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Police confirmed that a young a British man is hospitalised in critical condition after having fallen out of a moving vehicle along the Paphos-Limassol highway on Tuesday afternoon. Police confirmed ...

A suspended jail sentence for a man who tried to kill his wife is infuriating and simply unacceptable, the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (Migs) said on Tuesday. Decrying the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday he was determined for state hospitals to live up to the public’s expectations of them, assuring that one of the focal points of ...

If Gesy collapses then the entire Cypriot economy will crumble, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday calling for a change in attitude within public hospitals. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday conceded that changes must be made to the twice-yearly exam programme as it has failed in achieving its stated goals. “The twice-yearly exam programme was ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has a number of political people in mind from EU member states that could play a constructive role in resolving the Cyprus problem, he said on Tuesday. ...

A call centre for any and all queries relating to benefits will go operational this week, the Social Insurance Services announced on Monday. A statement said the call centre was ...

The new government has put on hold a request for the release of around €3 million earmarked for the purchase of state vehicles, including 35 limos for officials, it emerged on Monday. ...

A 63-year-old man who tried to murder his wife in Tala last year was sentenced to six-month jail time with a three-year suspended sentence. The decision at Paphos criminal court ...

Despite the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic, Cyprus’ port authority continues to mark a surplus in its budget and has strong development potential, its chairman Antonis Stylianou said ...

President Nikos Christodoulides spoke with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, where he pressed the need for the EU play a more active role towards resolving the Cyprus problem. ...

The government aims to improve state health services (Okypy) hospitals, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Monday, stressing that efforts should be focused on improving Gesy. Speaking after a meeting ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’ office on Monday denied a report that claimed he said the national health scheme (Gesy) was a black hole of funds. According to the finance ministry, ...

A 26-year-old of Cypriot origin was arrested in Athens after trying to remove pieces of stone and marble from the Acropolis as souvenirs. Greek media reported that the young man ...

A large crowd gathered at the church in Avgorou, Famagusta on Monday morning as the funeral was held for one of the Cypriot victims of the fatal train crash in ...

An appeal was made at the weekend to the EU border agency to help Cyprus manage its migratory flow. The difficulties Cyprus is facing managing the flow of illegal migrants ...

English tourists visiting Cyprus described as a “horrific event” their experience when they found the cats they were caring for had been shot with arrows – with one lodged in a ...

The importance of the East Med to Chevron’s gas plans was made clear at the company’s ‘2022 4Q Earnings Conference Call’ on January 27 and subsequently at its ‘Investor Presentation’ ...

Former Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has slammed down hard on the narrative propagated through the media – that it was MPs who ‘saved the day’ by passing legislation in the nick ...

A 30-year-old domestic worker was tied up and gagged by robbers who broke into the home she worked at and stole €60, police said on Sunday. The case came to light ...

Law change provides loophole to charge massive hikes A legal loophole has enabled a private school in Limassol to hike its tuition fees by over 200 per cent, leading to a ...

A number of traffic cameras will become operational across Cyprus starting Monday, police warned on Sunday. Those at the crossings between Limassol Avenue and Armenias, as well as Prodromou with ...

Covid does not explain more people dying each year The week-by-week mortality figures – all-cause deaths – supplied to Eurostat for 2022 are now complete, though it’s important to note that the ...

The bodies of two Cypriot students killed in the fatal train collision near Larissa, Greece will be repatriated on Sunday, the foreign ministry announced on Saturday. According to the permanent ...