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391. New EU health commissioner readies plan

Cyprus’ new Commissioner to the European Commission Stella Kyriakides has outlined the goals and priorities for the Health and Food Safety portfolio at a meeting held on Wednesday with Cypriot journalists...

392. Police make headway in welfare fraud

Investigators are still trying to unravel a housing scam in Limassol that was set up to defraud state authorities by using people who were homeless and in need for help...

393. Bills for Brits clear House committee

Two bills targeting post-Brexit rights for British residents in Cyprus have cleared the House labour committee, while the language of the bill reportedly provides for a start date that has been left blank...

394. Filipina in adoption case gets six years

A Filipina go-between in a gay adoption case, who was arrested on child trafficking charges, has been sentenced to six years in prison, while two men are still wanted by Cyprus police...

395. Kyriakides up to the task for EU health

Cyprus’ EU Commissioner-designate, Stella Kyriakides, who has been selected as the new EU Health Commissioner, says she is ready for the challenge...

396. Halloumi exports reached 29 thousand tons in 2018

Halloumi exports reached 29,000 tons in 2018, acting permanent secretary of Agriculture Ministry Andreas Louca has said. ...

397. When necessity becomes history

398. Egypt - Cyprus electricity connection agreement signed

399. President reiterates commitment to high economic growth

400. Social welfare benefits to be filed online

A new all-in-one database in September is expected to help the labour department streamline social welfare applications online as well as double check personal data including back accounts of beneficiaries...

401. Economic Ideas Forum comes to Nicosia

402. Somali women react to social services video

A group of women from Somalia are speaking out against treatment from state officials, just days after a video surfaced online showing a female refugee being forcefully removed from a social welfare office...

403. Swedish Dads and Cypriot Dads

404. Charges dropped as Somali dad walks free

The father of a five-month-old baby was released from jail on Monday, after prosecutors dropped child abuse charges against him and further recommended state assistance for the entire family...

405. TEPAK holds Open Day for prospective students

The Cyprus University of Technology is opening its doors and invites all prospective students and all those interested to its “OPEN DAY” on Sunday, February 24...

406. Man pours gasoline on himself in Paphos

A man threatened to set himself on fire at an employment office in Paphos, following a mental breakdown during an exchange with staff...

407. Egypt - Cyprus agreement for Block 12 gas field attracts great investor interest

408. Filipina still jailed in adoption case

A woman from the Philippines was remanded in custody for an additional six days in the gay couple child adoption case, citing more time was needed for the investigation and the apprehension of two male suspects...

409. Beloved elderly man dies in Larnaca fire

A senior citizen in Larnaca died in a house fire on Sunday, following an explosion of a gas cylinder in his residence...

410. Announcement on the dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus

411. New warrants issued in gay adoption case

Cyprus police have issued international arrest warrants in four countries against two men in connection with an illegal child adoption...

412. New call centre falling behind

The call centre that was launched three months ago in a government effort to upgrade public services has had a false start, prompting the Finance Ministry to send out urgent cables to civil servants...

413. Strovolos double murder trial resumes

The four defendants in the Strovolos double murder were back in a Nicosia courtroom on Friday, after a long holiday recess and the conclusion of a trial within a trial on police pressure allegations...

414. We welcome cooperation with like-minded countries Israeli Ambassador says

415. Fuel prices to drop by 6 cents

416. Cyprus: Surplus of 842 million euros in ten months

417. Private sector is the key to Greece’s recovery

418. Finance Minister: Fiscal stability must be preserved

419. Difficult decisions brought about positive results in the economy, President says

420. Many victims of violence in Cyprus stay silent

Nearly 60% of the women who are victims of violence in Cyprus do not report the incident to anyone, a study which was conducted across the island for the first time on violence against women in the family has shown...