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Mothers would be able to extend their maternity leave without pay for up to 12 months without risking losing their job according to a bill proposal submitted at the house labour ...

Deputy social welfare minister Anastasia Anthousi on Tuesday said her ministry was working on an alternative solution for housing 150 unaccompanied minors in Paphos after the owner of the Famagusta accommodation ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday expressed the solidarity of Cyprus with Ukraine and its people, as well as his support to the diplomatic efforts being made to end the Russian ...

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 ...

A defendant has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of a woman in what the law office of the republic said ...

In today’s episode, ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum – consortium partners in Block 10 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone – have found “high-quality natural gas” in the ‘Glaucus-2’ appraisal well, the energy ministry ...

No further relaxations of the coronavirus measures are expected, a health ministry official said after members of the scientific advisory committee evaluated the current epidemiological picture in Cyprus with Health ...

Sheep and goat farmers headed to Nicosia on Monday to protest surging grain prices and demand protection of the halloumi PDO. The protest was organised by three agricultural organisations Pek, ...

A cold front is still affecting the island and will continue right through to March 25 public holiday, according to the latest Met Office report, with a low pressure system expected ...

Bus drivers decide to continue strike action, labour ministry initiative in the air By Constandinos Tsindas Bus drivers in Nicosia and Larnaca on Monday decided to continue strike action launched ...

Residents of nine communities in the Vasiliko area staged a protest on Monday and warned they would step up measures unless plans to relocate asphalt plants to the Kalavasos industrial ...

Forestry department employees, members of Pasydy, held a symbolic protest outside the agriculture and finance ministries on Monday – International Day of Forests – to lobby for additional staff to help address ...

The past week has seen a great deal of chatter on the shifting energy map in light of the Ukraine crisis, potentially bringing the fractious eastern Mediterranean gas reserves – along ...

One person was reported to have died from coronavirus on Saturday as the ministry of health recorded 3,347 new cases. The death refers to an 86-year-old woman who died on Saturday, ...

Cyprus public transport employees suspended their indefinite strike on Saturday, a day after it was announced, following an agreement with the company to retain 36 employees who were recently told they ...

A total of 63 rapid testing sites will be operated by the ministry of health on Sunday, offering free tests to those who belong to eligible groups. These include minors, the ...

Female farmers “show the way to create new life”, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vassiliou said on Saturday after she participated in an event in Emba in honour of ten women involved ...

There will be repercussions for Cyprus universities that maintain collaborations with universities in Ukraine with the situation certainly taking some time to return to normal, Rector of the Cyprus University ...

The owners of four establishments in Paphos are expected to appear in court after they were booked twice for breaches of coronavirus protocols, police said on Saturday. The businesses were ...

In today’s episode, procedures have been set in motion to help some 8,000 Ukrainians who have come to Cyprus as refugees or are stranded here because of Russia’s invasion ...

Developments are expected soon over the exploitation of Cyprus’ natural gas fields, given the large increase in natural gas prices internationally, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Thursday. Speaking to ...

Amid all the furore of the state of the Pournara migrant facility this past week, the delicate issue arose of questioning whether all migrants who claim to be minors are ...

Tickets issued for speeding in Cyprus fell by over 30 per cent between 2019 and 2020 with the same percentage increase seen in the number of road deaths during the same period, a ...

An exhibition of the Greek revolution of 1821 presented with Playmobil figurines and models will go on show at the cultural foundation of the Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia on March 23 ...