#Cyprus

The House labour committee on Tuesday discussed a bill for extending the time window for paternity leave to help families balance their family and professional lives. The bill, submitted by ...

A total of 79 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The Omicron variant remains the most dominant on the island as it was traced in 86 per cent of coronavirus cases tested last week, the health ministry said on Tuesday. However, ...

Newly-elected President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola (Malta, European Peoples Party) has stressed the need for a settlement on the Cyprus problem and on the role that Europe can ...

Aiming to bring strangers together to discuss meaningful things in life, Conversation Cafés are frequently held around the island. Alix Norman meets one of the women behind them Tired ...

Government sources on Tuesday ruled out a lockdown as advisors deliberated tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, amid a surge in daily infections. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...

The imminent reopening of schools hangs in the balance amid concerns, shared by teachers’ unions and pediatricians on Monday, that sending children back to class will only add fuel to ...

Over two thousand third country nationals were deported last year, with the number doubling in the past two years, police said on Monday. Spokesman Christos Andreou said irregular migrant deportations ...

A woman driver escaped injury when her car overturned in an accident on a highway because she was wearing her seat belt, police said on Monday seeking to press home ...

The blood bank on Monday issued a plea for donations as supplies are dangerously low. Due to the high number of people testing positive to Covid-19 or being in self ...

Health authorities have decided to immediately deploy six more ICU beds at Larnaca general hospital and an additional six if needed later, as the Covid pandemic increases the pressure on ...

Nightclub and entertainment venues owners on Monday voiced their disappointment at the measures issued amid a record surge in Covid cases in the island, calling for compensation having lost out ...

The Cyprus football association (CFA) announced the postponement of one more top-flight fixture on Monday because of the number of coronavirus cases in one of the sides. The CFA said ...

Limassol accounted for the bulk of violations on Monday as police booked 27 individuals and six business managers for breaking health protocols after carrying out 3,017 checks in the 24 hours ending at 6...

One person died as a result of Covid-19 on Sunday as the ministry of health announced 3,538 new positive cases. The death brings the number who have died since the start ...

Five cases of coronavirus have been found in Apoel, the football club announced on Sunday. “After carrying out retests with PCR tests on all the personnel of its football team, ...

Eighty per cent of Covid cases are currently thought to be of the Omicron variant, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Sunday, adding that this is likely to rise to 100 ...

Investigations continued on Sunday after the Big Potato erected at the entrance to the village of Xylophagou was chopped down the previous day. The stand for the potato was cut ...

A total of 640 children received a Covid jab on Sunday as one centre at the State Fair in Nicosia was open only to them. The A centre was receiving only ...

The pandemic in Cyprus is manageable, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Sunday, adding that there are three scenarios already set up in case it gets any worse. “At this ...

A total of 53 testing sites will be operated around the island on Monday by the ministry of health to offer free rapid tests to those in eligible groups. These include ...

Numbers over the next 48 hours will be crucial to any further measures as the health minister will meet the government coronavirus advisory team on Tuesday and the Council of Ministers ...

In the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Sunday, police carried out a total of 2,980 checks around the island, charging a total of 13 individuals and 11 businesses. In Limassol the owner ...

By the end of the year a total of 69.6 per cent of the population had been fully vaccinated, the ministry of health announced on Sunday. The figure for the adult ...