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The public school system must become more student-centred, place greater emphasis on critical thinking and creativity, and better adapt to the needs of every child, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said ...

A Cyprus-based outfit has partnered up with a Greek company to develop new industrial capabilities in defence systems in Cyprus, the two companies announced on Thursday. Metlen, through M Technologies, ...

Special investigator Andreas Paschalides has been summoned to a parliamentary committee that will scrutinise his findings over the Videogate affair, but it’s unclear if he will attend, it transpired ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus’ (EAC) trade unions, Epopai, Sidikek, Sepaik and Syvaik, announced on Thursday that they had suspended planned strike action until September, citing the “difficult conditions” facing ...

Limassol criminal court on Thursday ordered asset seizures worth €164,000 against two suspects in a drug trafficking case. According to a police statement, following the discovery of five kilograms of cocaine ...

Paphos has been named the world’s best destination for sunrise and sunset views in a ranking from the European photo-printing company Cewe, the Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) shared ...

Bishop Neophytos of Morphou claimed on Thursday that Nikola Tesla, not Thomas Edison, “invented electricity”, while using a sermon to make a series of disputed assertions about his scientific achievements. ...

Two women arrested over a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was allegedly encouraged to perform indecent acts were released by the Nicosia district court on Thursday ...

The Paphos municipality and the town’s police are to boost their efforts to rid the town of the illegal use of electric scooters and other electric personal mobility devices, ...

Nineteen individuals residing illegally in Cyprus were arrested during a coordinated police operation on Thursday, with six having already returned to their countries of origin as authorities continue efforts to ...

British Cypriot member of parliament Nesil Caliskan on Thursday confirmed that she has left her position as parliamentary undersecretary of state for devolution, local growth, and communities, three days after ...

Power cuts across Cyprus left 14 people trapped in lifts on Wednesday night, prompting multiple rescues by the fire brigade, which cautioned that responsibility for such incidents lies primarily with lift ...

Both lanes of the Nicosia-Limassol highway were closed for several hours on Thursday afternoon after a lorry carrying gravel overturned, spilling its load across the road and causing major traffic ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will remain central to the country’s energy transition as the government pushes ahead with investments in electricity networks, energy storage and conventional generation ...

Concern has been raised over the condition of the historic palm trees lining Larnaca’s Finikoudes promenade after they were heavily pruned. In a social media post issued on Thursday, ...

Limassol remains Cyprus’ most expensive city for tenants despite signs that the rental market has stabilised this year. Speaking to CyBC, the real estate registration council president Marinos Kynigeirou said ...

Dr Stavri Morti, Co-Managing Director of the XM Group, explains the work being carried out in support of the fire-affected villages of Limassol. “The XM Group was founded in Cyprus ...

Independent criminal investigator Andreas Paschalidis confirmed that he has indeed recommended criminal prosecutions against exposed individuals in the Videogate affair, rejecting claims that his findings cleared everyone involved and accusing ...

Summer is in full swing and the outdoor drinking season is officially upon us. Whether it is a cold lager on the beach or an IPA in the backyard, there ...

Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday that every effort would be made to avoid further electricity cuts overnight, expressing confidence that the installation of 120MW of energy storage capacity ...

The supreme court has rejected attorney-general George Savvides’ appeal against the annulment of the search warrant for two safety deposit boxes belonging to social media personality Natalie Tziapoura, ruling that ...

Cyprus is facing what could be the most dangerous day of this year’s wildfire season, fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos warned on Thursday, as authorities remain on heightened alert ...

Over a tonne of cables which belong to the electricity authority (EAC) were seized during nationwide inspections of scrap metal trading premises, the police said on Thursday. The operation involved ...

Two women have been arrested on Thursday over a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was allegedly encouraged to expose himself. The police said the arrests were ...