Archive 2022

Newly appointed Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos will meet social partners on Friday to discuss the expected introduction of a minimum wage. Separate meetings with unions and employers on the issue ...

The BBC said it had agreed to pay “substantial damages” to the former nanny of Britain’s Prince William and Prince Harry over the broadcaster’s now much-criticized 1995 interview with ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

The island is set to bask in temperatures higher than average for the time of year where those inland could reach 40C on Friday. The pattern is set to continue ...

Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday as the new prime minister, his office said, a day after the swearing-in of a new president as the ...

In today’s episode, oil major Chevron and the Cyprus government have said they are committed to speeding up development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, with a new well ...

Ayia Napa police on Friday said they are investigating two men, aged 48 and 50, for the illegal employment of foreign workers. Police said that during checks at a bar in the ...

Russia will consider a request from Hungary to buy more Russian gas, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after meeting his Hungarian counterpart in Moscow. Lavrov was speaking during a ...

Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O agreed to buy primary care provider One Medical ONEM.O for $3.49 billion, expanding the e-commerce giant’s virtual healthcare and adding brick-and-mortar doctors’ offices for ...

Calls to the 1480 helpline rose by almost 50 per cent compared to last year, a report released by the Cyprus pedagogical institute said on Thursday, as 424 calls were recorded in 2022 against 258 ...

The Supreme Court rejected the appeal filed by the President of the Republic against the House of Representatives, which had made additions to the law with which the State Budget ...

Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will sign a deal on Friday to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office said ...

Health authorities will prepare a road map for autumn, relating to testing and the date when schools will open depending on the state of play with Covid-19, officials announced on ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone on Thursday and underlined the importance of further cooperation within the OPEC+ group of oil producers, ...

Russia’s military is likely to start an operational pause of some kind in Ukraine in the coming weeks, giving Kyiv a key opportunity to strike back, Britain’s spy ...

The three main candidates in the 2023 presidential race were due to face off on Thursday evening in the first television debate. It featured Disy leader Averof Neophytou, Akel-backed Andreas Mavroyiannis, ...

A missing turbine that Moscow says has caused the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to pump less gas to Europe is stuck in transit in Germany because Russia has so far not ...

London is losing its allure as a destination for corrupt Russian elites and other kleptocrats with the aid of new powers and a crackdown on “enablers” who help them channel ...

Italy’s national elections will be held on Sept. 25, the journalist who covers the Italian presidency for state broadcaster RAI said on Thursday. Earlier Italian President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament , ...

The vast heatwave covering swathes of Europe moved steadily eastwards on Thursday, forcing countries including Italy, Poland and Slovenia to issue their highest heatwave alerts as firefighters battled wildfires across ...

Ever partied at night at an art gallery? Probably not as it is a rather unusual experience and something that sounds like it comes from the A Night at the ...

The decision to take things further now lies with those directly impacts, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Thursday after the supreme court struck down a claim by President Nicos ...

Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue working but in isolation, ...

The Cyprus Automobile Association on Thursday branded the finance ministry’s refusal to underwrite the holding of the Cyprus Rally over the next four years at WRC/ERC levels as “...