Alexandra Theodorou

Cyprus has recorded a sharp rise in drug seizures in 2025, with cannabis and cocaine quantities doubling compared to last year. The rise comes amid intensified, targeted operations at the country’...

A 35-year-old man was arrested in Limassol late on Thursday after police seized nearly one kilogram of cocaine, along with MDMA and cannabis, during a targeted drug trafficking operation. Shortly ...

The civil defence will assume an “upgraded role” as part of the government’s reforms of its crisis management framework and the planned creation of a national civil protection mechanism, ...

Police arrested a 39-year-old man in Limassol early Thursday after finding drugs and burglary tools in his vehicle. According to the police, a 15-year-old minor was also inside the vehicle. ...

Civil servants’ trade union Pasydy on Thursday condemned a violent attack on an institutional officer by a resident at a juvenile detention centre in Nicosia on Monday night. The union ...

British bases police firearms instructor Andreas Agathocleous won a bronze medal at the European Triathlon Championship in Istanbul. The 37-year-old completed a gruelling 2,400 metre-swim, a 40-kilometre bike ride and a 10...

A large central building and complex Middle Bronze Age chamber tombs were uncovered during this year’s archaeological excavations in Erimi, shedding new light on the settlement’s structure and ...

The cabinet appointed Maria Manolis Christofidou to the post of commissioner for personal data protection on Wednesday. Her appointment will take effect on September 28, with her term ending on September 27, 2031. ...

Students at Makarios III high school in Larnaca staged a one-hour walkout on Wednesday to protest ongoing power outages caused by the school’s outdated electrical system, leaving classrooms “unbearably” ...

The fire service’s report on the deadly July 23 mountain fire does not rule out malicious intent, the service’s spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Wednesday. The report, prepared by ...

A joint operation involving police, municipal health services, the tax department, the fire service and Nicosia district government officials was carried out on Tuesday to enhance security in the old ...

A 58-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday morning on the Avdelleros-Athienou road after driving a public bus while he was seven times over the legal alcohol limit. Traffic police stopped ...

The National Guard has introduced a digital platform to notify reservists and military personnel via text message, the defence ministry announced on Tuesday. This initiative was introduced within the context ...

Prostate cancer continues to be the most prevalent cancer among men in Europe, with hundreds of new cases diagnosed annually in Cyprus, president of Europa Uomo Cyprus Andreas Moiseos said ...

The Limassol district government organisation and the environment department will operate Green Kiosks across Limassol, they announced on Monday, aiming to promote the reuse and recycling of materials. Sixteen Green ...

Giving the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) to all private sector workers remains a red line for employers’ organisations Keve and OEV, they told Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Monday. ...

At its meeting on Thursday, the cabinet approved six proposals to withdraw citizenship from 28 naturalised individuals granted under the controversial citizenship by investment programme. Earlier this month, on 3 September, the ...

On Thursday, the European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning the illegal and continued detention of five Greek Cypriots in the north, calling for their immediate and unconditional release. The ...

Nicosia police arrested two men, both aged 29, on Wednesday in connection to an investigation into drug smuggling, it was announced on Thursday. The arrests followed intelligence shared between the drug ...

Approximately 90 Nepalese residents of Paphos gathered peacefully on Wednesday at the city’s town hall square to honour the victims of the recent mass anti-government protests in Nepal. Holding candles, ...

British actor Paul Anderson, best known for his role as Arthur Shelby in the acclaimed BBC/Netflix series Peaky Blinders, will be a special guest at this year’s Cyprus ...

Cyprus will spend the €1.1 billion loan from the EU’s SAFE programme over the next five years and will help boost Cyprus’ own defence industry, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas announced ...

Four people were arrested in Nicosia on Tuesday night after a police check on the vehicle they were travelling in, for offences relating to illegal possession of property, illegal stay ...

The European Commission on Thursday approved the disbursement of over €1 billion to Cyprus as part of its Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme. In total, Cyprus will receive exactly €1,181,503,924, while 18 ...