Iole Damaskinos

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday said the ministry was open to discussing the “minor” issues raised by teachers regarding the ministry’s proposal for a sweeping reform of teacher ...

Commissioner for Children’s Rights Despo Michalidou delivered her annual report to President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday, outlining a rise in problems affecting children on the island. Michaelidou said that ...

An event scheduled to take place at a Nicosia primary school under high-security conditions in collaboration with the Israeli Embassy has been moved to another venue, Minister of Education Athena ...

Police are on Friday investigating a spate of closely-timed attacks on Limassol premises during the past week, including the latest: overnight shots fired at a coffee shop, and explosions of ...

The Limassol-Nicosia highway, which had been closed earlier on Friday morning near Ayios Georgios Alamanos, has been reopened to traffic, police announced. A section of the highway had been closed ...

An overwhelming majority of 5286 votes, or 91.85 per cent, of members of Oelmek, the secondary school teaching union, voted against the government’s new teacher evaluation plan on Thursday. After the ...

The managers of a property in the Paphos village of Timi have moved to initiate the eviction of Greek Cypriot refugees whose homes were built on land belonging to a ...

The rate of child poverty in Cyprus is on a “steady decline”, social welfare deputy minister Marilena Evangelou said on Thursday. Speaking to CyBC radio, she highlighted the fact that ...

Cyprus and France’s “excellent levels of relations” were reaffirmed on Wednesday, as both sides explored opportunities for further expansion of cooperation. Chairman of the House committee on foreign affairs, ...

The Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Despo Michaelidou, on Wednesday highlighted the importance of independent, informed and critical thinking among children when using technology. Speaking at an ...

Greek Cypriot businessman Savvas Kakos testified as a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Turkish-Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut at the Nicosia Criminal Court on Wednesday. Aykut, who ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Wednesday said he was first made aware about the issue of faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata by the father of one of the ...

The Israeli Embassy on Wednesday defended its participation in a planned event at a Nicosia primary school to showcase its sponsorship of a “green roof” for the facility. The event ...

Upholding women’s human rights in the face of sexual violence is an important humanitarian issue, in Cyprus and elsewhere, House speaker Annita Demetriou said during a meeting to address ...

Containers carrying mobile desalination plants from the United Arab Emirates started arriving at Moni power plant on Monday afternoon, but in a surprise move one of them will now be ...

The continuous flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza cannot be obstructed by anyone and anyone doing so is “deplorable”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. Commenting on criticism over his ...

A peaceful protest by Paphians in support of deposed Metropolitan Bishop Tychikos called for revised proceedings by the Holy Synod over the matter. The crowd on Sunday initially gathered in ...

Aglandjia Mayor Andreas Constantinou on Friday criticised the state for failing to promote the pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) waste scheme, for which his municipality was a pioneer. “Aglandjia is being punished for ...

A Norwegian man woke up to find a huge Cyprus-registered container ship mere metres away from his home, international media reported on Friday.  The Cyprus-flagged cargo ship, the NCL Salten, ...

Protecting civilians in times of war is a moral imperative, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said, while representing Cyprus at a United Nations security council working debate on the matter. He ...

The Green party and Dipa on Thursday issued statements calling on Cyprus’ government to take decisive action in light of a new military offensive having been launched by the State ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday that he had made evidenced statements to the police backing up his claim that President Nikos Christodoulides had been aware since July last ...

A 55-year-old woman has been intubated at the Limassol general hospital on Thursday after she was found unconscious at sea.  According to the police, the 55-year-old was found on Wednesday ...

Despite efforts by the current government to fully postpone green taxation, which the Anastasiades administration had built into the framework for Cyprus to access recovery and resilience funds, the EU ...