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Problems faced by the health insurers’ organisation (HIO)’s IT system which resulted in Gesy’s health portal going down for several hours last month were in no way related ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill regulating rehabilitation centres, aimed at ensuring quality care to patients, Health Minister Michalis Damianos announced after the session. “The bill for rehabilitation centres covers ...

The Turkic world is “responsible for a fair solution in Cyprus”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. Addressing the day’s summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (...

Doros Theofanous, serving life for murder, admitted to escaping while visiting family under police escort, but denied conspiracy to do so with the 26-year-old alleged accomplice, who also denied any ...

Three of the six babies who survived being fed ethanol while being treated on the neonatal intensive care ward in northern Nicosia’s emergency hospital were discharged from hospital on ...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested abroad for online fraud and for stealing a large amount of money from a company. Tuesday’s arrest is related to a complaint that ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to travel to Hungary on Thursday to meet with leaders of other European countries at the European Political Community summit and an informal meeting of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday offered his congratulations to United States President-elect Donald Trump on his victory in Tuesday’s election. In a post on social media, Christodoulides said he ...

Suite 48 is a valuable lesson about how it is essential not to forget certain restaurants we might have once enjoyed. It is probably pre-Covid since I was last there. It ...

Record compensation has been awarded by the Nicosia District Court in a case involving medical negligence during the delivery of a child 12 years ago, it was reported on Wednesday. The ...

The hearing of Cyprus’ commissioner-designate for the EU and three times ex-minister Costas Kadis will take place on Wednesday afternoon in Brussels. Kadis, who had been selected by President of ...

A fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at an entertainment venue in Paphos. According to the police, the fire service was called out around 4am and arrived ...

Wednesday’s weather will be mostly sunny with temperatures rising to 24C in the interior, 25C on the coasts, and 16C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly north-easterly, ...

By Natasa IoannouThe production and consumption of energy from Renewable Energy Sources has been one of the key issues discussed in recent months. With increased electricity bills and the public ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) celebrated its 90th anniversary on Tuesday evening with an event in Limassol, in the presence of Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin and with a message from ...

President Nikos Christodoulides announced the creation of a committee of wise men with the participation of Cypriots abroad who have distinguished themselves in various fields in order to utilise “the ...

Water will be cut off along the Larnaca-Dhekelia road on Wednesday due to works to upgrade the water supply network, Larnaca’s district organisation has announced. The water cuts are ...

Security in Europe and defence cooperation, amid the Middle East and other crises, were discussed in Paris on Tuesday between Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Minister of the French Armed ...

The October 31 launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was condemned on Tuesday by the foreign ministry. “We call on DPRK to comply ...

The launch of the ninth global #MedSafetyWeek campaign was announced on Tuesday by the Pharmaceutical Services, which are participating in the campaign as one of the 107 partner organisations from 94 countries. ...

The ways in which a solution to the Cyprus problem would turn the country into a hub of lasting peace and cooperation in the region were discussed on Tuesday during ...

The first day of an indefinite strike in the concrete industry was a success, trade unions SEK, PEO and Deok said on Tuesday. They said the workers were united and ...

The absence of proper infrastructure in Cyprus makes home births too risky, the nurses and midwives association (Pasynm) warned on Tuesday, as it urged the public to report concerning instances ...

Visits of schoolchildren have begun at the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AAEC), with a total of 500 children having visited since the beginning of the school year. The AAEC said on ...