Archive 2022

The social welfare budget for 2023 amounts to €620.5 million, marking a €4.6 million increase from the previous year, deputy minister of social welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Friday. Presenting the budget to ...

Many event titles have a nice ring to them but a new wine-tasting adventure organised by five local wineries called The Grape Escape is likely among the top we have ...

The reform of the social security system and adequate income for pensioners are among the priorities of the labour ministry for the next three years, MPs heard on Friday during ...

Europe’s retailers are hoping Black Friday discount day will get shoppers spending, though it is taking place against a backdrop of a worsening cost-of-living crisis and the distraction of ...

Oil prices rose in Asia on Friday, despite thin market liquidity, after a week marked by worries about Chinese demand and haggling over a Western price cap on Russian oil. ...

The fire services on Friday completed an exercise in the Vasiliko area on Friday, according to spokesman Andreas Kettis. The scenario involved a fire at one of the liquid gas ...

A pensioner has reported he was scammed out of over €67,500 in an online cryptocurrency scam. Nicosia police are investigating after the 73-year-old man complained that in June he was contacted ...

Green party member Efi Xanthou’s decision to actively support Andreas Mavroyiannis’ candidacy in the presidential elections has prompted in-house problems after a colleague filed a complaint against her. Speaking ...

Environmental NGO Friends of the Earth has called on people to consider the costs to the environment in making purchases on Black Friday weekend. Surveys have shown that huge numbers ...

Millions of Ukrainians were still without heat or power on Friday after the most devastating Russian air strikes on its energy grid so far, with residents warned to brace for ...

In 2021, the labour market slack, which comprises all people who have an unmet need for employment, amounted to 15.0 per cent of the extended labour force among people aged 15 to 74 years ...

There is limited visibility on the Paphos – Limassol highway due to strong rainfall, police announced on Friday. It warned roads may be slippery due to water pooling and heavy rains. ...

Where do you live? I live in Strovolos, Nicosia, in my castle (apartment), with my long-term partner of 15 years: Mushka (the Black Cat) What did you have for breakfast? It’...

Aspiring archbishops have to finalise their candidacy by Monday, when ballots are set to go to print. This should also mean an end to rumours about who will be running, ...

President Vladimir Putin on Friday met the mothers of soldiers who had been fighting in Ukraine, telling them that he and the entire Russian leadership shared their suffering. The war ...

Management of the Nicosia central prisons is “neither adequate nor effective”, the facility is rife with drugs and criminal activity including witness intimidation both inside and outside the prison, leading ...

There is no stopping the Christmas events this year as artists, municipalities and institutions plan festive happenings to bring the holiday spirit alive. Larnaca Municipality will welcome the season with ...

Former team-mates of Diego Maradona gathered at the World Cup in Qatar on Friday to pay tribute to the icon on the second anniversary of his death, reminiscing about brighter ...

Iran scored twice in the final moments of stoppage time to keep alive their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time with a thrilling last-gasp ...

An experimental vaccine provided broad protection against all 20 known influenza A and B virus subtypes in initial tests in mice and ferrets, potentially opening a pathway to a universal flu ...

The United States marked the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday with traditional feasts, parades and American football, taking a moment to celebrate in a week shadowed by gun violence. The official ...

Shoppers appear to show limited interest in Black Friday sales, as stores opened their doors early Friday to fewer crowds than usual likely to due the economic climate fuelled by ...

A Santa Claus fun run will be held in Limassol on Sunday, December 11, organised by the Limassol Tourism Board. Santa Runs are popular Christmas events around the globe that attracts ...

Cyprus post will bring children in contact with Santa Claus for another year this Christmas. Continuing the Post2Santa tradition, the postal services will deliver children’s letters to Santa ...