Workers’ rights laid out
The Department of Labour Relations on Tuesday recapped the main changes to legislation that strengthen workers’ rights, such as the obligation to notify workers of their terms of employment.
The ...
Number at risk of poverty falls
Four thousand fewer people in Cyprus are classed as being at risk of poverty or social exclusion than last year, the statistical service said on Tuesday.
Its report on poverty ...
People not responding to recalls to lose MOT
The House commerce committee heard on Tuesday that vehicles with parts deemed faulty or unsafe will be called in to retest for an MOT if the owner fails to make ...
Poland’s Tusk calls for quick decision on appointing government
Poland’s president should move swiftly to allow the formation of a new government, Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Coalition (KO), said on Tuesday, after official election results showed ...
Gaza families ordered south return home, say nowhere is safe from Israeli bombs
The Abu Marasa family are returning to Gaza City, having fled on Friday after Israel ordered all civilians to go south or face bombardment, saying they would rather die at ...
Biden to visit Israel as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens
US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to show support for its war on Hamas after Washington said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to let humanitarian aid ...
Freedom Holding Corp. responds to Hindenburg Research accusations
Two weeks after the Cyprus Mail sat down for an interview with Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., his company was investigated by US regulators.
This comes two months ...
Deputy minister calls for better laws regulating personal helpers
Deputy Welfare Minister Maria Evangelou called for the institutionalisation of personal helpers for people with disabilities on Tuesday.
Speaking to the House Labour Committee, she called for legislation to be ...
Cyprus tourist arrivals up in September
A total of 487,350 tourists arrived in Cyprus in September, the Cyprus Statistical Service said on Tuesday, an increase of 17.9 per cent over the previous year.
From January to September 2023, the ...
Cyprus government focused on digital transformation and innovation, officials say
The priorities of the government are intertwined with the commitment to incorporate technology and digitisation into its policies, stated Undersecretary to the President, Irene Piki, on Tuesday, a sentiment echoed ...
Trump pledges to expel immigrants who support Hamas, ban Muslims from the US
Donald Trump promised that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the U.S. and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport ...
SBA, police negotiators joint training
Negotiators from the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) police and the Cyprus police underwent refresher training alongside the Cyprus police,s emergency response unit (MMAD), the British Bases said on Tuesday.
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Larnaca Airport receives top honours at Routes World 2023
Hermes Airports, the company managing both of Cyprus’ international airports, on Tuesday announced that Larnaca Airport claimed the top spot in the highly competitive category for airports with 5-10 million ...
VAR officials involved in Liverpool error to make PL return
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officials involved when Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal in last month’s 2-1 Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur will return for this weekend’...
Man imprisoned after travelling on fake British passport
A man who travelled from the Republic to the north and then to Turkey using a counterfeit British passport was sentenced to a year in prison in the north on ...
Driver error, not road quality, behind accidents in the north
The idea of road quality being a major contributing factor to road traffic incidents in the north was rubbished on Tuesday by its ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli.
Speaking in ‘parliament’, ...
Wizz launches more flights to Poland
Commercial airline Wizz Air has launched a new route connecting Larnaca airport with the Polish city of Radom, it announced on Tuesday.
Flights to Radom, located approximately 100 kilometres south of ...
Christodoulides critical of EU role in Gaza crisis
Cyprus is the EU’s closest member state to the ongoing crisis in neighbouring Israel, but President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he does not see the bloc taking a ...
BTC and ETH enthusiasts shift focus: VC Spectra’s presale emerges as the prime choice
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are no longer the most sought-after of the top altcoins listed for investment. Failing strategies, overvaluation, regulatory scrutiny, and extreme volatility in the past few ...
Proposed changes to annual corporate levy spark political debate
The Finance Ministry is preparing a study to revise the laws surrounding the annual corporate levy, said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance in the parliamentary Trade Committee, with ...
Uniting nations through culture
Both Cyprus and China have wide ranges of cultural heritage, bringing them together and influencing countries around the world finds PAUL LAMBIS
For centuries, China and Cyprus have been countries ...
Israel’s Gaza evacuation order could breach international law – UN
The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that Israel’s siege of Gaza and its evacuation order for the north of the enclave could amount to a forcible ...
Presidential palace to become ‘beacon of ecological awareness’
The Presidential palace “seeks to be a beacon of ecological awareness”, First lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides said on Tuesday launching a campaign to reduce landfill waste.
The overall aim appears ...
India’s top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
India’s top court on Tuesday declined to legalise same-sex marriage and left it to parliament to decide, agreeing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that the legislature is ...