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Foreign workers are almost three times more likely to be subjected to forced labour than Cypriots, while accounting for around 9 per cent of Cyprus’ workforce, figures presented at an event ...

The government said Thursday that by year’s end it plans to get the wheels turning on a significant segment of the planned highway linking Paphos to Polis Chrysochous. Speaking ...

Love, passion and drama usually dominate the stage yet this upcoming concert brings another heartfelt emotion – friendship. The Voice & Piano Soirée at Technopolis 20 celebrates friendship, welcoming to the ...

The cabinet on Thursday approved a new annual grant scheme for undergraduate nursing and midwifery students, with Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides describing it as “a particularly important step towards addressing “...

UEFA’s member associations have unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in protest at FIFA’s plan to sell stakes to external investors in a ...

Copenhagen’s famed Noma restaurant is betting on a rapidly shifting seasonal menu to drive its next chapter when it reopens in the Danish capital under new leadership next week. ...

The investigation into the wildfire that erupted following a military exercise at the Kalo Chorio firing range has widened to examine decisions taken at the highest levels of the National ...

Migrant workers need better access to information about their rights, to prevent their abuse by unscrupulous employers, speakers at a roundtable said on Thursday. The roundtable was held on the ...

Paphos municipality on Thursday cleared tree branches left on a pavement near Archbishop Makarios III lyceum after residents raised concerns that they were obstructing pedestrians and creating a road safety ...

An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, after authorities found a crater and scattered ...

Demetra Holdings Plc purchased 4,440 of its own shares on July 29, as part of an ongoing share buyback programme executed through The Cyprus Investment & Securities Corporation Ltd. The investment company ...

The Israeli Hadassah Medical Organisation has formally launched its first European medical centre outside Israel in Limassol, marking the latest stage of a broader expansion into Cyprus. A blessing ceremony ...

Cyprus youth unemployment holds firm at 7.8 per cent Cyprus recorded one of the lowest unemployment rates in the European Union in June 2026, with joblessness on the island falling to 3 per ...

The Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI) has successfully completed the project “Schools for Change: Pioneering the Path to a Plastic-Free Future”, an important initiative implemented in partnership with the TUI ...

Delegations from the transmission system operator and the energy markets association discussed efforts to reduce electricity costs for households and businesses, and ways to make the new competitive energy market ...

For the second consecutive year, the Sirens are combining the power of the sea with the power of giving by organising the charitable swimming event Call of the Sirens 2026, in ...

Cyprus residents faced continued difficulty affording a week-long annual holiday in 2025, with Eurostat data released on Thursday showing that 27.6 per cent of people aged 16 and over could not afford a ...

Two men accused in the Pyla torture case pleaded not guilty before the Larnaca permanent criminal court on Thursday, with proceedings adjourned until October 8 as police continue investigating other suspects ...

By late afternoon on Thursday firefighters brought under control a blaze that had broken out near the Limassol village of Arsos. The flames had spread through dry grass from a ...

Koumis defends Cyprus tourism performance amidst global challenges Tourism revenue figures for May and the first five months of 2026 confirmed that Cyprus tourism has returned to a stable recovery path, ...

Accident and emergency (A&E) departments at public hospitals across Cyprus have recorded an increased influx of patients as the ongoing heatwave continues to drive up heat-related illnesses, state ...

The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold as expected on Thursday, but a third policymaker backed a rate hike due to renewed conflict between the United States and ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday said that the Turkish government’s stance will provide the “key” to there being progress on the Cyprus problem in the coming weeks and ...

Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting turned into a stress test for Wall Street. Although the Fed kept interest rates unchanged as expected, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh stated that future monetary ...