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Amidst reports that teachers were seen smoking at high schools, state secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek on Thursday said all faculty has “fully complied” with the legislation. The education ministry ...

Doctors suspended from their work over medical negligence investigations in the death of a teen should not be victimised, the Cyprus Medical Association (Cyma) said on Saturday. In a statement ...

Left-wing trade union Peo claimed on Saturday that the Anastasiades-Disy government deprived workers of €7.5 billion worth of income during ten years in office. The union held a demonstration march at 10...

Diko splinter party Depa announced on Saturday that it would be supporting candidate Nikos Christodoulides in the upcoming 2023 presidential elections. Christodoulides has claimed he is an independent candidate but has ...

The AG Leventis Gallery is piloting an innovative programme on art psychotherapy for the elderly. Running until mid-November, the programme will be carried out encouraging the older generation to come ...

Police have started to investigate the files of six missing people following the discovery of a body in an advanced state of decomposition on the grounds of the Limassol general ...

Some of the policies earmarked for the green transition may need to be revised as people will be shouldering an enormous burden due to the increasing energy prices, Finance Minister ...

Money, jewellery, and electronics valued at €17,000 were stolen from a home in a Paphos village, police said on Saturday. According to authorities, British homeowners in Lysos reported that their house ...

The audit office on Friday said that all political parties had failed to comply with laws governing their income and spending statements for the years 2012-2015. The report cites failures ...

October’s third weekend is looking to be a rainy one as autumn begins to make its appearance. Fear not though culture lovers, lots of events are still being planned ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Cyprus’ banking sector stood at €2.85 billion at the end of July 2022, reflecting a decrease of €69 million compared to the previous month, according to a report published ...

Diving accidents recorded a significant increase in recent years, with most people involved developing decompression sickness and requiring oxygen therapy, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Friday. Accidents have ...

Oxygen supplies for patients needing home oxygen therapy will only be available on prescription through Gesy’s IT system from January 1, 2023, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said in a statement ...

Interior Minister Nikos Nouris highlighted Turkey’s role in the trafficking of irregular migrants during the proceedings of the European union’s council of internal affairs on Friday. “The €200 million ...

Police in Limassol are investigating a case of rape of a minor. Police spokesman Christos Andreou said that a man has been arrested for the case which is being investigated ...

A 41-year-old man, arrested by sovereign base police was handed over to local police on Friday to face justice for illegal possession of 22kg of cannabis. The man was arrested ...

A project which will connect the Cypriot, Greek and Israeli power grids through the world’s longest submarine power cable which will total over 1,200 kilometres with a 2,000 Megawatt capability that ...

Flights from Moscow to Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north of the island will start in March 2023, the Turkish Cypriot ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Friday, and insisted that ...

Do we need more events happening in public, open spaces? Always. A new initiative brings the first edition of a festival that aims to fill the streets with creativity and ...

The island’s inland revenue service on Friday warned businesses that they must adopt the use of card payment machines or risk hefty fines. In a statement, it warned that ...

Currently on the first leg of his epic trek from Protaras to Paphos via Larnaca and Limassol, George Stylianou is crossing the island with one purpose in mind At the ...

Stereotypical perceptions and opinions about the sexes are responsible for unequal treatment and substantial and targeted education is necessary to deal with the situation, House president Annita Demetriou said on ...

The legal services prosecuting the high profile ‘golden passport’ case suffered a setback after the supreme court overturned key search warrants, invalidating the evidence obtained during those checks. That warrant ...

Easy vegan dinner Beetroot Zest Soup 1 onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 2 raw beetroots, diced 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced 1 large carrot, diced 1 green apple, peeled and diced 1 teaspoon ...