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Newly appointed Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos will meet social partners on Friday to discuss the expected introduction of a minimum wage. Separate meetings with unions and employers on the issue ...

Calls to the 1480 helpline rose by almost 50 per cent compared to last year, a report released by the Cyprus pedagogical institute said on Thursday, as 424 calls were recorded in 2022 against 258 ...

The Supreme Court rejected the appeal filed by the President of the Republic against the House of Representatives, which had made additions to the law with which the State Budget ...

The Cyprus Automobile Association on Thursday branded the finance ministry’s refusal to underwrite the holding of the Cyprus Rally over the next four years at WRC/ERC levels as “...

The education ministry on Thursday said it has drawn up a plan to overhaul the schooling experience of migrant children, aimed at better induction and smoother integration. Education Minister Prodromos ...

Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine‘s Black Sea ports to grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis caused by ...

By Elias Hazou and Nick Theodoulou Oil major Chevron and the Cyprus government said on Thursday they are committed to speeding up development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, with ...

Melani, a rare black female flamingo has returned to the Akrotiri Salt Lake for the fifth time in seven years, the British Bases said on Thursday. The flamingo, which suffers ...

Conservationists breathed sighs of relief as the environment department’s first opinion on the government’s revised Akamas plan saw fat red lines drawn over it, but serious concerns remain. “...

We marked yet another anniversary of the Turkish invasion on Wednesday, the 48th, honouring those who gave up their lives defending their country and acknowledging the plight of all those ...

The nine communities around Vasiliko continued to vehemently oppose the relocation of asphalt plants to the area during a meeting on Wednesday with Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, which came after ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the appeal made by waste management company Helector relating to a case dating back to 2016 that saw a former Larnaca mayor, three state officials ...

Liberation from third-party dependencies and reunification are still the goals said President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday as Cyprus marked 48 years since the 1974 Turkish invasion. A memorial service was held at ...

Cyprus was upgraded to tier one status in the US’ annual human trafficking report, noting that “the government made key achievements” towards the elimination of such criminal activities. Judith Garber, ...

Russia’s embassy in Cyprus issued a document titled ‘Report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the violation of the rights of Russian citizens and ...

On the eve of the anniversary of the 1974 invasion, Commerce Minister at the time Michalis Kolokasides recalled the impressive efforts to rebuild Cyprus’ economy after the one third of the ...

Bullying, publicly revealing private information, the ripping of a Russian flag and demonstrations against Russian nationals, were cited in a report circulated by the Russian embassy on Tuesday although the ...

The federation of environment organisations on Tuesday gave full backing to Vasilikos communities as they prepare to step up protests over health and ecological risks in their area. Residents of ...

The proposed Akamas development plan widely misses the mark of its declared intent as key provisions continue to threaten the integrity of the Natura 2000 network, the environment department’s environmental ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Tuesday welcomed a “clear improvement” in grades as the results of the Pancyprian exams for school leavers – on the basis of which students can secure ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday that full agreement on the controversial topic of PDO-certified halloumi has been reached, following a meeting at the presidential palace a day earlier. ...

Limassol municipal council will discuss next year’s marathon on Tuesday, after the company that had the contract for holding the event for the past 11 years announced it will hold ...

The mass hysteria sparked by President Anastasiades’ decision to appoint the president of the Cyprus Medical Association (CMA), Dr Petros Agathangelou, to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), ...

Russian forces kept up their bombardment of cities across Ukraine, with intense shelling of Sumy in the north, cluster bombs targeting Mykolaiv and a missile strike in Odesa in the ...