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Teachers in the north will protest on Tuesday, their unions said, following the announcement by Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay to create a theological school in Famagusta. According to the ...

A high level police officer has been implicated in over a dozen cases of workplace bullying of female officers, the house human rights committee heard on Monday, as they decided ...

The House finance committee on Monday began reviewing the government’s request for €75 million in extra expenditures for the current fiscal year. Of the €75 million in the supplementary budget filed, ...

Three football fans were arrested ahead of a match on Monday on drug possession charges, police said. According to the police, two Apoel fans, 23 and 30, were arrested ahead of the ...

The Audit service and the Attorney General engaged in a war of words on Monday after the latter accused the former of lying about a European Commission communique that sided ...

The press and information office (Pio) on Monday launched a five-year campaign titled ‘Journalists Matter’ starting with a discussion on how protecting journalists is paramount to protecting democracy. “This campaign ...

Lawmakers on Monday discussed for the umpteenth time the matter of reduced VAT on homes, with reports suggesting the government will go back to the drawing board and present yet ...

The chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis, spoke of “blood spilled on Cypriot soil by heroes who fought for their freedom and for the survival of Hellenism” ...

Main opposition Disy and junior party Diko agreed on Monday to inform the public on the basis of a solution to the Cyprus problem. Earlier, the two parties’ leaders house ...

The Agriculture Ministry on Monday decided against extending a current contract leasing firefighting helicopters, instructing the relevant department to launch a new tenders process for the 2024-2025 period. The decision ...

The government has made it a high priority matter to reintroduce press briefings with journalists, the government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis stated on Monday. He was responding to a request made ...

Disy MP George Karoullas announced on Monday that he will be running for the position of vice president of the party on May 6, “guided by the principles and values of ...

The government’s goal is to reach an agreement with the unions regarding the issue of the cost of living allowance (CoLA), Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday, emphasising, ...

Surrounded by green gardens and blossoming herbs, spring at CyHerbia Botanical Park & Labyrinth is charming. Adding to its appeal are Easter events this month that will entertain old and ...

Having switched from chemistry to fashion, local creative is now keen on inspiring the next generation finds NIKI CHARALAMBOUS Passionate Cypriot designer Tryfonas Modestou grew up in a fashion-oriented environment, ...

Andrie Penta’s primary responsibility is to assist organisations in creating and maintaining a skilled, motivated, and productive workforce by offering pertinent and efficient training programmes that address the unique ...

Forty-seven areas on the island are still classified as dangerous due to landmines or other active remnants of war such as unexploded artillery shells, bombs and grenades, data reported on ...

Revenue from tourism for January 2023 recorded a 61.7 per cent increase compared to last year’s corresponding month, according to a report released by the Statistical Service on Monday. The total ...

The Cyprus Wildlife Research Institute (CWRI) announced the discovery of another stranded whale on the island on Sunday. The animal has been identified as a juvenile Minke whale. “We are ...

A total of €15,000 was raised for the Cyprus Anti- Cancer Association during Sunday’s annual Christodoula march organised by the SBA police, as part of events held around the island. ...

Despite expressions of doubt in government measures for curbing stadium violence, the latest basketball play-off between Aek and Anorthosis, categorised as ‘high risk’, took place without incident, officials said on ...

A report into the events surrounding an incognito exercise conducted at Larnaca airport on March 9 by two officers posing as civilians were able to pass dummy explosives and knives through ...

The autopsy on the infant who suddenly passed away on Saturday in Paphos has been completed, but the cause of death will be determined only after laboratory results are obtained, ...

The whole town of Larnaca has joined forces in an ambitious effort to be named European Capital of Culture 2030, mayor Andreas Vyras said on Sunday. He said those who had ...