Rebekah Gregoriades

All-day schools will be covering more students as of September, with the addition of 60 more schools entering the programme, Education Minister Athena Michaelides said on Thursday. The decision, taken at ...

Heating and cooling account for around 70 per cent of household energy consumption in Cyprus, with cooling degree days reaching 610 per cent of the European average, according to a report published ...

The health ministry is promoting a new bill to alter the nurses-to-patients ratio, which it hopes will deal with the staffing in state hospitals, by increasing the number of patients ...

Cyprus stands ready to strengthen cooperation with Kazakhstan, particularly in business, connectivity, energy, investments and tourism, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Christodoulides also attended the official inauguration of the ...

A 26-year-old man sentenced to 14 years in prison for possession of over 32kg of cannabis saw his appeal rejected on May 29, with the appeals court pointing out that the sentence ...

For the first time ever in Cyprus, elections for the new House president will be electronic. Diko MP Zacharias Koulias, as the eldest, presided over a meeting on Wednesday to ...

The project to remodel the “creative business neighbourhood” of Trikoupis street in Nicosia has now been inaugurated with the aim of revitalising the historic centre of Nicosia’s, but access ...

As the new parliament is getting ready to convene its first plenum on Thursday, electing a new House president is proving tougher than anticipated, as parties are still tiptoeing around ...

With the long, hot summer fast approaching, parents are steeling themselves for nearly 12 weeks of dealing with their often fractious children. Parents frequently complain that schools close far too often – ...

The Cyprus Cricket Federation successfully hosted the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifier A in Limassol from May 16 to 23, showcasing Cyprus as an emerging destination for international cricket. ...

Last week, Aglandjia residents witnessed an extraordinary sight, as a Nicosia municipality crew drove round neighbourhoods slinging both the purple rubbish bags with household waste with other bags containing recyclables, ...

An appeal lodged by radio station Kiss FM against a fine imposed for playing adverts unsuitable when driving, was thrown out on Tuesday by the supreme constitutional court. In the ...

Over half a million voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect the 56 members of parliament to represent them for the next five years in what promises to be ...

A kitchen caught fire on Friday afternoon in Mesa Yitonia, Limassol, causing damage to the whole house. The fire caused extensive damage to the kitchen and part of the electrical ...

A 55-year-old woman was seriously injured on Friday in a severe accident in Larnaca. The police said the accident happened at 12.30pm, when a 26-year-old driving from Meneou to Pervolia ...

The police arrested two individuals aged 38 and 32 on Friday on suspicion of terrorism. According to philenews, the two men are Palestinians and were arrested following searches at their residences near ...

Three hospitalised soldiers are being treated for a viral infection, while meningitis has been ruled out, defence ministry spokesman Christos Pieris confirmed on Friday. Pieris told the Cyprus News Agency ...

A second vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla sailed into Kato Paphos harbour at around 8pm on Friday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the boat was accompanied into the ...

Sikou Pano! (Get Up!) party said on Friday it would be requesting the cancellation of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, citing a violation of equality and the integrity of the process. ...

A woman fell to her death from the fourth floor of a block of flats in Limassol on Friday afternoon. Initial reports indicated the woman was cleaning a balcony of ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides became European Champion for the third time in his career on Friday, winning the European Sailing Championship in Croatia. The race took place in Kastela, 7km ...

Chief returning officer Elikkos Elia on Friday urged all 569,182 registered voters to take part in Sunday’s parliamentary elections and choose the 56 MPs who will represent them over the next ...

A temporary fence has been placed around the sea caves at the Cape Greco national forest park, to prevent injury from diving into the sea from the rocks. The forestry ...

A yellow weather warning for severe thunderstorms and possible hail will come into effect across parts of Cyprus on Saturday, with forecasters warning that conditions could intensify from late morning ...