Cyprus spends less per capita on healthcare than EU average
Despite a steady increase in recent years, Cyprus still spends less on health in total than other EU countries – both as current expenditure per capita and as a share of ...
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Life expectancy in Cyprus down ‘due to pandemic’
Life expectancy in Cyprus has fallen from 82.4 years in 2020 to 81.7 years in 2022 after dropping to a low of 81.3 years in 2021, according to an EU health report.
Despite the drop, life ...
History has become increasingly contested territory
First ever study on history teaching in Europe
A significant percentage of history teachers in Cyprus don’t see the benefit or don’t have time for training courses, say ...
British couple win landmark case
After long legal battle authorities told to pay for near-collapse of house in Paphos district
A landmark decision from the Paphos district court has for the first time seen authorities ...
Cyprus to hike its military spending
Cyprus is committed to increase defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP in the next five years, MPs were told on Friday.
Presenting the defence ministry’s 2024 budget to the ...
TIF applauds new thalassaemia therapy
The Cyprus-based Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) on Friday hailed the landmark announcement by UK regulators approving a revolutionary gene-editing treatment for beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease “and ushering in a ...
Students march to US Embassy, commemorate Polytechnic uprising
Dozens of Cypriot students went on the march to the US embassy in Nicosia on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1973 bloody Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military ...
‘Still a way to go’ for humanitarian corridor
Cyprus and Israel have agreed to a structured dialogue with working groups from each side to thrash out details for the creation of a maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza, Foreign ...
Local councils under scrutiny for lax practices
Some 32 local councils from a total of 350 across the island came under scrutiny on Thursday for lax practices including failure to tender projects, giving contracts to relatives or council members, ...
January trial date for attempted murder suspect
A trial date of January 25, 2024, has been set for a 34-year-old suspect in an attempted murder case in Paphos in September and the court will meet again on November 22 to ...
European Commission greenlights Cyprus’ modified green transition plan
The European Commission on Thursday gave a positive assessment of Cyprus’ modified recovery and resilience plan, which includes a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now worth €1.22 billion – €0.2 billion in loans ...
Fake Larnaca airport Facebook page claiming to sell lost luggage
Hermes Airports said on Thursday they had alerted authorities over a fake Facebook account purporting to show piles of lost luggage being sold for €2.99 apiece at Larnaca airport.
The fake ...
Central Bank defends policies after ‘Cyprus Confidential’ reports
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) is examining potential violations mentioned in the ‘Cyprus Confidential’ papers insofar as they concern credit institutions, it said on Thursday.
It said that as ...
Foreign minister in Israel to promote humanitarian corridor
The Israeli government is discussing with Cyprus a “major effort” to bring humanitarian aid by sea to the Gaza Strip, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in an interview with the ...
Demolition of unsafe refugee housing due to start
Within the coming week, the demolition of the first condemned refugee apartment buildings within the Latsia municipality will begin as part of the initial phase of the plan to demolish ...
Concern that bookings platforms fail to specify if accommodation is in the north
Tourists are being duped into booking holiday accommodation in the north of the island through online sites that don’t distinguish which side of the divided island they are located, ...
In call with Guterres, Christodoulides calls to stick to Pyla agreement
President Nikos Christodoulides spoke on the phone with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday evening, discussing the appointment of a Cyprus envoy, the situation in Pyla and the proposed Cyprus ...
Global investigation claims Cyprus helped Russians shield their wealth (update 3)
A global investigation on Tuesday claimed to show how Russian influence in Cyprus and on local service providers helped oligarchs and billionaires structure their wealth over the years preceding the 2022 ...
Britain mulling sending Gaza aid via Cyprus
Britain is considering using “air and maritime options” from its bases in Cyprus to get more aid into Gaza, it was reported on Tuesday.
According to reports in the UK ...
State medics call for safety after further attack
State doctors, nurses and midwives on Tuesday called on hospitals operator Okypy to implement protocols and security measures to protect healthcare workers from attacks by patients, especially those in the ...
Court of appeal overthrows Turkish Cypriot property case
A court of appeal has annulled a decision of the administrative court in a case concerning Turkish Cypriot property where the Guardian, the interior ministry, first gave permission for the ...
Central Bank confirms appeal will be launched against Laiki ruling
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Tuesday confirmed it would file an appeal against the decision of Limassol district court that ruled in favour of a depositor who saw ...
Gangland murder suspects remanded again
The remand order against two suspects aged 41 and 44 in the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos in Limassol, was renewed for another eight days on Monday as police presented DNA evidence linking ...
Unficyp marks deaths of UN workers in Gaza
United Nations personnel, including Unficyp in Cyprus, observed a minute’s silence on Monday to honour the more than 100 employees killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began last month ...