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Free pre-school education for children as young as four is inching towards becoming a reality, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou explained to lawmakers on Wednesday during a House education committee that ...

This new month brings new plays to Nicosia’s central stages. A handful of local theatre companies and groups are finalising rehearsals and scripts, ready to present thought-provoking performances throughout ...

Tighter army mobilisation rules targeting would-be Ukrainian soldiers and proposing asset freezes for those who are trying to dodge the draft came a step closer on Wednesday when parliament passed ...

By Tom Cleaver and Jonathan Shkurko The Footballers’ Association (Pasp)’s executive president Spyros Neofytides on Wednesday called for Cyprus to ratify the Saint-Denis convention to enhance the safety of ...

Two explosions near electoral candidates’ offices in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan killed 26 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday, officials said, raising concerns over security on the eve of ...

Hamas proposed a ceasefire to quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and ...

Investigations continued on Wednesday following the busting of a Europe-wide sham wedding ring last week. The police in coordination with Europol and the Portuguese and Latvian authorities are trying to ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou was cautiously optimistic on Wednesday that a hike in electricity bill prices may be averted, however, he said the final decision would be taken by the ...

A Greek Cypriot man appeared in court in the north on Tuesday, after having allegedly stolen a mobile phone. Police officer Cemal Aslan told the court the man on January 20 ...

“None of the above” was the most popular option selected by voters in an opinion poll of voting intention for the next parliamentary elections conducted by Red Wolf. Twenty per ...

Britain’s Prince William returned to public duty on Wednesday following his wife Kate’s surgery and the revelation King Charles had cancer, with the heir to the throne set ...

Cyprus on Wednesday declared 2024 as the National Year of Youth in a move to prioritise the needs and aspirations of its young population. The relevant cabinet decision, announced by Education ...

President Vladimir Putin granted an interview to U.S. television host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, the Kremlin said, his first to an American journalist since before Russia’s invasion of ...

The driver of the car who crashed into a stopped bus in Peristerona on Tuesday afternoon has died, police said on Wednesday. Seventy-eight-year-old Panikos Philipou from Paliometocho succumbed to his ...

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a plan to promote natural childbirth and to reduce premature births in Cyprus. A statement released by the health ministry said that the ...

The cabinet has authorised the finance minister and the energy minister to make a final investment decision on the Great Sea Interconnector. Following a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Energy Minister ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday announced that the Cabinet has approved the revision of the strategic plan aimed at attracting foreign businesses to Cyprus. The revised strategy, according to ...

The United States does not support a two-state solution in Cyprus, the deputy assistant secretary of state Joshua Huck said on Wednesday. “We do not support a two-state solution [in ...

Police in Nicosia are warning of traffic chaos on Thursday when farmers from across the island stage a protest with their tractors and other agricultural machines. Drivers have been urged ...

Cruise industry giant Royal Caribbean Group announced on Wednesday that it is now hiring members of staff based in Cyprus for its cruise ships, with a diverse set of roles ...

THE WAY THINGS ARE ‘The politician man says do the best you can. And I will do my very best to help. Yes, please do sir, help yourself.’ So sang ...

The Bar Association will convene on Monday to decide how to proceed with the attorney-general’s report over lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou. Chairman of the association Michalis Vorkas said the matter ...

A Michigan jury on Tuesday convicted the mother of a teenager who fatally shot four classmates at a high school near Detroit of manslaughter after prosecutors argued she bore responsibility ...

Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a federal appeals court ruled, bringing the former U.S. president a step closer to ...