MPs approve levy hike to support football clubs
MPs on Thursday narrowly approved a controversial bill to raise the levy on net betting earnings, aiming to provide increased financial support to football clubs and their academies.
The bill ...
Plenum sees over 100 bills before House passes budgets
MPs will be called to vote on over 100 bills and proposed legislation on Thursday, in the last plenum before the House passes the state budgets just in time for the ...
Former negotiators to join Fidias in live podcast
Andreas Mavroyiannis and Ozdil Nami, former negotiators of the two sides for a Cyprus settlement, will be joining MEP Fidias Panayiotou in his first live podcast on Friday, to discuss ...
‘Mass exodus’ of Syrians could hit Cyprus’ construction industry
A number of Syrian nationals have already left Cyprus to return to a post-Assad state, raising local concerns over the impact a flood of returns may have on the country’...
‘Ambitious’ water plan presented as reservoirs barely a quarter full
An “ambitious but absolutely necessary” plan to ensure every household and every sector has the water it needs was presented on Wednesday by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, who said reservoirs ...
‘Dealers must replace faulty Takata airbags for free’
Dealers are legally obligated to replace faulty Takata airbags free of charge, the director of the road transport department, Andreas Louka, said on Wednesday. This comes as the consumer protection ...
Cyprus as a strategic hub for innovation and growth
What specific measures is Invest Cyprus currently taking to position Cyprus as a leading fintech hub?
Our strategy for 2024-2026 focuses on three key areas: first establishing Cyprus as a ...
‘No violation’ of monopoly rules in latest medical centre acquisition
The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) had no legal impetus to block the purchase of a medical facility by a US investor, the agency said on Wednesday.
Commission ...
MPs to vote on recall laws Thursday after airbag outcry
Parliamentarians on Tuesday sent a bill aiming to beef up existing regulations about vehicle recalls to a plenum vote on Thursday, following the outcry over the dangerous Takata airbags that ...
One in four workers on a low income
One in four workers are on low wages, a research institute affiliated with the left-leaning Peo union said on Tuesday outlining how income distribution has tilted away from salaried employees ...
Syria to need all the help it can get, says Christodoulides
The crisis in Syria has been included in the European Council agenda at the request of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, pointing out that the country’s new ...
Juvenile detention centre ready in just over a year
A detention centre for juvenile offenders is to be up and running by January 1, 2026 at the latest, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday.
The minister joined a round-table discussion ...
UK, Cyprus join forces to stop dirty Russian money
The UK will support Cyprus in establishing a new National Sanctions Implementation Unit to crack down on illicit Russian finance flowing through Europe, Keir Starmer’s office announced on Tuesday, ...
Floating LNG unit to leave Shanghai ‘any day now’
The floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Prometheas, which will form part of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Vasiliko, is expected to sail for Cyprus from Shanghai any ...
Cypriots stressed over finances, struggle with savings
The financial wellbeing of Cypriot citizens has marked a significant decline, according to the results of the Financial Wellbeing Index 2024.
Presented for the first time by the Financial Wellbeing Institute, ...
Call on Cyprus to renegotiate status of British bases
A former attorney-general has advised President Nikos Christodoulides to seek a renegotiation with the United Kingdom over the status of the British bases on the island, it emerged on Monday.
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Syrians in Cyprus looking to go home after Assad’s fall
A number of Syrian nationals in Cyprus are eyeing a return to their home country, Deputy Minister for Migration Nicholas Ioannides said on Monday after President Bashar al-Assad’s fall ...
Huge array of ancient artefacts returned to Cyprus from UK
Over 100 Cypriot antiquities, including pottery jewellery, coins and religious icons illegally removed from the island have now been repatriated from the UK, the antiquities department said on Monday.
The artefacts ...
Cyprus protest over attacks on Kurds in northern Syria
Kurdish residents of Cyprus staged a protest march on Monday from Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square to the US embassy to request Washington step in to stop attacks on Kurds in ...
UK-Cyprus relations and regional security priority of Starmer’s visit
The developments in Syria, security, migration and the Cyprus problem will be among the key topics of discussion during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to the island on ...
US-Cyprus underline ‘shared commitment’ to clamping down on dodgy finance
The US and Cyprus on Monday said they had reaffirmed “their shared commitment to enhancing Cypriot capabilities to counter illicit finance”.
A joint statement was issued by the US embassy ...
74 per cent of Cypriots do not trust their government – Eurobarometer
Almost three quarters of Cypriots “tend to not trust” the government or parliament and 56 per cent do not trust the EU, according to the autumn Eurobarometer.
The tendency not to ...
Child’s death blamed on poor health facilities in Paphos
Reports of the death of a six-year-old child on Monday, sent from Paphos general hospital to Nicosia for treatment, prompted a severe response from the district’s mayor, who reiterated ...
Pensions system set to be updated
Legislative bills to overhaul Cyprus’ pensions and social security system and ensure its long-term viability will be with the cabinet in 2025 before heading to the House for a vote, President ...