Charalambos Stylianou

MPs on Wednesday took the first concrete step towards modernising the Audit Office, agreeing to send part of a long-debated reform plan to the House plenum for a vote. The ...

A proposal to amend the law governing the central intelligence service (KYP) has been submitted by Volt MP Alexandra Attalides, it was reported on Wednesday. The change seeks to protect ...

The Tenders Review Authority has cancelled a foreign ministry decision to award a contract for visa application services in 17 embassies, following serious complaints from a rival bidder. The complaints were ...

A 19-year-old woman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for importing a large quantity of cocaine into Cyprus. The decision was handed down on Wednesday by the Larnaca criminal ...

For the first time, Cyprus has a dedicated centre focused entirely on space technologies, Deputy Research Minister Nicodemos Damianou announced on Tuesday evening. The Space Business Innovation Centre (Space BIC) ...

Trade unions were meeting on Wednesday morning to decide their next steps in the ongoing Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) dispute. The meeting included unions Sek, Peo, Deok and Pasydy. ...

A fire that broke out on Tuesday morning in a riverbed near the Ayios Silas industrial area in Limassol has been brought under control. The fire spread quickly and threatened ...

More than €3 million is to be spent on the redevelopment of part of Makarios Avenue in Livadia, Larnaca municipality said on Tuesday. Construction work is scheduled to begin in mid-October ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is holding a series of meetings with world leaders on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, alongside participation in the 80th UN General Assembly. ...

Police arrested two men, aged 32 and 34, late on Monday night in connection with illegal possession of property, possession of burglary tools, assaulting a police officer, causing public alarm, disturbing the ...

A fire broke out late on Monday night in an apartment in Limassol, forcing the evacuation of a three-storey building. The alarm was raised at 11.19pm after reports of a ...

A school bus caught fire on Tuesday morning in the Paphos village of Chlorakas, causing alarm among those on board. The vehicle was moving along Archbishop Makarios Avenue near Georgios ...

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides met senior Chevron executive Javier La Rosa in New York on Monday night to discuss the development of the “Aphrodite” gas field and wider energy plans ...

A seasonal low pressure system is affecting Cyprus on Tuesday, bringing mostly clear skies with passing high clouds across the island. Winds are blowing from the northeast to southeast, while ...

Cyprus now has a total of 7,018 hectares of agricultural land officially classified as organic, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. This represents approximately 5 per cent of the country’s total ...

Teachers’ unions have until Thursday to submit their final position on the government’s teacher evaluation reform, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. Michaelidou confirmed the ministry has made ...

“Everyone must understand that quarries must expand if we want development and a strong economy,” president of the Pancyprian association of quarries Antonis Latouros said on Monday. “Without quarry materials, ...

Trade unions will hold a Cyprus-wide meeting on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in the CoLA impasse, which could include extending or intensifying measures. Unions from the private and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides travelled to New York on Saturday from Toronto to take part in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He will address the general assembly ...

Cyprus is taking steps to support healthy ageing, Health Minister Michael Damianou said on Saturday. Speaking at a scientific conference on “Healthy Ageing – Frailty Prevention in Primary Health Care,” he ...

Cyprus has received a credit rating upgrade from international agency DBRS Morningstar, moving from “A (low)” to “A” with a stable outlook. Saturday’s upgrade reflects the country’s improving ...

A 16-year-old boy was on Saturday placed in police custody for four days, following an alleged assault in Larnaca. The order was issued by the Larnaca district court to allow ...

Nicosia police arrested two men, aged 31 and 45 on Friday in connection with a home invasion and assault case. The incident took place shortly after midnight on September 17. Police said the ...

The Pancyprian quarry association has announced a 48-hour halt in the sale of products on Monday and Tuesday. The move is in support of quarries in the Xylofagou and Androlykou ...