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Social Welfare Deputy Minister Anastasia Anthousi on Tuesday pledged the state’s continued support for social welfare initiatives while speaking at a press conference reviewing the work of Schedia Support ...

The summer music scene is at an all-time high as festivals feature local and international acts and music venues have a steady set of live performances. This July and August, ...

The ombudswoman has advised authorities to offer redress to a woman to whom the government offered a pittance of state land in exchange for her own expropriated land. In 1985 the ...

As high temperatures continue to grip the island, the Met office on Tuesday evening issued a yellow weather warning for Wednesday. It said the warning will be in place from 12 ...

Sparks flew during an extraordinary House education meeting on the English School dispute on Tuesday as the school’s board of management refused to attend, communicating their position in writing. ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Tuesday told Turkish Cypriot media that two people have been fired over the use of the wrong photo on lottery tickets. The mistake ...

The Statistical Service (CyStat) said on Tuesday that reliable data on the median wage in Cyprus can be gleaned from its Income Survey which it conducts periodically, rather than from ...

Three third country nationals, aged 42, 20 and 37, were on Tuesday remanded in police custody for seven days for illegal entry into Cyprus and also for assisting others to do the same, ...

The four individuals charged in connection with the ‘golden passports’ affair will appear in court next month to enter a plea, the police said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

The European University Cyprus has opened a medical school campus in Germany and will receive its first students this autumn. The launch of the new campus in Frankfurt was based ...

The council of ministers came in for strong criticism on Tuesday for not broadening the scope of a neonatal screening programme that checks for likely genetic defects. The Cyprus Alliance ...

Although the rise of crime and economic hardship post-apartheid forced many Greeks and Cypriots to leave South Africa, there are approximately 35,000 left says PAUL LAMBIS Ever since the early Greek ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides met his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Rome on Tuesday as part of a two-day visit – where the excellent ties between the two nations was ...

An open letter was sent to President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday demanding the revocation of Dr Petros Agathengelou’s controversial appointment to the HIO board, saying the decision could alter ...

A fire that broke out on Tuesday afternoon near the village of Mosfiloti was brought under control within two hours, by 4pm, and there were no immediate reports of injuries ...

A Turkish Cypriot journalist on Tuesday said she had been banned from entering Turkey on the basis that she is a threat to the country’s national security. Aysu Basri ...

MPs were on Tuesday shown a presentation on non-visible disabilities, where they heard that many people are not receiving the support needed and many fall through the cracks. Marina Andreou, ...

With a debut Greek single, PAUL LAMBIS meets an English Cypriot musician with her eyes on Eurovision I first met Eleni C during a lunch in Limassol where her flourishing ...

A 31-year-old was on Tuesday imprisoned for three months for illegally working and staying in Cyprus, while two others were found working illegally in Ayia Napa, police said. The prison ...

Eighteen undeclared workers were found and five fines issued by the labour ministry’s inspection department during its June campaign. In the context of combating undeclared work and ensuring compliance ...

Following speculation over the impending resignation of ‘finance minister’ Sunan Atun in the north, it was announced that he officially submitted his resignation at 10am on Tuesday. “We thank him ...

An unprecedented demand for photovoltaic (PV) installations for residences is in evidence, chairman of the Cyprus Association of Renewable Energy Enterprises, Fanos Karantonis said on Tuesday. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

The arrival of irregular migrants in Kato Pyrgos is a frequent phenomenon, said the community leader Nikos Kleanthous on Tuesday after 29 migrants arrived in the village. The group of irregular ...

A 49-year-old woman was arrested after she was caught driving under the influence of alcohol in the early morning hours on Tuesday in Paphos. Officers signalled the woman to stop ...