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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 ...

A deal regarding the delivery of the floating storage and re-gasification unit (Fsru) that is part of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Vasiliko has been reached by the ...

A 17-year-old male was remanded in custody for four days after being at the centre of a mass brawl on Larnaca’s Finikoudes beach on Saturday night. He has been ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will on Tuesday convene the National Council to inform its members about the informal dinner he attended with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader ...

The government will on October 30 announce two new schemes aimed at making housing in Cyprus more affordable, before beginning to implement both schemes within November, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said. ...

Tuesday’s weather will be mostly clear, with partial clouds observed during parts of the day. Temperatures will rise to 23 degrees Celsius inland, 25 degrees Celsius on the south and east ...

Registration for the 2024-2025 European Statistics Competition will take place from October 21 to November 19, according to an announcement from the Press and Information Office (PIO). The office explained that the ...