Rebekah Gregoriades

Cyprus’ EU presidency served as an opportunity for unity around a common vision, Deputy European Affairs Minister Marilena Raouna said on Monday, honouring the sponsors who contributed to making it ...

A total of 18,409 cases of violence against women and domestic violence were reported from 2021 till June 2026, chief of police Themistos Arnaoutis said on Monday. He was addressing the House human ...

Cyprus’ energy transition must be properly planned to respect the environment and follow EU guidelines for the protection of ecosystems, the federation of environmental organisations (Opok) said on Monday. Opok ...

Two firefighting air tractors took off at 6.30am on Monday from Cyprus to assist France in putting out the wildfires raging in the country. Fire chief Nikos Longinos said France ...

Monday morning’s mist gives way to sunny weather, however scattered low clouds will be forming locally, yielding showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the mountains, inland and to the ...

The first notification of the new bill increasing benefits for people with disabilities is a “particularly important development”, the confederation of organisations for the disabled (Kysoa) said on Friday. “After ...

The ‘Neighbourhood Social Worker’, launched in April 2023, has proved its value and allows for optimism, however there is much more that can still be done, Deputy Welfare Minister Clea Papaellina ...

The police has once again released photographs of three Palestinian children missing following a court of appeals decision to overturn a district court ruling and to order that their 46-year-old ...

The issue is not whether it will rain next winter, but if Cyprus is ready to adopt a modern, effective and unified management system that will guarantee water adequacy for ...

Inclusion is the state’s minimum obligation in protecting human rights and human dignity, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday at the launch of My Name is Aria, a memoir ...

A nursery school teacher told the Nicosia district court on Thursday that 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou displayed violent and self-destructive behaviour before the age of five and that she believed it ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told MPs on Thursday that they should begin immediately discussing three priority bills on dangerous buildings, jointly owned buildings and restructuring civil protection. Ioannou, who had ...

A combine harvester parked in a field in Sia, in the Nicosia district, caught fire ten minutes after midnight on Thursday. The fire in Sia’s ‘Petrokolymbia’ area was brought ...

There will be no trial within a trial in the Avakoum monks’ case concerning photographs of items, including cash, that the prosecution submitted as evidence. This is because the items ...

Cyprus is marking Asteroid Day with events on Monday and Tuesday as part of the worldwide programme organised by the Luxembourg-based Asteroid Day Foundation to raise awareness of asteroids, planetary ...

The father and stepmother of two boys found dead inside a car in Xylophagou were remanded in custody for three days on Monday after the British bases court found sufficient ...

Protecting workers from extreme heat is among the key issues being discussed on Monday at the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Luxembourg, the final meeting ...

A punch-up involving dozens of inmates broke out at the central prison on Sunday, with wardens being called in from other wings to restore order. Sources said prisoners on different ...

A forest fire on Monday morning at Pera Orinis, in the Nicosia district, has been placed under control. The forestry department said the fire started at 7.18am the community’s ‘...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday expressed sorrow over the death of Turkish Cypriot journalist Sevgül Uludag. “With feelings of respect, we bid farewell to our compatriot journalist, activist and ...

The two boys, aged eight and ten, found dead in a car on Sunday in Xylophagou are believed to have been playing when they locked themselves in the vehicle and ...

Ten people were arrested overnight for illegal residence, burglary, theft, illegal possession of property, assault and traffic violations, in the framework of police operations in urban areas. The police pulled ...

The week starts off sunny and hot, with temperatures on Monday expected to peak at 38C inland, 33C along the coast and 28C in the highest mountains. Winds will be ...

Cyprus’ role as a bridge between countries was highlighted on Wednesday, as patriarch Aram I of Cicilia, of the Armenian church, decorated President Nikos Christodoulides with the Prince of Cicilia ...