Cyprus

Cabinet approves €12.5m child benefit reform proposal

The Government is promoting a child benefit reform that will increase payments and widen income thresholds for eligibility, with the changes proposed to take...

Fuel tax cut extended until end of November

The Government has approved an extension of the fuel tax cut, maintaining reduced excise duty rates on petrol and diesel by 8.33 cents until...

Red Flag: New platform aims to help prevent gender-based violence

The Red Flag platform is being developed to help identify warning signs linked to gender-based violence and potential femicides, Direct Democracy Cyprus MP Diana...

Erato’s remains officially identified through DNA testing

The body found in Paphos state forest on 3 September has been identified through DNA testing as 76-year-old Erato Athanasiou from Tsakistra, who had...

UNFICYP commander remains in post, UN confirms

The United Nations has rejected reports that UNFICYP commander Lieutenant General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam of Bangladesh has left the UN peacekeeping mission in...