Rebekah Gregoriades

Dozens of brand fragrances have been withdrawn from the EU market for containing forbidden substance butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA), according to a notification sent by Rapex to EU member states. Cyprus’ ...

Andreas Mavroyiannis and Ozdil Nami, former negotiators of the two sides for a Cyprus settlement, will be joining MEP Fidias Panayiotou in his first live podcast on Friday, to discuss ...

Fuel prices for vehicles and heating – excluding agriculture – are expected to go up by about 10 per cent by 2027 as a result of a new European directive on emission pricing, the ...

A bill increasing penalties for possession, cultivation or exploitation in any way of land or immovable property belonging to a third person has been submitted to the House, giving leverage ...

An “ambitious but absolutely necessary” plan to ensure every household and every sector has the water it needs was presented on Wednesday by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, who said reservoirs ...

The House will be voting at Thursday’s plenary on a referred bill amending the Constitution, establishing the right to a healthy and sustainable environment, after the legal committee on ...

A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested at Larnaca airport on Wednesday for smuggling over 20kg of cannabis. The passenger had arrived at Larnaca from Bangkok via the United Arab Emirates. ...

The crisis in Syria has been included in the European Council agenda at the request of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, pointing out that the country’s new ...

The UK will support Cyprus in establishing a new National Sanctions Implementation Unit to crack down on illicit Russian finance flowing through Europe, Keir Starmer’s office announced on Tuesday, ...

The trial of ex volunteerism commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki at the Nicosia district court was postponed once again on Tuesday, as the accused appeared in court without a lawyer. The court ...

The UK and Cyprus have turned a page in their relationship, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after welcoming British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the presidential palace. Starmer, the ...

Police arrested a 71-year-old on Monday evening in connection with two large cocaine-related cases, after he was located in Germany and handed over to the Cypriot authorities. On May 13, 2022, a 58...

Experts will be entering Paphos’ desalination plant for investigations if deemed safe after the building was cleared out on Tuesday. Paphos police’s Michalis Nicolaou said the building was still ...

A 26-year-old man, who was found wounded in the yard of an abandoned block of flats in Limassol, with fractures and multiple bruising, is being treated in critical condition. Police ...

Three people were arrested in Paphos on Monday for allegedly circulating forged documents and impersonation. Paphos police’s Michalis Nicolaou said that between 7.30pm and 8pm, three people attempted to ...

Tuesday started off cloudy and misty in many areas. Winds in the morning will be a gentle northeast to southeast breeze of 3 Beaufort, and northwest in western areas. The sea ...

Picture the perfect Christmas Eve: snowflakes falling, laughter and carols filling the festive streets, mulled wine warming your innards, fragrant mince pies baking in the oven and giggling children watching ...

A fire broke out late on Friday afternoon at the Paphos desalination plant, between Mandria and Kouklia, causing extensive damage. The fire was reported to have spread rapidly, almost completely ...

A pack of stray dogs has been reported roaming the Pedieos linear park in Nicosia and Strovolos municipality is still trying to catch the canines. The municipality said it has ...

MP Rita Theodorou Superman assumed the presidency of the parliamentary assembly coordinating mechanism of UNOCT – the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism – on Friday, expressing concern over the Middle East crisis, which ...

Discussions on a bill regulating the operation of foreign university branches in Cyprus have entered their final stretch and the wording of the bill has been finalised, Education Minister Athena ...

Over 250 hairdressing products, as well as a large haul of duty-free tobacco products, were confiscated earlier this week at Ayios Dhometios crossing point and over €5,000 were collected in fines. On ...

The consumer protection service is working full throttle on making e-kalathi available before the Christmas holidays voluntarily on a pilot basis, with the application expected to be fully operational in ...

Cyprus is among the European countries with the highest consumption of antibiotics and the highest rates of antimicrobial resistance, which caused approximately 700 deaths on the island in 2019 alone. Across the ...