Cyprus

Bank employees union Etyk on Tuesday said that after an arbitration process through the ministry of labour it has ensured that Bank of Cyprus staff are reimbursed the full travel ...

A yellow warning for high temperatures, which are expected to reach up to 42C, has been issued for Wednesday while a red alert for forest fires remains in place. The ...

With Cyprus hospitals full to bursting, questions have been asked after the situation seemed to peak with a man who had suffered a stroke reportedly left waiting at Paphos hospital’...

The visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed due to the crash of a firefighting aircraft in Greece on Tuesday afternoon. The ...

Communities in the area of Pentakomo waste treatment plant (Oeda) are prepared to take dynamic measure and block the entrance after another fire on Tuesday sent further toxic fumes into ...

The labour ministry’s inspection services handed out a total of €21,500 in fines to businesses employing undeclared workers during the month of June, it said on Tuesday. A total of 15 ...

Strays in Nicosia are suffering in the heatwave as “unconscientious” individuals are removing food and water bowls put out by volunteers, the Environmental Movement said on Tuesday. Animal activists and ...

By October government servers damaged by a water leak in April will be relocated to premises operated by the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA), the deputy minister of research said on ...

The European Union funds 80 per cent of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus budget while the biggest single donor is the Cyprus government, Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Anna ...

Avocado plantations in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias have been destroyed by the recent heat wave, president of its Community Council Nicos Kleanthous said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

Cyprus’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate and inflation rate are expected to reach 3 per cent, respectively, for 2023, consistent with the predictions made in May, according to a report released ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday met a group of teenagers from the US and Canadian diaspora, to whom he recounted the events surrounding the coup and 1974 invasion. Visiting him at ...

After a successful annual general meeting held on July 17, 2023, the CFA Society Cyprus has introduced its newly elected board of directors for the term 2023-2024, led by the newly appointed ...

Fireworks used at a wedding that started a fire over the weekend had not been given the relevant licence, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the use ...

Pluralism in Cyprus’ radio landscape appears to be sufficient however there are observed trends which must be kept in check to ensure the industry’s development is not hampered, a ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets two very different men who share one thing in common Although Wang Jiangjiang and Pavlos Michaelides are from different cultures, live in different parts of the globe, ...

The first few days of operation of the new terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport have been plagued by power cuts and other technical issues. After being officially ...

The Nicosia municipality has extended the time given to pay waste disposal fees for 2023. The new deadline to pay is September 8, 2023. People failing to pay before the deadline will be ...

Teams from the Limassol municipality joined forces with local volunteers with the aim of ridding the city of graffiti over the weekend. Three teams of six municipal workers as well ...

A drunk driver injured two tourists with his vehicle early on Tuesday morning in Paralimni. The driver was more than three times over the legal alcohol limit. Instead of being 22µ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou on Tuesday vowed to increase fines and penalties against people guilty of causing fires, with special emphasis on those using fireworks “dangerously and irresponsibly”. Speaking to ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referenced the Annan Plan in a speech on Monday evening while also expressing hope for a “lasting and just peace” in Cyprus. “We will not ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis will visit Cyprus on Wednesday in his first official trip since his re-election. Mitsotakis is set to have a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides, with ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 29-year-old man for illegal possession of drugs and “various traffic violations” after attempting to flag him down for a routine stop on Monday evening. The ...