Alexandra Theodorou

More than 3,000 establishments in Paphos face suspension for operating without the required licences, the municipality has warned. A physical inspection of business premises found that a wide range of operations – ...

The cabinet has greenlit up to €18.8 million in financial assistance for around 8,600 farmers whose crops were damaged by prolonged drought and severe weather in 2025. Grain farmers bore the brunt, with 8,000 ...

Despite recent storms, including some more on Thursday, overall rainfall in December remains below average, the met office has said. From December 1 until December 11, recorded rain totals 64 per cent of ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved €1 million in emergency aid to help farmers cope with rising electricity costs caused by prolonged drought. Over the past three years, reduced rainfall has cut ...

Festive melodies filled the parliament courtyard as children from Larnaca’s Ayios Spyridonas special school performed a selection of Christmas songs for MPs and staff. House Speaker Annita Demetriou and ...

The police branch of the union Isotita on Tuesday challenged a decision by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis to reduce police officers’ rest days, warning it is prepared to pursue legal ...

Alarm over serious ecological degradation at the Akrotiri wetlands was raised by BirdLife Cyprus on Tuesday, which urged an immediate official investigation into abnormal water inflows and pollution detected in ...

Construction has officially started on a new British High Commission in Nicosia, located on the site of the former central prisons compound, it announced on Tuesday. The €40 million-plus project, the ...

An investigation is already underway into the growth of algae on Nissi Beach, control of which the municipality said on Tuesday is crucial to maintaining quality on the popular location. ...

The recent loss of a griffon vulture, fatally electrocuted less than a day after its release following six weeks of rehabilitation, has “devastated” conservationists in Cyprus. “We are devastated by ...

Fraudsters posing as police officers are targeting citizens to steal personal information and empty bank accounts, authorities warned on Tuesday. Scammers are contacting people by phone and video call, wearing ...

A Griffon Vulture recently released after six weeks of rehabilitation was found dead less than a day later, fatally electrocuted on an uninsulated power pole, conservationists confirmed on Monday. The ...

The first wave of flamingos has arrived at Larnaca’s salt lake, but experts warned on Monday the population on the island has declined by up to 31 per cent over ...

A 78-year-old man was hospitalised Sunday night with burns after a fire broke out in his first-floor apartment in a three-story building in Nicosia. According to fire brigade spokesman Andreas ...

Cypriot Greek speakers may soon be understood by the same voice-activated systems that routinely struggle with the island’s dialect, thanks to a breakthrough speech-to-text AI model developed by a ...

Three new water projects will advance by summer 2026, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced on Friday after talks with an Edek delegation led by party leader Nikos Anastasiou. During the meeting, ...

Paphos authorities are on standby for the approaching severe weather system dubbed “Byron,” with crews and equipment ready to manage potential flooding as emergency services inspect vulnerable areas. The Paphos ...

With temperatures 3.8°C above the 1991-2020 average, November 2025 ranks as Cyprus’s second warmest on record, confirming projections by the Cyprus Institute. Alongside rising temperatures, drought persists, with dam inflows ...

Nicosia court has postponed the second “trial within a trial” for a German national accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property in northern Cyprus. Defence lawyer Sotiris Argyrou sought additional time ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis has revived a shelved bid to legalise the police use of tasers, ordering an updated study on the stun weapons five years after the proposal was ...

A fairytale-themed Christmas village is set to take over the presidential palace once more, on December 13 and 14, inviting the public into a festive open-house celebration aimed at supporting small businesses ...

One thousand transplant donations across 36 countries have been facilitated by the Karaiskakio Foundation, it said on Monday as it marks its 30th anniversary. “For 30 years, the Karaiskakio Foundation has been ...

Hundreds of people have been defrauded by individuals posing as real estate agents, according to the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council, which is registering an average of three to ...

While the small shopkeepers’ association Povek argues that Black Friday in Cyprus has lost credibility with consumers, some retailers report better offers and a modest rise in turnout. “This year, ...