Eleni Panayiotou

The former community leader of Palaichori Oreinis had his request to suspend a decision by the Nicosia district officer removing him from office rejected by the administrative court, the Legal ...

A 32-year-old man arrested in connection with a suspected drug trafficking and dealing was remanded on Tuesday for eight days by Larnaca district court. During investigations officers from the organised ...

A 49-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to 13 years in prison for killing his 80-year-old father, Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, in Limassol in July 2025. The Limassol criminal court handed down the sentence ...

The government continues to treat Famagusta district unfairly by failing to deliver on its promise to establish two public university schools in the area, the Famagusta district local government organisation (...

A residents’ initiative group opposing the construction of a desalination plant in Mazotos has said that no compensation measures could make up for the environmental damage the project would cause, ...

Israeli defence company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems presented its new L-SPIKE loitering munition system to an international gathering of military representatives in Larnaca, during an event hosted by the Cyprus ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Monday afternoon after police seized more than one kilogramme of cocaine, €21,100 in cash and other items during a series of searches. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is due to meet UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Tuesday afternoon, as preparations continue for a trilateral meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan ...

Weak low pressure is affecting the region, with isolated showers and a possible thunderstorm forecast for Tuesday. The weather will initially be mainly clear, but increased cloud cover later in ...

The government has taken all necessary steps within its responsibility for the start of seabed surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. He ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Monday called for dialogue rather than strike action to resolve a dispute involving around 950 employees including support staff and those on short contracts, while defending ...

New prisons director Giorgos Ioannou officially took up his duties on Monday, pledging to establish a modern, secure and humane correctional system, as Justice Minister Costas Fitiris warned that there ...

Deputy Auditor-General Kyriacos Kyriacou has rejected suggestions that he is unwilling to work or is responsible for his limited involvement in the Audit Office, accusing former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides of ...

UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, said on Monday she remained optimistic about efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem following a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou voiced her support for Radiomarathon 2026 on Monday, as the annual charity campaign got underway. In a post on Instagram, Demetriou said she was once again supporting ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said he was ready to meet UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman as early as Monday afternoon or Tuesday, ...

Police are investigating an incident involving dangerous driving at the Ayios Athanasios roundabout in Limassol after a video circulating on social media showed a car performing drifting manoeuvres near pedestrians ...

George Ioannou officially took over as director of the central prisons on Monday, following a handover ceremony at the prisons department. Ioannou, a retired military officer and former military attaché ...

Construction workers’ unions SEK, PEO and DEOK have warned of industrial action over the labour ministry’s decision to renew employment permits for third-country nationals working for contractors and subcontractors ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel has said that the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkey will continue exploration and energy activities in the Eastern Mediterranean based on what he described ...

A fire that broke out at a cafe in Vrysoulles, Famagusta district, in the early hours of Monday caused extensive damage to the premises and its contents. According to the ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has congratulated members of the Limassol police department, particularly investigators from the Limassol Criminal Investigation Department (CID), for their “methodical approach, persistence and professionalism” in investigating ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas leaves for Paris on Monday, where he is scheduled to meet French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin, following an official invitation. According ...

Workers employed in the Education Ministry’s support programmes are beginning an indefinite strike on Monday, November 2, over the government’s failure to implement legislation governing their employment. In a ...