Unficyp soldiers banned from going to north after beach incident
A temporary ban has been placed on all off-duty Unficyp military personnel going to the north, the UN confirmed on Monday, following a row on a beach in Famagusta last ...
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Health minister and Okypy clash over Makarios A&E
The health ministry and the State Health Services Organisation (Okypy) have clashed over the timeframe in creating the much-needed A&E department at Makarios children’s hospital, which currently ...
Supermarkets start to stock mostly PDO halloumi
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Friday expressed his satisfaction over the start of halloumi production based on the specifications of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), which began on September 1.
An ...
Report into prisons accusations to be ready in ten days
The report on accusations made by prison director Anna Aristotelous against the head of the drugs squad (Ykan) will be submitted to the Attorney general within the next 10 days, the ...
Number of organ donors in Cyprus still at very low level
Cyprus has a very low number of organ donors in relation to other EU countries, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday during a visit to the Transplant Clinic at ...
Murder suspect remanded for eight days
A 64-year-old suspected of murdering a 55-year-old woman has been remanded for eight days by the Nicosia District Court, police said on Thursday.
According to police, the 64-year-old was taken ...
Primary schools ready for new school year
Preparations to open primary schools for thousands of students on September 12 are almost complete, the Education Ministry’s director of primary education, Dr Marios Stylianides said on Thursday.
According to ...
Russian families fall out over clashing views of war in Ukraine
When Russian actor Jean-Michel Scherbak wrote on social media that he was ashamed his country had started a war in Ukraine, his mother, a longtime supporter of Russian President Vladimir ...