No childcare means no Greek lessons for some migrant mothers
State language courses bar parents from bringing children to class, leaving mothers without care options shut out — though evening schools already run supervised childcare.
Cyprus adds Mounjaro to Gesy cover, but only for restricted patient groups
From October 15, Mounjaro is reimbursed through Gesy for adults with severe obesity or Type 2 diabetes, with specialists alone able to prescribe and state hospital pharmacies dispensing.
Right lane shut on Limassol–Nicosia highway after four-car crash
Four vehicles collided near Parekklisia, prompting police to close the right lane of the Limassol–Nicosia highway and warn drivers to slow down.
Fidias Panayiotou marches to palace over soaring power bills
Supporters of the Direct Democracy Cyprus leader handed President Nikos Christodoulides a letter calling electricity and fuel basic necessities, as energy prices climbed 15 per cent in a year.
Baby with legionnaires disease critical at Makarios hospital
A newborn treated for legionnaires disease is in critical condition in Nicosia, while the private hospital where the infection was traced has paused operations after bacteria were found in its water network.
Overnight pharmacies across Cyprus on Saturday, October 17
A rotation of late-night chemists will serve Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Paralimni and nearby villages through the night, according to the published roster.
Cyprus GHS reform bills would let HIO cap provider age and turn away new doctors
Two draft laws put out for public consultation would give the Health Insurance Organisation power to set an age ceiling for GHS providers, refuse new registrations and lift fines to as much as €600,000.
Showers spread inland across Cyprus on Saturday
Rain that starts over the Karpas peninsula is forecast to move towards the mountain ranges through the day, with highs of 25C inland and on the coasts.
Larnaca EOA clears most of its inherited permit backlog
Nearly 92% of applications passed down from previous authorities are now processed, the district organisation says, while new filings are handled as they arrive.
Nicosia clinic shut as Legionella found after newborn's infection
Health officials suspended a private Nicosia clinic's operations after Legionella bacteria turned up in its water system, following a Legionnaires' disease diagnosis in a newborn delivered there.
Paphos-Polis Highway Tender Collapses as Both Bids Rejected
Cyprus's tender board has thrown out both offers for the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous highway, leaving the long-delayed project without a contractor and the ministry searching for a new way forward.
Cyprus police and National Guard warn against entering firing ranges
Authorities say military training areas remain off-limits even after exercises end, and shell casings found there are not free to take.