Cyprus

State secondary school teachers’ union Oelmek on Thursday complained that decisions taken at the ministerial level are overturned or not implemented at lower levels of the education ministry’s hierarchy ...

A poetry collection in the Cypriot dialect has been published in braille for the first time, the local organisation for the blind announced on Thursday. The publication followed an initiative ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday appointed Judge Antonis Liatsou to the position of president of the Supreme Constitutional Court and Judge Katerina Stamatiou to the position of president of the ...

A woman donated her kidney to her husband, offering him the ultimate gift of life before Christmas, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Thursday. The operation was successfully carried ...

By Andria Kades and Nick Theodoulou The quantity and quality of products on the market are excellent, and consumers should have zero concerns about what they’re buying, Agriculture Minister ...

A string of dodgy real estate agents were handed convictions by the island’s district courts in 2022 for illegally practicing without a licence, according to the Real Estate Agents Registration ...

Hellenic Bank on Thursday urged its customers to exercise caution amid a surge in fraud and scam attempts being made particularly over SMS, emphasising that employees will never ask for ...

The annual Santa Run event which sees dozens of runners dressed as Santa is taking over Nicosia’s streets for the ninth time on December 26, organised by NGO RuNicosia in ...

The four-year-old girl who was transferred to Israel with Strep A infection is in stable but critical condition, the health ministry said on Thursday. The child was admitted to the ...

Rising interest rates have not hit the real estate market as sales are up by 36 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to Elikkos Elia, director of ...

The Holy Synod said on Thursday they will elect the new Archbishop out of the triumvirate on Christmas Eve. Speaking to the media after a meeting of the Holy Synod, ...

It was evident from the onset that the legal service was going to go out of its way to defend the actions of drug-squad chief Michalis Katsounotos, lawyers for prison ...

I have said it before, when it comes to more traditional establishments in Cyprus, social media and websites don’t quite work as well as the old word of mouth. ...

A 25-year-old driver crashed into a police vehicle on the Limassol – Nicosia highway after ignoring calls to pull over when he was caught speeding at 164km/h, police said on ...

In today’s episode, between two and three trillion cubic feet of natural gas have been uncovered in exploratory drilling in block six of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone, the ...

After welcoming a Latin Grammy award-winning band from Cuba to its stage, the Nicosia International Festival closes its 2022 agenda with another acclaimed production. The play STILL! A Statue that Turned ...

A 31-year-old man was detained in Paphos in connection with a break-in and theft. According to Paphos police chief Nicos Tsapis, officers found a number of watches, laptops and other ...

The health ministry on Thursday said it was in urgent need of type AB+ and B+ blood. Calling on the public to donate, it said they needed 120 vials of blood ...

The European Commission has approved a €12 million voucher scheme for Cyprus, aiming to help households gain access to faster internet. According to the commission, the scheme will benefit approximately 82,000 households ...

Anna Aristotelous and assistant Athena Demetriou on Wednesday evening announced their departure from their posts at the central prisons following the Attorney-General’s (AG) decision earlier in the day not ...

Larnaca district court on Wednesday banned a 32-year-old man from sports venues for four months, for his involvement in violent incidents during a football match in September. The incidents, which ...

EVOHK artist-run space presents Forms of Expression, a group art exhibition, opening on Friday. At the Larnaca venue, the exhibition showcases the works of nine local artists from different disciplines, ...

The new allowance scheme for low-income pensioners will simplify application and evaluation processes, resolving key time-consuming weaknesses in the existing system, deputy minister for social welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on ...

The Cypriot flag will be flown on Antarctica’s highest peak on Christmas day, in a historic first, the Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. The expedition to Mount Vinson, which ...