Our View: State pensions prove some more equal than others
What a mess the authorities have made of the issue of the multiple pensions over the years. We are now at the point at which someone who had been a ...
England clinch Euro 2024 spot with win over Italy but Hungary must wait
Classy England beat Italy 3-1 at Wembley to became the latest country to book a berth at next year’s European Championship after Tuesday’s round of qualifiers but Hungary’...
German special forces in Cyprus to help with Israel evacuations, hostages
Germany sent a special forces team (KSK) to Cyprus on Tuesday to be at the ready if things escalate in between Israel and Palestine, the German news agency RND reported.
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How the Hollywood strike is scrambling film, TV schedules into next summer
Santa Claus will not be coming to Hollywood this year.
“Dear Santa,” a comedy by the Farrelly brothers about a young boy who accidentally sends a letter to Satan instead ...
US releases asylum seekers on the streets. Some suburbs bear the burden
Overwhelmed by record numbers of asylum seekers from around the world, U.S. border officials have released thousands of migrants on streets in the San Diego area the past month, ...
Uganda police say suspected rebels kill three in national park
A Ugandan national and two foreign tourists have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in a national park, the police said ...
Hundreds said killed in Gaza hospital blast, protests erupt (video)
A Gaza health ministry spokesman said hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other and that ...
Leaked audio causes stir between Edek and MEP Papadakis
Leaked bribery audio of an exchange between Edek party leader Marinos Sizopoulos and former party member and EU MP Demetris Papadakis surfaced on Tuesday, sparking an exchange between the two.
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Turkey to allocate 150% more to defense budget in 2024 -minister
Turkey will allocate more than $40 billion to its defense budget in 2024, a presentation by a vice president showed, marking a 150% increase from this year’s budget, in another move to ...
Cyprus ‘will make every attempt to deescalate the situation in Israel’ (update)
Cyprus will make every attempt to deescalate the situation in Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, adding that he condemns the terrorist attacks by Palestinian extremist organisation Hamas against ...
Hundreds call for end to violence at pro Israeli rally (photos, videos)
Hundreds attended the Cyprus Stands with Israel rally in Larnaca on Tuesday evening during which visibly shaken Israeli ambassador Oren Anolik called for strength and resilience in the face of “...
Despite investment, agriculture fails to perform
Agriculture and rural development did not perform as expected despite state investment schemes, the Audit Office said in a report released on Tuesday.
The report found that a significant percentage ...
‘Second blow’ to Greens as Theopemptou stands down as leader
Green party leader Charalampos Theopemptou resigned as party leader on Tuesday, a day after MP Alexandra Attalides resigned from the party.
Theopemptou has already turned in his resignation to the ...
What makes a house a home ask artists
An ongoing exhibition in Limassol with local and international artists examines what makes a house a home. At Limassol Municipal Arts Centre Apothikes Papadaki, the House exhibition will run until ...
Rainfall in last three days more than average for whole of October in some places
Rainfall for October so far was 90 per cent higher than the average, the met office said on Tuesday, publishing preliminary results for the first half of the month.
According to ...
Workers’ rights laid out
The Department of Labour Relations on Tuesday recapped the main changes to legislation that strengthen workers’ rights, such as the obligation to notify workers of their terms of employment.
The ...
Number at risk of poverty falls
Four thousand fewer people in Cyprus are classed as being at risk of poverty or social exclusion than last year, the statistical service said on Tuesday.
Its report on poverty ...
People not responding to recalls to lose MOT
The House commerce committee heard on Tuesday that vehicles with parts deemed faulty or unsafe will be called in to retest for an MOT if the owner fails to make ...
Poland’s Tusk calls for quick decision on appointing government
Poland’s president should move swiftly to allow the formation of a new government, Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Coalition (KO), said on Tuesday, after official election results showed ...
Gaza families ordered south return home, say nowhere is safe from Israeli bombs
The Abu Marasa family are returning to Gaza City, having fled on Friday after Israel ordered all civilians to go south or face bombardment, saying they would rather die at ...
Biden to visit Israel as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens
US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to show support for its war on Hamas after Washington said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to let humanitarian aid ...
Freedom Holding Corp. responds to Hindenburg Research accusations
Two weeks after the Cyprus Mail sat down for an interview with Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., his company was investigated by US regulators.
This comes two months ...
Deputy minister calls for better laws regulating personal helpers
Deputy Welfare Minister Maria Evangelou called for the institutionalisation of personal helpers for people with disabilities on Tuesday.
Speaking to the House Labour Committee, she called for legislation to be ...
Cyprus tourist arrivals up in September
A total of 487,350 tourists arrived in Cyprus in September, the Cyprus Statistical Service said on Tuesday, an increase of 17.9 per cent over the previous year.
From January to September 2023, the ...