Charalambos Stylianou

A seasonal low-pressure system is currently influencing the region’s weather, bringing mostly clear skies across much of the island on Friday. However, some areas in the west and north ...

Parents’ groups and children’s cancer foundations have voiced strong disappointment over the transfer of teacher Eleni Anastasiou from the Makarios hospital school in Nicosia, where she had served children ...

Two large-scale demonstrations are being held in Limassol on Thursday afternoon, to protest the government’s perceived inactivity during the deadly fires which swept through the mountainous area of the ...

Authorities in Limassol are working around the clock to assess the full scale of destruction caused by the recent wildfire in the mountainous areas of the district. Speaking to the ...

Cyprus’ leading trade unions have confirmed that talks over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) have reached a deadlock and preparations for possible strike action are back on the table. The latest ...

A major standoff has emerged between private pharmacists and the health ministry over proposed changes to pharmacy opening hours. At an extraordinary general assembly held on Wednesday, the Cyprus pharmaceutical ...

More than 10,000 student grant applications remain unexamined, the progressive student movement has warned, calling the delay “a breaking point” for students who depend on state support to continue their studies. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday backed, in principle, the new laws passed by parliament to regulate multiple pensions for state officials. However, following advice from the legal service, he has ...

The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) will restart its large-scale installation of smart meters across the island on August 1. The move is part of a long-term plan to modernise electricity ...

Transport ministry on Wednesday confirmed that the third and final phase of the grant scheme for motorcyclists’ protective gear has officially come to a close. The scheme, launched in 2022 and ...

The 112 emergency alert system is moving forward on schedule and could be awarded by September if no appeals are filed, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou confirmed on Wednesday. Speaking after a ...

Pharmacists on Wednesday night rejected proposed changes to their working hours put forward by Health Minister Michael Damianos. According to newspaper Phileleftheros, of the 518 voting members of the pharmaceutical’= association, 406 ...

A newly configured archaeological site at the Protaras islands area in Paralimni has opened, the department of antiquities announced on Monday. The site includes the remains of a settlement from ...

Parliament will hold an emergency plenary session at 1pm on August 5 to debate the president’s referral of a recently passed law on livestock zones. The law, which was approved ...

“This fire burned everything in its path. It was a ghost fire,” said Savvas Iezekiel, head of the forestry department, speaking a day after the flames were finally contained. “It ...

Two men accused of being part of a serious criminal network will remain in custody until their trial in September, after the court of appeal rejected their appeals last week, ...

Thousands of people in Cyprus may be living with hepatitis without being aware of it, the Cyprus liver patients and friends association Prometheus warned on Monday, World Hepatitis Day. Early ...

Deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou on Sunday attended the national memorial service for the heroes of Kato Paphos at the church of Theoskepasti and Saints Anargyroi in Kato Paphos. In ...

A Romanian man has died in hospital nearly seven months after being seriously injured in a road collision in Limassol. Police are still investigating both the crash and the exact ...

Large amounts of cannabis have been seized in Cyprus in July after customs officers uncovered drugs hidden in postal and courier parcels arriving at Larnaca airport. According to an official ...

A total of three men have been admitted to hospitals in Limassol and Nicosia with heatstroke, as Cyprus experiences high temperatures. One man is in serious condition, officials said. Okypy ...

A fresh case of cryptocurrency theft is under investigation by police, after a 48-year-old man reported the loss of digital assets worth €381,653. The complaint was officially filed on July 26, with ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Sunday morning in Larnaca, as part of a police investigation into a stabbing incident. According to the police communication branch, officers were carrying out ...

A 37-year-old Greek Cypriot man was arrested shortly after midnight on Sunday while driving near Prodromos village, found in possession of dangerous items including a flare and firecrackers. Police are ...