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One of the main reasons for failing public education is excessive power wielded by the teaching unions. This union power has created a public school system that primarily exists to ...

One death from coronavirus and 1,986 new infections were announced by the health ministry on Tuesday from 102,159 tests, a positivity rate of 1.94 per cent. The new death, which concerned an 82-year-old ...

A woman whose rescue of two dogs from a cage led to their owner being convicted of animal abuse and four volunteers who saved a dog and her six puppies ...

Russia warned Kyiv residents to flee their homes on Tuesday and rained rockets on the city of Kharkiv as Russian commanders intensified their bombardment of Ukrainian urban areas in a ...

The first evacuation of 42 civilians from the Ukraine, including children and elderly, has been successfully completed, Cyprus foreign ministry spokesman Demetris Demetriou said on Tuesday. On Twitter, he said the ...

Despite the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Cyprus’ goal of attracting more tourists this year than last is achievable, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday. Speaking to the ...

Petrol stations are warning that prices are set for a new increase of up to 10-15 cents per litre in the coming weeks because of the crisis in Ukraine. “About ...

Cyprus has been named in an internal lending scam and money laundering scandal involving Ukrainian lender Privatbank, nationalised in 2016. In a case filed with the District Court, Southern District of ...

AFTER last week’s meeting of the European Council, it was reported that Cyprus was among the few member-states that had blocked the proposal to cut off Russia from the ...

Cyprus has “shot itself in the foot” by joining the EU’s ban on Russian aircraft into the bloc’s airspace, the Russian ambassador bluntly stated on Monday amid concerns ...

Russian artillery bombarded residential districts of Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv on Monday, killing possibly dozens of people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow’s invading forces met stiff resistance ...

The health ministry announced two Covid-19 deaths and 2,356 infections on Monday night as 150 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised. The deaths were of a man, aged 67, and a woman, aged 80. Their deaths ...

Prominent Nicosia lawyer Achilleas Demetriades officially announced his candidacy for the 2023 presidential elections, his message focusing on fighting corruption, a fresh start, and the Cyprus problem. “I want to clear ...

The transport ministry announced on Monday it reached an agreement with the companies running the commercial activities at Limassol port to significantly reduce their freight and handling fees after lengthy ...

Main opposition Akel have hammered the government over its decision to shutter Tanzania-based FBME bank some seven years ago, following a court ruling here last week that said the decision ...

Athienou municipality has requested the police and the public’s assistance after unknown culprits recently stole 50 trees and four peacocks worth up to €10,000. In an announcement the municipality appealed to ...

Russia has closed its airspace to airlines from 36 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, in response Ukraine-related sanctions targeting its aviation sector. Some of the banned countries had ...

More support for Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir poured in on Monday from Cyprus and from Turkey, as the presidents of the journalists’ associations of both countries condemned his arrest. ...

Any sanctions imposed on Russia will inevitably end up impacting Cyprus’ economy as well, particularly the tourism sector, president of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) Michalis Antoniou said on ...

British actress Elizabeth Hurley and other cast members of a film being made by a Cypriot company are set to visit the island later this year to promote it, a ...

Energy giant BP, global bank HSBC and the world’s biggest aircraft leasing firm AerCap joined a growing list of companies looking to exit Russia on Monday, as Western sanctions ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides expressed Cyprus’ support for EU measures agreed with his counterparts on Sunday night to close airspace to Russian planes and target measures through the global payments ...

The European Union will tighten sanctions on Russia, target Russian ally Belarus with measures and fund weapons for Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia’s invasion, top EU ...

The health ministry announced that two people had died of Covid-19 and that 1,387 had tested positive from 93,207 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.49 per cent. The deaths concerned ...