Justice minister pledges Ayaz’s transfer to Cyprus
All necessary measures will be taken to transfer Kenan Ayaz to Cyprus, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis assured on Thursday, amid growing political pressure on the government to prevent Ayaz’s ...
Cypriot High Commission in London hiring accountant
Cyprus’ High Commission in London on Thursday announced it is looking to hire a new head of accounts.
The successful applicant will be paid £75,400 (€89,417) per year and will spend around 20 ...
Second arrest made in 200kg meat bust
The Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday announced they had made a second arrest in relation to the finding of 200 kilogrammes of meat which a man was attempting to smuggle from ...
Raising awareness of benefits of foster care
An artistic and creative event for all tomorrow has a special goal – to raise awareness about foster care and the increasing need for foster families. Within the framework of the ...
Cyprus football team’s game moved at last minute
The Cyprus national football team’s upcoming away fixture against Lithuania in the Nations League saw a last-minute change of venue on Thursday, after the pitch at the originally chosen ...
Some footballers get less than one day off a week
The increasingly packed football calendar has left some players with as little as 12% of the year to rest, which is equivalent to less than one day off per week, global ...
BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0 calls for participants
The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) is organising the fifth BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0, focusing on innovative technologies in the financial sector (Fintech), over October 18-20, 2024. It will be held in person ...
Netflix’s Kaos is the cleverest retelling of Greek mythology I’ve ever seen
By Ellie Mackin Roberts
Last year, one of my child’s English assignments was to rewrite a traditional fairy tale with one major plot difference, to see how the story ...
Decomposed body found in Ayia Napa
A decomposed body was found in Ayia Napa on Thursday afternoon, with officers reaching the scene to investigate.
State pathologist Angeliki Papetta was called to the forest area in Ayia ...
Lidl Cyprus supports new parents among staff with further benefits
As of July 1, 2024, Lidl Cyprus has been offering additional benefits to those of its team who are new parents. Taking action in response to the island’s persistent high level ...
Trial begins in Turkey over electrocution of Cypriot student in flood
The court case over the death of a Cypriot medical student who was electrocuted during a flood in the Turkish Aegean city of Izmir in July began on Thursday.
Ozge ...
House pledges to deal with multiple pensions
The House finance committee will begin renewed efforts to regulate the multiple state pension issue, which has been a sore point for months.
Committee chair and Diko MP Christiana Erotokritou ...
Macron names former Brexit negotiator Barnier as new PM
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator,as his new prime minister on Thursday, after weeks of drawn out talks following an inconclusive ...
Faneromeni ’24 fest to feature dance inspired by Varosha, myth of Europa
As part of Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation’s (BoCCF’s) Faneromeni ’24 Art Festival, the musician Vangelis Gettos (lute, drums, samples, background music) and Italian dancer Erika Guastamacchia, will perform ‘...
The benefits of olive oil for the skin
By Nicolas Netien
Olive trees have been abundant in Cyprus since Neolithic times and while the benefits of olive oil for the skin were understood by ancient civilisations, they have ...
Audit Office says proposed government changes an attempt to gag, minister calls for patience
The Audit Office has lashed out at the government, saying that Wednesday’s decision to turn the service into an audit council was an effort to “manipulate” it and “gag ...
Turkey’s stray dogs find homes abroad after new law to clear them off streets
Former Istanbul street dogs Dali and Deezi now live in the Netherlands, enjoying a pampered home life after years in a shelter in the Turkish city, and as other strays ...
German police kill suspect in exchange of fire near Israeli consulate in Munich
German police shot dead a man in an exchange of fire near the Israeli consulate and a Nazi history museum in Munich on Thursday, state Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said.
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Okypy contract workers outraged over meeting delay
Unions representing contract workers at the state health services Okypy have expressed their deep disappointment over what they describe as unacceptable delays and inconsistencies by the organisation.
Okypy postponed a ...
Teasing Putin says Russia backs Harris, cites ‘infectious’ laugh
Russia wants Kamala Harris to win the U.S. presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday in a teasing comment that cited her “infectious” laugh as a reason to ...
Court rules police appointment law not fair
The Supreme Court has unanimously thrown out a law on police promotions, referred by President Nikos Christodoulides, deeming it unconstitutional, as it violates the principle of equality.
The law was ...
Call for north airport to be treated as domestic destination by Turkey
Turkish Cypriot travel agencies’ association (Kitsab) chairman Orhan Tolun called for the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport to be treated as a domestic airport by Turkey.
His call comes amid ...
Cyprus inflation decelerates to 1.5 per cent in August
Inflation in Cyprus stood at 1.5 per cent in August, its lowest level since March of this year, according to a report from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) released on Thursday.
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Public service ‘must regain public trust’
President Nikos Christodoulides said that the government institutions must work to gain the trust of society, while receiving the report from the public service commission (EDY) on Thursday.
The report ...