Charalambos Stylianou

The first ombudsman for patients in Cyprus is expected to be appointed within September, Health Minister Michael Damianou said on Wednesday. He said the new office is now in its ...

Parents of more than 6,000 pupils in Western Limassol municipality have threatened to keep their children home from school on Friday unless the local school authority resolves ongoing staffing and administrative ...

Social welfare services (SWS) on Wednesday faced renewed scrutiny after a father walked into the office of the commissioner for children’s rights on Monday morning with his six-year-old son, ...

The Paphos local government organisation (EOA) raised ongoing challenges over water supply and licensing during a meeting on Wednesday with Edek party president Nikos Anastasiou. EOA Paphos president Charalambos Pittokopitis ...

An 85-year-old man from Kato Pyrgos was found dead after his car fell into a ravine, police confirmed on Wednesday. Police said the man, identified as Spyros Zambas, left his ...

A lane was closed on the motorway linking Nicosia and Limassol near the exit for the Limassol suburb of Mouttayiaka after an amount of gravel and soil fell off a ...

A 29-year-old man arrested in connection with a robbery at a mini-market in Ayia Napa that took place ten years ago was on Wednesday remanded for two days by the ...

Cyprus is experiencing hot and mostly clear weather on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to rise well above the seasonal average in some areas. After early low cloud and light fog ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou will hold separate meetings with workers and employers over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) with the aim of staving off the looming three-hour general strike over the ...

The north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) on Tuesday afternoon denied there had been a chlorine gas leak at the Teknecik power station near Kyrenia, alleging that the report of a ...

A 35-year-old woman suspected of extorting nearly €112,000 from her employer was remanded for eight days on Tuesday by Limassol district court. Limassol CID said the case is linked to an ...

President Nikos Christodoulides confirmed on Tuesday that the island has asked the United States for military equipment available either for free or at reduced cost under the US Excess Defence ...

Police on Tuesday made an appeal for information to help trace a 24-year-old woman from Israel who has been reported missing in Larnaca. The woman has been named as Tzadok ...

Police on Tuesday morning arrested a 23-year-old foreign national in connection with the attempted murder of a security guard and the arson of four cars belonging to a rental company ...

Rare marine habitats have been discovered off the southern coast of Cyprus, scientists said on Monday, which highlight both the richness and fragility of the island’s seas. The Marine &...

Turkish Cypriot political parties and groups have issued statements on September 1, World Peace Day, calling for peace in Cyprus and around the world. Many highlighted the ongoing conflict in Gaza, ...

Turkish Cypriot electricity workers will begin an indefinite strike on Tuesday at 7am at the Teknecik power station in northern Kyrenia. The union, EL-SEN, has cited concerns that current electricity ...

The ministry of transport has defended its decision to suspend contracts for the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road and the development of Larnaca port and marina. Minister Alexis Vafeades said the ministry ...

Transport businesses and self-employed drivers using digital or smart tachographs must upload the data recorded on the devices and driver cards every 90 and 28 days, respectively. This requirement was outlined in ...

The fire service on Monday dismissed a newspaper report alleging the delivery of defective fire engines was met with celebrations, calling the claims unfounded. It said all vehicle deliveries are ...

One in three women in Europe has suffered some form of violence, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Monday launching a Cyprus campaign against sexism. Only one in eight reports ...

A 20-year-old British woman has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after an incident of assault in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA). She has appeared before a bases court, ...

Police arrested a 55-year-old man on August 31, in connection with a series of burglaries and thefts in Famagusta district. According to the police communication branch, testimony linked the man to ...

The parents of 33-year-old Yiannis Lambitsis have appealed to President Nikos Christodoulides for immediate action to release the findings of the investigation into their son’s death at Nicosia general ...