Conservation of Agios Georgios church in Karpas completed
The church of Agios Georgios in the Karpasia area, has undergone conservation works, as announced by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage.
The event was attended by members of the ...
‘Strategic Investments’ law passed, raises concerns over ministerial discretion
The House on Thursday passed a law that fast-tracks ‘strategic investments’ and regulates licensing procedures and timeframes, but some MPs decried the discretionary powers given to the minister and senior ...
Second supplementary budget approved despite complaints
Despite complaining about wasteful expenditures, MPs on Thursday gave the nod to the government’s second supplementary budget for fiscal year 2023.
The €361 million budget bill passed with 45 votes for, and ...
Report highlights need for clear guidelines on immigrant repatriation
In a just-published report on Thursday, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) said that persons being returned ...
Blaze breaks out in Polemidia residence
Firefighters rushed to battle a blaze that broke out at around 1.40pm in the courtyard of a Polemidia residence in Limassol.
The courtyard was shared with three other residences. Thankfully, ...
Elam-sourced refugee law passes through parliament
An amendment to the Refugee law drafted by Elam, which will mean that all asylum seekers who refuse to consent to medical examinations to determine their age will be presumed ...
Poetry workshop teaches breath and voice projection
As part of an ongoing series of workshops at Goethe-Institut, KENO Publications and Atlantis Culture present one more morning of poetry. Under the Performance Poetry 101 workshops, July 15’s session will ...
House strikes down debtors’ rights bill
After a fiery debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, showcasing vastly divergent ideas about the relationship between debtors and banks, the plenum voted down two bills which the ...
Christodoulides says Cyprob negotiations ‘biggest priority’ at ambassador ceremony
President Nikos Christodoulides has said his biggest priority is to make every possible effort to break the current Cyprus problem deadlock and restart a “structured and results-oriented dialogue”.
He said ...
Cypriot man dies in Thessaloniki hospital
A 32-year-old Cypriot man who was travelling in Greece, died as a result of his brain bleed, it emerged on Thursday.
The man was in Thessaloniki with friends and was ...
Donkey dead after car crash
Two men have been arrested after a donkey was run over twice in the north in the early hours of Thursday morning.
According to the Turkish Cypriot police, 31-year-old Emrah ...
New passenger handling facility at Akrotiri air base
The British Sovereign Base Areas Administration (SBA) has announced its intention to construct a new passenger handling facility at its RAF Akrotiri air base.
The facility will cost £66 million (€77.2 million) ...
Reduced waiting times for solar panel applications, EAC says
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced on Thursday that measures have been taken to reduce waiting times for the inspection of solar panels to three weeks.
Applications for the ...
A voyage of discovery
The party town of Ayia Napa is also home a museum on the influence of the sea on Cyprus history and culture finds PAUL LAMBIS
Cyprus is a sea lover’...
Holy Synod welcomes Pitsillides back to the church after eight-year banishment (Updated)
The Holy Synod decided on Thursday to welcome back to the church controversial theologian Andreas Pitsillides, who had been excommunicated in 2015 over differing views with the church, then led by ...
Mortgage to rent applications to begin in October
Applications for the new mortgage to rent scheme will be accepted starting October, the finance ministry said on Thursday, a day after the scheme was given the nod of approval ...
Cleon heatwave prompts labour inspection warnings
With the Cleon heatwave hitting Cyprus from Thursday, the labour inspection department sought to remind employers of their safety obligations in hot weather.
Temperatures are set to rise into the 40...
National guard and UK armed forces take part in small-scale exercise (Video)
The small-scale special operations exercise TAMS ‘ZEUS – 2023’ took place between July 4 and 6 with the participation of the national guard and the British armed forces.
According to a statement by the ...
‘Positive signs’ surrounding president’s talks with EU leaders
President Nikos Christodoulides is set to speak with senior EU member state leaders on Thursday for a briefing on their talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Government spokesman Konstantinos ...
Nicosia welcomes UN security council support for new envoy
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday welcomed the UN security council’s commitment to a sustainable and just solution to the Cyprus problem, along with its move to support appointing ...
North’s minimum wage set at 15,750TL
The north’s minimum wage determination commission met on Wednesday, adjusting its monthly minimum wage for the first time since January to a net figure of 15,750TL.
The new minimum ...
Invest Cyprus takes part in Economist Conference in New York
National investment promotion agency, commonly known as Invest Cyprus, on Thursday, announced that its vice chairman Spyros Vassiliou presented Cyprus’ investment attraction strategy at The Economist conference in New York.
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Restaurant reivew: Bar Italia, Nicosia
Over the past few years I came to realise that I have a real soft spot for family-run restaurants. Perhaps it’s a sign of my advancing old age or ...
Contentious foreclosures bill heads to plenum
The ongoing issue of foreclosures will be raised again Thursday before the House plenum in the last legislative session before the summer recess, with the postponement of the debate presented ...