Cyprus accident and emergency hospital doctors are staging 24-hour industrial action on Tuesday over critically low staff shortages that they say puts patients’ lives at risk. According to state doctors’ union, PASYKI
Retired tennis star Marcos Baghdatis, who ended his long professional career at Wimbledon, said he is proud of being able to inspire young kids to believe in themselves. The 34-year-old Cypriot, returned
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis is on a working visit to Cyprus as part of a series of contacts in Nicosia, Athens and Ankara this week. Main topics to be discussed in
A second Turkish drillship will begin drilling for oil and natural gas off Cyprus this week in a move that could create more tension. Last month, European Union leaders warned Turkey to
While the government insists on keeping the newly introduced fan card, designed to clamp down on football violence, clubs argue that dwindling attendances and lack of safe stadia make the scheme unworkable.
A Hollywood film starring Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage to be entirely filmed in Cyprus is seen as a test case for whether the island can become a destination for world-class cinema productions. With
As Cyprus’ economy expands with projected GDP growth of around 3.5% this year, employers in two of its backbone industries, construction and tourism, say they are facing a chronic labour shortage. Stakeholders
Men who have survived their life partners are now eligible to receive a widower’s pension equal to that of widows after the House passed amended legislation to end criteria discrimination on Friday.
Cyprus Veterinary Services director Christodoulos Pipis called Swedish claims about antibiotics in halloumi as “farcical”, arguing that this was a ruse by competitors to promote their own halloumi-type cheese products. He told
A Turkish navy submarine providing protection to drill vessels violating Cyprus waters has anchored in Turkish-held north of the island at Kyrenia harbour. Reportedly, the Gür class S-357 is providing protection to
