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Mothers would be able to extend their maternity leave without pay for up to 12 months without risking losing their job according to a bill proposal submitted at the house labour ...

A total of 71 rapid testing sites will operate for eligible groups on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. As well as any medical certificates entitling them to free testing, members of ...

Primary and secondary school students have called on politicians to take immediate climate action “to be able to dream for the future”. The new movement Generation KlimACT has published a ...

Deputy social welfare minister Anastasia Anthousi on Tuesday said her ministry was working on an alternative solution for housing 150 unaccompanied minors in Paphos after the owner of the Famagusta accommodation ...

Cabinet on Tuesday approved the administration of a Covid booster jab to children aged 12 and over and the rollout of a fourth vaccine dose to those aged 70 and over and ...

The efficient use of water resources is a cornerstone of the government’s strategy as it transitions to a green economy, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday opening Nicosia ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday expressed the solidarity of Cyprus with Ukraine and its people, as well as his support to the diplomatic efforts being made to end the Russian ...

Nine young Somali migrants camped outside the Hope for Children shelter in old Nicosia say they will not leave until their situation is resolved. The boys, who told the Cyprus ...

A defendant has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of a woman in what the law office of the republic said ...

Ukrainian refugees in Cyprus will be issued with a card giving them access to accommodation, food, and medical care as part of the temporary protection regime following Tuesday’s approval ...

Cabinet on Tuesday approved €2.529m in financial aid to farmers affected by adverse weather last year, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said. In a written announcement, Parisinou said the aid ...

RCB Bank on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to the sale of a performing loan portfolio to Hellenic Bank, including any related funds on the accounts belonging to the ...

A joint emergency exercise that was due to be conducted at Larnaca airport between 10pm Tuesday and 2am Wednesday has been postponed, police said on Tuesday. They did not elaborate. ...

Saying they are already burdened by other polluting industries, 12 Nicosia communities on Tuesday protested the relocation of an asphalt plant to their area. Holding signs reading “We say no to ...

Three out of four Cypriots believe climate policies will improve their quality of life, according to a survey conducted by the European Investment Bank. Released on Tuesday, the EIB Climate ...

Larnaca bus company employees resumed work at noon on Tuesday, ending the strike they have been on since Friday, but their Nicosia counterparts have voted to continue their industrial action. ...

A 17-year-old was arrested by police on Monday night in connection with the burglary of warehouses committed between March 12 and 16 in Limassol. The arrest of the 17-year-old was preceded by ...

Two men aged 31 and 21 were arrested by the police on suspicion of aiding the illegal entry of people into the republic. The two suspects were caught in their car transporting ...

In today’s episode, ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum – consortium partners in Block 10 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone – have found “high-quality natural gas” in the ‘Glaucus-2’ appraisal well, the energy ministry ...

Paphos police are investigating the robbery of a bakery committed at around 3.00 am on Tuesday. Police said two hooded men wearing dark clothes entered the bakery carrying wooden bats, threatened ...

In the last 24 hours, police issued fines to 16 individuals and two establishments for violation of Covid safety decrees. In total, 1,568 inspections were carried out island-wide: 333 checks were carried out in ...

Jewellery and other items, valued at €80,000 to €100,000 were stolen on Monday night from the home of a 62-year-old businessman in the Germasogeia area of ​​Limassol. According to the Limassol police, ...

Drivers of the Nicosia and Larnaca public transport service will march on Tuesday morning from Solomon Square to the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Labour, where they will ...

Due to icy conditions, only vehicles equipped with four-wheel drive or anti-skid chains are permitted on the roads leading to Troodos, specifically, from Platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos and Prodromos-Troodos. Roads in the ...