Minister acknowledges worrying caesarean rate
By Constantinos Psillides HEALTH MINISTER Philippos Patsalis promised on Monday to promote natural birth in low risk-pregnant women, in an attempt to deal with the...
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Juncker would ensure Europe held firm to UN resolutions
THE EPP`S CANDIDATE for the post of president of European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has pledged that if he wins, he would see the Commission stuck...
Funding delay to prison medical centre
By Angelos Angelides THE CONSTRUCTION of a medical centre at the Cyprus prisons has been held up due to a delay in approving the funds...
Onoufriou to be charged with attempted murder
By Constantinos Psillides FORMER convict Andreas Onoufriou, 63, will appear before the Larnaca district court on Thursday to be charged with the attempted murder of...
Cyprus police seek information on ‘Pink Panther’ gang
By Constantinos Psillides Interpol offices in Cyprus have requested a full briefing from Greece regarding a gang of international jewel thieves who were arrested there...
Suspected football hooligan to be charged
By Constantinos Psillides A 28-year-old man was questioned on Sunday in connection with the recent clash outside the GSP stadium in Nicosia, police said. According...
Talks move to issues of substance
By Jean Christou THE VISIT on Monday by the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, kicked off a busy week for the...
Second teen corroborates testimony
By Constantinos Psillides A 14-year-old girl who police were seeking in connection with an alleged rape and kidnap case involving a 59-year-old known Larnaca businessman,...
Imminent need for state to combat online grooming (updated)
By Jean Christou CYPRUS was criticised on Monday for having inadequate laws to deal with online solicitation and grooming of children on the internet following...
Two arrested after suitcase full of cigarettes found
Two men, a 46-year old and a 33-year old were arrested at Paphos airport on Sunday, after customs agents found 150 cartons of cigarettes in...
Ballot papers printed for euro elections
Party leaders and representatives held a meeting with chief returning officer Demetris Demetriou on Monday morning to oversee the ballot paper for the upcoming euro...
Hooliganism fight can be won
By Constantinos Psillides LIFTING THE veil of anonymity surrounding football hooligans, relentlessly pursuing them and engaging the public in a targeted media campaign are just...
Worshippers pray for the holy man
By Evie Andreou Followers from around the world have gathered at the hospital in northern Nicosia which is treating a revered and influential Turkish Cypriot...
No word on missing brother 12 years after disappearance
By Alexia Evripidou AN ENGLISH CYPRIOT woman, desperate for news about her missing brother, made a public appeal this week for any information regarding his...
Pensioner wins damages against firm which exposed him to asbestos decades earlier
By a staff reporter A BRITISH PENSIONER exposed to industrial quantities of deadly asbestos dust decades ago has been awarded more than £100,000 (121,825 euros)...
Defiant Paphos family still at home despite ban order
By Bejay Browne DESPITE AN ORDER banning them from their home which has been condemned as unsafe, a defiant Paphos family of four is still...
Anastasiades to visit Merkel
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades leaves on Monday for Germany on a four-day official visit, during which he will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president will...
Teenager killed in Nicosia crash
AN 18-YEAR-OLD boy died in car accident in Nicosia on Saturday afternoon and his two passengers were seriously injured and rushed to the Nicosia General...
Parties seek justice in wake of House report
By Constantinos Psillides POLITICAL parties on Saturday demanded the punishment of those to blame for the collapse of the banking sector, following the release of...
European Commission presidential hopeful praises Cyprus’ steady rise
By Constantinos Psillides JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER, the EPP candidate for the next European Commission president, has commended efforts by the Cyprus government to lead the country...