Cyprus

MPs on Thursday proposed six bills aimed at regulating the issue of multiple pensions and the retirement age limit for state officials during a House ethics committee meeting. The six ...

A total of 30 political parties, trade unions, and other organisations in the north will hold a mass protest on Friday evening. Protestors will gather at the top of northern Nicosia’...

The Ministry of Energy has announced a call for proposals under the grant scheme for energy upgrading and boosting the competitiveness of large businesses, totalling €17 million, funded by the European ...

Influencer and YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou said he hopes his independent candidacy to June’s European Parliament elections “will bring something new and different for voters.” Speaking to the media on ...

A total of 63 candidacies were submitted at the Filoxenia conference centre in Nicosia on Wednesday for the European Parliament elections that will take place June 9. According to Chief Returning Officer ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill addressing deficits of the state health services (Okypy), granting them a one-year extension. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the initial law specified the state ...

Wednesday marked exactly 20 years since a referendum was held on whether to reunite Cyprus under the Annan plan on April 24, 2004. While the majority – 65 per cent – of Turkish Cypriots voted in ...

Cyprus was among 10 other countries which were honoured at a ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate 20 years since acceding to the European Union, ahead of the May 1 anniversary. At a moving ...

By Andria Kades and Jonathan Shkurko The fire raging since 9.50am on Wednesday in the Limassol state forest, between the villages of Vasas Kellakiou and Asgata, has been brought under ...

The EU Commission on Wednesday sent a reasoned opinion to Cyprus for failing to correctly incorporate EU legislation that covers money laundering and financial interests. An announcement details that Cyprus, ...

London-based investment fund Helikon Investments Limited has raised its stake in the Bank of Cyprus, according to an announcement by the bank. The Italian investment fund disclosed that its voting ...

Levels of dust in Cyprus’ atmosphere are not expected to reach the levels seen in Greece in recent days, the met office said on Wednesday. “Some of the [dust] cloud ...

The Internal Audit Service chief Anna Zavou-Christoforou said on Wednesday she had “no other choice” but to report auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides for “inappropriate behaviour”. Her statements on the state broadcaster ...

A woman reportedly made a failed attempt to run for the European Parliament during Wednesday’s official candidacy announcements. The woman arrived at the Filoxenia conference centre in Nicosia and ...

A massive gap in mutual understanding between the state and the managing consortium seems to be at the core of the stalled multibillion Larnaca port and marina project, with the ...

The new official residence being constructed for Ersin Tatar is a “symbol of the strength of the TRNC’s democracy”, Turkish Ambassador in Nicosia Metin Feyzioglu said on Tuesday. Speaking ...

Catching up with friends is always a delight. Going to a restaurant for an Asian fine dining experience is an added bonus. We headed to Kiku Asian in Paralimni, which ...

The Easter stipend for low-income pensioners will increase to €250, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting. He specified the measure would be very important for around 13,500 low-income ...

Hellenic Bank is reportedly on the verge of finalising a deal with French insurer CNP Assurances to acquire its insurance operations in Cyprus, it emerged on Wednesday. Citing sources within ...

The Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education is set to implement a project aimed at linking the country’s higher education with the labour market, according to ...

Awareness of Lyme Disease is growing around the world, but it can still be difficult to get a diagnosis By Dina Gavarieva More than 14 per cent of the world’s ...

British bases police and customs officers, in cooperation with Cyprus police, made multiple arrests in a pre-Easter festivities clampdown, it was announced on Wednesday. “In two of the five planned ...

The Cyprus International Theatre Festival opens on Monday with the premier of Apocalypse Tomorrow by the Berlin-based company Kirill & Friends created by theatre director, filmmaker and Cannes winner Kirill ...

In today’s episode, the audit office said it is ready to deal with any steps from the legal service aimed at removing auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides from his post. Meanwhile, ...