Charalambos Stylianou

A former chief fire officer has backed the current fire chief’s efforts during the recent devastating wildfire, saying he did his best with the personnel available, and instead blamed ...

Cyprus is set to bake under intense heat over the weekend, as a seasonal low-pressure system combines with a hot air mass moving in from the south. Weather experts warn ...

The cabinet has approved a new bill that sets strict rules for how scanning centres operate in Cyprus. The new draft law aims to ensure that all imaging services, including ...

Cyprus remains dangerously unprepared for wildfires, Charalambos Theopemptou, chair of the House environment committee warned on Wednesday. Speaking after Tuesday’s high-level parliamentary session, Theopemptou said the country had failed ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application by Monk Nectarios to cancel a court order that allowed authorities to seize evidence from the Monastery of Saint Abvakoum. The order, ...

Five people have been charged after a violent fight broke out in broad daylight on Paphos street in Limassol, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon and ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday night in connection with the reported theft of a beachgoer’s bag at Finikoudes beach in Larnaca, police said on Wednesday. The incident ...

The fire service was called on to rescue a teenage boy who had climbed up a tree on Tuesday afteroon but could not get back down, spokesman Andreas Kettis said ...

A 28-year-old man was arrested in Famagusta after illegal drugs were found at his home and is expected to appear in court on Wednesday, police said. The operation was carried ...

Cyprus is expected to face a sharp rise in temperatures from Friday, as a warm air mass moves in, pushing heat levels significantly above the seasonal average. The latest weather ...

MPs raising concerns over the government’s handling of fire coordination, on Tuesday questioned the operational role of Andreas Gregoriou, appointed last year as the national coordinator for fire prevention ...

More than €1.1 million has been paid to 142 people affected by late July’s deadly wildfire in the mountain villages of Limassol, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. Speaking before ...

The trial of German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel, accused of unlawfully exploiting Greek Cypriot properties in the north, was on Tuesday postponed until September 5. The Nicosia criminal court ...

A minute of silence marked the start of a rare joint session of three key parliamentary committees in Cyprus, convened to examine the state’s response to the deadly wildfire ...

A disagreement between President Nikos Christodoulides and the municipality of Famagusta has led to political tension, following comments made at a recent anti-occupation event, it was reported on Tuesday. The ...

MPs are preparing to vote on amendments to the pension reform law that appear to weaken its original provisions, it was reported on Tuesday. As reported by Philenews, the latest ...

A 79-year-old woman is in hospital after falling from a moving golf buggy on a private road in Paphos on Monday evening. The incident happened at around 6pm, when a 20...

A spell of seasonal low pressure is affecting Cyprus this week, bringing clear skies and intense heat across the island. The weather on Tuesday will remain mostly sunny, though isolated ...

Despite being called off, more than 200 people turned up outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on Monday evening, giving speeches and holding banners demanding accountability over the Limassol wildfire. The ...

A former Turkish Cypriot unionist on Monday rejected claims linking him to the controversial sale of Greek Cypriot land in the north, describing the reports as “false, insulting and defamatory”. ...

Over 100,000 parents and guardians have signed up to the government’s new digital school platform eDEA, the education ministry said on Monday. The ministry said 58,100 student profiles had already been ...

Over 100 families affected by July’s wildfire in the mountains of Limassol have already received immediate financial assistance, mountains commissioner Costas Christofinas said on Monday. Speaking from Ayios Amvrosios after ...

“We receive nothing,” the union of Cyprus municipalities told the Cyprus Mail, outlining the long-standing structure governing traffic fine revenues in Cyprus. The union confirmed that local councils currently do ...

Cyprus must act fast to tackle a worrying rise in road deaths, especially among young men, motorcyclists and elderly pedestrians, transport engineer Neophytos Zavrides has said. Zavrides explained that recent ...