Eleni Panayiotou

Two specialised maritime security training courses bringing together personnel from Cyprus and Egypt have been completed, focusing on operational readiness, interoperability and cooperation in responding to security threats. According to ...

John Christodoulou said on Wednesday that he will announce early next year whether he intends to stand as a candidate in Cyprus’ 2028 presidential election. In a statement issued following media ...

One person was arrested for offences including unlawful possession of burglary tools and unlawful possession of property during nationwide police operations on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday. According to ...

Partly cloudy conditions and isolated light showers are expected across Cyprus on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching 28C along the coast. According to the Meteorological Service, weak high pressure is affecting ...

Nicosia has reduced non charged water use to 22 per cent, well below the Cyprus average of 33 per cent, district governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Tuesday, describing water conservation as one ...

Cyprus has ranked among the European Union’s two fastest-growing economies for three consecutive years, according to revised national accounts figures released on Tuesday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

Local communities need to identify and prioritise their infrastructure needs to accelerate development projects and make better use of available funding, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said in remarks released on ...

The House foreign affairs committee on Tuesday criticised the foreign and defence ministries for failing to send a representative to a scheduled discussion on Cyprus’ strategic relationship with the United ...

A National Guard armoured personnel carrier overturned on the Avgorou-Frenaros road near the industrial area, injuring one soldier, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. The VAB-type armoured personnel carrier, carrying ...

The prospects of holding a broader meeting on the Cyprus problem would depend on two parallel diplomatic efforts, involving discussions under United Nations auspices and initiatives by the European Union, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman agreed to meet again next week following what the United Nations described as a constructive meeting on Tuesday in the UN ...

Israel Shipyards and Rafael are reportedly close to securing a €150 million agreement to supply Cyprus with naval vessels and weapons systems, in what would mark another significant step in the ...

The termination of the contract for the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road was unavoidable, as was the rejection of tenders by the tenders board, the public works department said in a statement ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday warned that the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the spread of disinformation and the growing influence of social media were posing serious challenges to journalism ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday that the United Nations has proposed dates for a joint meeting between the leaders of the two communities and the UN Secretary-General’s personal ...

More than 120 sailors from 13 countries took part in the ‘Regatta for Peace’, the largest amateur sailing event held in Cyprus to date, with 24 boats competing along a route from Larnaca ...

Cyprus and Qatar agreed on Monday to strengthen cooperation in security and justice, including tackling organised crime, police training, maritime security and the exchange of expertise. Justice Minister Costas Fitiris ...

Strengthening transparency, meritocracy and good governance in the management and allocation of Turkish Cypriot properties remains a firm priority for the interior ministry, it said on Monday. As part of ...

In recent months, too many families in Cyprus have had to face what no parent should ever experience, the death of a child, the grief of knowing that life will ...

Joshua Foster, the British father whose young son died after falling from a fourth-floor hotel window in Paphos, was fined €3,000 on Friday, with the court ruling that the tragedy resulted ...

The British father who pleaded guilty to causing the death of his three-year-old son following a fall from a fourth-floor hotel window in Paphos is due to learn his sentence ...

A National Guard conscript remains intubated in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest while carrying out cleaning duties near a guard post in the Faneromeni area on Thursday. According to ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Thursday highlighted the growing importance of innovation to national security, as Cyprus hosted the European Union’s EUDIS Defence Hackathon for the first time, bringing ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas met Egypt’s Border Guard Forces chief, Lieutenant General Osama Abdel Hamid Mohamed Daoud, on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation and security challenges in the Eastern ...