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The results of the most recent Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) and the need for policies to improve learning outcomes were at the centre of a discussion at the ...

The justice ministry is expanding training for prison guards, with 44 newly recruited officers undertaking a 13-week programme developed with the University of Cyprus. Justice Minister Costas Fitiris announced the upgrade ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday confirmed that he has been invited to next month’s Cop31 climate summit, which will take place in the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city ...

Cyprus Civil Defence has called on all female citizens born in 2004 and male citizens born in 1972 and 1973 to register for two years of service, following a cabinet decision, the interior ...

An orange weather alert was issued through the CY-ALERT system on Wednesday afternoon, warning of strong thunderstorms, gusty winds and possible hail. According to Civil Defence, the alert was sent ...

The Blue Lagoon most visitors mean is a sheltered bay with clear turquoise water on the Akamas Peninsula, west of Latchi harbour in Paphos district. Most people arrive by boat ...

Two government bills aimed at addressing Cyprus’ nursing shortage have intensified a dispute between private hospitals and the state nursing unions, with the former warning that hospital beds are being ...

The police on Wednesday confirmed that it had handed to the legal service the file documenting its investigation into the history of faulty airbags in Cyprus and their import into ...

Challenges in the wider region and the promotion of cooperation will be the central aims of a joint group of some MPs and the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF), Diko MP ...

A Turkish Cypriot court has for the first time handed down a conviction and sentenced an individual for committing homophobic hate crimes, according to reports on Wednesday. News website Bugun ...

Applications for the renewal of some forms of residence permit will only be able to be submitted online from January 1, the migration deputy ministry said on Wednesday. It said that ...

Two former Cyprus Mail journalists were on Tuesday night honoured for their later service to CyBC at the broadcasting corporation’s annual awards ceremony. Andreas Hadjipapas and John Vickers both ...

The body of a British man which had seemingly disappeared from the Nicosia morgue was found labelled with a different name on Wednesday. The police were investigating  whether the body ...

Serious issues regarding passenger information, bus stop infrastructure and the reliability of bus routes in Nicosia were identified in an Audit Office report published on Wednesday. “The aim is for ...

Seven people arrested in connection with an assault on a 16-year-old boy in Latsia on October 9 are expected to appear before Nicosia district court on Wednesday. The suspects are aged 21, 17, 16, 14 ...

The met department issued an updated orange warning for severe storms, starting at 3pm on Wednesday and lasting until 5am on Thursday. The initial warning had said the storms would ...

Limassol municipality on Tuesday said it welcomed the cabinet’s decision to complete the acquisition process of the Rialto theatre and lease it to the municipality, describing the move as ...

Water flowing through the Garyllis riverved, south of Spyrou Kyprianou avenue in Limassol, does not contain sewage and does not originate from the district authority’s facilities, the Limassol local ...

The Ayia Napa Medieval Festival 2026 kicks off today, Wednesday, October 14, and brings with it performances from folklore bands, knights, fire artists, musicians and dancers. Until Sunday, October 18 this buzzing town ...

Police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of the body of a British man who died in Paphos around one month ago, after it was found to be missing ...

Ten people were arrested for various offences including theft, illegal employment, causing malicious damage, extortion by false pretences, drunkenness and causing a disturbance as part of preventive police operations on ...

A fire broke out in an apartment on the first floor of a two-storey complex in the Latsia district of Nicosia on Wednesday morning. The fire started in a cooking ...

The met department has issued an orange weather warning for severe storms starting from 7pm on Wednesday. The warning will last until 5am on Thursday, with rainfall intensity expected to ...

On Wednesday, it will be mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms expected, mainly in the west of the island, but spreading to other areas throughout the day. In the ...