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Greece on Thursday reiterated its “unequivocal support” to efforts for a just and viable settlement to the Cyprus problem, while Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos stressed that Nicosia will never ...

By Elias Hazou and Andria Kades   The House on Thursday voted against another extension to a freeze on property repossessions, the majority of MPs deciding to give the new government ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that twice-yearly exams at schools have failed, and legal reforms need to be made to abolish them. Speaking after his visit to the Pefkios ...

The president said on Thursday that he will not get involved in a blame game with Ankara over the Cyprus problem, as he met with UN officials ahead of key ...

Larnaca will in August and September become part of the Cyprus-Greece ferry service as the city’s port will share the timetable with Limassol. Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras explained that ...

Fires in Cyprus decreased by more than ten per cent in 2022, the fire services reported on Thursday. According to the data that they collected for 2022, there was a 12.62 per cent ...

Intrepid mountaineer Evgenios Staroselskiy aims to raise the Cypriot flag over the world’s deadliest summit: K2, otherwise known as the Savage mountain. Based in Limassol, Staroselskiy has raised the ...

The council of ministers approved the terms of reference of the Gender Equality Commissioner on Wednesday, so as to better promote equality objectives in all government bodies. The aim was ...

Disy leadership contender Demetris Demetriou challenged his competitor House president Annita Demetriou on Wednesday to hold a debate ahead of the party elections. “Both of us have carried ourselves with ...

President Nicos Christodoulides pressed his new cabinet to not allow a single euro to go to waste from the available EU funds of the Recovery and Resilience programme. In short, ...

Men are getting paid up to four times more than female athletes, it emerged on Wednesday during a discussion of the House education committee promoting a law amendment to ensure ...

The condition of the 38-year-old West Ham fan, who fell out of a moving vehicle along the Paphos-Limassol highway on Tuesday, remains critical. Police spokesperson Christos Andreou confirmed that he ...

Recognising women’s contributions and experiences on International Women’s Day for a just transition By Sara Mariza Vryonidi As the world deals with the effects of climate crisis, it ...

News that President Nikos Christodoulides had decided to withdraw the request for the release of €3 million for the purchase of limos for state officials, which was awaiting the approval of ...

The federation of patients’ associations (Osak) on Tuesday censured those who regard healthcare as a purely financial exercise, where care is measured in euros and cents. “Patients are neither expenses ...

Electricity prices must come down, as expensive energy is sapping people’s disposable income and also raising the cost of production for businesses, new Energy Minister George Papanastasiou stressed on ...

If Gesy collapses then the entire Cypriot economy will crumble, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday calling for a change in attitude within public hospitals. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has a number of political people in mind from EU member states that could play a constructive role in resolving the Cyprus problem, he said on Tuesday. ...

People living in refugee estates need to be given the title deeds to their homes as soon as possible, the House refugee committee said on Tuesday while it also decided ...

Improvements have been made towards treatment of minorities but hate speech remains pervasive on the island, according to findings published by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) on ...

President Nicos Christodoulides will be holding meetings with UN officials over the course of this week and the next, starting with the head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in ...

A call centre for any and all queries relating to benefits will go operational this week, the Social Insurance Services announced on Monday. A statement said the call centre was ...

For the majority of the political parties, public debate on the economic issues is little more than an opportunity to engage in populism, to pose as the defenders of the ...

The new government has put on hold a request for the release of around €3 million earmarked for the purchase of state vehicles, including 35 limos for officials, it emerged on Monday. ...