Employees retiring will no longer have to wait almost half a year before they receive their first pension from state coffers, declared the Labour Ministry on Tuesday. The ministry announced that the
Five Israeli tourists were re-remanded in Cyprus police custody for six days on Tuesday in connection with an alleged gang rape of a young British woman in the popular resort of Ayia
The Ayios Nikolaos housing complex at the centre of recent violent outbreaks between Syrian refugees and extreme right-wing groups in Chlorakas, Paphos, is under 24/7 surveillance. Local authorities and a debt-acquiring company
Police have uncovered another migrant trafficking network, the third in a month, following an operation where four Syrians were detained. According to the CNA, the operation was carried out based on evidence
Corruption saps the economy, undermines opportunities for people trying to engage in legitimate business and public services and kills international investments, said US State Department official Richard Nephew. The Coordinator on Global
Some 60% of the animals and plants that have become extinct globally are due to invasive alien species, according to a new international report. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Cypriot politician Christos Stylianides has stepped in as Greece’s new shipping minister after Miltiades Varvitsiotis resigned on Monday over the death of a passenger who was pushed off a ferry he tried
The Met Office issued an orange warning for showers and local thunderstorms throughout Monday. According to the warning, thunderstorms are expected to impact primarily the mountains and the eastern half of the
President Nikos Christodoulides has urged banks to take concrete steps in absorbing some of the increased cost of borrowing from interest rate hikes burdening the economy and households. During an interview with
Authorities said the wildfire that raged in Akrounta, Limassol, over the weekend was completely under control Monday after two days of firefighting. Light rain in the area on Sunday afternoon helped, assisting
