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Employers’ organisations OEV and Keve came out of a meeting with the ministers of labour and finance on Wednesday “reservedly optimistic”, but cautioning there was still a long way to ...

The police on Wednesday loaded a visitor into the prisoner van at the central prisons and took him to court only to discover the mistake on arrival during the headcount. ...

The interior ministry has dismissed allegations that it had mishandled Turkish Cypriot property in Lefkara, saying that on the contrary it showed “zero tolerance for the illegal appropriation of Turkish ...

Nineteen people were arrested in Larnaca on Wednesday during a joint operation against illegal employment, illegal work and undeclared work, carried out by the police and the labour ministry’s ...

The relief, care and support for the elderly, along with their seamless integration into social life, were discussed as a priority during Wednesday’s 26th session of the House of ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will be presenting a draft bill to MPs at the House interior committee on Thursday for the solution once and for all of the 40 per cent ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday he was ready to meet new Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman as soon as possible, with the latter replying he would be getting back ...

Mismanagement of Turkish Cypriot homes in Pano Lefkara has been highlighted as a long-standing issue, with some houses reportedly used simply for storage, the town’s mayor has said on ...

Daggers have been drawn inside the north’s largest political party the UBP in the aftermath of its former leader Ersin Tatar’s landslide defeat at this month’s Turkish ...

With an aim to expedite justice on taxation cases, the House legal committee on Wednesday discussed legislative initiatives, particularly the deadlines for appeals. Disy MP Fotini Tsiridou, who proposed the ...

The examination of the parliamentary citizen’s initiative, aimed at enhancing public participation in the legislative process, took place on Wednesday before the House legal committee. The parliament’s proposal ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday announced the extension of the zero VAT rate on certain basic goods until December 2026, following a Cabinet meeting that approved a related proposal. The ...

The House legal committee on Wednesday accepted President Nikos Christodoulides’ reasons for sending back to it a series of amendments to the law on public procurements, after the amendments had ...

The government has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives aimed at the immediate deportation and removal of political asylum status for foreigners involved in crimes, government spokesman Konstantinos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday called for an “immediate” response from parliament to pass his tax reform plans into law, to allow them to be implemented by the beginning of ...

Operating since 1969, and since 1989 in its current location, Jack’s Pizza House is arguably the oldest pizzeria in Nicosia. Yes, the Jack’s. The mythical, legendary pizzeria that seems to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday told new United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne of his “political will” to “create the appropriate conditions for the resumption of talks” to ...

How can buying a book help an animal in need? The upcoming charity book bazaar by P.A.W.S. (Protecting Animals Without Shelter) aims to do just that. With ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades and the commissioner for gender equality Josie Christodoulou welcomed on Wednesday the installation of new female silhouettes on pedestrian traffic lights in Nicosia. The inspection took ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman of his readiness to support efforts towards a solution to the Cyprus problem. “I would like to ...

Warnings were issued by Despina Children’s Diabetes Foundation on Wednesday about the rising presence and online promotion of unapproved products falsely marketed as ‘miracle cures’ for diabetes. “International media ...

Urgent EU support is needed for Cypriot farmers devastated by the unprecedented drought, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou told the EU council of ministers for agriculture and fisheries held in Luxemburg ...

Average monthly earnings in Cyprus continued to rise during the second quarter of 2025, with gross salaries increasing by 4.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to provisional ...

Cyprus wears its history openly. Across this small island, time has left its mark in stone — from prehistoric villages and classical temples to medieval fortresses and Venetian walls. Every district ...