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Western leaders agreed on Wednesday to strengthen their forces on Europe’s eastern flank, increase military aid to Ukraine and tighten sanctions on Russia whose invasion and bombardment of its ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) on Thursday asked the health ministry to lift all coronavirus measures, saying that other countries were doing this and because businesses cannot take much ...

The House audit committee on Thursday addressed a recent auditor-general report on the judicial service, which covered a range of subjects including cuts to judges’ salaries, building and evidence security, ...

RCB Bank on Thursday announced that it will cease operating as a bank and would become an asset management company. The bank cited the “ongoing and extremely volatile geopolitical situation” ...

Nicosia bus employees returned to work on Thursday, after they temporarily called off their indefinite strike which started last week. The decision to suspend the strike was announced after a ...

Despite the Cyprus legal framework providing extensive protection from discrimination on the basis of a person’s race and ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, sexual orientation, gender ...

The education ministry on Wednesday unveiled a national fitness assessment programme for secondary school children (Aristotelis) as part of concerted efforts with the health ministry to combat child obesity. Education ...

When President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov was asked by CNN about the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, he gave the following response: “We ...

Authorities on Wednesday announced four more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while nationwide testing detected 4,704 new cases with the positivity rate – representing a measure of the spread – on the rise. The ...

Police on Wednesday were called in to free drivers who became stranded in snowed-up mountain roads as a cold snap continues. Traffic police from the Morphou area and the Kakopetria ...

Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou urged the government to compensate potato farmers in the Famagusta district whose crops were destroyed by the ongoing bout of severe weather. He spoke during ...

Cyprus has an obligation as an EU member state to welcome Ukrainian refugees, including in the Famagusta district, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Wednesday, rebutting Paralimni mayor who said ...

The highest number of first-time asylum applicants relative to the population in the EU in 2021 was recorded in Cyprus, with 14,799 first-time applicants per million residents, according to a Eurostat report ...

Paphos hospitality business owners were applauded on Tuesday by the association of recreation centres (Osika) for their initiative to offer jobs to Ukrainian refugees. The Paphos hospitality venue association (Sikap) ...

Despite this year’s extended cold snap, we’re only a couple of months away from probably yet another scorching summer, which was brought home to us on Monday during ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ukraine’s military warned the public on Tuesday of more indiscriminate Russian shelling of critical infrastructure as U.S. President Joe Biden issued one of his strongest warnings yet that ...

Paphos is the fifth best value holiday destination for British travellers, according to the latest British Post Office annual holiday costs barometer. It surveyed 36 destinations worldwide to compare the cost ...

After months of dithering and mixed signals that gave rise to speculation about his intentions, President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday finally spoke in a clear and direct way about next ...

The health ministry continues to be plagued by flaws in its way of doing business and keeping accounts, with waste of taxpayer money, the Audit Office has found. In a ...