Cyprus

Employment in the broad public sector increased by 894 individuals, a rise of 1.2 per cent, in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to the state’s ...

The government aims to further support the growth of the financial services sector by bolstering the relevant regulatory framework, by strengthening supervision and by ensuring effective enforcement, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

The park and ride (P&R) operation hours will be expanded starting on Monday the house education committee heard from a representative from the transport ministry. During the meeting ...

The lawyer of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz, currently in prison in Germany, visited him on September 11 in Hamburg, an announcement from his legal team said on Wednesday. Ayaz was extradited ...

Unless the Turkish government “drastically changes course”, Turkey’s EU accession process cannot resume, the European Parliament said on Wednesday, passing the progress report for the country. The report was ...

The government will soon introduce measures to deal with housing issues faced by students at Cypriot universities, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday, as a debate on the housing ...

A total of 118 migrants arrived in Ayia Napa on Wednesday morning, the police said, after which they were taken to safety at the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia. According to ...

Transforming Cyprus into a regional centre of tertiary education was the aim of a meeting held on Wednesday between four ministers and the president at the palace. Following the meeting, ...

The policy of building more roads to keep up with the ever-increasing number of cars has been tried but has failed, the Nicosia mayor said on Wednesday. Speaking at an ...

Significant cost savings can be made by households by making the right shopping decisions, the Consumer Protection Service said on Wednesday. “In these challenging times, the market provides several options ...

The Olivewood programme to encourage the film and audiovisual industry on the island was on Wednesday extended for an additional three years. At the same time, the reimbursement level has ...

Tens of thousands of people from Cyprus emigrated to Australia. A new book details their journey to becoming local citizens Covering the journey taken by over 80,000 Cypriots to Australia, Professor ...

Members of the Cypriot missions who went to Greece to help fight fires there were on Wednesday awarded “for their zeal and professionalism”. The group, which comprised members of the ...

The heat in Cyprus this summer was underlined by the Met Office on Wednesday which said the particularly hot month saw record high temperatures and record high minimum temperatures in ...

Cyprus is gearing up for the upcoming Reflect Festival, an extravagant, unique and diverse event at the crossroads of technology, innovation, lifestyle and entrepreneurship. The streets and squares of Limassol ...

Job vacancies in Cyprus saw a substantial increase of 17.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period the previous year, according to a report released on ...

Cyprus’ ‘ferocious’ fighter, one of only two in the mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship tells PAUL LAMBIS how overcoming challenges has led him to his current position It did ...

Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday expressed optimism regarding a potential upgrading of Cyprus’ credit rating to investment grade by the global rating agency Moody’s. The minister’s ...

House President and Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Wednesday visited Kyperounda primary school. During the visit, Demetriou was informed about the needs and issues faced by schools in remote and ...

Larnaca municipality has hailed the interest of two top medical schools – from the UK and Lebanon – in establishing a medical university there, but the district warned that it needs land ...

The zero VAT rate for basic necessities will be extended for a further another six months, while coffee and sugar have been added to the list of products, Finance Minister ...

Water transported from Turkey via the undersea pipeline to the north began to flow in the Morphou area’s irrigation system on Wednesday following the completion of the latest phase ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Wednesday welcomed the withdrawal of a request for overtime pay by deputy government spokesperson Doxa Komodromou, in what was the first time ever that overtime pay ...

The government has received no information, suggestions, or relevant contact from technical committees regarding any upgrades to the Ayios Dometios checkpoint, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...