Rebekah Gregoriades

The government is increasing social expenditure after the economy recorded growth, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “It is important that we have had the ability – based on economic circumstances ...

New delays in delivering the last part of a report by the authority against corruption on Mafia State – a book by investigative journalist Makarios Droushiotis – are expected to be announced ...

Turkish Cypriot businessman Erdil Nami, father of the north’s former ‘foreign minister’ and Cyprus problem negotiator Ozdil Nami, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84. Erdil Nami graduated ...

The government is determined to raise pensions through reforms, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday during a meeting with trade unions SEK, PEO and Deok. The president said the meeting ...

Cyta trade unions have called on parliament to support the finance ministry’s bill to modernise the organisation and open it up to the provision of new services, including energy, ...

Cyprus reaffirmed its unwavering support to Ukraine on Tuesday, during a teleconference of leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, held to mark four years since the Russian offensive against ...

Cyprus put a special national action plan into place on Tuesday and set up a 24-hour crisis management centre to fully coordinate efforts to contain the foot-and-mouth outbreak, which the ...

Three experts from the European Commission are expected in Cyprus on Tuesday and Wednesday to help deal with the foot and mouth outbreak, while the culling of cows, sheep and ...

The government will support everyone impacted by the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, President Nikos Christodoulides assured the public on Tuesday, adding that exports of halloumi and other dairy products were ...

The court case involving Avakoum monastery monks Nektarios and Porfyrios was postponed once again on Friday and is now scheduled for May 27 at 9am. The adjournment followed a request by ...

An accident on Tuesday morning closed one of the two lanes on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway. The police said two vehicles crashed and closed one lane near Ayios Tychonas. One person ...

A person was injured on Monday afternoon in Tremithousa area, Paphos, after the tractor he was driving tipped over. The fire brigade said the accident happened at 5.20pm on Monday ...

Efforts are being made by the government to contain the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and minimise the impact on the farmers themselves and the supply chain, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou ...

Farmers in Cyprus have expressed grave concern over the foot-and-mouth outbreak, which they said could seriously affect the sector and subsequently the production of halloumi, a position echoed by the ...

Two teens, aged 18 and 17, were arrested on Monday night in connection with a burglary of a house in Kornos, from which two hunting rifles and over €70,000 were stolen. On Sunday, ...

Fifty tonnes of waste were swept up by Limassol municipality crews after Sunday’s carnival parade. The municipality announced on Tuesday that the waste comprised 35 tonnes of paper and 15 tonnes ...

Six people were arrested overnight for illegal possession of drugs, burglaries and theft, drink driving and speeding, during police operations to crack down on crime. During the operations, 374 vehicles were ...

A fire broke out on Sunday at an abandoned storage facility in Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia, and police investigations will commence on Tuesday. The police said they were notified of the ...

All buildings along the Larnaca-Dhekelia road will be without water until 3pm on Tuesday, due to planned works to improve the water supply network. The water was cut off at 7...

Cyprus has requested financial support and the immediate commencement of vaccinations to address the foot-and-mouth outbreak, with 500,000 vaccines earmarked for Cyprus expected to be sent on Tuesday. On Monday, Agriculture ...

Cyprus’ “unwavering support” for Ukraine was reiterated on Monday at the EU foreign affairs council, just hours before the February 24 fourth anniversary of Russia’s offensive. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman are set to meet on Tuesday, in the framework of UN-led meetings to move the Cyprus problem forward and keep channels ...

Tuesday starts off mainly fine, however clouds in the afternoon are expected to yield isolated showers, mainly in the mountains. Winds will be a southwest to northwest gentle to moderate ...

The Labour Inspection Department will focus on preventing falls from height in the coming months, following three serious workplace accidents in recent days, two of which were fatal. Department director ...