Cyprus

The health ministry presented a budget for 2024 11.6 per cent greater than the year before on Monday, with most of the budget set to be for the government’s contribution to ...

A total of 27 Turkish Cypriots were evacuated from Gaza into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing on Sunday, according to the north’s ‘foreign ministry’. All 27 are expected to board ...

Reforming pensions to ensure those in the private sector get a boost is a key goal for the labour ministry by 2025, as the government also realises the importance of hiring ...

A total of 181 employees at the integrated casino resort in Limassol have lost their jobs, the operator Melco said on Monday, citing the “ongoing conflict in Israel”. As a result, ...

Trade union Sek on Monday called for a strengthening of workers’ rights in Cyprus at their Pancyprian Conference in Nicosia. Among their demands were a complete restoration of the cost-of-living ...

By Dr Nectarios Poullos* Nicosia General Hospital’s Radiology Department offers a comprehensive range of advanced diagnostic and interventional radiology services 24 hours a day. As the largest such department in ...

Trade unions on Monday expressed their concern over what they described as workplace bullying ahead of negotiations for collective agreements, saying hotels were pressuring staff to drop their union memberships ...

Paphos agreed a contract for a new bicycle rental network on Monday, operated by company Nextbike. Per the contract, Nextbike will set up a total of 11 bicycle rental stations, six ...

The department of labour inspection has pursued criminal charges against an individual and a company called Harco Trading Ltd for breaking laws concerning workplace safety and health. The Nicosia district ...

Since it went live in May, the call centre for social insurance and welfare benefits enquiries has taken some 230,000 calls, MPs heard on Monday. Just under half of the calls ...

At Wiggle, ALIX NORMAN meets the devoted couple who are determined to increase the island’s levels of intimacy Were you one of the one in 20 people in Cyprus who ...

The European Union’s One Stop Shop for Green Line trade commenced its operations on Monday. The One Stop Shop, which is located on Deligiorgi Street in Nicosia, aims to ...

The price of fresh fish and vegetables went down by 17 and 13 per cent in October, while the price of toilet paper had a 17 per cent price spike compared to September. ...

A 30-year-old man admitted on Monday to charges of importing and illegally possessing around 15kg of drugs for the purpose of supply at the Paphos criminal court. However, he pleaded ...

The ongoing conflict in Gaza poses a significant threat to tourism in Cyprus, resulting in cancellations and reduced arrivals, particularly from Israel, president of the Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday sold the television channel he founded, Kanal T. The channel has been sold to the Bagimsiz media group for £800,000 (€914,330), which was founded in ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Monday opened this year’s Industry Week by reaffirming the government’s resolve to support the sector in Cyprus, underpinned by its commitment to the ...

A fire broke out in the early hours of Monday, engulfing a tractor and hay bales in an agricultural area outside of Paphos. According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, ...

A man was arrested in Morphou in the early hours of Monday after helping his son escape to the Republic after the latter had caused a car crash which left ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou dismissed solar panel installers’ concerns on Monday regarding the “Photovoltaics for all” plan, which is set to launch next year. Installers had earlier expressed concerns that ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested at Paphos airport after officers found the passport he was carrying was on the stop list, police said on Monday. He was arrested at around 7...

Police are searching for a 31-year-old man after reports that €53,000 has been stolen from various individuals who claim to have been cheated by a person claiming to be a vehicle ...

A 63-year-old man was found drink driving more than five times over the limit, police said on Monday. He was also driving without a licence and insurance. Paphos police spokesman ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested in Famagusta on Sunday on suspicion of having stolen a gun and cartridges. Police received a complaint at around 3pm on Sunday from a man ...