3 h. ago North ‘education minister’ furious at Michaelidou’s praise for Eoka

The north’s ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Wednesday night reacted with fury to the Republic’s Education Minister Athena Michaelidou’s praise of Eoka, the paramilitary group formed with the aim of uniting Cyprus with Greece. “I read with sorrow the statements of Athena Michaelidou in which she stated that they teach children the ‘heroism and […]

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11 h. ago Türkiye calls European Court ruling 'timely response' to 'politically motivated arrests' by Greek Cypriot authorities

Türkiye calls European Court ruling 'timely response' to 'politically motivated arrests' by Greek Cypriot authorities  Anadolu Ajansı

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15 h. ago Public summer schools free of charge, special schools included

A total of 58 public summer schools will be operating from June 23 till July 25 across Cyprus, with this year seeing the inclusion of special schools till August 1, the education ministry announced on Wednesday. The ministry said 37 primary and 21 nursery schools would be offering a series of creative activities, such as […]

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17 h. ago Austria comes to a standstill to mourn school shooting victims

Austria came to a standstill on Wednesday to mourn victims of one of the worst outbreaks of violence in its modern history, as authorities search for clues to why a 21-year-old gunman shot dead 10 people at his former high school before killing himself. Police said the man had acted alone in Tuesday’s rampage, armed […]

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23 h. ago Case against teachers accused of ‘battering’ north’s police adjourned until October

The case against 22 Turkish Cypriot teachers who stand accused of “battering” police officers during a protest in 2022 was on Wednesday adjourned until October 1. Wednesday’s hearing was the 12th thus far in the case, with it set to resume after the summer holidays. After the hearing, teachers’ trade union leaders spoke outside court. “We […]

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25 h. ago World scholars converge on Tochni for franchise research conference

The 38th Annual International Society of Franchising (ISoF) Conference, hosted in Cyprus by Frederick University’s School of Business and Law, concluded on May 24, 2025, following four days of academic exchange and professional networking. Held in the scenic village of Tochni, the conference brought together franchise academics and researchers from Universities across Europe, North America […]

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26 h. ago Available Turkish Cypriot property to be announced every quarter

Turkish Cypriot properties available for use by Greek Cypriot refugees will be made public every three months on the website of the service that manages them, the House refugee committee heard on Tuesday. MPs continued discussions on the regulations for allocating Turkish Cypriot property to eligible refugees with a view to enhancing the transparency and […]

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43 h. ago Greek Cypriot arrested in north for stealing a bike, trading it with phone

A Greek Cypriot man has been arrested in the north after allegedly having stolen a bicycle in the Republic, taken it to the north, and then traded it for a mobile phone. The man appeared in court on Tuesday, with police officer Suleyman Gurcak saying that the bicycle was valued at around 3,800TL (€85) and […]

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45 h. ago Israel commits ‘extermination’ in Gaza by killing in schools, UN experts say

U.N. experts said in a report on Tuesday that Israel committed the crime against humanity of “extermination” by killing civilians sheltering in schools and religious sites in Gaza, part of a “concerted campaign to obliterate Palestinian life.” The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel […]

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51 h. ago How to select the right tables for your learning environment

Classroom design is a key part of building an effective learning environment. Tables help students work together, stay on task, and get things done more easily. The right table can support individual study, group projects, and hands-on activities without needing to rearrange the room constantly. Teachers benefit from flexible tables that support their teaching style […]

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59 h. ago French President backs Greece and Cyprus sovereignty at UN Ocean Conference

French President backs Greece and Cyprus sovereignty at UN Ocean Conference  The Greek Herald

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3 d. ago Ustel slams Christodoulides’ ‘aggressive, terroristic attitude’ on property

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday decried President Nikos Christodoulides’ “aggressive, terroristic attitude” on the matter of property, in light of recent arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north. He said Christodoulides’ attitude is “obvious”, and that he “neglects the principle of responsibility […]

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4 d. ago Nvidia chips make gains in training largest AI systems, new data shows

Nvidia’s (NVDA.O) newest chips have made gains in training large artificial intelligence systems, new data released this week showed, with the number of chips required to train large language models dropping dramatically. MLCommons, a nonprofit group that publishes benchmark performance results for AI systems, released new data about chips from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices […]

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4 d. ago “The right time is coming and it will come soon,” vows Greek Foreign Minister regarding Crete

“The right time is coming and it will come soon,” vows Greek Foreign Minister regarding Crete-Cyprus power link  Kathimerini.com.cy

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5 d. ago German woman arrested over north property testifies over flight with Elam MEP

The 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot property in the north on Friday told the Nicosia criminal court about the flight from Germany to Cyprus she spent with Elam MEP Geadis Geadi which ended with her being arrested in July last year. Friday’s hearing formed part of the “trial within a […]

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5 d. ago Extending age limit not enough without adult care structures, MP says

Extending the age limit for special education from 21 to 22 is not a solution in itself, chairman of the House education committee MP Pavlos Mylonas said on Friday. Mylonas, who visited the Evangelismos special school in Yeri on Friday morning, welcomed President Nikos Christodoulides’ gesture to raise the age limit. However, he stressed that […]

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5 d. ago Όλα όσα πρέπει να ξέρετε για το Summer School της Ομόνοιας (ΒΙΝΤΕΟ)

Η Ομόνοια ενημερώνει για το Summer School το οποίο διοργανώνει.

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6 d. ago Holguin ‘told Gerapetritis of failure to achieve progress’ on some issues

United Nations envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin told Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis of a “failure to achieve the expected progress” on some issues related to the Cyprus problem, according to reports on Friday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that she had said there had been some progress achieved on other issues, and that […]

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6 d. ago Solutions to disagreements on teacher evaluations ‘can be found in parliament’

Solutions to disagreements between teachers and the government regarding planned reforms to the ways in which teachers are evaluated “can be found in parliament”, the education ministry’s permanent secretary George Panteli said on Friday. Speaking during a visit to Limassol which coincided with the beginning of this year’s Pancyprian examinations, he said that consultations on […]

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6 d. ago Trump suspends entry of international students studying at Harvard

U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended for an initial six months the entry into the United States of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University, amid an escalating dispute with the Ivy League school. Trump’s proclamation cited national security concerns as a justification for barring international students from entering […]

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