Eleni Panayiotou

The leaders of the European Union’s 27 member states on Friday resolved to demand the creation of a defence “playbook” at the day’s European Council summit in Nicosia, though ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called for a deeper commitment to European strategic autonomy and solidarity in the field of defence, highlighting recent support for Cyprus as proof ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday highlighted the need for stronger European Union strategic autonomy, stressing energy, defence and regional partnerships as key pillars during ongoing discussions at the European summit ...

European leaders descend on Cyprus to attend an informal European Council summit on the island. They are expected to be joined by leaders of Middle Eastern countries later in the ...

Plenum on Thursday rejected a referral by President Nikos Christodoulides concerning legislation on renewable energy sources (RES), which includes a ban on installations on fertile agricultural land. The vote saw 15 ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Thursday underlined the importance of military readiness, modernisation and strategic alliances, confirming plans to upgrade key infrastructure during remarks marking the feast day of Saint ...

The board of the Cyprus Union of Journalists has expressed concern over what it describes as a growing trend of government and state officials avoiding questions from the press. In ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday alleged he has been the target of a “coordinated and relentless war” aimed at his “political and moral extermination”, according to a written ...

Three environmental organisations on Wednesday accused the government of sidestepping legally binding conditions for the protection of the Akamas peninsula, warning that planned works on a key road risk further ...

Beachgoers in Paphos got more than they bargained for this week after a giant squid was found washed up on the shore near the lighthouse. The unusual discovery was made ...

An application to annul a search warrant issued in the high-profile ‘Sandy’ case will be heard before the Supreme Court on Thursday at 8.30am. The request concerns a warrant executed ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will brief EU leaders in person at the informal summit taking place in Cyprus on Thursday and Friday. Zelenskiy, who had initially been expected to address ...

Royal Navy fliers deployed to Cyprus have passed the six-week mark of safeguarding the island from drone and missile threats, amid heightened regional tensions following recent attacks on British bases. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday called on European Union leaders to begin preparing a coordinated response framework if a member state is attacked, stressing the need for greater readiness and ...

Safe access to the road linking the Baths of Aphrodite with Fontana Amorosa is an “essential prerequisite for the protection of human life, the natural environment and the state’s ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Tuesday delivered a speech at the 41st Marathon of Love for Missing Persons, expressing “deep emotion and utmost respect” while reaffirming the state’s support ...

Cyprus’ main agricultural organisations have called on President Nikos Christodoulides to raise the issue of relaxing EU protocols on animal culling at the upcoming European Council meeting. In a joint ...

Civil servants trade union Pasydy and the social services officers’ branch have warned of strike measures if no immediate and binding timetable is set for the transfer of responsibilities from ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos’ alleged rape was on Tuesday referred to the Paphos criminal court, with proceedings scheduled to begin on May 28. The hearing took place behind closed doors ...

Significant progress in tackling racial discrimination in Cyprus has been made over the past decade, Law Commissioner Sofia Kleopa Hadjikyriakou told a United Nations committee in Geneva. She was speaking ...

The ending of conscripts being given posts within the ministry of defence and the general staff of the National Guard was announced on Monday by Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas. He ...

The Court of Appeal unanimously rejected an appeal by Renos Kyriakides, upholding a first-instance ruling that a contested publication by Haravgi newspaper linking him to Eoka B, was protected by ...

E-bikes were supposed to help Cyprus move into a cleaner transport era, instead, lately they have been making headlines for a very different reason. In recent weeks, police have stepped ...

A rare indigenous Cypriot sheep breed is at risk of being wiped out after antibodies for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) were detected in a flock in Dromolaxia, raising fears that hundreds ...