Andria Kades

The Audit Office on Wednesday slammed the forestry department for its failure to obtain a sufficient number of firefighting aircraft, which has left Cyprus exposed during its most high-risk fire ...

With the elections for MEPs and local government officials over, the Audit Office will now step in to inspect if all candidates stuck to the rules over their spending. There ...

The 27 migrants stuck in the buffer zone in the heat dealing with dizziness, mosquitoes and fainting, the UNHCR said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, UN refugee agency spokeswoman ...

Cyprus is ready to contribute to the ‘herculean effort’ required to reconstruct Gaza if a ceasefire goes ahead, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Dead Sea Summit ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met UNSG Antonio Guterres in Jordan on Tuesday, as they both attended a conference over the dire humanitarian conditions unfolding in Gaza for months. Government sources said ...

With Fidias Panayiotou and Elam both making their first foray into the European parliament, both highlighted the themes they campaigned on – an interest to learn for Panayiotou, and a willingness ...

The European elections results on Sunday sent shockwaves across the country, as Elam for the first time gathered one of Cyprus’ six MEP spots and Youtuber Fidias Panayiotou was propelled ...

Amid the myrriad of elections which unfolded on Sunday, here’s a wrap of who got elected as mayor for Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos, Larnaca and Famagusta. Nicosia: Charalambos Prountzos Limassol: ...

The citizens have spoken and their verdict is fully respected, President Nikos Christodoulides said in his remarks on Sunday evening at the Presidential Palace referring to the results of the ...

Incumbent Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis was elected as the capital’s district governor on Sunday. Thanking the public and his supporters, he underlined that “local authority reform will not be ...

With 90 per cent of the vote counted, Yiannis Armeftis was announced as Limassol mayor on Sunday. He beat his main rival Nicos Nicolaides, who has held the post since 2016. In ...

Charalambos Prountzos was mayor-elect of Nicosia on Sunday, garnering almost three times as many votes as his main rival Nicos Tornaritis. By 8:30pm, Tornaritis said he had called Prountzos to ...

An exit poll by Alpha showed Charalambos Prountzos as the popular candidate for Nicosia mayor, where he gathered up to 56 per cent of supporters. This left his main rival Nicos ...

The first exit polls on Sunday showed 24-year-old independent MEP candidate Fidias Panayiotou landing himself the third spot in the results and winning a seat in European Parliament. There are ...

Head of the disabilities association (Opak) Dimitris Lambrianides slammed on Sunday the lack of access for wheelchair users, as he was met with steps instead of a ramp. “They had ...

Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous on Sunday caused a fracas when he went to vote in his Limassol constituency as he refused to submit one of his ballot papers. Themistocleous received ...

Polls closed at 6pm as Cyprus cast votes for local and European elections Exit polls suggest Disy largest party in European elections, with influencer Fidias also expected to win seat ...

Though analysts and news junkies may have been pouring over election polls and scrutinising the figures, confusion and disgruntlement are some of the top contenders to ‘win’ in Sunday’s ...

The state’s handling of schools amid the heatwave is wholly inadequate and has failed to do the bare minimum in the past six years, Children’s Rights Commissioner Despo ...

The two independent investigators on Thanasis Nicolaou’s case received on Friday the full verdict of the death inquiry and court transcripts from the latest hearings. At Limassol court, retired ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court may reach its decision over proceedings seeking to dismiss Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides before summer recess, it emerged on Thursday. Reacting to the decision a day ...

Cabinet on Wednesday decided to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of Malaysian-born Jho Low, an internationally wanted fugitive. Though the decision was taken last year, Low filed an appeal prompting an ...

The heatwave hitting Cyprus is expected to peak this Thursday with temperatures expected to hit 44C amid yet another orange level weather warning. On Wednesday, temperatures caused a halt in ...

A grant scheme to boost business activity within British bases territory was approved by cabinet on Wednesday, following a proposal by Energy and Commerce Minister George Papanastasiou. This marks the ...