in Covid-related hospital admissions was mainly due to the three-day carnival celebrations that took place in Limassol almost two weeks ...

The vaccination centre operating at the Cyprus State Fair grounds in Nicosia, is carrying out 1,400 vaccinations a day, health official, Maria Roka, said on Wednesday, adding that 30-35 healthcare workers ...

Three men were remanded in custody for eight days on suspicion of murder, police said Wednesday, after the badly decomposed body of an unidentified woman was found in a field ...

Larnaca and Paphos airports are getting ready to welcome an increased number of flights and thousands more passengers from mid-May, according to Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

Legislators on Tuesday called on authorities to waste no more time in revamping Laiki Yitonia, the tourist quarter of the capital, lamenting its ongoing decay. The area, off Ledra and ...

Poisoning cats and dogs doesn’t just end in their horrific deaths but also takes down protected wildlife The continued prevalence of animal poisonings poses a serious threat for both ...

But too much focus on obligations instead of perks By Athina Kasini Following multiple delays, modifications and debates, the parliament approved last December the proposed legislation for social enterprises, finally ...

It was to be expected that the government would focus on the positives of the report on the EU’s relations with Turkey, especially as the discussion of sanctions has ...

One death and 365 new coronavirus cases were announced on Tuesday by the health ministry. The death concerns a 90-year-old man with underlying conditions. He was being treated at the Limassol ...

Even if agreement was reached on political equality it would not mean the Cyprus problem would be solved since other aspects needed to also be agreed on, Foreign Minister Nikos ...

Limassol Bishop Athanasios tested on Tuesday positive for coronavirus during the weekly rapid tests given at the bishopric. The bishop’s PCR test results confirmed he was positive to the ...

Despite the global travel crisis brought about by Covid restrictions, the Ayia Napa marina welcomed more than 100 vessels last summer, its operators said on Tuesday during a tour of the ...

Despite signs of stabilisation, current figures reflect the wide spread of coronavirus in the community with the next few days expected to provide a clearer picture, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...

Absurd amounts of food people pile on their plates at buffets in restaurants end up in rubbish bins, newly published research by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) shows. ...

Gymnasium students will continue distance learning until the end of the month, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. Speaking after the cabinet meeting which was expected to discuss the ...

Presidential aide Victoras Papadopoulos has tested positive for coronavirus, forcing three other senior presidential staffers to quarantine, it emerged on Tuesday. Reports said Papadopoulos had symptoms, but a rapid test ...

Three frontline health professionals who opted not to receive a vaccine have tested positive for coronavirus, as around 50 per cent of state hospital staff were unvaccinated, officials said on Tuesday. ...

Rapid tests and their use have come in for a fresh round of criticism, with complaints that some are of poor quality, which raises concerns of profiteering. “The way in ...

For the second day in a row, the labour inspection department warned of high levels of dust in the atmosphere on Tuesday morning. The latest hourly dust concentration, measured at 9...

The house human rights committee on Monday debated a bill to increase penalties for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. The proposal, tabled by Disy’s Mariella Aristidou and ...

Some have speculated, more in jest than seriously, that President Anastasiades and Disy chief Averof Neophytou are engaging in a ‘good cop – bad cop’ act with regard to the Cyprus ...

A fire at a Nicosia district pig farm on Monday evening killed many animals and destroyed part of the facility, the fire service said. Fire fighters were dispatched to the ...

EU foreign ministers agreed to keep all options on the table regarding Turkey in case recent signs of de-escalation proved unsustainable, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said ...