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With third country nationals receiving their work permits earlier through expedited procedures, the tourism industry is fully staffed and ready for the summer wave of tourists. Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou ...

When scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus, what they found was an amazing time capsule from a ...

Ten new civil registry digital services, placing people’s needs at the forefront, were presented on Thursday in Nicosia. The services are part of the government’s plan for digital ...

The hearing for Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides’ dismissal was postponed on Thursday, as an expert witness from Intosai (International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions) was unable to attend the court ...

Electricity supply is expected to run smoothly, despite the high demand due to hot weather. Cyprus’ transmission system spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said demand on Thursday was estimated to peak at 1,150...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday met UN Secretary General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin in Brussels. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the European Council where the ...

A much-touted cabinet decision to ban mobile phones in secondary schools has fallen at its first hurdle – a discussion in parliament – with the result that it has been put off ...

A 45-year-old man who confessed to the Ormidia murder was remanded at the Dhekelia British bases court on Thursday for eight days. Costas Sotiri handed himself to Dhekelia police a ...

Borrowers are receiving letters of approval for participation in the mortgage to rent scheme, running from December 2023 to September 6, 2024. Through the scheme, eligible applicants transfer the ownership of their primary ...

The Limassol hospital pharmacy staff is on a two-hour work stoppage from 11am till 1pm to protest working understaffed. An Isotita union representative said the pharmacy has been understaffed for ...

Police in Paphos on Wednesday seized eleven computers suspected to have been illegally converted into gaming machines. Officers from the Paphos CID, as well as members of the intellectual property ...

A 27-year-old man was remanded at Famagusta district court for eight days on Thursday over an ongoing investigation for robbery, carrying a weapon to incite terror and attempted theft. The ...

The council of ministers decided on the retraction of two more “golden passports” issued to Russian oligarchs, it emerged on Thursday. The two Russians had acquired Cypriot citizenship during the 2008...

Court proceedings are set to continue on Thursday over the request of the Attorney General, Giorgos Savvides, to suspend Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides for improper conduct. The latest advance in ...

How is it already the last weekend of June? As we step deeper into the summer, the island’s busiest season in terms of events and things to do, the ...

It was determined that a 35-year-old man, Michael Silvestrou from Larnaca, died by drowning, police announced on Thursday. Silvestrou was found dead in the sea in Mazotos on Wednesday. According ...

A 61-year-old man was remanded for eight days by the Nicosia District Court following an arson attack on two cars and a motorcycle in Nicosia early Thursday morning. According to ...

Staff and trainees of the Christos Stelios Ioannou Foundation for people with special needs, on Thursday are set to protest the construction of asylum service headquarters next to their premises. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is expected to meet with UN Secretary General personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin in the sidelines of the European council summit being held June 27 to June 28. During ...

A yellow weather warning is in place on Thursday from 11am until 5pm for high temperatures. After dispersal of local thin fog and cloud, the weather will turn sunny and ...

Cancer drugs estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of euros, which were stored in a refrigerated area at Limassol general hospital, have been destroyed, state health services organisation (Okypy) ...

President Nikos Christodoulides attended the unveiling ceremony of the Monument of Fallen, and Missing Persons of the Pigi and Peristerona Communities in Famagusta during the Turkish invasion of 1974. During his ...

“We are aware of the challenges but we remain confident and optimistic” said Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, referring to Cyprus discussions of UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for ...

Cyprus is a centre for humanitarian operations in the region and this is proven every day, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Wednesday. Invited by reporters to comment on Turkish media ...