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Larnaca district court on Thursday handed down fines to two companies, having found them guilty of violating workplace safety rules relating to the same incident that led to the electrocution ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou unveiled on Thursday “a grand plan” aimed at helping migrants integrate in Cyprus. He outlined the plan contains 50 points of action based on five envisioned pillars: ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday stressed the need to take measures against financial illiteracy within society, underlining the need for collective action to tackle the issue. Speaking at the Presidential ...

Aegean Airlines and Cyprus Airways on Thursday announced that they have signed a long-term ACMI (wet lease) deal in which the Cypriot flag carrier will lease two Airbus A320 aircraft ...

The Council of Ministers on Thursday has green lighted a proposal presented by the deputy ministry of culture, in collaboration with the education ministry, for the implementation of a policy ...

The European Commission’s latest report on Cyprus’ economic and financial outlook for Autumn 2023 has outlined a series of projections and assessments, painting a nuanced picture of the country’s ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that in January he will hold a national council meeting and decide on his negotiating team for the Cyprus problem. “At the beginning of ...

The Council of Ministers on Thursday approved an increase in the subsidy amount for the installation of photovoltaic systems in residences of vulnerable electricity consumers. The adjustment raises the subsidy ...

The fire on three yachts at the Larnaca marina was put under control late on Thursday afternoon. According to fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis, the fire broke out at around 12...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the Israeli government had not yet approved the docking of the ship initially identified as the British vessel RFA ‘Lyme Bay’, reported by various ...

Using a creative lens, one artist tells PAUL LAMBIS how he is pushing the boundaries of artistic expression From a young age, Baris Gencel was drawn to the worlds of ...

There has been an increase in Syrian asylum application, the interior ministry said on Thursday, while noting that the cases are difficult to deal with as the people concerned cannot ...

More complaints are being filed to the ombudswoman’s office over benefits it emerged on Thursday, as ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides handed over the annual reports for 2021 and 2022 to President Nikos ...

Holiday travel by Cypriots for Christmas and New Year are on the rise, mirroring the trend seen during the summer months, and is expected to surpass 2019’s record numbers. According ...

The Paraplegics’ Organisation has won this year’s ‘Stella Soulioti’ annual human rights award, which will presented at the foreign ministry on December 28, along with the €10,000 prize. The award was ...

The labour ministry on Thursday said that 13th salary provisions, when part of a collective agreement, personal contract or company practice, constitute an integral part of an employee’s salary. “...

There has been “a notable surge” in coronavirus cases in Cyprus over the past week, hospitals operator Okypy spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said on Thursday. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, he ...

The cabinet has approved a proposal for changes concerning the implementation of the Sustainable Development Plan (SDP) projects for the Akamas National Park, specifically a review of the contentious roadworks ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus wants to go tough on migrant smugglers and will set up a special unit on illegal migration within the police force, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

Paphos municipality has sent a letter to the Bishopric hoping to put an end to a long legal battle over the construction of a church in the public gardens that ...

Christmas weekend is here and it is bound to be a good one, not just because there are two public holidays next week making this a very long weekend, but ...

A bomb explosion at a state prosecutor’s home in Paphos was condemned on Thursday as a “despicable act” by the legal service and justice ministry. The incident unfolded on ...

A second arrest has been made after incidents of violence at a football match on December 17 in Limassol. The suspect is a 21-year-old Limassol resident. Police on Tuesday arrested a 17...

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a 36-year-old in Paphos on Tuesday night, police said. The asylum seeker from Syria was injured late ...