Cyprus

The labour ministry on Friday set out the government’s new rules regarding the employment of third-country nationals in Cyprus who are either students or high earners. For high earners, ...

The second wave of air-conditioning for schools has been approved by the education ministry, as well as the landscaping of two adjoining schools, with a budget of €1.5 million, chairwoman of ...

A new health scandal surfaced on Friday regarding the embezzlement of more than €30 million for neurolysis over a period of two years, with treatments allegedly skyrocketing from 100 per year before ...

Plastic pollution and invasive species are among key issues fishers are facing in Cyprus, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis said on Friday. Kadis was speaking from the ...

The United Nations filed a formal police report on Friday after two peacekeepers were injured and three UN vehicles were damaged during a confrontation with Greek Cypriot farmers in the ...

Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank on Friday announced a new raft of measures aimed at supporting vulnerable borrowers. The developments come after meetings at the presidential palace earlier in ...

Efforts to remove the fence across the Green Line will begin on January 9, it was reported on Friday. Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides informed cabinet on Wednesday that the contentious ...

Numerous restoration projects at Greek and Turkish Cypriot heritage sites are planned for 2025, the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage said on Friday. Greek Cypriot co-chair of the committee Sotos ...

Parents of next year’s first year primary school students can now register their children online, the education ministry announced on Friday as part of efforts to modernise the registration ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has revised its GDP growth forecast for 2024 upwards by 0.2 percentage points, now expecting growth of 3.7 per cent. The revision is attributed to stronger domestic ...

A total of 114 people have been helped this year at the Tolmi drug rehabilitation centre in Paphos, its chairwoman said on Friday. It said drug and alcohol abuse in Paphos ...

Delineating an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between Turkey and Syria, which would disregard Cyprus’ sovereign rights, will not be accepted, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said. Speaking at a ...

Two defendants charged for the double murder in Arakapas earlier this year pleaded not guilty on Friday to premeditated murder. Appearing at Limassol criminal court, the two defendants, aged 19 and 23, ...

Passengers passing through Cyprus’ airports in Larnaca and Paphos reached a record high on Friday, with traffic exceeding 12 million passengers, as was predicted earlier in the week. “This important achievement ...

Premium real estate developer is revolutionising workspaces in Cyprus, with the launch of a pioneering office hub, designed for the future, with quality and sustainability at its core. Tor Properties ...

Larnaca shop owners on Friday blasted works that began in November to remodel the commercial centre, saying that business has been affected as Christmas shoppers can’t get to them. ...

A house was broken into on Thursday night in Mouttalos, Paphos, and the burglars managed to get away with €500 and electronic equipment, while the owner was out. Police investigated the ...

Cyprus, EIB sign agreement to fund island roadworks By Rebekah Gregoriades The vice president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Kyriacos Kakouris, on Friday signed the first €100 million tranche of ...

The workforce in Cyprus’ broader public sector totalled 73,137 employees in the third quarter of 2024, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). For the first ...

Mainly fine weather with clouds can be expected on Friday, with isolated showers in the evening. Winds will be a gentle to moderate north to northeast breeze, 3 to 4 Beaufort, over ...

Pentakomo harbour threatens seals, say environmentalists Environmental organisations have called for the immediate termination of works on the Pentakomo harbour, which are threatening the Mediterranean monk seal and the surrounding ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said Thursday that it has cancelled a second-division football match scheduled for this weekend after being alerted to suspicious betting activity. The game in question, ...

A French company has agreed to buy a significant stake in the Great Sea Interconnector project, media reports said on Thursday. Bloomberg broke the story, naming the company as Meridiam ...

There were fewer schools per students in primary education during the 2022-2023 academic year compared to the previous year, according to a survey released by the Statistical Service on Thursday. ...