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961. Analysis: Kyprianou's speech in Turkey

962. New University of Cyprus Library opening ceremony on 5th of December

963. UCY students form human chain of knowledge

The Main Library at the University of Cyprus is relocating to the newly-built Learning Resource Center, and students are forming a human chain to take the final batch of books to their new home...

964. Turkish fighter jets fly over Nicosia

Nicosia skies were pierced by the thunder of two Turkish fighter jets at noon Thursday, marking celebrations in the north while drawing condemnation in the south...

965. Indian student gets two years for opioids

An Indian man has been sentenced to two years by a Larnaca court after pleading guilty to importing over 2000 opioid pills back in June 2018...

966. Criminal trial begins for Larnaca abductor

The criminal trial in the Larnaca abduction case began on Monday, with suspect Yiorgos “George” Nicolaou facing charges of kidnapping and drugging two school boys...

967. State launches new call centre

Members of the public who need to call the government regarding their citizen cases can now call the 1434 national number to get more information or submit a support ticket...

968. The Greek Diaspora

969. President to inform public after meeting with Jane Holl Lute

970. Cyprus worried over migrants cheating the system

The head of the anti-trafficking unit in Cyprus, Rita Superman, says some migrants know how to cheat the system citing past examples of child marriages from Syria and women falsely seeking human trafficking protections...

971. Cobalt expresses regret as airline ceases operations

Travelers who were scheduled to fly back on Cypriot carrier Cobalt Air will have to get their own one-way return tickets, following a company decision to ground all its flights...

972. Larnaca teacher sentenced for sexually harassing female students

A 52-year-old high school teacher has been sentenced to one year in prison after he was found guilty of sexual harassment, both physical and verbal, against female students...

973. Primary schools to beef up security

The premises of public primary schools and kindergartens in Cyprus could soon be surrounded by taller fencing and gates, based on discussion among officials in the aftermath of the Larnaca abduction case...

974. Larnaca abductor goes straight to trial

The 35-year-old suspect in the Larnaca abduction case of two school boys will bypass preliminary hearings and go straight to criminal trial...

975. Lessons from Northern Ireland

976. 'Imagine' project brings together G/C and T/C schoolchildren

977. Hurricane Xenophon eyes Greece

978. Government seeks lawful ways to counter strike

State public schools remain empty during a 48-hour strike that started Tuesday morning, with teachers threatening to take legal action and the government seeking ways to defuse the situation...

979. Deloitte: 2nd Cyprus Open Data Hackathon

980. Teachers and government clash over strike

Union teachers decided Wednesday to go on a rolling strike, starting with a 48-hour industrial action next week while warning the government this is only the beginning...

981. Team launches world’s first ocean cleanup system

A first trial of a massive cleanup of plastic in the ocean, an effort that has been in the works for five years, was launched in San Francisco on Saturday...

982. Kasoulides bestowed Legion of Honour

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian praised Ioannis Kasoulides during a special ceremony in Nicosia, where France awarded the Legion of Honour to the Cypriot former foreign minister...

983. Cabinet meets to address teacher crisis

The Cabinet is holding an emergency session Tuesday at noon to discuss the teacher crisis, with a whole host of problems in the backdrop including a slowdown by the unions...

984. Education crisis at end of tether

Difficult days lie ahead in public education, with state teachers unions saying a last-minute proposal by ruling party Disy, at least at face value, is no different than the latest government measures already rejected...

985. Teacher demo forces eleventh hour debate

The government is contemplating a suggestion that would allow proposed education measures to take hold but only through the end of the calendar year, in exchange of labour peace and talks with the teachers unions...

986. Teachers march nine thousand-strong

Thousands of demonstrators descended on Presidential Palace Avenue on Tuesday, protesting a Cabinet decision to trim down the number of class-exempt teaching hours in state schools...

987. Nicosia roads close as teachers march

Traffic police say there will be road closures in Nicosia on Tuesday late afternoon due to a scheduled teacher demonstration where thousands of educators are expected to join...

988. Teachers regroup ahead of big demonstration

States teachers unions rejected over the weekend a government attempt to seek middle ground in budgeting exempted hours, saying they had nothing to do with the proposal and warning they would resist any change without mutual agreement...

989. Three men confess to involvement in student's death

Three men arrested by police in Athens late on Thursday have confessed to their involvement in a mugging last week during which a 25-year-old student died, police sources have told state-run news agency AMNA....

990. Education debacle full of suspense

The president is weighing in on the ongoing debate between the government and state educators in a last ditch effort to avoid a bumpy start of the school year, but it is not clear whether the highly contested issue of budgeting hours will be taken off the table...