The process of resuming Cyprus talks is set to see progress with the appointment of a UN envoy by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. This move signifies Nicosia's willingness to advance negotiations with the aim of finding a solution, ending the stalemate that has persisted since 2017....
Cyprus is actively preparing for potential large-scale evacuations of citizens from various nationalities in the Middle East, particularly Israel, Lebanon, and the broader region, following the recent conflict outbreak in the Middle East. ...
The Minister of Labor, Yiannis Panayiotou, presented a proposal at the Social Insurance Council meeting, exempting the full basic pension from a 12% actuarial reduction for employees with 40 years of contributions. This proposal aims to relieve actuarial reductions for early pensions.
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The Minister of Justice and Public Order, Anna Koukkides Procopiou, revealed a significant rise in cocaine use in Cyprus, with the number of users estimated to have quadrupled in the past two decades....
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Labour, Welfare and Social Security, Andreas Kafkalias, expressed concern over the gaps in basic skills and the high percentage of young people not in employment, education, or training (14.7%) in Cyprus. ...
Official Ministry of Agriculture data have unveiled a critical situation in the halloumi production industry, a beloved and essential product in Cyprus....
With the headline "Cannot Be Less Than One Million," Geni Duzen's columnist, Jenc Mutlougiakali, writes that the population in the occupied territories has surpassed one million.
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The diver who ventured into the depths of the "Zenovia" shipwreck on October 26 was discovered lifeless in the vessel's engine room on Friday, October 27. ...
Henry Kissinger described artificial intelligence as the "biggest challenge of our times," predicting that humanity could be replaced by machines in the next five years....
A historic proposal by the Austrian Ministry of Justice sees €33m set aside to compensate those who were wrongly convicted - but critics say the amount on offer is not enough....
Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes for a second night Thursday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state history....
Cypriot President Christodoulides engaged in discussions with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, focusing on a proposal for establishing a "maritime humanitarian corridor" from Cyprus to Gaza. ...
European Union leaders have stopped short of calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, instead appealing for humanitarian “pauses” to provide aid, as the UN warned its operations were being “paralyzed” by Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave....
In a landmark discovery, authorities in Larnaca have uncovered 500 kilograms of synthetic drugs, marking the largest drug seizure in the history of the island....
In the backdrop of events involving Israel, Hamas, Gaza, and the October 7th terrorist attack, significant shifts are occurring in Turkey's stance in the region and President Tayyip Erdogan's rhetoric.
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A loose low-pressure system is making its presence felt in the region, leading to a mix of weather conditions. Intermittent thin dust particles will be observed in the atmosphere, affecting visibility and air quality.
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The readiness to activate contingency plans for the evacuation of US nationals from Israel and Lebanon is the primary reason that a large number of US military transport aircraft have been transferred to Crete Air Base at Souda Bay in recent days....
Cyprus' Minister of Health, Dr. Poppy Kanari, is set to hold separate meetings with trade unions and the State Health Services Agency (OKYpY) to address a dispute arising from the Agency's failure to negotiate a collective agreement for staff employed under personal contracts, according to the Cypriot Ministry of Health....
The University of Cyprus (UCY) is among the top universities in the Times Higher Education international ranking by scientific field for 2024, which was published on Thursday....
A diver who had descended to explore the shipwreck of the "Zenobia" in the maritime area of Larnaca has gone missing since this morning, prompting a search and rescue operation by the Larnaca Search and Rescue Coordination Center (KSERC)....
Residential property sales in Cyprus hit a 15-year record high in the second quarter of 2023, with significant increases in prices, according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus....
Jordan’s Queen Rania has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for not condemning Israel’s killing of Palestinian civilians in its bombardment of Gaza....
In a press conference during the visit of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the White House, President Joe Biden emphasized that Israel holds not only the 'right' but also the 'responsibility' to defend itself....
According to information from the Police, around 02:45 in the early morning, an explosive device detonated outside the main entrance of a house where a 51-year-old man resides with his family....
Israeli ground forces carried out a ''relatively large incursion'' into the Gaza Strip overnight, in the first official admission by Israeli security forces of a tank raid inside the Gaza Strip....
