Helios tragedy ‘continues to haunt’ Cyprus, Hadjipantela says during memorial
The tragedy of the Helios plane crash on August 14, 2005, in which 115 passengers and six crew members lost their lives, continues to haunt...
Jean Christou
Cyprus marks second wave of Turkish invasion (Updated)
Sunday marks the 48th anniversary of when the Turkish military launched its second offensive on Cyprus occupying the best part of Mesaoria, Famagusta, Karpasia and...
Laona burial mound was hiding a ‘lasting mega-monument’, archaeologists find
Archaeologists have discovered that the tumulus of Laona, an ancient burial mound, has been hiding an architectural structure that was built by experienced engineers to...
Court goes easy on corrupt official
Suspended sentence for public employee found guilty in bribery case A former ministry of interior engineer has avoided jail for the second time after...
Britain’s leadership rivals, Truss and Sunak pledge support for Cyprus
The two rivals in Britain’s leadership race to replace Boris Johnson, foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak have both pledged support...
Most 2021 residence permits given to Russians
Cyprus issued a total of 22,190 new residence permits in 2021, the largest number of which went to Russians, according to Eurostat figures released on...
Justice minister says allegations of prison surveillance unfounded
Justice Minister Stephie Drakou on Wednesday hit back at allegations by a Cypriot MEP about surveillance at the Nicosia central prisons, calling them “misinterpretations” and...
Consumers urged to conserve water as demand increases outside urban areas
The water development department on Wednesday urged consumers to conserve water as there is increased pressure on the system in some areas and it may...
Fire service disputes Eurostat figures, says Cyprus actually second to last in numbers
The fire department said on Wednesday that statistics published on Tuesday showing that Cyprus has the second highest percentage of professional firefighters in the EU...
Half of all workers in Cyprus paid €1,500 or less, bottom 10% get €750 to €1,000
A survey of the jobs market has found hundreds of vacancies around Cyprus but most in low-paid occupations, also revealing that half of all workers...
