Cyprus

The voluntary retirement scheme agreed with the bank employees’ union Etyk will cost Hellenic Bank an estimated €85 million and would lead to the departure of between 400 and 500 workers. The agreement ...

The new Limassol stadium will be inaugurated on November 25, the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said on Tuesday. According to the CFA, an agreement has so far been signed with Aris ...

A suspect in the murder of a central prisons inmate, currently being held on remand in police custody, has reportedly accused a police officer of inappropriate conduct. The suspect, currently ...

The upcoming presidential elections in 2023 may have a record number of candidates compared to any other year, head of the elections service Menelaos Vasiliou said on Tuesday. “It is not ...

Actress Margarita Zachariou on Tuesday called on the audience member who recorded her nude scene while performing during the ‘1984’ theatre production, to delete the material from their phone. In a ...

A 36-year-old Limassol man in possession of two 18th century cannons was arrested on Monday for having antiquities without a license. Local media reported that the drug squad (Ykan) had ...

The Cyprus Institute (CyI) has set its sights on promoting Troodos local products with the introduction of a “Mountain Agriculture Troodos” quality label. The products, currently available in the new ...

A Limassol lower-secondary school teacher was remanded on Monday for eight days following allegations of sexually abusing multiple female students. Police investigations are still at the initial stages, but the ...

The Cyprus national rugby team suffered a narrow 22-21 defeat to Israel in a very competitive and physical game over the weekend. The Rugby Europe Conference 1 South division encounter was ...

Back after a pandemic-induced break, TEDxLimassol returns this month, an inspirational day filled with motivational and educational talks, parallel activities, surprises and guest speakers from Cyprus and abroad. Although the ...

In today’s episode, the elections for a new archbishop will be held on December 18, the Holy Synod said yesterday. Nominations will be submitted on November 22. In other news, “2022 has ...

The Paphos district court on Tuesday issued a four-day detention order against a 27-year-old man who was arrested on Monday on suspicion of theft, possession of burglary tools, and possession ...

Unknown hooded men attacked the AEK fans’ clubhouse in Larnaca on Monday night, causing extensive damage. According to a police statement, around 7 pm on Monday night, a group of 30 unknown ...

On Tuesday morning the weather will be mostly clear, but from midday locally increased cloud cover is expected to bring isolated rains, mainly in the western half of the island. ...

The House human rights committee on Monday debated a proposed bill to create a specialised queue for vulnerable groups at public and private sector services. The bill, proposed by ruling ...

Presidential candidate and Disy party leader Averof Neophytou met with people on Ledra street on Monday to discuss affordable rents for housing, and how he envisions moving forward should he ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will go to London for a working visit with his British counterpart James Cleverley, it was announced on Monday. Kasoulides will leave on Tuesday, and is ...

The work of legendary female musicians will soon sound in Nicosia performed by female artists of today. The dynamic concert show Girl Power – Pop Divas Through Time with Sophia Patsalides ...

Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos met with trade union PEO on Monday to discuss the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), which all trade unions have been demanding move forward as soon as possible. ...

Resistance fighters to the 1974 coup said on Monday they were disappointed by the failure of the authorities to cover the burial of brothers Charalambos and Tassos Christofi Shiamma, who were ...

An unpleasant smell is hovering above the Nicosia sewerage board where an employee was pressured into being a manager’s servant – for ten years. The organisation’s council are holding ...

Larnaca dockers on Monday agreed to end their strike action after a deal hammered out through the mediation of the ministers of labour and transport. The two ministers met separately, ...

Police have arrested a 49-year-old man wanted by Chinese authorities for fraud. The 49-year-old is allegedly related to a case of fraud and embezzlement through loans, amounting to 5.6 billion Chinese ...

Football fans will be glad to know that CyBC will broadcast live all 64 games of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, running from November 20 through to December 18. The public broadcaster said that ...