Cyprus News

With the weather turning chillier and the end of November near, the Christmas period begins. Soon, festive bazaars, performances, craft workshops and free events will see the island welcome the ...

It is the collective responsibility of the 27 EU member states to turn their strong concern about the Gaza Strip into concrete actions by finding effective solutions, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos ...

The revamped Lemba village cultural centre is set to be handed over to the community as planned by the end of December, community council leader Thucydides Chrysostomou said on Tuesday. ...

The Animal Party has requested special courses to be included in school curricula to sensitize students about issues concerning animal welfare. To this end a meeting was held with Education ...

Tuesday will be mostly clear with temperatures at 23C in the interior, on the east and south-east coasts, 22C on the remaining coasts, and 12C in the higher mountains. Winds ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) on Monday announced that in the context of its continuous effort to open new roads and prospects for Cypriot companies, has established ...

The waste treatment plant at Pentakomo is back in the news, after the joint venture running the facility has written directly to President Nikos Christodoulides complaining about a total lack ...

The capital of Cyprus joined the map of innovative European cities, following the direction for smart and sustainable cities, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, at the inauguration of the ...

The north’s ‘energy minister’ Olgun Amcaoglu caused a stir on Monday at the ‘parliamentary’ debate regarding his ‘minstry’s’ budget after he told an ‘MP’ who asked him a ...

A snap meeting was held at the presidential palace on Monday, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said, to discuss the revelations in last week’s ‘Cyprus Confidential’ report claiming to ...

In an ongoing back and forth, the government was due to respond to Chevron’s letter in negotiations over the development of the Aphrodite natural gas reservoir on Monday night, ...

It has been over a month since Larnaca Biennale 2023 began, spreading artistic events and insightful discussions around the region. Artists, visitors, locals, children and adults have been made part of ...

The health ministry presented a budget for 2024 11.6 per cent greater than the year before on Monday, with most of the budget set to be for the government’s contribution to ...

A total of 27 Turkish Cypriots were evacuated from Gaza into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing on Sunday, according to the north’s ‘foreign ministry’. All 27 are expected to board ...

Reforming pensions to ensure those in the private sector get a boost is a key goal for the labour ministry by 2025, as the government also realises the importance of hiring ...

A total of 181 employees at the integrated casino resort in Limassol have lost their jobs, the operator Melco said on Monday, citing the “ongoing conflict in Israel”. As a result, ...

Trade union Sek on Monday called for a strengthening of workers’ rights in Cyprus at their Pancyprian Conference in Nicosia. Among their demands were a complete restoration of the cost-of-living ...

By Dr Nectarios Poullos* Nicosia General Hospital’s Radiology Department offers a comprehensive range of advanced diagnostic and interventional radiology services 24 hours a day. As the largest such department in ...

Trade unions on Monday expressed their concern over what they described as workplace bullying ahead of negotiations for collective agreements, saying hotels were pressuring staff to drop their union memberships ...

Paphos agreed a contract for a new bicycle rental network on Monday, operated by company Nextbike. Per the contract, Nextbike will set up a total of 11 bicycle rental stations, six ...

The department of labour inspection has pursued criminal charges against an individual and a company called Harco Trading Ltd for breaking laws concerning workplace safety and health. The Nicosia district ...

Since it went live in May, the call centre for social insurance and welfare benefits enquiries has taken some 230,000 calls, MPs heard on Monday. Just under half of the calls ...

At Wiggle, ALIX NORMAN meets the devoted couple who are determined to increase the island’s levels of intimacy Were you one of the one in 20 people in Cyprus who ...

The European Union’s One Stop Shop for Green Line trade commenced its operations on Monday. The One Stop Shop, which is located on Deligiorgi Street in Nicosia, aims to ...