Nick Theodoulou

The defence minister has called for Cyprus to boost spending – currently at almost half a billion euros – and secure new equipment in light of what he described as Turkey’s ...

The latest data from Eurostat has revealed that 17.6 per cent of Cypriots in 2020 were at risk of poverty and social exclusion, below the EU average of 21.9 per cent. But Cyprus ...

Five awards are on offer for animal lovers, ranging from the best shelter to a special award for an animal that has performed an outstanding service. State Awards for Animal ...

Two issues: the status of the buffer zone and the failure to return rejected asylum seekers to countries designated as safe The interior minister this week called for “drastic measures” ...

People only understand harsh punishments and strict fines and that’s what it will take to stop people buying petrol in the north, the head of the association of petrol ...

An air of fatalism prevailed outside one of Nicosia’s busiest supermarkets on Thursday, as shoppers told us that they will simply have to accept the increased prices on core ...

Great efforts are being undertaken to tackle illegal migration, MPs heard during Parliament’s ad hoc committee on demographics and migration on Tuesday while concerns were also expressed over “the ...

Greece will continue to support Cyprus in its efforts to find a solution to the Cyprus problem and counter any attempt made by Turkey to create faits accomplis, as we ...

No new deaths from Covid-19 were announced on Tuesday but 166 new positive cases were recorded, while 60 coronavirus patients are receiving treatment in hospital. Tuesday’s positives were identified from a ...

This year’s Oxi Day parades are set to go ahead following an exemption and approval by the health ministry, which set out guidelines for the celebrations – chiefly that a ...

A decision is expected “in the next couple of weeks” over whether there will be a booster shot for the general adult population but there has been no discussion yet ...

Cyprus confirmed renewed funding of €175,000 for the committee on missing persons (CMP) for the year 2021 during a meeting with the United Nations Development Programme. Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou met with ...

The military can play amid a positive role among wider efforts to alleviate the climate crisis, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides told a climate change and security conference on Monday. Petrides ...

Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her country’s support for President Nicos Anastasiades’ efforts to find a resolution to the Cyprus problem, the presidency announced on Friday. The presidency ...

A Paphos business selling alcoholic drinks defied a court order which instructed it to suspend operations, police announced on Friday. The business was initially found to be operating without a ...

Three women are in custody following a foiled attempt to travel with fake and stolen documents while also impersonating other individuals. The incident occurred on Thursday night between 8.30 and 9pm ...

In today’s episode, we discuss the latest on the coronavirus measures as some restrictions are expected to be tweaked. There’s also the ongoing coronavirus booster shot campaign, the ...

The parents of eleven-month-old Turkish Cypriot infant, Asya Polatli, are finally hopeful now that their child is receiving treatment but are also eagerly awaiting the arrival of key medication. “This ...

One death from coronavirus and 100 new cases of the virus were announced on Wednesday out of 46, 925 PCR and rapid tests. The death was of a man, aged 51, who died in ...

The House education committee is seeking an urgent meeting with Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou to address growing concerns over the exams scheduled every four months due to be introduced for ...

Nicos Christodoulides’ trip to Lebanon on Wednesday marked him as the first EU foreign minister to visit the crisis-stricken nation since it managed to form a new government, a move ...

Seventeen potential victims of human trafficking were identified in Cyprus following a Europol-supported investigation into labour exploitation in the agricultural sector in seven countries. In an announcement on Tuesday, the ...

The Paediatric Society of Cyprus (PEK) said on Tuesday that it wholly supports the vaccination against coronavirus of children aged 12 and above, as its head announced the launch of an ...

SafePass requirements are being tweaked by the health ministry which means that those who only receive their first dose of the vaccine will no longer be eligible. The policy shift ...