CLOSE
Loading...
12° Nicosia,
14 May, 2026
 

News Stream

Al Jazeera reporter likely killed by unintentional Israeli gunfire

Al Jazeera reporter likely killed by unintentional Israeli gunfire

Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by unintentional gunfire from Israeli positions, but independent investigators could not reach a definitive conclusion about the origin of the bullet that struck her, the U.S. State Department said on Monday....

 |  NEWS
Cyprus employment fell by 1.5% to 39,100 persons employed

Cyprus employment fell by 1.5% to 39,100 persons employed

Employment in the broad industrial sector decreased in 2020 by 1.5% to 39,100 compared to 39,700 in 2019, according to the results of the Survey on Industrial Production 2020, published by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Monday. ...

 |  NEWS
President to finalize minimum wage talks with unions

President to finalize minimum wage talks with unions

President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades will meet trade unions on Tuesday to conclude negotiations for the introduction of the minimum national wage in Cyprus....

 |  NEWS
The US would act in an Aegean confrontation

The US would act in an Aegean confrontation

It was the habit of American presidents to take their breakfast at the Willard Hotel back in the 1930s, just a block from the White House. The lobby would always be packed with people who wanted a few moments of their time to raise all sorts of issues – and thus lobbyists were born....

 |  OPINION
Tatar has yet to deliver cooperation proposals to President Anastasiades

Tatar has yet to deliver cooperation proposals to President Anastasiades

The proposals on mutual cooperation unveiled by the Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, during a meeting, last week with Miroslav Jenča, the Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, have yet to be received by President Nicos Anastasiades....

 |  NEWS
47% of EU citizens believe integration of migrants unsuccessful in their countries

47% of EU citizens believe integration of migrants unsuccessful in their countries

12,460 or 47 percent of the respondents from the Special Eurobarometer survey, which tackled the integration of immigrants in the European Union, have estimated unsuccessful migrants’ integration at the national level....

 |  NEWS
North probes illicit cash route to south after Ercan arrests

North probes illicit cash route to south after Ercan arrests

Recent arrests in the north in connection with cash couriers have prompted Turkish Cypriot authorities to investigate whether large sums of money were being transferred through an illicit route to the south...

 |  NEWS
Cyprus wins gold in women's basketball

Cyprus wins gold in women's basketball

Cyprus' Women's National Basketball Team won the Gold Medal at the FIBA Women's Small Countries European Championship held in Nicosia....

 |  NEWS
Commando's death: The objections from two officers were ignored

Commando's death: The objections from two officers were ignored

There are many unanswered questions surrounding the death of commando Panagiotis Giannios, who, during a National Guard exercise, fell to his death from a helicopter in the Paphos area....

 |  NEWS
Alphamega Hypermarkets: More deliveries in less time

Alphamega Hypermarkets: More deliveries in less time

Alphamega Hypermarkets’ second distribution centre has been up and running for some time now, after being launched as part of the second phase of the Company’s e-commerce strategy. It is expected to help considerably in covering the demand island-wide for orders through the chain’s e-shop...

 |  BUSINESS
Bank of Cyprus offering voluntary retirement plans for up to 600 employees

Bank of Cyprus offering voluntary retirement plans for up to 600 employees

The Bank of Cyprus is offering a Voluntary Retirement Plan to 500 - 600 employees of its employees in the hopes that it can reduce its number of employees in order to maintain profitability. ...

 |  BUSINESS
Cyprus defends migration stance for ‘love of country’

Cyprus defends migration stance for ‘love of country’

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says he would be happy if the Republic of Cyprus could bring down irregular migration by following the example of Greece, a country facing EU criticism over ‘violent’ deportations, with the Cypriot official calling on fellow citizens to show their 'love of country'...

 |  NEWS
Minister urges traveling Cypriots to fly off-peak

Minister urges traveling Cypriots to fly off-peak

Cypriots are being asked to postpone summer travel during the pick season in order to ‘help not only themselves but also the airlines and airports,' after a crisis in the aviation industry made a crash landing in Europe...

 |  NEWS
Biker dies after midnight collision on highway

Biker dies after midnight collision on highway

A local biker died early Sunday morning following a highway accident outside Larnaca on the highway stretch towards the airport...

 |  NEWS
House clamps down on glamping aspirations

House clamps down on glamping aspirations

Cypriot parliament failed this week to pass crucial tourism legislation that would regulate low-cost lodging, but concerns about encroaching on the environment also ended up blocking a bill on the newest trend of glamorous camping...

 |  NEWS
Widower cries foul in Ayia Napa buggy fatality

Widower cries foul in Ayia Napa buggy fatality

A Swedish man whose wife was killed in an Ayia Napa buggy accident in early May is in the market for an appeal lawyer in Cyprus, with reports saying he has several questions after a British national was sentenced to one year through an expedited trial procedure...

 |  NEWS
High ranking UN official to undertake mission for resumption of peace talks

High ranking UN official to undertake mission for resumption of peace talks

Assistant UN Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs Miroslav Jenča informed President Nicos Anastasiades that he will undertake an investigative mission to create the conditions for the resumption of Cyprus peace talks, Government Spokesperson Marios Pelekanos said on Friday....

 |  NEWS
Erdogan refuses proposal to sit down with Mitsotakis

Erdogan refuses proposal to sit down with Mitsotakis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected efforts by NATO leaders in Madrid to mediate a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Anadolu Agency reported on Friday....

 |  NEWS
Government takes steps to break Cyprus' reliance on fossil fuels

Government takes steps to break Cyprus' reliance on fossil fuels

The government today took steps to break Cyprus’ reliance on fossil fuels....

 |  NEWS
An 'historic' day as Pafos-Polis highway constructions begins

An 'historic' day as Pafos-Polis highway constructions begins

The construction of the Pafos-Polis Chrysochous highway officially began on Friday. The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Yannis Karousos, was on hand to mark the "historic" day, as he called it....

 |  NEWS
US congress members opposed to F-16 sale to Turkey

US congress members opposed to F-16 sale to Turkey

Greek-American Representatives Nicole Malliotakis from New York and Gus Bilirakis from Florida have said they remain opposed to sales of US F-16 fighter jets to Turkey....

 |  NEWS
Covid: 3 deaths, 10,879 new cases in the last 7 days

Covid: 3 deaths, 10,879 new cases in the last 7 days

Cyprus’ Health Ministry announced on Friday that 3 people passed away due to COVID-19 while the week between 24-30 June a total of 10,879 new cases were detected. The positivity rate now stands at 11.62%....

 |  NEWS
Paphos police confirm CID probe in commando death

Paphos police confirm CID probe in commando death

Investigators from Paphos’ Criminal Investigation Department are probing the death of a commando who jumped in the water from a helicopter during the shooting of a promo video, with reports saying they are focusing on footage to ascertain the aircraft’s maneuvers but also asking the army for audio recordings during the fatal mission...

 |  NEWS
Parliament goes off script over controversial museum

Parliament goes off script over controversial museum

All hell broke loose this week in Cypriot parliament after opposition blocked state funds earmarked for an EOKA museum dedicated to Grivas, a highly divisive figure in the island’s history...

 |  NEWS
Biden believes Congress will give green light for F-16 sale to Turkey

Biden believes Congress will give green light for F-16 sale to Turkey

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States supports the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and that he is confident the congressional approval needed for the sale can be obtained....

 |  NEWS
Second Covid booster? Yeah… maybe

Second Covid booster? Yeah… maybe

In contrast to the speed with which we took up the previous doses of the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, Greeks are hesitating over the fourth dose. Maybe because it’s summer and the open air makes us feel that we are better protected,...

 |  OPINION
Increasing demand for mail-order abortion pills after SC ruling

Increasing demand for mail-order abortion pills after SC ruling

Telehealth abortion providers have reported a surge in inquiries following the US Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe vs Wade, as the rapidly proliferating number of states banning terminations forces more women to turn to mail-order pills to end their pregnancies....

 |  NEWS
Technical School students convert car into electric vehicle

Technical School students convert car into electric vehicle

With €25,000 worth of funds donated by the Transport Ministry, students from the Technical School in Nicosia converted a 1971 VW Beetle into an electric vehicle and presented it to the Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos. ...

 |  NEWS
Herodotou: 'Interest rates should be increased gradually'

Herodotou: 'Interest rates should be increased gradually'

The Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Constantinos Herodotou, said he was in favor of the ECB gradually increasing key interest rates while keeping its options open, stressing that the European Central Bank should consider the impact of each increase and act accordingly....

 |  NEWS
Commission VP demands review of EU decision to trademark ‘Turkaegean’

Commission VP demands review of EU decision to trademark ‘Turkaegean’

European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas has sent a letter to Internal Markets Commissioner Thierry Breton demanding a review of a decision to approve Ankara’s request to trademark the term ‘Turkaegean.’...

 |  NEWS
577578579580581582583584
Stock photo Unsplash
BUSINESS

Brace for another interest rate hike in June, Cyprus Central Banker warns

Next Topic
Poland’s National Day reception brings ''solidarity''...and pierogi...to old Nicosia
DIPLOMATICA

Poland’s National Day reception brings ''solidarity''...and pierogi...to old Nicosia

Αlso read
X