Georgiana Sofroniou

The severe traffic congestion that paralysed Nicosia on Wednesday is the result of “a state failure to create an effective public transport system,” Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos told the Cyprus ...

The deputy ministry of culture of Cyprus announced on Friday that the Youth Culture Card can now also be used to purchase books. “We support young people by opening the ...

The installation of smart water meters in the Larnaca district began on Friday, the Larnaca district government said. The first meters were installed in the borough of Livadia, with the ...

Kato Pyrgos Tylliria will be integrated into the Nicosia water supply network, the Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) president Constantinos Yorkadjis said on Wednesday. “This development is part of ...

The European Commission gave Cyprus two months on Wednesday to correctly transpose the provisions of the EU Firearms Directive, sending a letter of formal notice. The notice was sent to ...

Professor Kypros Nicolaides, internationally recognised as an expert in foetal medicine and parental surgery, was elected an external member in the medical sciences department of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences ...

The need to establish a minimum wage and legally register internship positions to limit the exploitation of youth in the workplace were stressed by Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Tuesday. “...

A 17-year-old killed in a traffic accident on Saturday died from severe head and body injuries, police said on Tuesday after an autopsy was carried out by state pathologist Angeliki ...

Half of the electorate is uncertain about their vote, a parliamentary elections poll revealed on Monday night. The poll revealed that 73 per cent of the electorate believe the country is ...

A spike in liver cancer cases was recorded in Cyprus in the last year, the Association of Liver Patients Promitheas said on Monday, urging people to take regular medical checks. “...

An institution to acknowledge the physical and mental struggles of members of the army, named Fighters of Life was established by the defence ministry on Monday. “The institution honours people ...

The Cyprus ADHD Association on Monday appealed to the education ministry to adopt inclusive education in public schools instead of building special schools which foster isolation.   Expressing disappointment, the association ...

Police on Tuesday released the photographs of two men wanted after the attempted murder of a third in Limassol on Monday night. The suspects are David Gazzaev, a 44-year-old Russian ...

The Come and Exercise Together initiative organised by the education ministry as part of European Mobility Week took place on Tuesday outside the ministry. “This action serves as a short ...

Any decisions on a cabinet reshuffle will be announced once they have been made, President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Tuesday, clarifying any such move is a constitutional right. “I have ...

A man was injured on Monday night after falling about ten metres while crossing a mountainside retaining wall in Larnaca, the fire brigade said in a statement on Tuesday. Firefighters ...

A stolen motorcycle was destroyed in a fire that broke out on Monday night under a bridge in the Peristerona area of Nicosia, police said on Tuesday. Officers arriving at ...

A vehicle was completely destroyed in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday in Limassol, police said. At around 3.50am, police received a report about a ...

A research project using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve natural disaster risk assessment is nearing successful completion, the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence announced on Monday. The AI-Observer project, launched in ...

A 57-year-old arrested on Sunday for smuggling a knife to a person being held in a police cell will remain in custody until his trial date set for October 9, police ...

The autopsy of 34-year-old of Mohamed Al Ahmed, from Syria, who died after a traffic accident on Sunday in Limassol, revealed multiple severe injuries to his head and body, police ...

A six-day remand order was issued against an 81-year-old on Monday after his arrest the previous day for the cultivation and possession of cannabis. Police said they are now searching ...

Sustainable fashion, upcycling and EU policies join forces this week at an exhibition in Paris, featuring the work of Cyprus textile designer Michalis Pantelides, who said “fashion should be slow, ...

The presidential palace announced on Friday that the October 1 Independence Day military parade will begin at 9am instead of the traditional 11am – the first time in 40 years the start time ...