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Since the beginning of the year, the Animal Police investigated 57 criminal cases, head of the department Vyron Vyronos said on Sunday. He said the number of cases of animal cruelty ...

Auditor-general in the cross hairs in latest court case over film incentive scheme The continuing saga of Jiu Jitsu entered a new phase last month with the filing of a ...

Bars and cafes expecting a spike in bookings Twelve years after former Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced Qatar as a host, the World Cup is finally underway. An event that ...

Despite the progress achieved, children’s unhindered access to their rights remains an open challenge, Children’s Comissioner Despo Michaelidou said on Sunday, International Children’s Rights Day. “Wars, the ...

Limassol bishop tops the poll but that’s no guarantee of victory Skullduggery and wheeler-dealing. Welcome to the election campaign – not for president, but for archbishop. The race to elect ...

Although nobody acknowledges it, government in Cyprus, regardless of who is in charge, has had its hands tied by unions for decades. Its policies are regularly curtailed or distorted by ...

The focus on property development and consumerism favour the elite at the expense of the environment and ordinary citizens The ongoing performance and policies of the government of the Republic ...

US Senator Robert Menendez on Saturday said he is an ally of Cyprus and Greece in Congress, highlighting his ‘deep ties’ with the peoples of the two countries. The New ...

Mixed marriage is not a crime was the slogan for dozens of demonstrators who protested on Saturday the difficulties faced by children of Turkish Cypriots and Turks living in the ...

Ayios Amvrosios residents blocked traffic access at the Kantou-Omodos road for one hour on Saturday demanding a winter fuel allowance. The protest started at 10am with residents holding banners and ...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused critics of World Cup host Qatar‘s treatment of migrant workers of hypocrisy on Saturday, adding that engagement was the only way to improve human ...

Consumers are unlikely to benefit from a new ‘basket of goods’ law in time for Christmas as the island’s consumer protection service must proceed with a new round of ...

For the first time in its 92-year history, the football World Cup, which opens today in Qatar, will kick off in November. It will be the first time the tournament ...

As a November 23 deadline approaches, the number of applications for 300 jobs policing the island’s 180-km long buffer zone against irregular migration has fallen short, with 147 people in total showing ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday night stressed that his government will not give into new demands that will affect the financial stability of the island for the sake of popularity ...

Parliament’s decision to extend foreclose freezes until January 2023 is “ridiculous” and exposes Cyprus for no reason, Bank of Cyprus group chief executive Panicos Nicolaou said on Friday. “This is ...

A request by the Turkish Cypriot side to conclude a “status of the forces agreement” (SOFA) with Unficyp has been rejected by the UN Secretariat, China’s ambassador, Liu Yantao, ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Friday listed seven strategic goals as part of the presentation of her ministry’s 2023 budget to the House finance committee. The goals concern justice, prevention ...

Bishop of Karpasia Christoforos on Friday responded to claims he was inciting other bishops to withdraw from the race for a new archbishop so that he can win. Elections for ...

The attorney-general’s office has appealed the decision to acquit nine suspects in a case relating to the controversial citizenship-by-investment programme who were cleared of all charges by the Larnaca ...

Criminal proceedings will be initiated against a national guard officer for the death of a 27-year-old special forces contract soldier last year, police said on Friday. The case will explore ...

Seven people died from coronavirus in the last seven days while 3,736 new infections were recorded, the health ministry announced on Friday. Meanwhile the death of a 72-year-old woman, who passed ...

Police have identified some cases where potential criminal offences may have been committed in the granting of loans by the now-defunct cooperative bank, plus other cases involving suspect loan write-offs, ...

Disy deputy Savia Orphanidou had a point when she said that every time elections approached the opposition parties tabled for discussion the collapse of the Co-op Bank, which she described ...