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Police will submit a criminal case file to the attorney general’s office concerning the funeral of a coronavirus patient which was attended by more than the allowed maximum of ...

State treasurer Rea Georgiou has resigned from her position as the president of the Public Audit Oversight Board after the attorney general’s office cited conflict of interest. The Public ...

Denmark is developing a digital “vaccine passport” for people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, a move that may enable them to travel to countries where such documentation is required ...

The health ministry will investigate complaints that people in non-priority groups jumped the queue for vaccinations, minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday. The statement follows complaints by organised patients, among ...

Aston Villa’s FA Cup third round tie at home to Liverpool on Friday will go ahead as planned but Wednesday’s Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur is in ...

Europe’s medicines regulator gave the go-ahead on Friday for an extra sixth dose to be extracted from Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vials, increasing the number of available shots at a ...

Police said on Friday that a boat with migrants was refused landing while 19 other Syrian refugees were picked up in Peristerona later in the day. A boat with approximately 25 migrants ...

In this video, we follow photographer Quintin Lake on a superhuman hike, as he walks the coastline of Britain on foot, racking up an impressive 11,000 kilometres. Along the way, he ...

President Nicos Anastasiades, will receive the special envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Jane Holl Lute, at the Presidential Palace on Monday morning, it was announced on Friday. Lute is expected ...

The health ministry has published a Q&A on the new measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. These will come into force at 5.00 am on Sunday, January 10 and ...

We’re beginning the year with Cuba – a place known for its intriguing new Year traditions. Eat 12 grapes at midnight, making a wish for each, and you’ll enjoy 12 months ...

FIFA will trial concussion substitutes at next month’s Club World Cup in Qatar, soccer’s world governing body said on Friday. The decision comes after the game’s rule-making ...

This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life. Please consult with your doctor before making any significant changes in your health practices, diet and ...

China’s huge army of Olympic athletes are preparing behind closed doors for this year’s Tokyo Games, simulating the kind of atmosphere they might experience in Japan, the Xinhua ...

Russia and China are opposed to a candidate from Fiji seen as a staunch human rights defender to lead the top U.N. rights body, diplomats and observers say, creating ...

The president on Friday hosted a meeting of party leaders and the House president who were briefed about the changes to the state budget whose original bill was rejected by ...

By Paul Lambis As the holiday season ends, festive feelings of love, joy, excitement, generosity and sentimental sharing quickly translate to guilt and regret. The copious amounts of food I ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday announced tougher measures and only two outings per day with permission through SMS. The curfew remains from 9.00 pm to 5.00 am. The new measures will ...

Preliminary approval has been given for a farmers’ market in Ayios Theodoros which will support producers and the tourism industry in Larnaca district, the women’s rural association of Larnaca ...

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian state media reported, at a time of heightened tension between Tehran and ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou will announce the new, stricter measures against the further spread of coronavirus, on Friday after a cabinet meeting. The announcement is expected at around 1pm. A ...

A 30-year-old man who avoided a traffic check was later found with crystal meth, police said on Friday. The man was spotted early on Thursday driving at 81kh/h on ...

Israel tightened a national lockdown on Friday in a bid to curb a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising that all Israeli adults could ...

Global vaccinations are the only hope to rebuild tourism for the second half of 2021, the Famagusta branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) said on Friday. This year remains uncertain, “...