Cyprus News

Parliament on Thursday passed a law raising the maximum court-imposed fine on employers for failing to pay employees’ salaries. The text of the legislation was also amended so to as ...

The nationalist Elam party late on Thursday hit back at what they called a manufactured political outcry over an alleged walkout from parliament during a minute’s silence held by ...

The cabinet on Thursday green-lit changes to the legislation governing Value Added Tax (VAT) cutting the applicable 5 per cent rate down to 3 per cent on certain items and services, as ...

In a resolution adopted Thursday, the European Parliament called on Cyprus to repeal all spyware export licenses as well as to declassify a report on the Israeli ‘spy van’. The ...

Cyprus aims to attract medical tourists with a new multi-million scheme that will provide subsidies to tourist accommodations so that they can become more accessible with medical facilities. Cabinet approved ...

Upgrading existing facilities and adding a new wing to the prison will solve the problem of overcrowding, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Thursday, after a cabinet meeting. She said: “...

Plans were announced by the government on Thursday for the creation of a new deputy ministry of migration and asylum. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou explained that the new deputy ministry ...

Preparations are underway for Evagoras Papasavvas, a 15-year-old Cypriot race car driver, to compete at the Grand Prix of Road America this weekend at the Road America track, one of ...

Authorities rescued a 36-year-old man in danger in the Faros area, Larnaca on Thursday, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said. According to the JRCC, they received a call from ...

The government will provide up to €15,000 to people with disabilities who need to buy a wheelchair after cabinet on Thursday increased the amount of financial aid and types of subsidised ...

As part of the ongoing efforts to tackle undeclared work, the labour ministry on Thursday announced that since April police apprehended a total of 191 individuals across Cyprus, after targeted inspections ...

The president’s much hyped trip to Strasbourg drew ridicule from certain quarters on social media as he addressed a near empty parliament. President Nikos Christodoulides opened his speech by ...

Two people have been arrested after attempting to smuggle a kilogram of cannabis to the north across the Ledras Street crossing point. The suspects, whose names have not yet been ...

The north’s sheep and goat pox issue appears to have spread to close to the capital, with six farm animals in the northern Nicosia suburb of Mandres culled on ...

All villages in Cyprus offer something unique but PAUL LAMBIS finds one that blends modernity and history, culture and nature Historical villages with Franco-Byzantine churches, traditional stone buildings, picturesque squares, ...

In talks in Jerusalem on Thursday, Cyprus and Israel discussed cooperation in the development of regional gas infrastructure, such as the ‘Cyprus Gateway’ initiative aiming to transfer natural gas via ...

Despite the public’s general disdain for public institutions, Cypriot justice is trusted, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday at a swearing in ceremony for the new judges at the ...

Telsim, the largest telecommunications network in the north, have announced that its long-awaited upgrade to 4G mobile internet will be ready for operations on July 30. Speaking on Thursday morning, its ...

The world’s community of environmental economists will flock to Cyprus this June, as Limassol welcomes one of the largest scientific conferences to have ever gathered on the island. Held ...

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the Research and Innovation Foundation (Idek) this week co-organised an Info Day at the A.G. Leventis Gallery, where they unveiled ...

Limassol municipality will consider all concerns before proceeding with the €6 million redevelopment of the Lady’s Mile road in the sensitive area of Akrotiri, the city’s mayor Nicos Nicolaides ...

Turkish Cypriot farmers in Karpasia are demanding a solution to the problem of free-roaming donkeys, which they say have spread far beyond their designated area and have become a crop-chomping ...

This week’s Sunday Mail will include the latest issue of Taste of Summer, a guide to all the best restaurants, bars, cafés, and hot spots to enjoy the ...

A type of dog food has been recalled after it was found to contain salmonella. Peritas Australian Recipe Top Quality Barf Food, which is imported from Greece, was found in ...