Cyprus

The government will spend €100 million over ten years to fix the problems at refugee apartment buildings, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. Speaking at a House refugee committee meeting, ...

Students sitting exams at the end of the school year will be questioned on 60 per cent of the material taught in public schools, a new education ministry proposal released on ...

Trade union SEK on Tuesday said its main priorities were the full restoration of CoLA, extending collective agreements, and addressing the employment of third-country nationals. Speaking after a meeting of ...

Cyprus supports the strengthening of common defence across the EU, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Tuesday. He was speaking after attending the European Security and Defence Summit and the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday took part in a teleconference headed by the European Council President Charles Michel along with several other EU heads of state. The virtual meeting was ...

A total of 8,686 earthquake victims from Turkey are currently in the north, according to figures published on Tuesday. The PIO reported that the information was relayed by the head of ...

One local creator is inspired by both nature and long-standing designers such as Dior finds NIKI CHARALAMBOUS Local fashion designer Jacob Yiakoumi attributes his early success in the fashion industry ...

A 38-year-old man was remanded on Tuesday on suspicion of threatening a Limassol resident to pay him thousands of euros to secure his property. Limassol police said a 33-year-old man ...

The Cyprus Medical Association on Tuesday lamented the public shaming of doctors, calling on people to refrain from repeatedly slamming them. The association said doctors’ values cannot be subject to ...

Cyprus stands by the people of Lebanon, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, highlighting the excellent bilateral relations of the two countries. He was speaking after meeting Prime Minister of ...

Paphos district court on Tuesday renewed the remand of the 31-year-old suspect in the case of Lesya Bykova’s death for three more days, pending the outcome of a second ...

Over 50 fake travel documents have been found by authorities since the beginning of the year, police reported on Tuesday, while numbers over the last three years have drastically increased. People ...

Students and parents across Livadia’s primary and secondary schools will hold a one-hour walkout on Monday morning to protest what they say is chronic overcrowding. “Overcrowding in our schools ...

Citrus growers, maize growers and young cattle farmers will receive financial support, the cabinet decided on Tuesday. The council of ministers allocated €100,000 for aid for citrus growers in communities affected ...

The Association of Cyprus Banks on Tuesday announced that it is teaming up with Junior Achievement Cyprus to carry out the “Spending Smartly” educational programme for the eighth consecutive year. ...

The Cyprus banking system is resilient and able to cope with the ongoing issues faced by Credit Suisse, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday, echoing the Central Bank’s ...

Former Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos announced on Tuesday he will not stand for a leadership position in Disy, while Sotiris Sampson said he would. In a Facebook post, Karousos said ...

Over 200 special police officers recruited to monitor the Green Line started their training on Tuesday even though the initial number expected was 300. On Monday, 221 people were sworn in to patrol ...

In a woman who has had a string of roles across all media, PAUL LAMBIS finds someone who only sees the defining moments in hindsight Christina Marouchou is no stranger ...

The biobank.cy centre on Tuesday stressed it was autonomous as it sought to clarify the position of Andrea Christofidou, who became embroiled in the row between the auditor general ...

If you menstruate, the chances are you have tried and tested various menstruating products in your life. Pads and tampons once dominated the industry but now the options have multiplied ...

Reservoir capacity is approaching the 70 per cent mark, water department spokesman Marios Hadjicostis said on Tuesday. The combined reservoir capacity currently stands at 69.4 per cent, which corresponds to 201.7 million cubic ...

The Cyprus transmission systems operator (TSO), on Tuesday clarified the reasons leading to power cuts over the weekend. It is not always possible to make accurate minute-by-minute predictions in a ...

No action can be taken on the patient privacy violation complaint filed by state health services organisation (Okypy) over the photo of the patient left unclothed at Limassol general hospital, ...