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Ankara’s wish to strengthen ties with the EU must go hand in hand with the Cyprus problem, French President Emmanel Macron has told Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, according ...

A demonstration will be held in Limassol this Sunday to demand an end to racist attacks on delivery workers and racist rhetoric from the state and media. In a joint ...

The government has been paying €6,000 a month for the past four years for facilities intended for people with autism which do not yet exist, the House health committee heard on ...

French company Nexans is conducting a seabed survey as construction of the Great Sea Interconnector cable continues, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency ...

After 20 years of failed efforts to privatise Larnaca port, the project should be entrusted to the port authority, Peo union charged on Wednesday. It organised an event dubbed ‘Larnaca port, ...

Perks that former presidents receive – including a limousine and a €3,000 monthly secretary stipend – will be for life and cannot be scrapped even if the law changes, the House ethics committee ...

Discussions at the House education committee over foreign universities in Cyprus have been postponed for due to amendments submitted by opposition Akel. Wednesday’s session was carried out behind closed ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill regulating rehabilitation centres, aimed at ensuring quality care to patients, Health Minister Michalis Damianos announced after the session. “The bill for rehabilitation centres covers ...

The absence of proper infrastructure in Cyprus makes home births too risky, the nurses and midwives association (Pasynm) warned on Tuesday, as it urged the public to report concerning instances ...

Local authority reform must succeed for the good of municipalities and their residents, Disy leader Annita Demetriou and Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos agreed on Tuesday. They discussed challenges surrounding local ...

Deok union expressed its fury on Tuesday over the spate of racist attacks against delivery drivers primarily in Limassol. These attacks “trample on human and labour rights”. The union specified ...

Akel’s general secretary Stefanos Stefanou met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis in Athens on Monday, with the Cyprus problem being top of the ...

Prostate cancer is the first most common cancer in men and the second most common cause of cancer death (after lung cancer) in men in Cyprus, the association of cancer ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday announced a €50 million tranche of measures aimed at tackling the “national challenge” Cyprus is facing with its ‘alarming demographic problem’, where fertility rates have dropped ...

An action plan to ensure state health services (Okypy) are autonomous by 2026 will be submitted to Cabinet imminently, aiming to increase Okypy’s income and reduce its expenses. The projected ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos expressed his concern on Monday over the risks of an oligopoly in the health sector, as private hospitals are being bought up by a limited number ...

For months, some of the most lowly paid members of society have been forced to make a difficult choice: go out to work for peanuts and risk getting beaten up; ...

From the beginning of the year until October, the Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre received 330 reports of sexual violence, the organisation announced on Friday. Launching a campaign called ‘19 days ...

Cyprus’ chamber of commerce (Keve) on Friday condemned the attacks against migrant delivery drivers “whose health and safety are at risk.” It charged the phenomenon as unacceptable, and outside of ...

Residents of Limassol’s Amathounda area were set to protest on Friday against a children’s shelter they say will impact their quality of life. In response, the deputy welfare ...

Two women stranded in the buffer zone have attempted suicide due to the poor conditions which have been ongoing for months, the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner Michael ...

Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides on Thursday said a group of migrants stranded in the buffer zone will be “relocated in the next two to three weeks.” His statements suggested ...

Cyprus’ two biggest parties welcomed on Thursday the developments surrounding President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with US President Joe Biden, with a varying degree of support. Disy party leader Annita Demetriou ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday reserved its decision over legislation that would require more state officials to submit capital statements – including the attorney-general and deputy attorney-general. Legal teams from ...