Eleni Panayiotou

School bus safety will be the first issue examined by parliament’s newly formed transport committee next week, following the publication of the Audit Office’s report into the school ...

The government has paid €13 million in compensation to people affected by last year’s devastating wildfire in the Limassol mountain region, while authorities say Cyprus is better prepared for this ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday announced the creation of a new specialeducation and inclusion unit within the education ministry, bringing together all existing special education services under one structure in ...

Cyprus’ role in shaping the European Union’s next long-term budget, a new EU strategy for islands and efforts to tackle depopulation in rural communities dominated talks on Thursday between ...

Operation Guardian, the British bases police summer policing campaign at Lady’s Mile and Curium beaches, has resulted in 12 arrests during its first four weeks, including the arrest of a ...

Serious weaknesses in the way the tax department carries out value added tax audits have exposed the state to potential revenue losses, with years-long delays, inadequate investigations and millions of ...

Two doctors have been suspended from practising medicine in Cyprus for six years after being found guilty of conduct incompatible with the medical profession, the Cyprus Medical Association (CMA) announced ...

Record cocaine seizures and the emergence of powerful new synthetic drugs have prompted concern among Cyprus police, who warned on Wednesday that criminal networks are rapidly adapting their methods and ...

More than 350 Cypriot professionals living and working in the UK attended Minds in Cyprus events held in Birmingham and London this week, aimed at connecting expatriates with employment opportunities and ...

The Larnaca District local government organisation (EOA) is preparing to move ahead with the evacuation of a large apartment complex near Larnaca port if owners fail to address serious structural ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Monday highlighted progress made during Cyprus’ EU presidency on the future of European fisheries, funding for the sector and preparations for the next phase of ...

The public works department announced that part of the Pedoulas-Kykkos-Kambos road will be subject to temporary lane closures from Friday, June 26, until Monday, July 6. According to the department, one lane ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening that the National Council may need to convene again in early July, amid ongoing efforts aimed at restarting Cyprus talks. Speaking to reporters ...

Cyprus’ permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Maria Michael, highlighted the indispensable role of women in conflict prevention and resolution during an open debate of the UN Security Council ...

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the recent cyberattack targeting the north’s work permit portal, the Turkish Cypriot authorities announced, insisting that no data was lost or ...

The forestry department on Monday urged the public to camp only in designated and organised campsites, warning that unauthorised camping in nature poses risks to sensitive ecosystems and increases the ...

A fire that broke out on Monday afternoon within the administrative boundaries of the Lympia municipal district was brought under full control before it could spread, the forestry department said. ...

The Mazotos community council has called on President Nikos Christodoulides to intervene and order the cancellation and review of plans for a mobile desalination unit in the area, citing environmental ...

Cases of domestic and gender-based violence increased in 2025, with incidents becoming more complex and severe, the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (Spavo) said on ...

The cabinet on Monday recommended that former prisons director Anna Aristotelous be placed on suspension once again. The decision was taken during an extraordinary cabinet meeting, with ministers agreeing to ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas has defended Cyprus’ expanding network of military partnerships, insisting that the republic would not seek anyone’s approval over defence agreements and arguing that Turkey should ...

Two British nationals have been arrested in connection with a violent altercation in Ayia Napa, police said on Friday. The incident, which was captured on video and circulated on social ...

The newly created metropolitan municipality of Nicosia has reduced its deficit by 80 per cent and resolved more than three-quarters of citizen requests during the first two years since the local ...

By the end of the 2025-26 school year, 70 per cent of the school transport fleet had undergone inspections at state vehicle testing centres (KEMO), the road transport department (TOM) said ...