Okypy asks health unions to cancel 48-hour walkout
State health services organisation Okypy has urged unions to scrap a two-day strike set for November 10 and 11, insisting talks still have room to move forward.
Larnaka Marathon on 15 November: start times, route and when roads reopen
Start and finish are at Finikoudes by the town hall. Police have not yet announced closures; under the organiser’s rules the course reopens to traffic six hours after the start.
Pension reform bill races against Christmas deadline, minister admits
Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas concedes the draft may reach parliament later than planned, yet still expects the reform to start in January 2027.
Early-morning fire damages Limassol Old Port restaurant
A blaze broke out in the outdoor seating area of a restaurant at Limassol Old Port before dawn on Saturday, damaging a glass front and part of the wooden floor.
Only four of Cyprus's 13 emergency motorcycles are running
Nine rapid-response motorcycles are parked because of staff shortages, the Ambulance Service says, even though the two-wheeled units have handled 350 emergencies.
Paphos-Polis road resurfacing closes sections through Sunday
Drivers heading between Paphos and Polis face daytime closures on the B7 from Friday to Sunday, with a different stretch shut each day and diversions through Mesogi and Tsada.
School air conditioning rollout pushed to spring as ministry speeds up checks
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou says more schools will have working air conditioners by April and May, as inspections are accelerated over the winter months.
GHS rule-breakers may be named publicly under new bill
A bill tabled in parliament would oblige the Health Insurance Organisation to publish the names of GHS providers convicted of offences or sanctioned for breaches.
New teacher appointment bill heading to parliament by early December
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou says the government will press ahead with reforming how teachers are hired, despite union objections, aiming for a vote before March 2027.
Education support staff to begin indefinite strike over unpaid wages
Unions SEK and PEO say some education ministry support programme workers have gone five months without pay and will walk out indefinitely from Monday.
Health ministry launches campaign to promote natural childbirth
Cyprus's health ministry has begun a month-long information drive for expectant mothers, aiming to lower the country's high cesarean rate and cut premature births.
Broken-down crane truck blocks lane on Larnaca–Nicosia highway in heavy rain
A crane truck stalled near the Rizoelia roundabout on Thursday, partly blocking the left lane towards Nicosia as heavy rain reduced visibility and left water on the roads.