Nick Theodoulou

President Nicos Anastasiades has been invited to visit Ukraine, when possible, by his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Anastasiades announced on Thursday that he spoke with Zelensky over the phone, where the ...

The English School staff union (ESSA) staged an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday morning to protest the management of the school. The union said it proceeded with the demonstration because ...

Confusion reigned the house education committee on Wednesday as deputies discussed state scholarships for university study, with the vague aim of making them fairer. The possibility of amending the legislation ...

The council of ministers has given the green light for the creation of a national unit for the enforcement of sanctions. The unit’s overarching aim is to ensure that ...

Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou visited Varosha on Wednesday and warned that if the city is lost then Cyprus, too, is lost. “Dear Varoshians, our Varosha is the ...

The deputy tourism ministry announced that €2m in funds are available for businesses in rural, mountainous and remote areas as part of the government’s aim to enhance authentic tourism. ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela expressed his concern on Wednesday over the rising number of people testing positive for Covid-19, adding that decisions will be taken according to the number of ...

Diko and presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday moved a step closer to solidifying their cooperation for the February elections, with the junior opposition party expected to announce its final ...

A 50-year-old driver found to be over the alcohol limit received a 30-day jail term on Monday and was slapped with a three-month driving ban, along with five points on ...

The government is evaluating which targeted measures it could employ to alleviate the pressure faced by the most vulnerable sections of society amid rising prices, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said ...

The first ferry trip between Cyprus and Greece in 21 years dropped anchor in the Greek port of Piraeus at 6.30pm on Monday afternoon, marking the reconnection between the ports of ...

Closer cooperation on voluntary returns and integration were the main focus of a meeting on Monday between the interior ministry and senior officials from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). ...

Kyriacos Koushos was on Monday named as labour minister following the death of Zeta Emilianidou earlier this month. Koushos, who has most recently been serving as the president’s undersecretary, ...

As Athalassa wildlife centre gets upgraded, its supervisor tells Nick Theodoulou about a peculiar threat these birds face You wouldn’t expect to meet the ‘harbinger of death’ while on ...

By Sarah Ktisti and Nick Theodoulou Central prisons director Anna Aristotelous on Friday called for the appointment of independent criminal investigators after she said she was targeted by a senior ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Cyprus on Friday where he promoted a message of dialing down tensions, amid the backdrop of increasingly sharp rhetoric emanating from Ankara. President Nicos ...

Career diplomat Julie Fisher has been nominated by the Biden administration to take over as the new US ambassador to Cyprus, pending the senate’s confirmation. Currently serving as the ...

A man has been found guilty of raping his 11-year-old granddaughter over a period of eight months, with the young girl now suffering from stress disorders. The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court, ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis’ proposal for a deal with Turkey on natural gas before a settlement has divided opinion, but the presidential candidate hopes that it could break the current deadlock. The ...

The long-awaited justice reform bills are set to be discussed in parliament on June 30, with the head of the house legal committee vowing that the bills will modernise the legal ...

The company operating the traffic cameras system is to receive a warning from the government in the wake of a series of failures that are holding up the full implementation ...

National Guardsmen posted at a Ledra Street outpost were harassed by two drunk men in the early hours of Wednesday, with the police later arresting the young men. Local media ...

Paphos and Larnaca airports took part in an information campaign to combat human trafficking, the managing Hermes Airports announced on Thursday. Officials carried out the programme to inform those working ...

The legal team of the British woman who alleges that she was gang raped in Ayia Napa in 2019 is taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). ...