Mini boom in real estate buys

Cyprus’ real estate market is experiencing a mini-boom as Cypriots rush to buy property before an increase in building costs takes its toll on the market, and insecurity from the Ukraine war

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Three-day state mourning for Zeta

A three-day mourning period in honour of the late Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou was announced by the cabinet on Wednesday; she will lie in state before her funeral on Friday. The minister

AIDS charity concert at Kolossi

The HIV-AIDS Support Centre (KYFA) is organising a fund-raising concert at Kolossi castle on Friday with a special performance by Limassol pianist Tatiana Stupak, ‘Music Through the Ages’. The charity event will

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Cyprus monkeypox alert after suspect case

The Health Ministry has confirmed that authorities are treating a suspected case of monkeypox involving a 34-year-old Eastern European man working in Paphos. Health Ministry spokesperson Konstantinos Athanasiou said Wednesday the man

‘This is Cyprus’ lawyer fined

A prominent Famagusta lawyer, implicated in Al Jazeera’s golden passport scandal expose, which ended the citizenship for investment scheme, was fined €4,000 by the Cyprus Bar Association for demeaning the profession. Andreas

Hospital outpatient clinics to launch afternoon hours

Hospital outpatient departments will be operating in the afternoons after nurses’ unions agreed with the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) about overtime pay. Nurses joined doctors in greenlighting a compensation proposal tabled

Cyprus says migration burden too heavy

Cyprus cannot lift the growing migration burden as asylum applications exceed 11,000, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, who has asked for emergency help from Brussels. Cyprus has received more than 11,000 asylum

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