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Trade unions on Monday asked for a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides to air in person their grievances chiefly over the recent revision of the national minimum wage, which they ...

Farmers affected by water cuts need to receive financial support, farmers union Pek said on Monday. “We ask the president of the Republic to intervene and take appropriate action, announcing ...

Disy MP Nikos Sykas will be removed from the party’s ballot for the upcoming parliamentary elections, the party announced on Monday after abuse allegations were made by his wife ...

Solutions covering police reform must be reached via relevant legislative framework rather than from the pressure exerted by unions and others, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Monday. “I do ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday held a telephone conversation in which they discussed, among other matters, the Great Sea Interconnector and the planned ‘India-Middle ...

It’s not often you meet a dog who has seen more of the world than the average person, but Oli is no ordinary dog. A compact, good-natured mix of ...

Flights to and from Cyprus were impacted after Greece temporarily closed its airspace on Sunday due to what it described as “a technical problem with radio frequencies”. The Cypriot transport ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Sunday called on Turkey to “seize the opportunity” with regard to Cyprus and the possibility of making progress in the country’s relations with the ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday called for the rule of law, human rights, civilisation, and peace to be the “foundation” of the global order in a statement released ...

Cyprus was the likely launchpad for strikes conducted by the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force against Islamic State targets in Syria on Saturday night. The British government announced late ...

Akel on Saturday decried what it described as an “imperialist intervention” on the part of the United States in Venezuela, after US forces carried out airstrikes across the country and ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Saturday said Cyprus’ position is in favour of “de-escalation, restraint and a resolution that respects international law” in Venezuela after United States forces carried out ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Saturday promised to modernise the police force at all levels, saying that “the rise in crime and the need for more substantial policing and strengthening ...

High-profile names from European and regional politics are expected to attend Wednesday’s opening ceremony of Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s ...

Police in the British Dhekelia base on Saturday arrested two brothers on suspicion of an attempted murder which was carried out in Limassol last month. The pair were, according to ...

Paphos was featured on a list of destinations which have the “perfect breeze”, following a study carried out by British meteorologist Jim NR Dale. The result of Dale’s study ...

No problems are foreseen regarding the United Nations security council’s renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s mandate for another year, Somalian permanent representative to the ...

Public ceremonies ending with crosses being thrown in the water, followed by swimmers keen to claim it, will be held on Tuesday by the municipalities of Nicosia, Paphos and Ayia ...

The rollout of smart electricity meters is continuing across Cyprus in January, with the electricity authority (EAC) on Friday announcing the list of neighbourhoods which are to have smart meters ...

Hospitality venues across Cyprus recorded full occupancy over the New Year period, while hotels reached around 60 per cent, according to industrial bodies. Hospitality venues association (Pasika) president Neophytos Thrasyvoulou informed ...

Hospitals across Cyprus were between 85 and 90 per cent full during the holiday period, with that figure set to rise over the coming days in the aftermath of festive gatherings, state ...

Efforts to save the griffon vulture population in Cyprus have delivered fragile yet tangible results after three years of intensified conservation work, BirdLife Cyprus said in a New Year post. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday called for dialogue and said he had contacted the United Nations in the aftermath of an incident in the buffer zone earlier in ...

A controversial deal signed between the north’s ruling coalition and Turkish telecommunications company Turk Telekom which will see Turkish Cypriot taxpayers expend €110 million for the provision of fibreoptic internet ...