Coats hung out in Larnaca for the needy
A local initiative in Larnaca has seen coats hung on the railings of the old technical school behind Metro. The coats, with hats and toiletries...
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Numbers of homeless rise, unable to afford spiralling rents
Lawmakers on Monday harangued the government for not doing enough to support vulnerable people as housing becomes ever more unaffordable due to rising rents. MPs...
A son’s long fight for justice
By Annette Chrysostomou For taxi driver Tasos Lambrou, whose father was a victim of negligent medical treatment, justice has finally been done, but it has...
Rescued refugees transferred to reception centre
More than 100 refugees rescued on Wednesday evening off the island’s north-west coast — among them a baby born at sea — will be transferred...
Akel wants parliament to discuss Archbishop’s disparaging comments on gays (Update)
The Human Rights Commissioner’s office said on Thursday that the recent statements of Archbishop Chrysostomos against homosexuals went beyond the concept of freedom of expression...
Afghan teen claims he traveled to Cyprus in container (updated)
A 17-year-old Afghan boy who was found wandering in the Limassol port area at 2am Thursday, claimed he arrived on the island some 20 days...
Cyprus issues 15,559 new residence permits in 2015, Eurostat says
Cyprus last year issued 15,569 residence permits to third country nationals, or 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants, the European Union statistical agency Eurostat said. More than...
Man suspected of sexually harassing minor
A 36-year-old Paphos man was remanded in custody for six days on Thursday in connection with sexually harassing a six-year-old girl. The man was arrested...
Staff locked girl inside and went on school trip (Updated)
A Limassol mother reported on Wednesday that staff at a private school for children with special needs accidentally locked her 19-year-old daughter inside and went...
European LGBTI conference in Nicosia
Hundreds of people from more than 50 countries are expected on the island over the next few days to attend the 20th annual European LGBTI...
