Cyprus

Gamekeepers employed on hourly contracts announced on Friday they would strike on November 19 if the Interior Ministry does not increase their wages. The decision was made following a meeting of ...

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings upgraded Hellenic Bank’s long-term credit rating from “BB-“ to “BB+” on Friday. At the same time, the agency also set the bank’s ...

Prisoners in the north will be allowed to apply for parole earlier, as part of a temporary measure implemented by the ‘government’ to stem prison overcrowding. For a period of 90 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will hold a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday night. The pair will discuss a number of issues, including Cyprus’ plan ...

The Court of Appeal on Friday ruled against the extradition of Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz to Romania, overturning a lower court ruling on October 11. Steinmetz was detained in Cyprus ...

A one-day event that celebrates dance and cinema will be staged on Sunday. Cult Experiences will host the inaugural Cyprus Dance Film Festival at Rialto Theatre, and audiences are invited ...

Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides raised the issue of making the service financially independent on Friday, during a meeting of the house finance committee. The committee was discussing the 2024 budget for the ...

The government has denied access to the audit service to review gun permits given to seven former state officials and politicians on a special licence, it emerged on Friday after ...

The government on Friday welcomed the unanimous approval by the House of Representatives of the bill reducing fuel tax rate, aiming to relieve Cypriot consumers in a period of inflation. ...

The first widebody jet to land in the north has been able to take off after ground staff crashed a vehicle into the door of its hold. The aeroplane, an ...

A police officer has been suspended after she tested positive during a narcotest, an announcement from Limassol police said on Friday. According to the police, the woman was found positive ...

The 2023 Startups4Peace (Su4P) programme, the EU Innovative Entrepreneurship project, funded by the European Union, in collaboration with the Embassy of Finland, this week revealed the names of the ...

Ilhan Kyuchuk, Co-Chairman of pan-European centrist group the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Alde), pledged his support for Cyprus’ plan to construct a humanitarian corridor between the island ...

The installation of air conditioning units at schools is to begin in the next few days, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday. Speaking to reporters, he said air conditioning ...

President Nikos Christodoulides hailed nurses on Friday, saying the government, nurses and midwives “share a common vision” to bring out the best of the health sector. Christodoulides’ words were read ...

The maintenance work of the church of Prophet Elias in the Stylloi village in the north has been completed and was delivered on Friday. The project was co-financed by the ...

The 47-year-old man facing charges for inciting violence will remain in custody until his sentence is handed down on Monday, a Paphos court decided on Friday. During the hearing, prosecutor ...

The Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel), in partnership with the European Parliament, held its second annual round table discussion on Thursday evening, with discussions revolving around a number ...

SBA police on Friday said they are investigating the suspicious death of three cows in the Livadi area of Akrotiri. The news prompted the Green Party to issue an announcement ...

The Centre of Cypriot Composers is organising the latest edition of the Cyprus New Music Festival, placing contemporary musical creation in Cyprus in the spotlight, in which Cypriot composers present ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos this week highlighted the positive outlook for Cyprus’ economy and expressed his vision of supporting both small and large Cypriot industrialists in expanding their investments and ...

Hellenic Bank employees on Friday announced a three-hour work stoppage slated to take place on Monday. According to the announcement by bank employees’ union (Etyk), the strike will happen from 3...

Over 9,500 foreigners have purchased properties in the north in the past four years, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Friday. The number of foreigners granted the right to buy properties in ...

Three fire engines rushed to a house in Limassol after a fire broke out in the ground floor sauna on Friday morning. The owners of the Moutayiaka house noticed the ...