Cyprus

Sales across supermarkets have matched pre-pandemic levels this Christmas, largely driven by special offers which lure in customers, but retailers in other areas said consumer spending had been disappointing. Executive ...

As January 1, 2023 rolls around, Cyprus will for the first time be implementing a minimum wage. Set at €940 per month, the measure is expected to impact some 40,000 workers. For the first ...

Larnaca municipality has extended the deadline for all taxes until the end of January, it said in an announcement on Saturday. Taxes concerning rubbish collection, the cemetery tax, property maintenance ...

The new Archbishop Georgios will follow the line of late Archbishop Chrysostomos on the Cyprus problem, he said in an interview on Saturday. “Our views are aligned, meaning we should ...

In 2022 the Larnaca tourism board (Etap) carried out actions aimed at the quality upgrade and enrichment of the city’s tourism product and its marine protected area, it said in ...

Tourists from Switzerland, the US, Norway and Austria were the biggest spenders in Cyprus, which saw its tourism revenue for October amount to €319.8 million, figures from the statistical service revealed. ...

The start of 2023 brings a big star to the theatre screens. As the National Theatre Live programme continues at Rialto Theatre, the popular actress Emilia Clarke, who gained fame through ...

The wearing of ritual or decorative masks in performances or ceremonies to hide the identity of the wearer By Martin Clark My articles in the Cyprus Mail usually deal with ...

The past few years have been hell. But will 2023 be any better? According to the predictions, we’re either in for a peaceful 12 months or a global apocalypse finds Alix ...

A 28-year-old man was arrested at Paphos airport trying to catch a flight to Poland using a fake passport, police said on Saturday. Officers at passport control stopped him the ...

The outgoing year saw a number of key events in Cyprus’ economy and business world, ranging from domestic legislation to influential international incidents By Kyriacos Nicolaou Resilience amidst adverse conditions ...

The average gross monthly earnings of employees in Cyprus marked a 5.3 per cent year-on-year increase in the third quarter of 2022, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus ...

Workers unions on Friday issued their 2023 agendas addressing key issues such as the need for more collective agreements, increase of pensions and implementation of legal framework for remote work and ...

Police on Friday arrested an 18-year-old resident of a village in the Nicosia district to facilitate investigations in an ongoing case of illegal possession of drugs, with the aim of ...

Cyprus provides many opportunities for investment in all areas of the business spectrum and can help strengthen India’s economic and social relations with the European Union, said Foreign Minister ...

Greek lender Eurobank Ergasias on Friday announced a new acquisition of shares in Hellenic Bank, further increasing its stake in Cyprus’ second largest lender. Eurobank S.A., a subsidiary of “...

This coming February, Israeli singer-songwriter Hanan Ben Ari will travel to Limassol for a one-night-only performance at Monte Caputo. Currently, he is one of the most popular artists in his ...

By Sarah Ktisti There is no common point of reference between the two sides in Cyprus and a “mountain of differences” exist on the perception of the nature of a ...

Nicosia never gave consent for the works carried out at Cetinkaya stadium, foreign minister, Ioannis Kasoulidis, reiterated on Thursday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Kasoulides characterised the completion of works at ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) will appoint an investigator to examine complaints that three patients were turned away from A&E departments, its chief said on Friday. Speaking to ...

An eight-year-old is being treated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia after she was found to have a Strep A infection. According to Politis, the girl was taken to the hospital ...

Scouting, the largest voluntary youth movement in the country, is celebrating 110 years on New Years Day. Cyprus scouts’ association will hold a series of activities and events to mark this ...

A 64-year-old man who raped a 25-year-old autistic man had his prison sentence increased to 10 years, following a Supreme Court decision. In assessing the case, the Supreme Court said the ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue for the period between January and October 2022 reached 90 per cent of those recorded in 2019, despite arrivals reaching 80 per cent of those recorded during that year, according to ...