Antigoni Pitta

Cyprus ranks 22nd among EU member-states when it comes to gender equality, and 106th out of 146 countries worldwide, making it imperative to accelerate its promotion across the board, gender equality ...

Fifty duty-free cartons of cigarettes containing 200 cigarettes each, and 24 kilos of rolling tobacco were confiscated at Paphos airport, the department of customs said on Tuesday. According to a statement, on ...

The council of ministers on Tuesday gave the green light for the creation of five round-the-clock care units for adults with disabilities. Deputy minister for social welfare Marilena Evangelou explained ...

Limassol police on Tuesday said they have arrested a second suspect in relation to an assault of a police officer. The 23-year-old was arrested late Monday afternoon, and along with ...

Sixteen students of Greek and Greek Cypriot origin studying in American universities will receive a total of $34,500 as part of the scholarship programme of the Cyprus Children’s Fund, it ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday sought to set the record straight after auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides slammed the proposed plan for a new legal service building. Earlier in the day, daily ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday presented plans to revitalise old Nicosia, including grants to boost business activity, student accommodation grants, town planning incentives and housing arrangements, and home ownership grants. ...

The commerce ministry on Wednesday defended its e-kalathi proposal, which has faced criticism, saying that it is one of the many measures it has taken to tackle the impact of ...

The reactivation of the Housing for All (Stegi gia olous) social platform is “imperative,” as the reasons that lead to its creation in 2019 not only continue to exist, but have ...

The 17 people arrested during the incidents in Chlorakas in late August appeared before Paphos district court on Wednesday, with their case rescheduled for October 5. The eight Greek Cypriots, eight Syrians ...

Paphos police are adopting measures to fight noise pollution and maintain safety in the tourist area of Kato Paphos, spokesman Michalis Nikolaou said on Wednesday. Nikolaou told the Cyprus News ...

Two 38-year-old men were arrested on Tuesday in relation to a carjacking, theft from a separate car, and traffic violations. According to a police spokesperson, a 57-year-old man reported that ...

The car continues to be the dominant means of transport across Europe, with the corresponding percentage in Cyprus just below the EU average, according to data released on Tuesday by ...

MPs on Tuesday were split during a House commerce committee discussion on the effectiveness of e-kalathi in eliminating unfair competition between smaller and larger businesses. Konstantinos Karagiorgis, director of the ...

The Cyprus Rally will return on October 6-8, celebrating its 50th year in the running, the Cyprus Automobile Association (CAA) announced on Tuesday. This year’s rally will be the ...

The appointment of a special UN envoy for Cyprus remained at the top of President Nikos Christodoulides’ agenda as he met with EU officials on the sidelines of the 78th ...

Commercial banks have so far offered insufficient support amid interest rate hikes, the House commerce committee heard on Tuesday. During a session focusing on the issues caused by the European ...

Members of the Cypriot missions who went to Greece to help fight fires there were on Wednesday awarded “for their zeal and professionalism”. The group, which comprised members of the ...

The heat in Cyprus this summer was underlined by the Met Office on Wednesday which said the particularly hot month saw record high temperatures and record high minimum temperatures in ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Wednesday welcomed the withdrawal of a request for overtime pay by deputy government spokesperson Doxa Komodromou, in what was the first time ever that overtime pay ...

Police on Wednesday denied reports that there were disagreements or reactions against the proposed reductions in the number of out-of-court fines for traffic violations. In a written statement, the police ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved a series of proposals tabled by the ministry of education, including self-evaluation for schools and increased school chaperones. Speaking after the cabinet meeting, ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal tabled by the education ministry to implement a pilot programme for German language learning in state secondary schools. Two schools have been selected ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday gives the go ahead to the appointment of a deputy minister for European affairs ahead of Cyprus’ assumption of the EU Council presidency in ...