Alexandra Theodorou

Cyprus ranks near the bottom in breast cancer screening across the EU, with just 29.8 per cent of women aged 50-69 screened, Eurostat data for 2023 reveals. This places Cyprus second from ...

Greek Paralympic champion Charalambos Taiganidis broke the world record for continuous open sea swimming, covering an astonishing 149 kilometres. His support crew said the achievement sends “a global message of endurance ...

Greek Paralympic champion Charalambos Taiganidis has embarked on a remarkable endurance challenge to break the world record for continuous open-sea swimming. Starting from Paphos harbour at 6am on Friday, his ...

New traffic arrangements outside Paphos International Airport’s arrivals area will take effect from Monday, November 3, until December 8, as part of the second phase of expansion works, Hermes Airports announced ...

The forestry department has warned of a high risk of wildfires due to the prolonged drought, urging hunters to exercise extreme caution as the hunting season begins next Sunday. Hunters ...

The Ayios Tychonas community will face a temporary water supply interruption on Tuesday, November 11, from 7am to 2.30pm, the Limassol district administration announced. Authorities assured residents that work will be ...

A memorandum of understanding for the promotion of gender equality at work, was signed on Thursday between Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou and the employers’ federation (OEV), with First Lady ...

Water supply will be reduced in the Vavla and Lagia districts of Larnaca from Thursday until 5pm on Friday, said the Larnaca district government. According to authorities, this measure is ...

Urgent EU support is needed for Cypriot farmers devastated by the unprecedented drought, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou told the EU council of ministers for agriculture and fisheries held in Luxemburg ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travels to India on Wednesday for an official visit following an invitation from his counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to strengthen bilateral ties. The visit aims to boost ...

Two men, aged 41 and 20, were remanded for eight days by Paphos district court on Tuesday after an arson on a commercial vehicle at the parking of a Paphos apartment block, ...

Authorities seized large quantities of untaxed tobacco at the Ayios Dometios crossing on Sunday, customs officers announced on Wednesday. Officers found 15 boxes of 200 cigarettes, two boxes of 200 heated cigarettes, five ...

Cyprus commemorated the Greek struggle against fascism with the parades held around the island to mark Oxi day, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday following a student parade outside the ...

Greece and Cyprus face common international challenges today, but the greatest and most enduring remains the Turkish occupation, Greece’s ambassador to Cyprus Konstantinos Kollias said at the official October 28 ...

A private vehicle parked next to its owner’s home in Anafotia, Larnaca, suffered extensive interior fire damage early Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 5.32am in an open ...

The future of Akrotiri’s vital salt lake over the next 25 years was the focus of a recent workshop planning on protecting it and the peninsula as a whole, the ...

The first mobile language app dedicated entirely to Cypriot Greek, Cyprusays, was launched on Thursday, offering users around the world the chance to learn and speak this distinctive Mediterranean dialect. ...

Housing scarcity in Cyprus is intensifying, creating a growing crisis that strains residents’ access to affordable homes. With demand outpacing supply, competition among tenants has increased, complicating the search for ...

The reconstruction of Strovolos’ historic core will begin early next year, the Strovolos municipality announced on Friday. The initial phase focuses on the area around the historic churches of Panayia ...

A 37-year-old man arrested in Larnaca late on Thursday was remanded in police custody for five days by Larnaca district court on Friday after 360 grams of crystal meth was found ...

A new children’s park named the ‘Little Heroes’ park, is set to open in Aglandjia, it was announced on Thursday. Situated on Kyrenias avenue, the park will, according to ...

A 46-year-old man was handed an eight-day remand on Wednesday after stabbing a supermarket worker following a failed attempt to steal products from the shop. The police said that shortly ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Cyprus violated the right to free elections by failing to address a legislative gap that left a parliamentary seat vacant ...

The education ministry and teaching unions have until November 5 to submit a plan for the teacher evaluation system reforms, The House education chair Pavlos Mylonas said on Wednesday. Education Minister ...