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Trade union Oiyk-Sek on Friday hailed the “immediate results” of the government’s decision to promote nursing and midwifery as a career both in Cyprus’ education sector and in the ...

The education ministry and Disy have assured they are on the same page, following a week of public disagreements over preparations for the new academic year. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou ...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is still open to investing in the electricity interconnector project between Cyprus and Greece, its Vice President Kyriacos Kakouris said on Friday. He stressed the ...

A 56-year-old British tourist is in critical condition at Paphos General Hospital after falling from a height of three metres at a home in Peyia. The incident occurred when the ...

A woman was found dead on Friday morning, floating in the water at Dasoudi beach in Limassol, police said. Authorities have indicated that there is no evidence of criminal activity ...

Efforts to reform the legal service and audit office will plough ahead as planned, without any changes, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Friday. In statements to the Cyprus News ...

Pensioners union Ekysy on Friday reiterated their plea on Friday to scrap the 12 per cent pension cut for those who retire early. In a statement, Ekysy pledged it would go ...

The remodelling of Nicosia’s city centre is a multifaceted initiative, not just an economic venture, aiming at the rebirth of the city while maintaining its historical identity, Interior Minister ...

Police have confiscated 450 pairs of sports shoes from the residence of a 31-year-old in Larnaca on the grounds of infringement of intellectual property rights, it announced on Friday. A search ...

As arguments develop between municipalities and the newly created district self-governance organisations (EOAs), it emerged on Friday that the issuance of planning permits is one of the biggest problem areas. ...

The Cyprus electricity regulatory authority (Cera) convened early on Friday to approve a revised regulatory framework for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI). The meeting came after President Nikos Christodoulides met ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) has secured €760,000 in funding to study optimised and personalised interventions aimed at delaying and alleviating dementia, it announced on Friday. CING said ...

The Cabinet will hold an extraordinary session on Friday afternoon to discuss the state budget for 2025 in addition to a fiscal framework for 2025-28. The budget for next year, Finance ...

A man who had been wanted for almost 20 years for his role in a fatal traffic accident is to appear before the Paphos District Court on Friday. According to the ...

The Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre is not just another Gesy hospital for cancer patients. It is the benchmark for the fight against cancer in Cyprus, a centre that offers ...

Incidents of violence in and around football stadiums and how to deal with them will be discussed on Friday at a meeting of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). Meanwhile, police ...

A 25-year-old woman has been remanded in custody for three days after allegedly robbing and running down an 89-year-old man in Oroklini, Larnaca. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon. ...

Isolated showers or a thunderstorm are expected on Friday, mainly in the mountains, the interior and the east. Temperature will rise to 33C inland, 32C on the south and east ...

Cyprus and Greece on Thursday signed two bilateral agreements related to organ transplants, according to Health Minister Michalis Damianou. The first agreement focuses on cross-border kidney transplants. This will allow ...

The administrative court on Thursday threw out a recourse filed by a number of pharmacies seeking to challenge a ministerial decree that regulates opening hours. In its verdict, the court ...

Students at the now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in Morphou on Thursday denied any links to a student recruitment agency which had been receiving thousands of euros ...

The matter of dangerous buildings and who is responsible for demolishing them has become a sore point between the new-fangled district self-governing organisations (EOA) and the municipalities, it emerged in ...

Limassol municipality officials informed MPs on Thursday that they have just vetoed the creation of bus lanes along a major avenue inside the coastal city, as it would have exacerbated ...

Legal experts weighed in on Thursday over the decision to fire Odysseas Michaelides as auditor-general, calling it a landmark case that will inevitably be discussed for years. Lawyer Achilleas Emilianides ...