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121. 3,000 to be repatriated to Cyprus in May

Cyprus is receiving around 200-300 returnees from abroad on a daily basis, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Monday, noting that May is expected to see the repatriation of some 3,000 in total....

122. Cyprus to ban flights from 28 countries

As of Saturday, flights to the Larnaca and Paphos airports from 28 countries will be banned, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced on Tuesday night, noting that this stricter measure does not affect cargo....

123. Cyprus enterprises rank fourth in EU for social media use

Cyprus ranked fourth among the EU 27 in the number of enterprises using at least one type of social media in 2019, recording a hike of 20 per cent since 2014....

124. Cyprus slightly above EU average on women scientists and engineers

In 2018, of almost 15 million scientists and engineers in the EU, 59% were men and 41% women, according to figures released by Eurostat, ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February. Cyprus ranks close to the EU average with 42%, followed by Romania (41%), France (40%), and Greece, the Czech Republic and Slovakia (all 39%). ...

125. Cyprus pensions gender inequality among highest in EU

Female pensioners in Cyprus received a pension that was 38.2 per cent lower than male pensioners in 2018, much higher than the EU average of a 30 per cent pension gap....

126. Cyprus records lowest cancer-related deaths in EU

With 194 deaths for every 100,000 people, Cyprus recorded the least number of cancer-related deaths EU-wide in 2016....

127. Judge approves Alexoui remand

Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis was remanded in custody on Tuesday in connection with an attempted murder in 2017, following a long and tough court hearing...

128. Slovakia’s premier cuts Cyprus visit short

Slovakia’s Premier Peter Pellegrini cut his official visit in Cyprus short due to a tragic accident in his country which resulted in the death of at least 13 people...

129. South hands over murder suspect to north

Another murder suspect is in police custody in the north in connection with the murder of a Turkish Cypriot businessman, after Greek Cypriot police handed Azmad Ali Virk over to UN officials...

130. Unemployment in Cyprus drops to 6.5%

The euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.5% in June 2019, down from 7.6% in May 2019 and from 8.2% in June 2018. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since July 2008. The EU28 unemployment rate was 6.3% in June 2019, stable compared with May 2019 and down from 6.8% in June 2018. This remains the lowest rate recorded in the EU28 since the start of the EU monthly unemployment series in January 2000. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union ...

131. North hands Rudolf over to south

Miroslav Balazovjech, also known as Rudolf who was wanted in connection with attempted murder, has been handed over to authorities in the Republic of Cyprus on Sunday...

132. Bidding for Nicosia bypass begins

The government has issued a public highway tender for the first phase of the long-awaited Nicosia bypass, which is expected to significantly reduce traffic jams in the capital...

133. Far-right soundly defeated in Greek elections

134. Mom arrested for snatching son from foster care

A mother has been arrested on kidnapping charges after Child Services accused her of snatching her son from a foster care facility...

135. World leaders mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day

136. Rudolf gets seven months in the north

A Turkish Cypriot court in the north has sentenced Rudolf to seven months, while authorities in the south are still asking for him and Sifis to be handed over to face attempted murder charges...

137. Implementation of the Multilateral Instrument

138. Rudolf arrested in the north

Police in the north arrested Balazov Miroslav, known as Rudolf, who is also wanted in the south in connection with a drive-by shooting in late November...

139. Jaguar Land Rover to cuts 4500 UK jobs

140. Cyprus issues European warrants for Sifis, Rudolf

Cyprus police have issued European arrest warrants against Sifis and Rudolf, in connection with the Nicosia drive-by shooting in late November...

141. Two still wanted in Nicosia drive-by shooting

Police say they are looking for two suspects in the Nicosia drive-by shooting, after obtaining additional evidence in the case...

142. Condé Nast International to launch its 25th Vogue in Greece

143. Cyprus has lowest annual inflation in the EU

Cyprus registered the lowest annual inflation in the European Union for April 2018, with a rate of -0.3%, according to Eurostat....

144. Police shooting suspect caught in Limassol

Police shooting suspect Elias Mouzos was arrested Tuesday in a Limassol village, after being on the run since Saturday when he was believed to have fire shots against two police officers...

145. Two suspects on the run in Limassol shooting of policeman

Authorities are looking for two suspects in connection with a shooting incident in Limassol on Saturday, while a police officer who was critically wounded had to be taken to Israel for emergency treatment...

146. More Russians and Brits get CY passports

The biggest group of foreign nationals that obtained Cypriot citizenship in 2016 were Russians, followed by UK nationals, according to Eurostat data that show close to one million foreigners became EU citizens that year....

147. Cyprus has fourth lowest fertility rate in the EU

The highest shares of births of a first child to teenage mothers were recorded in Romania (14.2%)...

148. Some 68% of young unemployed Cypriots are unwilling to move for a job

Out of the employed population, aged 20-34, in Cyprus in 2016, 87% did not move at all to get a job...

149. EU backs Britain in blaming Russia for spy attack

The show of support from the EU, at a time when Britain is grappling with its departure from the bloc, will boost Prime Minister Theresa May...

150. For Putin’s Russia, a poisoned spy sends a political message

Any state body using a nerve agent so blatantly is clearly disregarding the traditional rules of international order...