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The proposal set to reduce VAT to five per cent for the first 130 square metres of a first residence is set to head to plenum on Thursday, under pressure of ...

A 38-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Kato Paphos on Wednesday afternoon, police said. The British woman was found in her flat, which she lives in with ...

The Telethon 2023 month kicked off on Wednesday in support of people with neurological and genetic problems. According to an announcement, the telethon was launched by the Cyprus Institute of Neurology ...

The law on the police internal audit service is unconstitutional, the House legal affairs committee heard on Wednesday. The discussion referred to a specific bill regarding internal, undercover investigations on ...

Decisions on the evaluation of high school students following the abolition of twice-yearly exams should be taken before the summer holidays, House education committee chairman Pavlos Mylonas said on Wednesday. ...

Parties on Wednesday condemned an attack by a Turkish national on police officers at the Ledra Street crossing point. The incident occurred on Tuesday, when a Turkish national attempted to ...

A bill aiming to regulate the contentious issue of government advisors was discussed at the House institutions committee on Wednesday. After weeks of ridicule over questionable appointments for ministerial advisors, ...

There are serious cases of sexual harassment in Cyprus, MPs heard on Wednesday as discussion continued on unwelcome sexual advances and gender-based harassment in the public service as disciplinary offences. ...

In a Cypriot singer from South Africa, PAUL LAMBIS finds a man who pours life-changing experiences into song, with music that speaks from the heart There are a handful of ...

No scientific data or testimonies have emerged to show a large fire at the Russian cultural centre in Nicosia was arson, the police said on Wednesday. The fire in late ...

The House must consider the unfreezing of 1,851 vacant first appointment roles, civil servants union Pasydy director Stratis Mattheou and finance ministry director general George Panteli said on Wednesday. The Cyprus ...

The health ministry condemned on Wednesday a report by an HIV positive woman, who accused doctors of writing on the cover of her newborn’s health booklet that the mother ...

MVPS.net marks its 5th anniversary by launching cloud computing services with NVMe drives. The NVMe drives are up to 16 times faster than normal SSD drives and the I/O ...

The hospitality industry employees of Peo trade union on Wednesday demanded the punishment of the individuals who beat up and robbed a food-delivery driver over the weekend in Limassol. In ...

Cyprus’ unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent during the first quarter of 2023, despite the increase in the number of employed individuals, compared to 6.6 per cent in the same quarter of 2022, ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday unveiled the Cyprus Digital Heritage website, an initiative launched in cooperation with the European Commission to safeguard and showcase the island’s ...

Secrental.com is an online platform connecting travellers with reliable local car rental companies in Cyprus. The website lets you compare prices from different companies, making finding the best deal ...

The labour ministry’s labour inspection department on Wednesday reminded employers and workers that worker thermal regulation protocols must be followed, ahead of the summer season. A written statement stressed ...

The establishment of the American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo in Paphos is fully in line with Cyprus’ policy to become a regional and international educational, technological and research hub, President ...

Nicosia criminal court threw out the ‘golden passports’ case on Wednesday, citing a change in the court composition. As a result, the case will have to be refiled, but in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides claimed on Wednesday he has suggested either an unofficial social get together or an official meeting to restart Cyprus talks with the Turkish Cypriot leader, following a ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a two-day working visit to the country and to hold talks with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan ...

In today’s episode, the five youths who assaulted a food courier on Saturday “showed great remorse for their actions,” Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou said on Tuesday. In other ...

New traffic cameras are in operation in Nicosia as of Wednesday. Six new cameras installed along the length of two throughways have been turned on, specifically, three at the traffic-light ...