Eleni Panayiotou

The number of contract soldiers eligible for promotion to contract non-commissioned officer (NCO) positions will increase from the originally announced 250 to 400, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas announced on Friday. Citing growing ...

A Cypriot naval cadet studying at Greece’s Naval Non-Commissioned Officers School (Smyn) is under investigation following allegations that he filmed inside women’s bathrooms at the military academy, according ...

Akel Famagusta has called on Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas to reconsider the location of the “Modestos Panteli” military camp in Liopetri, citing longstanding concerns among residents over its proximity to ...

Anna Aristotelous has requested her immediate appointment to a permanent director-general post, with effect from December 1, 2025, following the recent administrative court ruling that annulled her suspension from duty. In a ...

Two people escaped safely after a fire broke out at a shop on the ground floor of a hotel in the Yermasoyia area of Limassol in the early hours of ...

The cost of repatriating the bodies of the two young children who died in last Sunday’s tragic incident in Xylofagou will be covered in full by the Republic of ...

Police arrested eight people across Cyprus on Thursday night during targeted prevention operations carried out nationwide, while issuing 295 traffic fines for various offences. In a statement on Friday, police said ...

Seasonal low pressure is affecting the region, bringing mainly clear skies and temperatures close to seasonal averages over the coming days. Friday will be mostly clear, although areas of low ...

For the second time this week, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan blamed the Greek Cypriot side for obstacles in relations between Turkey and the European Union, arguing that Nicosia’s ...

The father accused of negligence leading to the deaths of his two young children was on Thursday ordered to remain in police custody by a British Bases court which ruled ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday expressed his condolences following the death of prominent Cypriot businessman Nicos Shacolas, describing him as a pioneering and distinguished figure in Cyprus’ business community. In ...

Cypriot business magnate Nicos Shacolas, one of the country’s most prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists, has died at the age of 98 after facing health problems in recent months. “With profound ...

The 46-year-old woman who was shot by her husband on June 30 remains in a critical condition at a private hospital, according to a police spokesperson. The police officer shot his ...

The vice-president of the Cyprus Psychologists’ Association, Stella Katsari, has called for the introduction of a formal framework for the continuous assessment of police officers, particularly regarding the possession and ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Wednesday marked the party’s 50th anniversary by paying tribute to its founding principles, thanking supporters for the party’s recent parliamentary election result and ...

Police arrested three people during preventive operations carried out across Cyprus overnight, authorities said on Thursday. According to a police statement, the arrests concerned offences including possession of burglary tools, ...

Sunny and seasonably warm weather is expected across Cyprus on Thursday, with temperatures climbing to 37C inland under the influence of seasonal low pressure affecting the region. Winds will initially ...

The government’s long-awaited pension reform bill will be submitted to the House of Representatives on September 20 regardless of whether an agreement is reached with social partners, Labour and Social ...

Police anti-drug officers seized around two kilograms of cannabis during an operation in the Zygi area on Wednesday and arrested a 63-year-old man in connection with the case. On Thursday, ...

The Palestinian technocratic committee expected to assume a role in the post-war administration of Gaza announced late on Wednesday that it had completed its two-day meetings in Cyprus, which focused ...

Police on Wednesday said the criminal investigation into the shooting of a woman by her police officer husband and his subsequent suicide remains ongoing, stressing that any public conclusions about ...

The government intends to table legislation granting investigative powers to the Anti-Corruption Authority, the permanent secretary of the justice ministry, Giorgos Panteli, told parliament’s legal affairs committee on Wednesday, ...

Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday accused Cyprus of blocking efforts to modernise the customs union between Turkey and the European Union, despite what he described as strong ...

A fire which broke out in dry grass and wild vegetation near the Astromeritis checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon has been brought under control, the fire service said. Fire service spokesman ...