Cyprus News

The House education committee is seeking an urgent meeting with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou to address growing concerns over the exams scheduled every four months due to be introduced for ...

Proposals on Cyprus’ initiative for the need for regional action on climate change will be discussed at the second international climate conference in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East to ...

Nicos Christodoulides’ trip to Lebanon on Wednesday marked him as the first EU foreign minister to visit the crisis-stricken nation since it managed to form a new government, a move ...

The Supreme Court has ruled as unconstitutional a bill approved by parliament extending a moratorium on tenant evictions due to the pandemic. The decision essentially has no bearing as the ...

The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda accompanied by his wife, is arriving in Cyprus on Wednesday afternoon to pay a three-day official visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of President ...

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday a minimum salary was expected to be adopted by the end of the year following the conclusion of talks between social partners. Speaking ...

A 39-year-old Azeri suspected of planning to assassinate Israeli nationals living on the island will remain in custody until Monday to give time for documents to be translated before a ...

The health ministry announced the rapid test sites for Thursday, 23 in total, in all districts. To get tested people need to present an ID, passport, or a driver’s licence ...

By Gregoris Ioannou Employment relations in the 21st Century are governed by multiple layers of institutional regulation that have evolved historically during the previous centuries. Progress and development do not ...

President Nicos Anastasiades once again denied any wrongdoing after the law firm he founded and bears his name was accused of hiding the assets of a former Russian senator behind ...

A 33-year-old Limassol resident was remanded for six days on Wednesday as police investigate a case of possession and alleged sale of fake euro banknotes. The suspect was arrested on ...

Police reported 376 traffic offences over the course of 24 hours in the Famagusta district during a coordinated road safety operation. According to a statement released by the police, 94 motorists were booked ...

The English School staff announced on Wednesday they would go on an indefinite strike after it emerged that the head of their union, ESSA, who had been suspended by the ...

The Cambodian government has rejected reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen has a Cypriot passport, as he ordered the justice ministry to amend the constitution to bar holders of the ...

Paphos police carried out a 24-hour coordinated road safety operation that lasted until 6am on Wednesday, resulting in 54 drivers being booked, 31 for speeding. Meanwhile, the Paphos cycling police unit, which ...

President Nicos Anastasiades warned his EU counterparts that Turkey may channel refugees from Afghanistan to the bloc’s member states arguing that this new migration issue should not be left ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is participating in World Investor Week, a global campaign seeking to educate and protect investors. Through its participation in World Investor Week, CySEC ...

A 40-year-old Briton was arrested on Tuesday night for assaulting police officers who were trying to restrain him after employees of the hotel he was staying at in the Paphos ...

Police on Wednesday said there was a year-on-year increase of sexual harassment and abuse complaints, as they confirmed they were investigating a second complaint of sexual abuse in schools by ...

In today’s episode, we take a look at the upcoming discussion on euthanasia in Cyprus. Moreover, 17 potential victims of human trafficking were identified in the island following a Europol ...

Holders of a Cypriot passport can travel to 176 destinations without a visa, according to the latest Henley Passport Index where the document ranked 15th out of 198 passports, dropping two spots ...

Paphos CID in collaboration with the antiquities department on Wednesday were investigating the possibility of criminal liability by the managers of a construction company following its failure to report the ...

Police on Wednesday said they have suspended the operation of a Paphos-based bar which did not have the necessary licences and failed to abide by coronavirus measures. According to the ...

Two businesses and 18 individuals were booked in the last 24 hours for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Wednesday. The fines came after 3,371 nationwide checks carried out between 6am on Tuesday ...