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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the “transformation” in the leaderships of Cyprus and Greece has been noted, despite their historically warm relations of “close friendship”. Lavrov’s comments ...

David Hunter’s daughter begged him over the phone to stay alive in the minutes after he killed his terminally ill wife Janice and then attempted suicide. Paphos court on ...

The finalised version of the Akamas local development plan will be presented before the end of the current government’s term, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis and Interior Minister Nicos Nouris ...

Comprehensive sex education will take place for all school years between reception and third year of secondary school, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Wednesday. His comments came after cabinet ...

Last year was another pivotal year for Gesy, operator Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Wednesday in a statement taking stock of the national health scheme’s work in the ...

Over 250 final year high school students who left without taking the Modern Greek exam on Monday after it was interrupted when the topics were leaked will be allowed to retake ...

About three out of four workers are estimated to participate in a nationwide strike next week to demand the full restoration of cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), Peo trade union secretary said ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved the deputy ministry of tourism’s proposal requesting that 30 per cent of its budget be destined to projects aimed at improving Cyprus’ tourism. ...

Cypriot tattoo artist Christos Phitides, who sexually assaulted his client in Cheshire over two years ago, received a suspended jail sentence by a UK court this week. After abusing his ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday lauded the launch of support measures for local authority reform in Cyprus. Speaking at a conference marking the launch, Nouris said the €840,000 Council of ...

The mass outrage that followed the leaking of the Modern Greek exam topics was difficult to comprehend. Had classified information been made public, putting at risk national security, the outrage ...

Trade unions on Tuesday announced they will be taking measures on January 26 after another meeting with employers’ organisations and Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos over CoLA ended in an impasse. Unions ...

Chevron is expected to submit its development plan for the Aphrodite gas field in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the coming days, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Tuesday ...

Cyprus is “one of the weakest links” in international efforts to seize the assets of sanctioned Russian nationals, while the island hosts dozens of active shell companies that can be ...

The education ministry said on Tuesday it will find an alternative solution for the 250 students who failed to take the Modern Greek exam on Monday after the initial exam was ...

Past planning in areas affected by flooding over the weekend had not taken into account city sprawl, Green Party MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Tuesday. However, proven sustainable drainage systems ...

Doctors and nurses at state hospitals threatened to intensify strike action as they held a two-hour work stoppage on Tuesday demanding the state health services organisation (Okypy) renew their collective ...

Cyprus is upgrading its long-distance hiking experiences by setting up two forest shelters in the Paphos forest. The two shelters, described as historic – they are converted and restored from an ...

IF HE has made a full recovery from illness and returns to work on Tuesday, the first thing the labour minister Kyriakos Koushos would have to do is make a ...

The education ministry should apologise to students, secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek said on Monday, following the confusion caused after an exam was interrupted because the topics were leaked. A ...

A meeting chaired by Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Monday afternoon did not succeed in averting a two-hour strike by doctors and nurses at state hospitals scheduled for Tuesday. The ...

Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis and Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said that the finalised version of the Akamas local development plan will be discussed at the next Council of Ministers on ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and his wife Andri met King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla at Balmoral Castle on Monday, where the two signed a memorandum of understanding on future civilian ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Monday inaugurated a new trauma unit at Nicosia general hospital, saying it was an important step in upgrading health services in Cyprus. “It is with ...