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2191. Cabinet agrees to implement full-day high school program

2192. Strike: Trade unions call for COLA agreement

Hundreds of workers gathered outside the Finance Ministry today calling for the full reinstatement of COLA (Cost of Living Allowance). ...

2193. Limassol could still have another 8,000 apartments

As the demand for real estate in city centers has increased in recent years, Ask Wire's research identifies many parcels of land in the central areas of Cypriot cities that are either underutilized or only partially utilized. ...

2194. Labor unrest in the midst of an election - today's strike

Despite the unions' categorical assurances that the strike on Thursday has nothing to do with the current election period, the three-hour strike measures will de facto be butter on the election agenda of candidates who do not come from the government sector....

2195. Senator links Burisma to Biden classified documents

A newly revealed email from Hunter Biden’s laptop regarding Ukraine is raising eyebrows, with critics pushing a theory that the first son had access to classified information at a time when he maneuvered for a seat on Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company based in Cyprus...

2196. Suspect in murder of teen girl handed over to north

A male suspect in the death of a teenage girl in the north was handed over to Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday, after he crossed south and identified himself to Greek Cypriot law enforcement...

2197. Health Minister says flu cases under control

On the "Diaspora News" program of "Spor FM 95.0," Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas discussed the flu cases in Cyprus. According to the ministry's official data, six flu-related deaths have been reported since December 1, of which four involved elderly residents of nursing homes....

2198. Leaders of both sides agree current state of Cyprus unacceptable

Participants in a meeting of leaders and representatives of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties held on Wednesday, at Ledra Palace, in Nicosia underlined risks from a status quo in Cyprus which is not static but is getting worse, a joint communique issued after the meeting said....

2199. The demand for new homes is dwindling

The large investments and development projects mentioned by Minister of Transport and Works Yannis Karousos in his ministry's recent project presentation may have kept the construction and real estate sector afloat until 2022, but the industry still faces challenges....

2200. Father who shook preemie gets five years

A father in Cyprus was sentenced to five years in prison after a criminal court found him guilty in the death of his preemie, following his own admission to police that he shook the newborn to make the baby stop crying...

2201. Nicosia downplays Leopard rumors as plot thickens

Cypriot Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides says weapons deals were being kept on the down low in response to rumors that Nicosia was seeking German Leopards in exchange for Russian tanks to Kiev, while clarifying his country won’t be stuck with military equipment of the past...

2202. Lavrov plays passive aggressive towards Cyprus

"Greece and Cyprus have been among the most welcoming countries to us in recent years. There have been numerous joint cultural and educational events....

2203. Young driver dies after car crash in Engomi

A young man was killed in a road accident in Nicosia on Tuesday early morning when his car veered off lane and crashed into a tree...

2204. Lavrov calls out Greece and Cyprus

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called out Greece and Cyprus over decisions which he says 'reflect an aggressive line imposed onto Europe that goes against the interest of Greek people'...

2205. Ukraine looks at Cyprus as Germany stalls

Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides is in Brussels this week where he will discuss with his EU counterparts a number of issues including Ukraine, whose president has slammed Germany for stalling on delivering Leopard tanks that Cyprus also wants according to military websites in what appears to be a convoluted arrangement...

2206. Cops criticized after wild brawl at contentious memorial

Cyprus Police have arrested a handful of suspects following a wild brawl during a memorial event of a controversial army general in Limassol, but critics accuse law enforcement of failing to detain offenders during the event as things got out of hand...

2207. The Halepianes (Tseri) exit opens tomorrow at 3pm

In the upcoming months, improvements and relief from the annoyance faced by hundreds of drivers every day are anticipated. ...

2208. First group of asylum seekers relocated to Germany from Cyprus

Repatriation flights from Cyprus to Germany and France began at the end of December as part of the EU's support policy for Nicosia in the refugee crisis. ...

2209. Turkish Cypriots outraged over mufti's call for women to procreate on demand

A Muslim religious leader’s instruction to women to dutifully accept a husband's “invitation to bed” to procreate has sparked outrage among many Turkish Cypriots, who saw the remarks as an imported encroachment of fundamentalist Islam on their secular community....

2210. Presidential candidate wants Cyprus in NATO

Cypriot presidential candidate Averof Neophytou says NATO membership would be a 'natural development' for the Republic of Cyprus, a divided island that continues to raise tensions between the western alliance’s members Greece and Turkey...

2211. Man dies while crossing highway near migrant camp

A young man was killed in rural Nicosia on Wednesday after he was struck by car on the highway, near the Pournara migrant camp...

2212. Anastasiades says Russia forced Cyprus to change

Cyprus’ commander-in-chief says Russia forced his country to adopt an EU stance against Moscow, in response to Russian criticism that suggested Europeans were toeing an American line against the Kremlin and Nicosia and Athens were suffering because of it...

2213. Electric charging points in Nicosia unveiled today

The promotion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure will create the green and sustainable cities and communities of tomorrow said the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Yiannis Karousos,...

2214. Cyprus talks up imminent Chevron announcement

Cypriot Energy Minister Natasa Pilides is waging a battle to ensure Chevron’s reluctant development concept for Aphrodite will stick to plan, but cost-cutting ideas, merger wars, and maritime issues continue to blur options backed by an administration on its last leg...

2215. Limassol: Meat worth more than 50,000 euros stolen

Limassol CID has arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of breaking into a meat warehouse and stealing goods worth more than 50,000 euros between 2022 and 2023 in Limassol....

2216. Cyprus to coordinate EU's electronic health record system

Cyprus, through the National eHealth Authority (NEHA), is taking on a coordinating role in defining an electronic health record at the European Union level,...

2217. Nearly €6 billion in real estate transactions in 2022

The value of real estate sold during 2022 is approaching €6 billion, according to the comparative real estate sales of the Department of Lands and Surveys as processed and presented in the quarterly "Real Estate Market Bulletin" of Cyprus Real Estate Registration Council....

2218. More job vacancies reported than registered unemployed

The number of job vacancies reported by hotels for the year 2022 was almost three times the monthly average of the number of registered unemployed persons, Labour and Social Insurance Minister Kyriakos Koushos said at a conference on the "Staff shortage in the field of hospitality"....

2219. Eight brand spanking new restaurants in town

The city's culinary landscape has recently been enhanced by the addition of several new restaurants and dining establishments, all of which are listed below....

2220. Frontline’s Cyprus move fails to impress rival

Plans by a shipping tycoon to redomicile his company to Cyprus became unclear after Frontline announced a merger with a rival oil tanker operator fell through...