Eleni Panayiotou

The forestry department has highlighted two initiatives aimed at strengthening Cyprus’ wildfire prevention efforts, focusing on environmental education for young people and specialised training for National Guard personnel. In a ...

Police are continuing to take statements as part of investigations into the death of a three-year-old boy who fell from a hotel in Paphos, while toxicology tests carried out on ...

The National Guard remains Cyprus’ primary deterrent against external threats and its foremost defender of the country’s freedom and democracy, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday, as he ...

Two men, aged 20 and 30, were remanded in police custody for eight days on Tuesday in connection with a violent fight in Xylofagou earlier this month. The suspects, who were arrested ...

The Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Administration has introduced four specialised patrol vehicles and new operational equipment for its civil enforcement wardens in Dhekelia and Akrotiri, aiming to strengthen law enforcement, ...

Greece’s foreign ministry on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of European Commission Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto as the Commission’s special representative for Cyprus, saying the move reflects the European ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has expressed pride in the armed forces of the Republic of Cyprus and hailed the high level of defence cooperation between Cyprus and France during a visit ...

Police arrested eight people across Cyprus overnight for a range of offences, including assault and illegal stay in the Republic, during a series of preventive policing operations that also resulted ...

A seasonal low-pressure system continues to affect the region, with mostly clear skies expected across Cyprus on Tuesday. Winds will be mainly southwesterly to northwesterly, starting light at force 3 before ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is due to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a number of foreign leaders in Paris on Tuesday, where he is attending France’s ...

A 37-year-old British tourist was remanded in custody for eight days by the Paphos district court on Monday in connection with the death of his three-year-old son, who fell from ...

The use of prefabricated classrooms in public schools is not inherently negative, provided they are used to address overcrowding or accommodate pupils while permanent school buildings are upgraded or expanded, ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy on Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar, is exploring ideas for a new Cyprus settlement framework aimed at bridging the gap between the two sides, ...

The Hellenic Navy frigate Nikiforos Fokas has replaced the Elli after the latter completed an almost 100-day deployment as part of Greece’s contribution to Cyprus’ defence. The changeover was ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to appoint Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto as the European Union’s special representative for Cyprus. ...

The European Commission on Monday formally appointed Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto as its new special representative for Cyprus, confirming his role in supporting UN-led efforts to reunify the island. In ...

The widespread use of prefabricated classrooms in Cyprus’ public schools has become a permanent or semi-permanent solution to overcrowding, the Audit Office said in a special report released on Monday, ...

Disy vice-president Yiannis Karousos has criticised the government’s latest announcements on public healthcare infrastructure, questioning why no new projects were announced for Famagusta district. In a statement issued on ...

Two young Greek Cypriots, a man and a woman, were detained in the north on Sunday on allegations of entering a restricted military zone and failing to complete the required ...

Police are continuing to investigate threatening messages sent on Saturday targeting the Nicosia Mall and the Cyprus Centre for Middle East Studies (KEMA) in Nicosia. The threats prompted a police ...

The fire service rescued an injured person from a cave in Paralimni on Sunday before responding to two separate fires later in the day, including a large blaze near the ...

Police arrested 15 people during overnight operations across Cyprus as part of targeted patrols aimed at preventing crime and maintaining public order. According to a police statement, officers carried out organised ...

A fire that broke out late on Sunday night in Avgorou destroyed around 750 hay bales, with the cause of the blaze still unknown. Police said the fire was reported at ...

Police have arrested two men, aged 19 and 20, in connection with the robbery of a bakery in Limassol in the early hours of Friday. According to police, the two suspects were ...