MIGRATION Commissioner points to Cyprus’ own history of displacement while urging stronger support and integration policies for refugees and asylum seekers. Photo credit: Unsplash Refugee protection is a matter of human rights, commissioner says Newsroom Human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides has renewed her office’s commitment to protecting the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in a message marking World Refugee Day. READ MORE
Mixed signals in fight against coronavirus Limassol pediatrician tests positive, government pulls back on body shop ban after hearing from mechanics Newsroom 19/03/2020 | NEWS
State suspends foreclosures for 3 months, requests 10% reduction in electricity fees A bundle of measures received the government's green light in a bid to curb the economic repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic ... Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
Domestic violence up by 30% since Covid-19 broke out in Cyprus Mandatory isolation has left many women and children trapped at home with perpetrators, with increasing numbers of women ... Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
Transport Minister: Flight ban to apply to all countries Karousos rectified previous statements issued over the flight ban to be enforced on Saturday, stressing that it will be ... Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
Government urges hotels to host repatriated Cypriots for isolation The government is scrambling to find quarantine facilities for the wave of arrivals expected before the flight ban on Saturday ... Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
Doctors should be at state’s disposal in fight against pandemic The Cyprus Medical Association has prepared a declaration of interest for doctors to express readiness to 'rise to the occasion' ... Newsroom / CNA 18/03/2020 | NEWS
Eurovision 2020 cancelled amid Covid-19 pandemic It is the first time the event has not taken place since it began in 64 years ago Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
British High Commission issues FAQ responses for UK tourists With hotels across Cyprus set to shut their doors by Saturday and flights getting harder to find, the BHC issued responses ... Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
Daughter of north Cyprus civil aviation chief attempts to escape quarantine in Turkey A Turkish prosecutor launched a probe into the escape attempt, which Turkish police were in on Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
Wary optimism as Paphos hospital staff tests begin to come back negative After 12 tested positive for Covid-19 in the Paphos General Hospital, some 680 hospital staff are to be tested, with 270 ... Newsroom 18/03/2020 | NEWS
