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Cyprus’ long-term employment rate, that being those who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, is below the European Union average, according to the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat. At ...

Identifying irregularities in tender bidding will be a primary focus for the audit office over the next few years, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Friday during a House finance committee ...

Nicosia’s division makes headlines often and it is what comes to the minds of many when describing life in the city. Over the course of history, it has not ...

Opposition ‘MPs’ in the north “will not allow” Ziya Ozturkler, the man the ruling coalition declared as ‘parliament speaker’, to attend discussions over next year’s ‘state’ budget, ‘parliamentary’ finance ...

Ahmet Tugcu, the leader of the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen, on Friday announced he had filed two lawsuits against ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel over ...

The Cyprus problem was among the issues discussed during the two-hour meeting foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey had on Friday, in Athens, where they expressed their differing positions on ...

Cyprus is among the EU countries with the highest antibiotic consumption and rates of antimicrobial resistance, Health Minister Michael Damianos stated on Friday during a press conference for a campaign ...

The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Friday called on the European Union to “stop acting as the Greek Cypriot side’s spokesman”. The ‘ministry’ was responding to EU High Representative ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new EU-funded initiative aimed at promoting sustainable energy practices in Turkish Cypriot local communities. The contract amounts to €245,000 and will be ...

A vital part of Democrat Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign was tapping into the groundswell of women’s anger and political activism unleashed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision ...

Fifteen competitors braved Antarctica’s freezing cold to compete in a first-of-its-kind ultra-endurance race that began on Thursday around Ultima Base Camp, where temperatures plunged as low as -25°C (...

American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil will next year begin drilling for natural gas under the sea off the coast of Cyprus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday. ...

Manchester City and Arsenal have led the way in the last two Premier League title races but both teams have hit a slump heading into the weekend when their squad ...

Six Syrians suspected of financing terrorism have allegedly orchestrated the transfer of hundreds of thousands of euros, it emerged on Friday. Investigation into the matter by the Republic’s authorities ...

The head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that states supplying weapons to Israel as it pursues conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon despite evidence of violations of international ...

Hezbollah welcomes any effort to stop the war in Lebanon but does not pin hopes for a ceasefire on any particular U.S. administration, Hezbollah lawmaker Ibrahim al-Moussawi said on ...

Britain on Friday named Jonathan Powell, who was chief of staff to former prime minister Tony Blair, as its national security adviser, a role that will involve responding to global ...

The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income countries, according to a new ...

British house prices hit a new record high in October but the 0.2 per cent rise from September was the smallest in three months and demand could remain subdued if interest ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Cyprus discussed bilateral relations and cooperation, the embassy of Kuwait said in a press release on ...

Where do you live?I live with my partner. What did you have for breakfast?Boiled egg, nuts and a protein bar! Describe your perfect day.There is no perfect ...

The defence ministry is hard at work on modernisation and strengthening of the National Guard, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Friday at the Stylianos Kalbourtzis camp in Delikipos during ...

Central banks have engaged in notable amounts of gold purchasing in recent years. In 2022, their buying level reached its highest point since 1950, with banks ultimately obtaining 152% more gold than in 2021. ...

After three years of deliberations, state health services Okypy and trade unions signed the first collective agreement regulating the labour rights of staff hired with personal contracts. Trade unions hailed ...