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Domestic violence involving children increased during the pandemic By Andreas Kapardis and Markella Bitsiouni According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child states must recognise that the “child, ...

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, amid uncertainty over a deal to resume Ukrainian exports ...

Paphos mayor Phaedonas Phaedonos said the local authority is going ahead with facelift plans for Ayios Kendeas square to create a point of attraction in the city centre. Paphos is ...

Ukraine pressed ahead with efforts to restart grain exports from Odesa and other Black Sea ports after a missile attack that cast doubt over whether Russia would honour a deal ...

The Cyprus problem, but also energy, security and the humanitarian issue of the island’s missing persons and problems faced by the diaspora, will be among the topics of discussion ...

President Joe Biden, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, is improving in health and none of his 17 identified close contacts have so far tested positive for the coronavirus, White ...

Scorching temperatures will continue through Monday, according to a new yellow warning from the met office. It noted that on Sunday night the minimum temperature is expected to fall to ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The idea of adopting a green tax system, within the context of comprehensive reform aiming to tackle the severe energy supply shortages and, at ...

A volcano on Japan’s major western island of Kyushu, called Sakurajima, erupted at about 8:05 p.m. (1105 GMT) on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but media said there ...

The private schools teachers association on Sunday called for the decision to dismiss three teachers at the English School be revoked. “The management of the English School, once again, has ...

The state and the Education Ministry have an obligation to provide all the services required according to the needs of all children, including special educational needs, the Education Minister Prodromos ...

Shanghai ordered residents across nine of the city’s districts and some smaller areas to do COVID-19 tests over July 26-28, the city government said on Monday, as sporadic local ...

Almost 700 migrants, including five dead bodies, were rescued on Saturday off the southern coast of Italy, a coastguard statement said on Sunday, as flows of migrants crossing the Mediterranean increase ...

A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role ...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said there is no room for optimism regarding the prospects for the resumption of a meaningful and credible negotiation process on the Cyprus problem due ...

Pope Francis said on Sunday he yearned to visit Ukraine, in his efforts to try and bring an end to a five-month-old war that he has repeatedly decried. “I have ...

Turkish Cypriot parents complain of them promoting Islamic agenda By Esra Aygin The Turkish Cypriot community was once again bewildered earlier this week by revelations that children, who were taken ...

China has issued stark private warnings to the Biden administration about a possible trip to Taiwan in August by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Financial Times ...

Shocking lack of access to and information about abortion and contraception In late June, millions of American women saw their constitutional right to abortion removed overnight after the Supreme Court ...

Britain’s two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister promised on Sunday to tackle illegal immigration as a priority, with both backing the government’s policy of sending ...

Paphos municipality will start cracking down on business owners using public or private outdoor areas for trade that cause noise pollution to surrounding residential buildings. According to a relevant announcement, ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) general secretary Marios Tsiakkis admitted that gaping differences remain between employers’ organisations and trade unions when it comes to the minimum wage, which ...

Iran said on Saturday its security forces had arrested a network of agents working for Israel before they were able to carry out sabotage and “terrorist operations”, state media reported. ...

A meeting to evaluate the new data emerging, as well as how prepared Cyprus is to deal with monkey pox, has been organised for Monday, July 25, at 9 am at Nicosia ...