Cyprus

Teachers should have the right support from the government to streamline any changes that can improve the education sector, head of the primary school teachers’ union Poed, Myria Vasiliou, said ...

A 58-year-old prison guard who was arrested in possession of drugs while driving to his shift has been suspended from his post, media reported on Wednesday. This concerns the second ...

The secret services of Turkey, Germany, or both, are accused of orchestrating an “attack” against Kenan Ayaz, according to his team, after one of his lawyers reported that his laptop ...

There was a notable rise of 6.2 per cent in the average gross monthly earnings of employees in Cyprus during the third quarter of 2023, totalling €2,224, compared to €2,094 in the same period ...

By Richard Boxall A run feast in brilliant late December weather at Ypsonas resulted in a first tournament win for Markhor Cricket Club after they overcame a battling Royal team ...

Sixty people, mostly elderly, are being treated in public hospitals for Covid-19 at the moment, while there is a constant flow of patients with infections, state health services organisation (Okypy) ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he had nothing to do with a slew of allegations implicating him in a $50 million bribery scandal, it emerged on Wednesday, as he ordered ...

This year, Cyprus recorded 33 fatalities in traffic accidents, police said on Wednesday, urging drivers to be cautious. The data spans from the beginning of the year until Wednesday, six days ...

After 18 years of life, The Lazy Dragon emerged from his cave a year ago and landed together with his creator George Hadjipieris, at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre where he performed ...

Cypriots were out and about in the shops over the holidays but there was no significant uptick in Christmas purchases, other than at supermarkets, the head of the small shopkeepers ...

Larnaca municipality managed to procure over €30 million from European funds, and a massive revamp of the city and municipality are underway, Mayor of Larnaca, Andreas Vyras, said on Wednesday. “The ...

Forgetting the obvious operatic association when you say to your friends, ‘Let’s meet at Don Carlo’, you run the risk of sounding like you are in an episode of ...

The paediatric ward at Makarios Hospital is 90 per cent full with children suffering with respiratory infections, the department chief Dr Avraam Elias said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

By Richard Boxall The two semi finals of the Cyprus Autumn T20 Cup, played on the same ground and same day, provided a stark contrast to each other. In both ...

A 37-year-old man suspected of stealing icons was arrested in Limassol in the early morning hours of Wednesday. According to police, the arrest took place around 1am after receiving information ...

A 50-year-old man was found dead in his car at the junction of Pyrgos and Kornos road early on Wednesday. The man was identified as Stavros Stavrou, a resident of ...

At a time of year when cynicism should be put to one side, THEO PANAYIDES meets an African couple faced with deportation who love Cyprus but not the human cost ...

Minister of Transport Alexis Vafeades has responded to dissatisfaction and concern over six-month delays in the Larnaca-Dhekelia road improvement works, it emerged on Wednesday. The minister noted that the six-month ...

Nicosia police on patrol on Tuesday afternoon arrested a man who seems to have been smuggling a large quantity of beef in his car. According to the police the 41-year-old’...

A regulation for the reduction of hotel stuff to 50 per cent in the off-season, if a hotel wishes to stay open, has been called into question by the head of ...

In today’s episode, opposition Akel hit out at Archbishop Georgios and the state broadcaster on Tuesday, after CyBC broadcast the prelate’s speech on Christmas instead of the president’...

The national maritime spatial plan (MSP) approved by the council of ministers last Wednesday is to be submitted before the EU in Brussels which will determine if relevant community directives ...

An electric fault in a vehicle caused a fire which damaged the vehicle as well as the pergola of a residence in Geroskipou on Tuesday night. According to Paphos police ...

Wednesday will be clear and unusually warm after the dissipation of local morning fog. Temperatures will rise to 21C in the interior, 22C on the coasts and 13C in the ...