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No decision has been taken yet on dropping the Archbishop’s name day from the annual list of school holidays, the education ministry said on Tuesday. The matter was raised ...

People seeking appointments at medical specialists may soon be split into categories according to how urgent their needs are to help fight waiting times, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on ...

International human trafficking “is a global phenomenon which requires our immediate attention”, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday. Speaking at the CrimEx and EMJnet meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean justice ...

Fuel prices are set to increase “by four or five cents per week until at least the end of the month”, chairman of the petrol station owners’ association Christos Christodoulou ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos began bilateral meetings and contacts in New York ahead of the upcoming UN general assembly this week, as he began by speaking to his Serbian counterpart. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet on Tuesday with the President of the European Council to discuss efforts towards reviving Cyprus talks, while the issue will also be raised by UN ...

Afternoon outpatient clinics operated by the state health services (Okypy) will have their working hours and days extended, according to health minister Popi Kanari. Kanari said these working hour extensions ...

A day rarely passes by without President Christodoulides talking publicly. Apart from the speeches he makes at events he attends almost daily, he also answers journalists’ questions, while arriving at ...

The head of the Association for the Protection of Bank Borrowers (Syprodat) Costas Melas said on Monday that he requested to meet with finance minister to present him with new ...

The government will withdraw its request for the University of Cyprus to pay overtime to its seconded employee and current deputy government spokeswoman Doxa Komodromou and inform the university that ...

Limassol bus company Emel will from Tuesday begin offering circular electric bus services after three years of planning, offering greater connectivity centred around Ypsonas municipality. Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said ...

The scheduled football match between Nea Salamis and Ethnikos Achna, which was set to take place at 7pm at the Ammochostos Stadium in Larnaca, will not kick off as planned. ...

A meeting between the UN Secretary-general and the Turkish President will “determine the next moves” on the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said in New York on Monday. “I consider ...

This has now become a top priority for Europe, but for Cyprus too. Kadri Simson, the European energy commissioner, raised the stakes early September in an op-ed in the FT. ...

Two brown bears are being kept illegally in a Nicosia-based pet store, according to a complaint by animal welfare organisations. The case has been reported to the veterinary services, vice-chair ...

By Jean Christou Cyprus has been ranked 20th out of 30 countries in terms of ‘nanny state’ policies, meaning the island has not yet reached the level of a paternalistic interference ...

The only way to lower emissions is to see more use of public transport says minister By Nick Theodoulou Public transport must be seriously improved if more cars are to ...

Rugby and cricket never captured the imagination of Cypriots. Cyprus was under British control for 60 years last century and while the beautiful game of football became popular after it was ...

Finance minister Makis Keravnos was disparaged and ridiculed for the measures he announced after Wednesday’s council of ministers meeting, one newspaper columnist referring to them as “targeted mockery.” He ...

NOW WE know why our bearded Prez never turns down an invitation to be the guest of honour at an event. It is not because he hates office work, like ...

Imports of goods made in Turkey have skyrocketed in the last couple of years. And though the direction of trade traffic is lopsided, it looks like the upward trajectory will ...

Both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots will pay the price if the Cyprus problem is not solved, President Nikos Christodoulides said in an interview with Turkish Cypriot media. The president ...

Cyprus is for the first time speaking out about and seeking ways to address mental health conditions and its impact in the workplace, according to the organisers of a mental ...

The entirety of the board of directors of the Cyprus turf club has resigned over fears for their safety after alleged bomb threats against them. The move has thrown the ...