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House president Annita Demetriou was in Poland on Wednesday, visiting refugee infrastructure along the border with Ukraine. Demetriou was there as part of a group of women presidents of EU ...

Measures must be taken to support some 200,000 people who live below the poverty threshold, Akel general secretary Stephanos Stephanou said on Wednesday. He was speaking after a visit to the ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a €1.5 million subsidy scheme to cover the installation of photovoltaic systems to charge electric or hybrid plug-in vehicles. Proposed by Energy Minister Natasa Pilides, the scheme ...

Hermes Airports has joined forces with other airports to actively participate in the Ukraine crisis airport response, it said on Wednesday. The response is a joint initiative between Airlink, the ...

A 50-year-old man has been remanded for three days in relation to an alleged scam which defrauded a fellow 50-year-old of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect, a permanent ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a €1.4m subsidy scheme to promote a circular economy in the hotel sector as part of efforts to enhance sustainable, high value tourism sector, deputy government ...

The unlicensed felling of trees to fuel Easter bonfires or, lampradjia, is a punishable offence under the law, the forestry department warned on Wednesday. The department further warned about the ...

Police on Wednesday warned the public to be on alert following a recent incident where money was found to be missing after a woman was allowed into a home to ...

The cabinet proceeded on Wednesday to revoke a further four Cypriot passports from Russians identified within the latest round of EU sanctions against Moscow The decision also covers the four ...

Yiannis Toumazis, a prominent figure in the arts community, was on Wednesday appointed Cyprus’ first deputy minister for culture and will take up his duties on July 1. Toumazis told the ...

Ahead of the Easter holidays, the cabinet on Wednesday lifted the restriction on the maximum number of people at house gatherings as well as the SafePass requirement for outdoor venues. ...

Gesy beneficiaries are entitled to four visits to a clinical dietician a year for health issues covered by the general health system, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Wednesday. ...

The barrage of price surges increases, as the latest data shows that key Easter goods are up across the board – from 11 per cent at the lowest end to 38 per cent ...

In a military man and academic who appears to be a ‘posh Brit’ THEO PANAYIDES finds a fascinating history of stories that reflect on the history of Cyprus and led ...

The Famagusta district is feeling the absence of Russian visitors, with tourism currently at low levels, the head of the Famagusta branch of the hotels’ association Pasyxe Doros Takkas told ...

In today’s episode, we hear that Covid-19 restrictions are to be further loosened, the government is to enforce new measures to reduce irregular migration and that progress is being ...

A 40-year-old man wanted in Poland under European arrest warrants was detained on arrival at Larnaca Airport from another European country on Tuesday evening. In a statement on Wednesday, police ...

Police are investigating cases of illegal possession of explosives after firecrackers and fireworks were found in the possession of two men, aged 23 and 33. A number of firecrackers were also found ...

Property sales in Cyprus reached €1.3 billion during the first quarter of 2022, according to a report by the land registry released on Tuesday. “The land registry data reflects the dynamic momentum ...

KPMG Cyprus on Tuesday announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with AI specialists EBO. EBO is one of the leading companies in the field of customer engagement ...

The latest IPCC report said we will need technological solutions to fight the climate crisis, but it must not be misread So it has come to this. We have, it ...

Main opposition party Akel on Tuesday expressed concern at the continuing impasse in the Cyprus peace process, while thanking China for its support within the UN Security Council. The Akel ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Tuesday joined the first and current directors of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) in Nicosia, Lefkos Middleton and Leonidas Phylaktou, to highlight ...

Professional and retired football players took part in the central Nicosia prison’s charity event for inmates on Tuesday, alongside other volunteer organisations as part of the Goals in Life ...