After a devastating financial and economic crisis, Cyprus is showing promise with the improvement of its labor market. According to Eurostat, the rate of unemployment has dropped to being the lowest in the last fifteen years. The rate fell to 4.9% from 2023’s 5.8% – making it the lowest ever since the levels of 2009. […]
The Cypriot government has fined at least twenty-four employers on grounds of illegally employing foreigners. As a part of its 7-day campaign for immigration enforcement, the Aliens and Immigration Service fined the businesses over €156,000 in total, along with legal charges. The investigation was done in Famagusta & Larnaca, where twenty separate counts of illegal […]
Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament announced that Annita Demetriou, the President of the House of Representatives has agreed to work with him and the Armenian government to strengthen their bilateral ties through a series of partnerships. Speaker Simonyan made the announcement with Demetriou in a press conference in Yerevan. He mentioned their intention […]
After weeks and months of delays, the much-anticipated e-kalathi app is finally ready for launch. Cyprus’ consumer protection service explained that the delays were caused largely by the approval for iOS systems – which got stalled since April 2025. Now, the approval is finally complete. According to Aliki Iordanou, a spokesperson for the organization – […]
A tourist from England has died after being found to have been unconscious in the swimming pool of a hotel in Paphos. The man, aged 60 was found by local swimmers, who pulled him out of the water and helped get medical attention. Unfortunately, the man was declared dead on arrival at Paphos General Hospital, […]
A recent “fake news” scam has left many in distress, with victims claiming to have been swindled of hundreds and even thousands of Euros. The bad actors in question have been posing as the Cyprus Mail or the famous and Cypriot businessman Sir Stelios to lure people into investment schemes. Potential victims are directed to […]
Nikos Christodoulides, the President of Cyprus recently announced that Cyprus is gearing up to the join the countries within the Schengen Zone – which he assumes will be complete by 2026. The leader of the island nation made this announcement at an event in Nicosia, where he explained that this is not simply a wish, […]
The President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides and the President of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed several topics related to strengthening ties between the two nations over the phone. The leaders exchanged their greetings, and proceeded to brainstorm and discuss ways to potentially fortify the bilateral relations between the two […]
Indian Tech MNC LTIMindtree has chosen Cyprus as the destination for its latest office. The company, which has its headquarters in Mumbai is opening its ‘Digital Innovation Hub’ in the island nation – to be able to work better with its clients there as well as the EU at large. Specifically, the hub will be […]
Cyprus’ flagship airliner Cyprus Airways has chosen to use AirGain to gather real time insights on competitive pricing, so that they can serve their customers better. Powered by RateGain, AirGain offers strategic intelligence to its customers on pricing and allows customers to adjust their prices and offerings accordingly. This is a strategic partnership between the […]
The Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection’s Asylum Service received over 767 applications for asylum, as opposed to over 3,660 departures. Both figures were recorded over the period of three months from January to March, 2025. Specifically, 256, 232 and 279 applications were submitted in January, February and March respectively. Meanwhile, departures in question […]
The Hellenic Bank and the Bank of Cyprus are going ahead with making good on their agreements that were made with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. Mr. Panicos Nicolaou & Mr. Michalis Louis, Chief Executive Officers of the two banks have agreed to have new ATM units installed in relatively far-off areas, where cash machine access […]
Cyprus Police has confirmed that the man killed in the Limassol collision was a Pakistani national. The man, Yasir Shah, aged 34, was on duty and delivering food on his electric bike when he was hit by a car driver. He was taken to the hospital, but was ultimately pronounced dead. The driver of the […]
Cyprus has re-opened their digital nomad visa scheme after over a year of pausing it. First launched in October 2021, the scheme allowed only a hundred applications. This was increased to 500 in March 2022. The program was paused around the start of 2024, so that the government could make improvements to the system after […]
A tourist from the UK was kept in police custody for over 6 days after a major traffic accident that killed a man. The accident happened as the UK tourist’s vehicle collided with another man riding his motorcycle, which led to the death of the other driver -a former British Bases firefighter. The accident happened […]
The drilling of the Electra field in Cyprus’ EEZ’s Block 5 has been postponed by a week on account of geological pressures on the drill rig. According to George Papanastasiou, the Energy Minister of Cyprus said that the drilling, which was carried out by ExxonMobil-Qatar Energy, was delayed due to the pressures, which needed additional […]
Paphos Hoteliers Association Director Evripides Loizides has said that the number of tourist bookings for the year are set to stay steady, despite the seasonal tourism drop. Loizides said that people are no longer booking according to the seasonal tourism schedule, which will soon become obsolete. Hotel pre-bookings made between November 2024 and January 2025 […]
UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Deputy Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Dr. Constantinos Kombos and Jeyhun Bayramov, the foreign ministers of Cyprus and Azerbaijan respectively, in Abu Dhabi. The leaders discussed potential routes of further cooperation across different fields, such as investment, development, and economy. Sheikh Abdullah […]
Mansur Yavas, the Mayor of Ankara has expressed his tribute on social media platform X (formerly, Twitter) by calling Konak the “son of the north.” Yavas further added how Konak’s “powerful” and songs were influential to many – and that his contributions went beyond being an artist and was in fact the “voice, heart and […]
The Bank of Cyprus has announced that it shall release the 2025 first quarter results in May. The results will be announced prior to trade day opening on the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Athens Exchange. One of the aims of announcing the information is to allow investors and other major stakeholders to get vital […]
