#Cyprus

Ratings agency Moody’s on Saturday restored Cyprus’ credit rating to its ‘A’, specifically giving the island a score of ‘A3’, restoring the island to the ‘A’ grade for the ...

The transport ministry was set to begin an investigation on Friday into recall procedures for cars equipped with defective Takata airbags and a decision that effectively exempted used cars from ...

Cyprus has “no room for growth” in terms of its summer tourism figures, Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis said on Friday. Addressing the House finance committee as it deliberated his ...

The latest Supreme Constitutional Court ruling on capital statements places the attorney-general and deputy attorney-general on par with judges regarding wages, retirement age and benefits – but not in terms of ...

House President Annita Demetriou said on Friday the Greek Cypriot side is “only asking for what the resolutions contain” in its efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem. The resolutions to ...

Cyprus had sent 8,511 migrants home by early November 2024 and 9,193 last year through the voluntary return programme, Deputy Migration Minister Nicolas Ioannides said on Friday, pointing out that returns were an ...

Cement workers protested outside the labour ministry on Friday over a prolonged dispute that has brought the construction industry to a halt. Workers have been on strike for two weeks ...

Cyprus considers arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) as binding in principle, a government source told Reuters on Friday. The ICC on Thursday issued arrest warrants against ...

Higher education cannot be internationalised if state universities are not given a chance to offer bachelor’s degrees in foreign languages, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday. Though some ...

It is “inconceivable and unacceptable” for trade unions to use patient health and safety as a tool to force their employers to accept their demands, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ ...

A ring-shaped vessel of the Late Bronze Age of Cypriot origin was repatriated from Paris on November 1, the department of antiquities said on Friday. The antiquity was located by the ...

The trial hearings into financial aspect of the Avakoum monastery scandal, which was originally scheduled for Thursday, have been postponed to December 19. The hearings for archimandrites Nektarios Georgiou and Porfyrios ...

ExxonMobil will drill a well offshore Cyprus in January in its pursuit of natural gas, a senior executive said on Thursday at an energy and geopolitics event in Nicosia. “We’...

The rectors of Cyprus’ two public universities, the University of Cyprus’ Tasos Christofides and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak)’s Panayiotis Zaphiris, on Thursday called for the “immediate passage ...

The government is “ready” to cooperate with parliament to find a solution to the issue of cars with faulty airbags remaining on Cyprus’ roads, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on ...

Negotiations to end the labour crisis in the cement works have reached a deadlock, with aftershocks to be felt across the economy, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thurdsay. Trade ...

The EU is becoming irrelevant in talks regarding regional crises, namely the Middle East and Ukraine, and should set up a more substantive communication with the US, while Cyprus has ...

MPs hit back on Wednesday against a suggestion to roll out CCTV cameras across public spaces, arguing the country cannot turn into ‘Big Brother’ in a bid to fight organised ...

There have been a total of 22 physical attacks on or robberies of delivery drivers in Limassol so far this year, the city’s police said on Wednesday. Their official figures ...

Thousands of domestic helpers are using Cyprus illegally as a springboard to other destinations in the EU, MP Rita Superman said on Wednesday. “Greater supervision and streamlining are necessary, both ...

The 24-hour bus strike scheduled for November 25 has been cancelled by the employees of the Paphos public transport company. According to an announcement made by both Omepege-Sek and Segdamelin-Peo, the ...

The labour crisis in the construction industry deepens with the second mediation proposal put forward by the labour ministry thrown out on Wednesday by the trade unions, while repercussions are ...

Hundreds of flamingos have returned to Akrotiri salt lake after the area saw its first rainfall of the season last week. According to the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AAEC), around 300 ...

Works begin on Monday for the installation of a new medium voltage cable in Paphos forest, from the village of Lysos through Stavros tis Psokas forestry station to just below ...