Cyprus

The House labour committee has set January 21, 2025, as the deadline for tabling a bill regulating the benefit policy for disabled people. The committee members said it was important to promote ...

Yiasser Arar, 40, told the criminal court on Tuesday that he took part in the murder plot against 34-year-old Demetris Andronikou as he owed a personal debt. Sentence will be passed ...

The International Monetary Fund’s revised outlook for Cyprus’ GDP growth for 2024 is “a vote of confidence” in the island, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. He was commenting ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for causing grievous bodily harm in an assault in October 2023 in Limassol. A photo and the details of the suspect were posted on ...

The health portal of Gesy was down on Tuesday for several hours, sparking problems with access to patient records but came back online early afternoon. “We are facing a technical ...

Scammers posing as online bank clerks are contacting people on WhatsApp suggesting they withdraw money from their accounts, police said on Tuesday. Police said they had received complaints regarding the ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Tuesday visited the construction site for the University of Cyprus’ new Medical School, as part of activities for the European Week for Safety and Health ...

Cooperation between Cyprus and Greece in preventing and combatting domestic and gender violence was levelled up on Tuesday with the signing of a memorandum of understanding. The MoU was signed ...

The aim of the Greek Cypriot side to restart the process leading to negotiations for a Cyprus settlement was met with the scheduling of a broader meeting in the presence ...

An autopsy carried out on the body of 19-year-old Styliani Giorgalli, who died in a traffic accident on Monday, revealed that she had bled out, Famagusta district police spokesman Steve ...

The Cyprus Medical Association (CMA) and Patients Federation (Osak) on Tuesday called for legislating palliative care for all before moving on to euthanasia as parliament prepares to debate the right ...

In Mexican culture, November 1 and 2 are a significant time of year, recognised even by Unesco as part of the country’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is when the ethereal portals ...

Only a handful of students turned out on Tuesday for a protest called by MEP Fidias Panayiotou against the ban on mobile phones in schools. Initially slated to begin at 1...

The European Council’s President-designate Antonio Costa is to visit Cyprus on Wednesday, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said. Costa’s visit comes as part of a European tour being ...

A five-year plan to upgrade all bus stops in Cyprus, with the aim of improving the infrastructure and quality of public transport, is set to be launched, the public works ...

Under draconian police measures, convict Doros Theofanous appeared in court on Tuesday with a 26-year-old man charged of being his accomplice to help him escape prison. The two appeared before ...

A father from Larnaca on Tuesday claimed that school bullying is the cause behind his son having been hospitalised last week. The eight-year-old boy required surgery after being cut by ...

Hotel industry employees and trade unions on Tuesday rejected Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou’s mediation proposal for collective agreements, crushing hopes for a resolution to the ongoing dispute – a day ...

In Carlo Collodi’s classic novel Pinocchio, Geppetto is an elderly woodcarver and the creator of Pinocchio. Geppetto’s love for Pinocchio is evident throughout the story, as he sacrifices ...

The trial of the 11 people held responsible for the collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 24 Cypriot children, 11 Cypriot adults, and 37 others during ...

The municipality of Nicosia on Tuesday issued a call for members of the public or private companies to help cover the needs of those who are unable to transport their ...

An 89-year-old Greek Cypriot man died on Friday night at a casino in Famagusta. The man, named as Loizos Kosma, fell ill at the casino at around 11pm before dying ...

The fire which broke out near the village of Droushia on Monday most likely broke out in a roadside ditch, Paphos police said on Tuesday. According to Paphos police deputy ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Tuesday condemned “attempts to politicise” President Nikos Christodoulides’ veto of a law which would disclose the names of donors to a support fund managed by ...