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Economy

Cyprus state hospital staff offered 2.75% rises ahead of strike

Cyprus’s State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) has offered state hospital staff across-the-board pay rises of 2.75 per cent for...
Local

Showers and isolated thunderstorms likely on Thursday

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected on Thursday and Friday, and temperatures will fall gradually to below the seasonal...
Politics

Democratic Congress gives Nicosia more diplomatic room, analyst says

Democratic control of both houses of the US Congress gives Nicosia and Athens more room to press their case...
Politics

Turkey rejects EU report’s Cyprus findings as “detached from reality”

Turkey on Wednesday rejected the European Commission’s findings on Cyprus in its annual enlargement report, which rejected Ankara’s call...
Local

Ministry investigating alleged beating of girl, 11, at school

The Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth is investigating the alleged beating of an 11-year-old girl by classmates during...
Sports

UK Cypriot wonderkid JJ Gabriel closing in on Real Madrid transfer

Real Madrid are closing in on signing JJ Gabriel, the 16-year-old Manchester United forward with a Greek Cypriot mother,...
Politics

EU Commission tells Turkey to normalise ties with Cyprus

The European Commission called on Turkey on Wednesday to normalise its relations with the Republic of Cyprus and reverse...
Politics

Ex-Turkish Cypriot leader: UN chief leaving Cyprus far from solution

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Wednesday that the UN Secretary-General would leave behind a Cyprus far...
World

Democratic sweep adds new twist to markets’ Iran, AI, and debt worries

A sweeping Democratic win in US midterm elections is the latest curve ball to markets grappling with the repercussions...
Economy

Fuel tax cut could be extended to March, minister says

A proposal to extend the reduction in motor fuel tax rates, possibly until March 2027, will go before the...
Local

Law Office and police back five-year penalties for online harassment

A law proposal to criminalise the organised targeting of people on social media and the publishing of their or...
Local

Parliament to discuss outdated 1929 Criminal Code overhaul

Cyprus’s Criminal Code, which dates from 1929, still cross-refers to 'the Indies' and makes it an offence for a...
Local

Overnight pharmacies on Wednesday, November 4

The following pharmacies are open overnight on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Nicosia NameAddressAreaTelMichaella Tsopani7 Neas Engomis StreetEngomi22355640Karmel Besher86C Athalassis Avenue and...
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