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A middle age woman who got her high school leaving certificate (apolytirio) with top honours decades after she left school was on Tuesday congratulated by Education Minister Athena Michaelidou. Anastasia ...

The welfare services are undergoing a “restructuring” making them more responsive to people’s needs, the government said on Tuesday, but skeptical MPs countered that the proof is in the ...

Greek member of the European Parliament Eleonora Meleti on Tuesday told her fellow MEPs that she had promised that “someone will finally take care of these open wounds” as the ...

The family liaison officer who was assigned to Stylianos Constantinou, the 15-year-old boy who ended his life by suicide in 2019, on Tuesday told the Nicosia district court that “many alarm ...

Trade unions at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus have suspended strikes planned for Thursday following a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was attended by the ...

Livestock farmers objected on Tuesday on hearing that the government is leaning toward local herds to replenish the animal stock destroyed amid measures taken to contain the spread of foot ...

Hundreds of young swimmers will head to the pool in Larnaca this week for world aquatics day, celebrating the enthusiasm and talent of the next generation of Cypriot athletes. The ...

Increasing the lowest pensions and reducing the cut in pensions for early retirement were the two main items discussed by Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas with the House of Elders, it ...

A 28-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday after he was arrested for smuggling cocaine into Cyprus by concealing the drugs inside his body. The suspect was stopped ...

Two men, aged 29 and 21, were remanded for six days on Tuesday after police found drugs and cash in their possession and at their home in Paphos. The pair were arrested ...

Questions were raised on Tuesday regarding potential links between the lawyer of journalist Makarios Drousiotis, Leto Cariolou, and the investigator appointed by the anti-corruption authority to examine the allegations he ...

The European Parliament on Tuesday approved the allocation of over €9 million from the European Union solidarity fund for Cyprus to help rebuild infrastructure destroyed by the wildfire which tore through ...

A recycling initiative launched during this year’s Mari and Kalavasos festivals successfully collected recyclable waste and will now be expanded to other community events across the Larnaca district, organisers ...

Cyprus could face rolling power cuts from Thursday as strikes by Electricity Authority of Cyprus workers are expected to reduce available power, the Transmission System Operator Cyprus warned on Tuesday. ...

Going on a weekend getaway no longer has to involve queuing at the airport, booking an expensive flight, or making months-long preparations. Instead, more and more Cypriots are engaging in ...

The government is following the roadmap it drafted in 2025 to establish Cyprus as an all-year-round tourist destination with clear aims and priorities to develop alternative forms of tourism, highlight Cyprus’ ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Tuesday urged newly commissioned officers of the Cyprus National Guard to pursue lifelong learning, lead with humanity and play their part in strengthening Cyprus’ deterrence ...

The government consulted the anti-corruption authority before appointing Ilias Anagnostopoulos as the second criminal investigator in the Mafia State case, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Commenting on reactions to ...

A total of 1,100 people, including the remains of six missing persons recently found at sites in the north, officials told parliament on Tuesday. Speaking before the House refugee committee, Greek ...

The government has broken no promises regarding the Athalassa hospital, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Tuesday, following statements by trade unions concerning understaffing and unsuitable buildings. “We are working to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday he is in close contact with senior European Union officials attending the Nato summit in Turkey, as discussions continue over linking progress on the ...

A French court decision to extradite a Lithuanian woman wanted for the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north is “exceptionally important”, the Law Office said on Tuesday. The ...

An 18-year-old man was remanded for seven days by the Famagusta court on Tuesday after he was arrested as the fourth suspect in the investigation into the brutal assault of ...

The police have arrested a sixth suspect in connection with the shooting incident in central Larnaca on January 17, while two others are still at large, the police said on Tuesday. ...