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Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a national autism strategy and action plan. The strategy covers the period between now and 2028 and includes a total of 53 actions under seven “...

The Republic of Cyprus is “committed to contributing to the effort to ensure stability and peace in the region”, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Wednesday. He was speaking at ...

Consumers are becoming slightly less sceptical about bitcoin, a Deutsche Bank survey published on Monday showed, although just under a third of those questioned still expect its price to drop ...

Police seek out landlord, dangerous apartment crammed with 11 people rented for €2,000 A 23-year-old man fell to his death on Wednesday, after he jumped out of a fifth-floor apartment to get ...

The latest evaluation report on Cyprus’ national health scheme Gesy said that in the past three years direct healthcare expenses for patients were reduced from 50 to around 15 per cent. Released ...

Cyprus is in place to become a regional centre for technology and innovation, according to Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Nikodemos Damianou said at the 14th Nicosia ...

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said playing Paris St-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals is the opportunity the five-time champions wanted in their bid to get back where they belong after ...

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone said his side must prove they are worthy of being among Europe’s top-eight teams as they prepare to host Borussia Dortmund in their Champions ...

The first phase of the government’s new online portal is expected to be ready in June, deputy minister of digital policy Nikodemos Damianou said on Wednesday. Speaking after a ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) on Wednesday suspended a doctor after patients alleged that he was registering their names on Gesy for services he never provided to them. As a ...

Physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of an undetected particle in the universe changed science and was vindicated by a Nobel prize-winning discovery half a century later, has died aged 94, the ...

Have you ever found yourself driving past a restaurant on an almost daily basis and wondering why you’ve never stopped to try it out? This was the case with ...

A proliferation of surrogacy services exist in occupied northern Cyprus By Christina Avgousti Medical tourism, particularly surrogacy, in occupied northern Cyprus is easily available. This stands in stark contrast to ...

Cyprus is set to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) meeting of the small countries initiative (SCI) in the European region, it was announced on Wednesday. According to to ...

Influential newspapers in Switzerland on Wednesday criticised a climate change ruling against the Swiss government by Europe’s top human rights court, saying it risked undermining democracy and the political ...

In today’s episode, the appeals court on Tuesday reserved its decision over an 82-year-old grandfather jailed for shooting a man who was attempting to steal electricity cables. Elsewhere, the ...

The second edition of LPF – Limassol Photography Festival – is about to launch, dedicated this year to sports. Titled Athlos, the festival starts on Thursday and runs until May 7. On the ...

What should you do when your government assures you that everything is under control and says there is no need to buy generators, stock up on food and withdraw money ...

Journalists need better wages and working conditions, the Cyprus journalists and editors’ union (Esk) said on Wednesday. Announcing the start of a campaign with the general slogan “Journalists have a ...

The mother and father of a Michigan teen who shot and killed four classmates were each sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted them ...

Police arrested a 20-year-old man Larnaca on Tuesday night for an investigated case of drugs possession. The case concerns the discovery of approximately 5.5 kilos of drugs on Saturday in Larnaca. ...

Paphos on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old man to facilitate investigations into an illegal employment case, while his employer was also accused. According to the police, officers of the immigration service ...

Addressing the humanitarian consequences of the Turkish invasion is an imperative, President Nikos Christodoulides said. Speaking at a commemoration event in Voroklini on Tuesday, Christodoulides said that the drama of ...

Police arrested two persons, aged 26 and 23, on Tuesday in Paphos, for investigated car arson case. A 19-year-old Paphos resident was also arrested on March 30, for the same case. According to ...