Eleni Panayiotou

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Tuesday paid tribute to Cyprus’ presidency of the EU Council, praising its leadership, effectiveness and cooperation ...

A man who has confessed to the killing of 22-year-old Bangladeshi student Shahruar Ahmed Emon was on Tuesday referred for trial before the Larnaca permanent criminal court, which is scheduled ...

As Cyprus formally closed its six-month presidency of the EU Council on Tuesday, emotion was high at the Filoxenia Conference Centre – the building that for six months served as the ...

The cause of death of the two young boys who died after being left in a vehicle will require further examinations before being formally determined, British bases police said on ...

Cyprus possesses strong legal arguments which could form the basis for revisiting the issue of the British bases within the framework of modern international law, participants at a discussion organised ...

The father and stepmother of two boys found dead inside a car in Xylophagou were remanded in custody for three days on Monday after the British bases court found sufficient ...

The European Union is working on a new strategic playbook to strengthen its mutual defence clause, its defence commissioner has said, warning that Europe must be prepared to replace military ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is due to meet former British prime minister Sir Tony Blair on Monday, amid renewed diplomatic efforts concerning the future governance and reconstruction of Gaza. The presidency ...

Voters in Aglandjia will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new deputy mayor following the resignation of Andreas Constantinou, who won a seat in parliament with Disy ...

A wildfire that broke out in the Trachoni area of Limassol on Saturday afternoon has been brought under control after firefighting forces, assisted by British bases personnel, worked to prevent ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Friday by the drug squad (Ykan) as part of an ongoing investigation into the importation of a large quantity of dried poppy bulbs discovered ...

The agriculture ministry has confirmed that it has received a new request for additional financial support from the Union of Sheep and Goat Producers’ Groups and said the matter will ...

A trilingual commemorative album documenting the history and legacy of the Melkonian Educational Institute was officially presented at the Presidential Palace last week, in an event celebrating the memory, education ...

New allegations published by Saudi media have placed the north of Cyprus under scrutiny over claims that it has been used as a transit and operational hub by networks linked ...

Police investigations are continuing into the death of a 12-month-old boy who died at Limassol general hospital, as authorities await the results of laboratory tests to determine the cause of ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Friday as part of an investigation into the theft of a motorcycle and the unlawful possession of property, police said. According to ...

Eight people were arrested during targeted operations carried out across Cyprus overnight as part of a nationwide effort to prevent serious crime and maintain public order, police said on Saturday. ...

Cyprus closed the final major event of its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union on Thursday with a call for islands and coastal communities to be recognised ...

Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers, pledged on Thursday that Ireland’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union would ...

European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis on Friday presented the European Union’s first-ever strategy dedicated to coastal communities, describing it as a landmark initiative designed to strengthen ...

The European Union’s new strategy for islands is only a starting point and must now be turned into practical policies that respond to the daily realities of island communities, ...

The European Commission’s new strategies for islands and coastal communities are comprehensive frameworks capable of addressing the structural disadvantages faced by island and coastal regions across the European Union, ...

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela called for the unique challenges faced by islands to be taken into account from the outset of European policymaking, warning that island communities continue to ...

Cyprus’ EU presidency had delivered “concrete and substantial results”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday as the island hosted the final major event of its six-month term with a high-level ...