Pensioners call for improvements to their treatment
Pensioners held a protest on Tuesday calling for improvements in their living conditions, services and pension payments. The move came after a memorandum, approved by...
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Second demo against Covid measures being held on Saturday
A second protest centred on opposition against the Covid-19 restrictions is set to take place at 6pm at Eleftheria Square on Saturday. The demonstration is...
Demonstration against Akamas fires
A demonstration against Wednesday’s arsonist attacks in Akamas is taking place on Saturday outside the agriculture ministry. Following the fires that broke out in Akamas,...
Asylum seekers mobilise over limited work opportunities
Asylum seekers mobilised on Tuesday in Nicosia in a peaceful demonstration seeking to raise awareness regarding their limited employment opportunities as well as exploitative and...
Large-scale demonstration planned over fallout from co-op closure
FARMERS, educators, pensioners, and community organisations will be staging a demonstration on Wednesday March 27, to protest against the developments which led to the Co-op...
Hotel workers fear new bill will lead to massive layoffs
Hundreds of hotel workers went on the march on Tuesday in Nicosia to protest a bill before the House that, according to unions, abolishes all...
Cars damaged during Ledra Palace demo, owners say
At least three cars were damaged extensively during Thursday’s event organised by far-right Elam at the Ledra Palace in Nicosia to mark the events of...
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Kabul attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday that killed at least 61 people and wounded more than...
French unions say Paris protest back on in government U-turn (Update)
French trade unions will be allowed to hold a protest march in Paris on Thursday after all, union leaders said on Wednesday, in an apparent...
Iran reacts with fury after Saudis execute Shi’ite cleric
By Sam Wilkin and Angus McDowall Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday as Shi’ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to...
Leaders condemn attacks on Turkish Cypriots, four arrest warrants issued (Updated)
By Evie Andreou As the two leaders condemned Monday’s attacks on Turkish Cypriots in their cars, after their meeting on Wednesday, police announced that arrest...
Protest planned outside Akrotiri base for Saturday
The community council of Akrotiri is organising a demonstration on Saturday at the British RAF base to highlight their safety concerns after two missiles fell...
Social media call for Nicosia demo to support ‘no’ vote in Greece
A call went out on Wednesday on social media by the Citizens Platform for a rally to be held tonight outside the finance ministry and...
Greens plan demo at Paphos Zoo on Sunday
THE Green party has announced they will hold a demonstration at Paphos Zoo on Sunday in support of an activist who is against the recent...
CY staff to get more payment ‘soon’, but no jobs
By Constantinos Psillides LAID-OFF staff of the now defunct national carrier Cyprus Airways (CY) protested on Thursday outside the Finance ministry, demanding that minister Harris...
Iranian Kurds march in Nicosia
Iranian Kurds marched in protest from the EU house to the Iranian embassy in Nicosia on Tuesday as a show of support to a 25-year-old...
Burned Laiki depositors protest
MEMBERS of the association of former Laiki depositors (SYKALA) and other bank debtors briefly tussled with police outside parliament yesterday, before marching onto the Presidential...
Minimal crowd of investors make noise outside ECB meeting
By Angelos Anastasiou THE world’s eyes may have been turned to Philoxenia centre’s Jean Monnet conference room in Nicosia on Thursday afternoon, but the 200...
Dozens protest foreclosures outside empty House
DOZENS of people opposed to forced sales of mortgaged properties demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday. The demo was organised by a group calling itself the...
Cypriots protest over ERT decision
By Peter Stevenson AROUND 50 demonstrators turned up for a protest outside the Greek Embassy in the capital yesterday just after 11am following the Greek...
