Asia Cyprus Landmarks remain the primary method of positioning for Cypriots, even the best-known street names tend to remain secondary locaters: a striking cultural surprise resulting in an amused confusion for newcomers and crowds of tourists getting lost in summer
Asia Cyprus Employees at the state broadcaster CyBC will go on a one-hour strike during the main news bulletin Friday 13 amid an ongoing row over retirement benefits; the union added tougher measures could be taken as interrupting the streaming of the Euro 2024 final
Asia Cyprus The Church of Cyprus will hold a series of events to mark the 50-year anniversary of the Turkish invasion, Archbishop Georgios said, to stress the point that there is strong opposition to the fait accompli, no matter how many years have passed
Asia Cyprus 200 air conditioning units will be installed in 10 schools in Limassol and 10 Nicosia by August 10, the head of the school boards committee promised after tenders have been launched and bids will close on 23 June
Asia Cyprus Fidias Panayiotou, who became famous with videos of bizarre exploits, ran for European elections as an independent without a clear programme or political experience and latest polls give him enough votes to guarantee him a seat in the European Parliament
Asia Cyprus The development of the Larnaca port and marina "would continue without delays” despite agreements with developer were cancelled, assured the President speaking at Edek party’s event celebrating 55th anniversary and Cyprus’ 20 years in the EU
Asia Cyprus Legal action has been taken against unlicensed individuals performing hair transplants, after police carried out a raid on an illegal hair transplant clinic found to be working without authorisation, Cyprus Turkish medical association warned
Asia Cyprus The fire brigade were called out to 120 fires across Cyprus on Easter Saturday night; a large proportion of the 120 fires were linked to the Easter “lambradjia” bonfire tradition
Asia Cyprus Hotel occupancy rates in Cyprus are expected at 50-55% in April, according to the president of the hoteliers association PASYKE, with about 90% of structures on the island already operational; the figure is in line with annual targets
Asia Cyprus Tests for people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs would also be carried out with blood samples under specific circumstances, should a new bill proposed by the transport ministry pass into law
Asia Cyprus A convoy of three humanitarian aid ships operated by the NGO Open Arms and bound for the Gaza Strip has departed Cyprus, as permitted by the maritime corridor announced in early March by the European Commission
Asia Cyprus Green tax will be discussed today; it aims at being fiscally neutral, as in the tax reform being implemented there would be compensatory measures studied by the Centre for Economic Research of the University of Cyprus
Asia Cyprus Out of some 230.000 registered companies, only 140.000 have updated their records regarding Ultimate Beneficial Owners; the directive issued by the Registrar of Companies sets 31 March as cutoff date and aims at reducing the existence of shell companies