Rebekah Gregoriades

Posting videos and photographs on social media of individuals whose consent has not been obtained is on the rise, triggering the data commissioner to issue warnings. Commissioner for personal data ...

The interior ministry on Thursday has announced financial aid for damage to houses, vehicles and professional buildings caused by recent wildfires. The state aid covers damage in the villages of ...

GPS systems being affected in Cyprus due to the conflicts in Israel cannot be avoided, however the situation is so far “manageable”. Senior officer of electronic communications at the deputy ...

Inland temperatures on Thursday are expected to peak at 40C, with a yellow warning in place from 12 noon till 16.30pm. Yellow warnings are issued for temperatures that may affect vulnerable ...

Two persons, 17 and 14, were arrested in Larnaca for illegal possession of property, theft, and attacking a policeman. Police said a woman from Nicosia reported her handbag had been stolen from ...

A 76-year-old Briton, permanent resident of Ayia Napa, suffered fatal electrocution on Thursday morning while gardening. William Edward, who lived in Ayia Thekla – Ayia Napa area – with his wife, was ...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Friday enters day three of testifying in the auditor-general case, before the Supreme Constitutional Court. The court is hearing the case calling for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ ...

58-year-old lorry driver Lambros Georgiou from Anthoupolis was killed on Thursday in an accident on the Alona-Platanitasa road. Police said the accident happened at 3.45pm when Georgiou lost control of ...

A fire that broke out just before midnight on Thursday in Paphos, between Kelokedara and Trachypedoula villages, is “manageable”, with residents saying last night was “nightmarish”. At 1am Trachypedoula, about 20...

A red warning is in place for Friday, from 11am to 5pm, as temperatures are expected to peak at 45C inland and 35 in the mountains. The met office said early ...

Close to two dozen homes were affected by the two days of wildfires in the Paphos area, with the blazes destroying five homes completely, the deputy district governor of Paphos ...

A 34-year-old man was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Wednesday for burglary by the Paphos district court. Police said the crime was committed in March. A 44-year-old man, who ...

The cross examination of attorney-general Giorgos Savvides continues on Thursday before the Supreme Constitutional Court, which is hearing the case calling for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ dismissal on the grounds of ...

The heatwave persists on Thursday with a new amber warning for temperatures and red for forest fires. The amber warning is in place from 12 noon till 5pm, when temperatures are ...

Final exams in public schools across Cyprus continue on Wednesday with Modern Greek.The education ministry expects 5,352 candidates to turn up for Wednesday’s three-hour exam.Thursday’s exams are ...

Public hospital doctors will stage a 24-hour strike on June 20, threatening escalated measures on July 2 and 3 if they are not compensated in full for the hours they put in. In ...

Progress towards implementing the liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko will be on the House energy committee’s agenda on Tuesday when it reconvenes following the elections. Energy Minister George ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will join a call for action on Gaza in Amman, Jordan on Tuesday, aiming at finding ways to address the ongoing humanitarian disaster. Call for Action: Urgent ...

The race for local administration seats on Sunday was a thriller at times, as some community leaders were elected by as small a margin as one vote. Chief returning officer ...

Voters elected Cyprus’ first district governors on Sunday, new positions created as part of local government reform. Constantinos Yiorkadjis was elected in Nicosia, Yiannis Tsouloftas in Limassol, Angelos Hadjicharalambous in ...

A total of 5,352 candidates on Monday started final exams in public schools that can be used to secure a place in universities of Cyprus and Greece. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou ...

Four people from Switzerland and Scotland are the new “tourism ambassadors” of Ayia Napa, having visited the island 68 and 40 times respectively. Ayia Napa municipality said in a press release that ...

A 22-month-old boy is fighting for his life after being electrocuted at home in Limassol by a plugged-in vacuum cleaner. Police said the boy was found unconscious at around 9am ...

Cyprus is moving into the smart transport age, with the signing of a €5.8-million contract on Friday between the government and Ebas Swarco Consortium. The two-year project “Supply, installation, integration ...