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Marathon talks on the introduction of a minimum wage ended without success on Friday, with social partners set to hold fresh meetings next week. Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos, who held ...

By Elias Hazou and Nick Theodoulou Oil major Chevron and the Cyprus government said on Thursday they are committed to speeding up development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, with ...

Cyprus was upgraded to tier one status in the US’ annual human trafficking report, noting that “the government made key achievements” towards the elimination of such criminal activities. Judith Garber, ...

The proposed Akamas development plan widely misses the mark of its declared intent as key provisions continue to threaten the integrity of the Natura 2000 network, the environment department’s environmental ...

Improvements, which will reduce the burden on the Lakatamia welfare office that assists asylum seekers, were under way, the deputy minister of social welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Monday. There ...

A much-needed upgrade to controlling illegal mobile usage within the prisons has seen the justice ministry accused of breaking the law The alleged collusion between a convict and a senior ...

The number of patients seeking care at state hospitals has gone down By Elias Hazou While not ditching the general health system (Gesy) per se, people are getting increasingly fed ...

Amid mounting criticism over the appointment of Dr. Petros Agathangelou to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) board, President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday defended the decision, countering that it was thanks ...

A 43-year-old Greek Cypriot man was arrested on Thursday after he was caught on video kicking a Congolese woman holding her baby, an incident that was universally condemned. Investigations into ...

The overwhelming perception in Cyprus is that corruption is widespread, with political parties and the health care system seen as particularly vulnerable to abusing their power, according to a Eurobarometer ...

Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday urged authorities to curb the flow of irregular migrants, pointing out that the cost to state coffers is increasing exponentially. Committee chair of the House ad ...

A post-mortem – with inconclusive results – was carried out on Monday on the body of a 44-year-old man who died suddenly late last week, almost exactly a year after he was ...

Real-estate sales in Cyprus rose 39 per cent in the first half of this year over the same period last year as people turn to property as a safe investment in ...

Fully solar powered AC does exist, but it’s pricey Consumers are facing a dual shock: soaring electricity bills and sweltering temperatures, both of which are only set to rise. ...

The newly-appointed transparency commissioner and members of the independent anti-corruption authority were on Friday urged by President Nicos Anastasiades to work with determination and demonstrate zero tolerance in the fight ...

The majority of Cypriots believe that traffic cameras will save lives on the road, and support the installation of more such units, a survey has found. Carried out by IMR ...

One of the barbed-wire metal gates installed in Peristerona has been destroyed as the local authorities remain puzzled as to what exactly happened. A police source from the larger and ...

A march to demand improved abortion laws and healthcare coverage across the island will be held in Nicosia on Friday. Against the backdrop of the US supreme court decision to ...

Cyprus has been downgraded in the US State Department’s 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) after three years of being in the top tier, mainly because there have not been ...