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The National Betting Authority boasted a 1086 per cent increase in registered revenues during the past decade, with the activity accounting for 3.34 per cent of GDP – up from 0.12 per cent in 2012. ...

The percentage of companies employing 10 or more persons, where the staff participated in training courses declined in 2020 compared to 2015 according to Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU. In 2020, 67.4 per ...

Tamasos Bishop Isaias on Wednesday expressed his support to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, over his views on the war in Ukraine. Isaias was visiting the patriarch in Fener, Turkey, after an ...

Attempts by Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou to interfere in parliament’s scheduled vote on mandating sex education in schools is “blatantly unethical” and violates the separation of powers, House president ...

Just before the year ends, a series of new exhibitions showcase local talent with events all across the country. Paphos, Nicosia and Limassol welcome new exhibitions in December, presenting solo ...

The education ministry is showing particular hostility, relentless resistance and intolerant attitudes towards children with disabilities, the confederation of organisations of the disabled (Kysoa) said on Wednesday. The statement was ...

Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir has sold his newspaper Kibris to a Turkish company with ties to Ankara’s ruling AKP party, reports in the north said on Wednesday. In ...

The full bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided the law on reducing VAT for electricity is unconstitutional, as it violates the separation of powers. According to the decision, ...

Priests, health professionals and other people carrying out conversion ‘therapies’ to LGBTI+ individuals will be faced with up to three years in jail according to a draft bill that aims ...

Poultry infected with avian flu came in contact with wild birds in the Paralimni lake, the deputy director of the veterinary services Yiannos Ioannou said on Wednesday, as the health ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday received the credentials of five new ambassadors to the island, namely Spain, Oman, Sweden, Switzerland and Kuwait, briefing them on the current situation in Cyprus. ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue rose by €80 million in September 2022, reflecting an increase of 30 per cent compared to the same month of 2021, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Cyprus ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a well-known psychologist using science to delve into human stories Dr Linda Papadopoulos is one of the UK’s most recognisable and respected psychologists, and a regular ...

Nicosia municipality on Wednesday said that Makarios avenue will briefly close to traffic on Friday afternoon to host a Christmas event. Specifically, the avenue will be closed to all vehicles ...

Unmarried women will have the right to surrogacy provided they are unable to conceive due to medical problems according to the draft bill approved by cabinet on Wednesday. The bill ...

The global and Cypriot markets need IT programmers and people in tech, Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday. He was speaking after a visit to the ...

The government will be giving a Christmas gift to people in need with a grant of over €17 million, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. Following a meeting, Deputy Social Welfare Minister ...

A meeting to be chaired by President Nicos Anastasiades on the situation in the prisons after the damning statements made by the attorney general against management has been cancelled, deputy ...

Two dogs that were found in a 17-metre pit used to deposit carcasses of other animals are recovering in a private vet clinic, police said on Wednesday. The dogs were ...

The Cyprus Association of Graphic Designers and Illustrators is, for a second year, organising the Graphic & Illustration Design conference, GRID, this December, this year putting the Creative Process in ...

Lawyer Andreas Pittadjis denied the charges against him on Wednesday as the hearing of the other three key players allegedly involved in the now scrapped ‘golden passport’ scheme scandal got ...

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday released its financial results for the first nine months of 2022, posting a profit of €76.4 million, compared to a profit of €21 million in the corresponding period of 2021, ...

Larnaca municipality continues spraying to fight the yellow fever mosquito on Wednesday, a day before it begins the treatment of mosquito larvae in public and private areas. In a statement, ...

Petrol stations are set to reduce the price of fuel in the upcoming days, according to the president of the Cyprus Consumers’ Association Marios Drousiotis. In statements made to the ...