Cyprus

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday described the decision by the bank employees’ union Etyk to stage a 24-hour warning strike on May 31 as “sad and disappointing”. The Etyk executive council announced ...

Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced that Paul Sies has been appointed to the position of chief executive officer, with Sies officially assuming the role on May 20. “Mr Sies has extensive ...

Limassol has been ranked as the tenth best coastal city break destination in the world by UK price comparison website Comparethemarket.com. The study ranked 35 major coastal cities in the ...

The island’s Road Transport Department (TOM) will fully digitalise its services after the transport ministry struck a deal with the Deputy Ministry of Innovation as part of the government’...

An alcohol importer in Limassol lost €35,391 after falling victim to an internet scam, police said on Wednesday. According to the police report, the 37-year-old owner of the company made a ...

Turkish Cypriot labour unions on Wednesday threatened to hold an indefinite strike if the ‘government’ in the north adopts the new protocol on financial support from Turkey, as authorities continued ...

Nicosia giants Omonia have won the Cyprus Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Ethnikos Achnas at the GSP Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite having Shehu Abdullahi sent off ...

Cheesemakers on Wednesday said they had nothing to hide following concerted inspections by the competition protection commission after accusations that milk powder is being used in the production of halloumi. ...

MPs on Wednesday discussed a new law proposal that will introduce femicide as a discrete offence without requiring further proof of aggravating factors. The new proposal comes after the legal ...

Amidst a serious shortage of IT specialists, Cypriots received training from tech experts at the first European coding challenge in Nicosia this month. The leading global provider of information and ...

A second person, a retired military doctor, has been arrested in connection with a ring offering families a way to pay their son’s way out of the army, it ...

Lawmakers on the House Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday examined the controversial issue of conversion therapy as part of efforts to amend the law and criminalise the practice. Conversion therapies ...

A secondary school student has filed a complaint that she was sexually harassed and abused in a classroom during school hours, police said on Wednesday. But the report was later ...

The majority on the government’s advisory team for coronavirus favour suspending the requirement to wear face masks indoors, except at high-risk areas such as hospitals and closed structures, a ...

A fire off Tseri Avenue in Strovolos, Nicosia is under control, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Twitter on Wednesday. He said the fire had burned dry grass and ...

The police are still looking for Kleitos Rossides, 25, in connection with a series of alleged offences including kidnapping, burglary, theft and assault. An arrest warrant has been issued for Rossides ...

Both the plenum and House committees are set to return to the permanent parliament headquarters on Nicosia’s Nehru Avenue from May 30, following the relaxation of Covid-19 measures. The House ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday rubbished claims that the state granted citizenship to a Vietnamese investor while he was arrested in custody at his home country. “The person in question ...

President Nicos Anastasiades visited Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Thursday at the Ygeia hospital in Athens as she remains in an induced coma after she suffered a brain aneurism last ...

The Vatican will join Cyprus’ climate initiative as an observer state, following an invitation by President Nicos Anastasiades. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the invitation was relayed to Pope ...

The world of horse racing has come a long way since it had large crowds and race winners were treated like celebrities. THEO PANAYIDES meets a jockey with 400 first places ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos, who is currently acting as interim Labour Minister while Zeta Emilianidou remains hospitalised in Athens with a brain aneurism, has cancelled a meeting with bank employees ...

In today’s episode, Cyprus is hoping to attract over two million foreign visitors this year, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios, who admitted the loss of around 800,000 ...

Paphos police are investigating a case of actual bodily harm and malicious damage in Polis Chrysochous and expect to arrest a 38-year-old man. According to police, at around 2.40am on ...