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Reports of domestic violence in Limassol have doubled in the past six months, since the introduction of a dedicated taskforce operated by the city’s police department, according to Limassol ...

After the four-year hiatus of the Trump presidency, the United States appears to have taken an interest in the Cyprus problem once again. On Wednesday, Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, ...

Parliament on Thursday passed two items of legislation granting tax breaks to landlords who voluntarily reduce their rents to businesses financially stricken by the coronavirus-related restrictions. The first bill provides ...

President Joe Biden signed his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on Thursday, commemorating the one-year anniversary of a US lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic with a measure designed to bring ...

A stoppage-time header from defender Simon Kjaer earned AC Milan a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the blockbuster Europa League last-16 first-leg at Old Trafford on Thursday. Kjaer’s ...

Limassol appears to have taken on the role of the island’s speakeasy, reminiscent of the US’ prohibition era, as it has been singled out for the island’s slow ...

The placing of a razor wire fence along a segment of the buffer zone is not, nor can it be construed as, erecting a border, the interior ministry said Thursday ...

Authorities in the north on Thursday detained and then released four leftist activists on suspicion of defacing posters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Police detained Abdullah Korkmazhan, the general secretary ...

The European Union’s executive will propose next week that new COVID-19 certificates combine information on vaccination, recovery from the sickness and test results to avoid discrimination between citizens, a ...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Andrew Cuomo “just can’t serve as governor anymore,” adding his voice on Thursday to a growing chorus of calls for Cuomo ...

The health ministry announced one death and 431 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday from a total of 43,177 PCR and rapid tests with a positivity rate of 1%. From over 8,500 rapid tests ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday became likely the most tested public official – if not member of the public – over 24 hours in Cyprus, after undergoing four tests for the coronavirus, the ...

A constellation of women from across the eastern Mediterranean will share their poetry, music, art, films, thoughts and experiences of belonging and identity at an upcoming virtual event that knows ...

Staff at the Paphos municipality went on an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday accusing mayor Phedonas Phedonos of bullying. The protest was prompted by an alleged verbal attack by Phedonos ...

Italian health authorities have ordered the withdrawal of a batch of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine following the deaths of two men in Sicily who had recently been inoculated, a source close ...

The outlook on the reopening of schools is “fluid” so far, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday as Cyprus anxiously awaits Friday’s announcement on the next steps to ...

Nicosia district court fined a motorist €1,500 and suspended his licence for 90 days on Thursday after he was found drink driving. The man, 49, who was driving in Kokkinotrimithia area, was arrested ...

This video takes a closer look at the pioneering luxury brand achievements of one Robyn Rihanna Fenty, aka Rihanna. Business-wise, the superstar has recently had a lot to celebrate, as ...

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Animal right’s organisation Peta on Thursday urged Cyprus to include organic vegan agriculture as part of reforms under the EU common agriculture policy, arguing it would reduce greenhouse gas ...

France’s foreign minister said on Thursday time was running out to prevent Lebanon collapsing and that he could see no sign that the country’s politicians were doing what ...

A House watchdog committee meeting scheduled to discuss the demise of the co-op bank on Thursday was marked by ruling Disy MPs walking out citing conflict of interest and the ...

Absences as a result of Covid-19 in the past few weeks have put a strain on the substitute teacher system, primary school teachers association (Poed) head Myria Vasiliou said on ...

The installation of photovoltaic panels in 450 state schools will be completed next year with a total budget of €10m, Environment Commissioner Kleila Vasiliou said on Thursday. “The project not only ...