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The education ministry is strengthening its programmes to prevent violence, delinquency and bullying, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. He was speaking at the inauguration of the new canteen ...

Events allow participants to sign up without knowing details. ELENI PHILIPPOU treks out to Vouni to share a taste of the island and conversation with a bunch of international strangers ...

A three-month public programme of queer events from live music, poetry, theatre and dance performances to talks, workshops, parties and screenings is arriving this autumn. Over the course of October ...

The Larnaca district court on Tuesday banned a 22-year-old man from attending sporting events until his trial date on November 15 after he admitted to bringing flares to the Antonis Papadopoulos ...

In today’s episode, the new head of the embattled Health Insurance Organisation which runs Gesy said yesterday they are committed to tackling all outstanding issues affecting the agency, beginning ...

The Pharos Arts Foundation presents the Cyprus launch of Anton Floyd’s Depositions – a book of poems themed on the worldwide refugee crisis and population displacement. The event on October 20, ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear, however, in the afternoon there will be temporarily increased cloud cover, mainly in the mountains. The winds will initially be north-westerly to ...

Police arrested two people on Monday, as part of an effort to stem the violence at football stadiums. The first arrest concerns a 22-year-old man, found to be in possession ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Cyprus will continue to support the shipping sector, regardless who is in government. “No matter who is president, the established policy cannot be changed, which says ...

The European Commission’s position regarding the Turkish embargo on Cypriot-flagged ships and airplanes remains unchanged and has been clear for a long time, said EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean. ...

A 12-year-old Palestinian boy died on Monday after being shot by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank in late September, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Mahmoud ...

Coming up next week is a rare treat for non-Greek speakers on the island, one local theatre company will stage a play for two nights about the lives of women, ...

Two Limassol companies on Monday were each fined €19,000 and two people were handed commuted prison sentences for causing the death of two workers. According to an announcement from the labour ...

The House human rights committee on Monday reviewed the law proposal carried out by the head of the Green Party – Citizens Cooperation Charalambos Theopemptou on the establishment of a sex ...

The two people arrested in connection with crowd violence during a football match between Apoel and Karmiotissa on Friday will appear in court on October 12, police said on Monday. The ...

The education ministry’s current policies do not reflect inclusive education as defined by the UN, commissioner for the rights of the child Despo Michaelidou-Livaniou said on Monday in support ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Monday underlined the importance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), urging everyone to familiarise with the practice. He spoke ahead of “World Restart A Heart Day”, an ...

Raising money for and awareness of the work of Pasykaf will see one local man trek 185km from one side of the island to the other in just three days. ...

Mental health in Cyprus needs to be prioritised, civil servants’ union Pasydy said on Monday, calling on stakeholders to work towards finding solutions for patients having to deal with mental ...

From Island to Inland, isnotgallery will present a new exhibition. Following the group showcase Island presented at Almyra Hotel in Paphos in July and August, isnotgallery now presents the group ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that as long as the international community, including the EU turns a blind eye to Turkey’s belligerence, it rewards ...

The reports about Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s impending comeback as Brazilian president verged on the ecstatic in the week before last Sunday’s vote. He was after ...

By Ioanna Achilleos Zavitsanaki We so often hear the Cyprus issue being expressed in terms of a status quo, with the implication that we are faced with a static situation. ...

Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he consciously avoids entering any pre-election debate that “degrades political dialogue”. Christodoulides, in an interview with Phileleftheros, decried the ...