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An icon of Saint John the Baptist that was stolen from the Ayia Irini church in the area of Karavas in the north has been repatriated after it was found ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Tuesday charged Akel-backed independent presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis with taking a populist stance on the economy, criticising his proposed policies and saying it was Akel ...

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Registration for pre-primary and primary public schools will be held from January 16 to 18, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. The registration will be open to all parents with children ...

Following long delays, construction of the jetty for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasilikos is to begin next week, it emerged on Tuesday. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre ...

The controversial reopening of the Cetinkaya football stadium in the buffer zone is expected this week despite efforts by the Greek side to suspend the works, Turkish Cypriot media reported ...

Passengers arriving in Cyprus from China will be required to present a 48-hour negative PCR test for coronavirus before departure as part of the measures to address the surge of ...

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London Greek Radio 103.3FM is the only radio broadcaster in Europe to air in both Greek and English 24/7, and it is one of the United Kingdom’s first ethnic radio ...

A 65-year-old man was jailed for three months on Tuesday for drink driving over three years ago. Larnaca district court also issued five penalty points to the man whose driving ...

Last year was a difficult for hoteliers, and it is still too early to make predictions for 2023, president of the Paphos Hoteliers Association Thanos Michaelides said on Tuesday. Speaking to ...

Women should marry and reproduce, ‘head of religious affairs’ in the north Ahmet Unsal reportedly told a seminar in occupied Famagusta, it emerged on Tuesday. According to Turkish Cypriot media ...

The 61-year-old that died after being beaten last week was apparently dragged from the first floor of his apartment building to the ground floor after the initial altercation on the ...

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Based on his love of horror one local film director organised the island’s first film festival dedicated to the genre. PAUL LAMBIS meets him Lovers of horror movies would ...

Britain’s Travel Association, formerly known as the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), recently released its ‘top 23 for 23’ list, detailing the 23 most popular destinations people say they plan to ...

The House education committee will have an extraordinary session on Thursday to discuss the ongoing spat over school exams and why a private school is exempted from them. Parliament is ...

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Hospital staff operate in a purely therapeutic capacity, state health services (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Tuesday, adding that nurses and doctors cannot be expected to stand in the ...

Over 500 applications were made in just five hours for the second phase of the electric vehicle subsidy programme. Applicants rushed to www.ev.gov.cy on Monday at 11am when ...

The pulmonology and related wards at public hospitals are under immense strain due to the influx of admissions. Okypy’s spokesman Charalambos Charilaou told RIK on Tuesday morning that the ...

Dr Nitsa, what led you to begin a career in psychology? “Psychology is, by its very nature, the study of the human condition. I have always cared about people and ...

The voting ballot for the first round of presidential elections was given the go-ahead on Tuesday, after the 14 candidates gave the final stamp of approval. Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou ...

Patient organisations expressed outrage on Tuesday over allegations that an elderly person was found tied to their hospital bed using bedsheets. Demanding the state health services (Okypy) investigate the matter, ...