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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled a law from the presidency to make pre-school education at public institutions as on unconstitutional. As stated in the decision of the court, the ...

The Nicosia District Court threw out a case on Wednesday brought against the Bank of Cyprus for the haircut on depositors’ savings in 2013, an announcement said. In their decision, the ...

The Deputy Ministry of Research is working on tightening the framework for dual-use software licensing related to tracking people, the permanent secretary of the ministry Stelios Himonas told the House ...

The public should take special care when visiting Paralimni lake the Department of the Environment said on Wednesday. “Because the lake has retained more water than is typical for June, ...

An ultra-modern medical centre will be opened in Akaki in 2024, the state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Wednesday. An announcement from the organisation said that the centre will join ...

A 74-year-old woman from Paphos was sentenced to 15 months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving. She was also banned from holding a driving licence for 24 months, and handed ...

Steps on breaking the deadlock on the Cyprus problem were central to separate phone conversations President Nikos Christodoulides had with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. ...

The House institutions committee agreed on Wednesday that high-level civil servants and people applying for tenders should file a capital statement (pothen esches). In his statements after the end of ...

Taking into account the “long standing challenges” Cyprus faces, the government on Wednesday announced seven measures to coordinate matters related to sanctions, including a rebranding campaign both at home and ...

The bank also reiterated its complete adherence to sanctions issued by the US, EU and UK Hellenic Bank CEO Oliver Gatzke addressed shareholders, employees and other participants at the bank’...

The health ministry honoured the outgoing chairman of the national thalassaemia commission Panos Englezos, with a prize-giving ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Health Minister Popi Kanari, who congratulated “the ...

The health ministry on Wednesday said it failed to provide a nursing assistant to a child with disabilities wishing to attend summer school because these personnel will have to cover ...

An organisation in America helping young Cypriots get established is celebrating 10 years finds PAUL LAMBIS For Laura Neroulias Bisiotis, founding and leading Cypriot Young Professionals (CYP) for the past 10 years ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of a free health certificate for students participating in sport competitions and athletic events. This measure, deemed essential for their participation, will be ...

A scholarship fund supports young Cypriots by financing their full-time master’s degrees on the island or abroad for the coming academic year. The Enavsma Foundation has announced the awarding ...

Amidst efforts to modernise the civil service, Cypriots should not be forced to have an email address to receive a service since some lack the necessary digital skills or internet ...

The University of Cyprus has climbed 105 places to 368th in the QS World University Rankings. As a result, it is now ranked in the top 25 per cent of universities in ...

A stretch of beach in Famagusta which was allegedly closed by the Turkish military has now been confirmed as open to the public. The area, which spans three kilometres and ...

Cyprus is the 64th-most peaceful country on Earth, according to this year’s ‘Global Peace Index’, up one place from last year. The index, which is released yearly, is compiled ...

By Andria Kades and Iole Damaskinos Fuel subsidies will be scrapped but electricity bill subsidies will continue albeit more targeted towards vulnerable groups, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. The measure ...

Limassol-based broker Freedom Finance Europe this week announced that it served as a general partner of the recently-held Cyprus-Kazakhstan Business Forum, which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on June 21. The ...

Following the attorney-general’s announcement that no evidence of criminal wrongdoing has come up in the case of the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, his mother Andriana said they ...

All necessary disciplinary proceedings will be carried out against an inmate who falsely claimed to have swallowed four blades, the prison department announced on Wednesday. The prisoner allegedly went up ...

Cyprus and Greece conducted a joint search and rescue exercise codenamed ‘Salamis’ within the island’s area on Tuesday. The Greek ship ‘Psara’, a helicopter from the 460th Search and ...