#Cyprus

Left-wing trade union Peo claimed on Saturday that the Anastasiades-Disy government deprived workers of €7.5 billion worth of income during ten years in office. The union held a demonstration march at 10...

Some of the policies earmarked for the green transition may need to be revised as people will be shouldering an enormous burden due to the increasing energy prices, Finance Minister ...

Diving accidents recorded a significant increase in recent years, with most people involved developing decompression sickness and requiring oxygen therapy, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Friday. Accidents have ...

Oxygen supplies for patients needing home oxygen therapy will only be available on prescription through Gesy’s IT system from January 1, 2023, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said in a statement ...

Flights from Moscow to Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north of the island will start in March 2023, the Turkish Cypriot ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Friday, and insisted that ...

The island’s inland revenue service on Friday warned businesses that they must adopt the use of card payment machines or risk hefty fines. In a statement, it warned that ...

Currently on the first leg of his epic trek from Protaras to Paphos via Larnaca and Limassol, George Stylianou is crossing the island with one purpose in mind At the ...

The legal services prosecuting the high profile ‘golden passport’ case suffered a setback after the supreme court overturned key search warrants, invalidating the evidence obtained during those checks. That warrant ...

State health service Okypy said on Friday it is unfortunate for doctors to be suspended following the suspension of two doctors being investigated for medical negligence over the death of ...

A five per cent increase in the price of halloumi was recorded in the past month according to the latest price observatory released on Friday, which showed significant price hikes ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Friday confirmed reports there will be a further partial reopening in areas of Varosha, namely that of Ayios Memnonas. Speaking to CyBC radio, Kasoulides said ...

Two deaths from Covid and 2,759 new cases were recorded over the past week, the health ministry announced on Friday. The deaths referred to a woman aged 89 and an 84-year-old man. ...

Three new museums have been added to the Larnaca Tourism Board’s Larnaka Virtual Museums platform, which allows users to tour various museums in virtual format. The museums that have ...

Cypriots have low confidence in bank officials when it comes to their advice on making financial decisions, while about one-third claim their basic rights had been breached at least once ...

The Federation of Environmental Organisations of Cyprus has very good reason to express concerns about the government’s intentions regarding the Regional Akamas Plan, which in theory should haven been ...

Authorities on Thursday did not rule out foul play after a body in an advanced state of decomposition was found outside Limassol general hospital. Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou told ...

Surrogates, egg trafficking, IVF funding, and the dangers from illegal fertility clinics in the north prompted MPs at the House health committee on Thursday call for an investigation, given the ...

Cyprus is in the final stages of implementing a policy that aims to mitigate the emerging challenges of climate change on a regional level, which will be presented on the ...

Trade unions representing the electricity authority (EAC) employees have accused the state of having “no comprehensive energy strategy” hampering their ability to serve the public. In a publicly released letter ...

Two doctors, investigated for medical negligence in relation to the death of a 15-year-old girl last March at Makarios hospital, have been suspended on half pay for three months. The ...

LGBTQI+ organisations participated in the first-ever rainbow festival of the University of Cyprus (UCY), sending a message of inclusion across the university community. UCY Rainbow Festival 2022 was organised on campus ...

Cyprus on Wednesday welcomed the historic agreement between Lebanon and Israel demarcating a disputed maritime border between them after years US-mediated negotiations, saying it would facilitate energy security in the ...

Citing Russian reports, Turkish Cypriot media on Wednesday said that Moscow was ready to open a consulate in the north of the island and to establish routes for direct flights ...

The trial of David Hunter on Wednesday, who is being charged with the pre-meditated murder of his wife, has been postponed for fifth time since his arrest last December. Hunter ...