Cyprus News

In today’s episode, Cyprus-based Indie gaming company Apella Games has won a major battle against tech giant Apple Inc., which tried to block the startup from registering its name ...

NiMAC’s (Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Associated with the Pierides Foundation) upcoming show directs the public’s gaze toward the moving image. We Can Only Begin To Notice presents a ...

Cyprus repatriated 20 third country nationals as the state took part in a coordinated EU-wide effort with Frontex. Tuesday’s repatriations raise the total number of third country nationals relocated this ...

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has reverberated around the world, sending shockwaves through the global economy, with numerous companies in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region being directly ...

Climate and social justice organisations come together in Nicosia By Josef Boraei and Myrto Skouroupathi Various initiatives and groups hosted the recent event in Nicosia, ‘Stories of Resistance’, as a ...

Explaining the mysterious world of company compliance By Dorina Mastora In recent years ‘compliance’ has become something of a buzz word in governmental, business and professional circles, whilst a perceived ...

Cyprus is one of the success stories when it comes to stepping up on returns, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, said on Tuesday during a press readout in ...

The tight timetables regarding the implementation of Recovery and Resilience Plans were described as a challenge by Finance Minister Makis Keravnos during the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the ...

MPs on Tuesday said they hoped to soon bring to the plenum legislation beefing up the rights of consumers, particularly in relation to banking services. Lawmakers have tabled two bills ...

European Commission’s Director General for Structural Reforms, Mario Nava, discussed confidence-building measures between the two communities of Cyprus during his meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary ...

The highest electricity market share in the EU was recorded in Cyprus, where the state-run Electricity Authority holds 88 per cent, according to Eurostat data released on Tuesday. After Cyprus, the ...

By the end of May all outstanding issues pertaining to the Transmission System Operator (TSO) must be resolved – a prerequisite for opening up the electricity market to competition – lawmakers said ...

Nephrologists from public hospitals across Cyprus will be brought in to staff Famagusta general hospital’s hemodialysis unit starting Wednesday, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday. Okypy’s ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar reiterated on Tuesday that he thinks there should be a dialogue with President Nikos Christodoulides on a common earthquake response unit, as a few schools ...

One of only two seismologists in Cyprus’ Geological Survey on Tuesday accused the department of indifference to workplace bullying by unqualified staff in higher positions. Making public statements on social ...

A 26-year-old woman died in a car accident in Nicosia on Tuesday when she crashed with a vehicle driving in the opposite direction. According to police, Kyriaki Evangelou was driving ...

Limassol bus company Emel has acquired 150 new buses – 35 of which are electric – set to hit the road next month, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. Attending the handover ceremony ...

The House refugees committee on Tuesday called for immediate steps to be taken to improve the condition of 43 apartment buildings used by refugees, which were deemed unsuitable and dangerous. Committee ...

A decision to reduce the frequency blood tests can be carried out on the national health scheme (Gesy) on Tuesday caused outrage among patients and confusion among GPs. The health ...

The government on Tuesday denied President Nikos Christodoulides interfered with the health minister’s role in a strike at Famagusta general hospital. Nursing and medical unions had announced a half-hour ...

Apple sought to block Apella Games from registering name and logo in the EU Cyprus-based indie gaming company Apella Games has won a major battle against tech giant Apple Inc., ...

New Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofontos on Tuesday pledged the government would prioritise support for agriculture to boost product competitiveness. He made the comments during his first meeting with MPs after ...

The 31-year-old man suspected of murdering and sexually abusing his 28-year-old partner secured a court order for a second postmortem on Tuesday as he disagrees with the initial findings. His ...

Two projects concerning the restoration works of Piale Pasha’s historic buildings and the creation of an ‘artists park’ in the town’s Skala neigbourhood are progressing on schedule, Larnaca ...