Cyprus

Going rate has doubled in the last year The price of olive oil is set to skyrocket to as much as €10 per litre by the end of the year, and ...

Concerns about the channelling of the millions of euros secured for research programmes by the public universities of Cyprus were expressed at Wednesday’s meeting of the house education committee, ...

Increases in 25 categories of basic products in a total of 45 categories were recorded for the month of August, the consumer protection service of the energy ministry said on Wednesday. According ...

The exploitation of the Aphrodite natural gas remains a priority President Nikos Christodoulides and the head of Chevron international Clay Neff, and other team members said on Wednesday. From the ...

Amended regulations that provide for bans and warning labels for heated tobacco products with aromatic substances were approved by the cabinet on Wednesday. Following the meeting, Health Minister Popi Kanari ...

Political parties were informed on Wednesday of the changes which have taken place in the electoral system due to recently enacted local government reforms. In a meeting regarding next year’...

Renowned dancers from leading world theatres are travelling to Cyprus this autumn to stage a unique ballet performance. As Freedom Finance Europe partners with the Celebrity Gala art project, two ...

Trade unions and civil organisations on Wednesday expressed their alarm and strong dissatisfaction with the seemingly ineffective measures taken thus far to address inflation and the cost of living. Trade ...

Further details emerged on Wednesday of the overtime request filed by deputy government spokesperson Doxa Komodromou, including three hours one evening for attending a charity football event for children with ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Wednesday sought to set the record straight after auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides slammed the proposed plan for a new legal service building. Earlier in the day, daily ...

Six international media freedom organisations and journalists’ associations said they were “highly concerned about the alleged surveillance of journalist Makarios Drousiotis, and the fact that there has not been a ...

‘Gunboat diplomacy and strong-arm tactics belong to the past’ President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday called on his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan to work together to send a message of peace ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday presented plans to revitalise old Nicosia, including grants to boost business activity, student accommodation grants, town planning incentives and housing arrangements, and home ownership grants. ...

Politicians on opposite sides of the divide in Cyprus on Wednesday found themselves on either side of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, with Greek Cypriots expressing their support for Armenia, and ...

Doctors “were not consulted” about the planned extension of afternoon outpatient clinic hours, the doctors and clinical directors branch of civil servants union Pasydy said on Wednesday. Health minister Popi ...

The trial of a 45-year-old man accused of the premeditated murder of Ioannis Polycarpou, who was attacked by a driver while on his moped, was postponed on Wednesday. The trial ...

Cyprus has received a loan of over €350 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to boost social cohesion, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Wednesday. The loan of €369 million is ...

The commerce ministry on Wednesday defended its e-kalathi proposal, which has faced criticism, saying that it is one of the many measures it has taken to tackle the impact of ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou has urged President Nikos Christodoulides to display clarity and a readiness to undertake initiatives at Friday’s meeting with the UN Secretary-General in New York. ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a young South African Cypriot making a name for himself on the football field In August 2023, South African defender Marko Veselinovic signed a two-year contract with AEL ...

The five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British woman in Ayia Napa earlier this month were remanded in custody for an extra day for the second consecutive day on ...

Opposition party Disy is to table a bill which seeks to ban face coverings at demonstrations and large gatherings, claiming that “disruptive elements” infiltrate such events by becoming unrecognisable. Disy ...

Football referees will return to the pitch this weekend, they announced on Wednesday following a meeting with the Cyprus Football Association and internal meetings. Earlier this week, they had called ...

The creation of a planned Russian consular office in the north was on Wednesday unclear, with no side willing to give much away regarding progress. Both the Russian ambassador in ...