Nick Theodoulou

Nicosia municipality urged deputies to crack down on what it says were weaknesses in current legislation, which led to derelict buildings that were increasingly dangerous being rented out. In its ...

Improvements, which will reduce the burden on the Lakatamia welfare office that assists asylum seekers, were under way, the deputy minister of social welfare Anastasia Anthousi said on Monday. There ...

Bases police said on Monday they have arrested a 31-year-old man who attempted to import 125g of cannabis via the post, who is now facing a prison sentence. A sting ...

New twists and turns emerged on Tuesday in the halloumi saga as German authorities complained to the European Commission that the cheese is being sold under the name but without ...

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Wednesday’s “extremely high” temperatures between 11am and 4pm, with temperatures set to hit 40C inland. “It’s likely that there may ...

Antonis Latsiou was confirmed on Tuesday as the new president of the supreme court at a ceremony hosted at the presidential palace by President Nicos Anasasiades. Anastasiades praised Latsiou’s ...

The supreme court upheld one of the biggest sentences handed down for transporting cannabis, as an appellant who received just over ten years imprisonment was unsuccessful in his bid to ...

Any decisions on more Covid-related restrictions would depend on what the members of the scientific advisory team tell the health minister at a meeting scheduled for Wednesday. Health Minister Michalis ...

The row has deepened between the Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos and the interior ministry over unsuitable and dangerous living quarters, as both sides continue to blame each other. A lack ...

A high number of poisoned bait traps were uncovered and removed by the game fund as it announced on Monday that by doing so it prevented the deaths of many ...

Fully solar powered AC does exist, but it’s pricey Consumers are facing a dual shock: soaring electricity bills and sweltering temperatures, both of which are only set to rise. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar argued on Friday that the north should receive up to 30 per cent of the €1bn in EU funds being made available to Cyprus. He further ...

The supreme court has cut the penalty imposed on a woman who was ordered to pay €450 for violating the Covid mandates, with the judges ruling it be reduced to €150. The ...

EU member states that are attempting to tackle illegal immigration have done so by placing barriers, increasing specialised patrols and enhanced their technological surveillance systems, the interior ministry said on ...

A defendant attempted to flee from his court hearing early on Thursday, leading to police firing warning shots in the air as they dashed after him. The 44-year-old managed to ...

One of the barbed-wire metal gates installed in Peristerona has been destroyed as the local authorities remain puzzled as to what exactly happened. A police source from the larger and ...

The government is pressing ahead with its policies to discourage the use of private vehicles as it instead looks to promote public transport – with promises of trams and smart traffic ...

A 42-year-old man has been jailed for two years after the Paphos district court found him guilty of causing a fatal hit-and-run which took place in 2017. The court case took ...

The government on Wednesday announced the reimposition of a wide-ranging indoor mask mandate for those aged 12 and above which will be in force from Friday. It reiterated that the fine ...

The attorney general on Tuesday said he will appeal a 12-month sentence imposed on the hit-and-run driver who killed a Swedish mother in a fatal Ayia Napa crash earlier this ...

The first ever recorded sighting of the African desert warbler in Cyprus has been confirmed as the unexpected visitor from the Sahara made its way to the Akrotiri Peninsula. “This ...

A drunken tourist was arrested at a Kato Paphos hotel after management called the police following a raucous disturbance, in a case which saw the 51-year-old resisting arrest. Paphos police ...

Travel company executive Akis Kelepeshis expects the airport and airline chaos gripping Europe to subside in the coming weeks as thousands of flights have already been cancelled and more people ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Monday called for a united front on the government’s decision to erect barriers along the Green Line, aimed at stopping the inflow of irregular ...