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President Nicos Christodoulides conceded that Cyprus has a way to go to achieve true equality between the sexes, stating that it is a political issue. “Despite the important steps we ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday discussed a bill that would make it harder for electricity consumers to switch suppliers if they have not first settled all their dues with their current supplier. ...

Italy’s government on Tuesday approved a bill banning the use of laboratory-produced food and animal feed as it aims to safeguard the country’s agri-food heritage, its agriculture minister ...

A new hotline for any inquiries related to welfare benefits should go live sometime within the next few days, Deputy Minister for Welfare Marilena Evangelou said on Tuesday. She made ...

The European Commission said on Tuesday it had awarded the first PDO certificate for halloumi (or hellim in Turkish) to a Turkish Cypriot producer. The Commission said the first control ...

Cyprus is the most water impoverished nation in the EU with the island’s needs vastly outstripped by its only source of natural supply: rainfall, the agriculture ministry said on ...

Despite tensions between them, President Joe Biden has so far avoided an acrimonious public confrontation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while trying to make clear he opposes a judicial ...

Αnimafest Cyprus and the World Festival of First Animations PRIMANIMA with the support of the deputy ministry of culture in Cyprus and the Budaors city municipality will hold a series ...

Allowances given to civil servants doing shift work have been cut for a decade since the 2013 financial crisis, unions said on Tuesday calling for the immediate restoration of these funds ...

MPs on Tuesday called on authorities to create schemes that will help refugees and large families save energy, install photovoltaics and fund electric vehicles. During a joint House committee on ...

MPs on Tuesday urged the government to do something about rising interest rates, particularly to shield vulnerable borrowers and prevent bad loans from proliferating – although none had a clear idea ...

Sports presenter Gary Lineker won his appeal against Britain’s tax authority (HMRC) on Tuesday over a bill that totalled 4.9 million pounds. Lineker, who presents BBC’s ‘Match of the ...

A 55-year-old Ukrainian woman was on Tuesday sentenced to six months in prison after she brandished a knife last August at a pro-Russia gathering. Larnaca district court handed down the ...

Construction work on a new building for the Cyprus institute of neurology and genetics is set to begin immediately, the centre said on Tuesday. The cost amounts to €19.4 million plus ...

Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona’s shadow by leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of ...

Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency has increased the threat level in Northern Ireland from domestic terrorism to “severe” – meaning an attack is highly likely. The move to return the level ...

Prisoners will be allowed an extra visit during the Easter holidays, the prison department announced on Tuesday. Visitation hours are between 8am to 1pm which will be allowed on April 15, 16 ...

The government is hoping that an ΕU action plan to deal with irregular migration flows in the Eastern Mediterranean will be a permanent solution to Cyprus’ issue. The complexity Nicosia ...

Germany’s antitrust regulator is reviewing Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) market power in a move that could lead to an investigation of the US tech giant’s business practices and ...

Fans need to behave otherwise all sporting matches will be held without spectators, President Nikos Christodoulides warned on Tuesday following violent clashes at a basketball semi-final at the weekend. “This ...

Previously known as marriage guidance, couple’s counselling addresses the problems arising from adult sexual or intimate relationships, where the relationship rather than the two individuals is the client explains ...

A Russian who was investigated by police after his daughter drew an anti-war picture at school was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in a penal colony on charges of ...

Police on Tuesday said there was no question of a coverup or dodgy dealings over a car accident in 2012 that led to the death of a 17-year-old. Statements on the ...

Two men were remanded in custody for seven days on Tuesday after their arrest for allegedly being involved in a case of staging a robbery. The incident unfolded at around ...