Eleni Panayiotou

Greece is expected to sign agreements for its €3 billion integrated, multi-layered air and missile defence system, known as the “Achilles Shield”, in Tel Aviv on Monday. According to reports in ...

The effectiveness of the newly introduced “Nestor” response plan should be tested through exercises involving a range of scenarios, Etek chairman Constantinos Constanti said on Friday, a day after the ...

Disy and Akel on Friday called on the government to provide answers over recurring sea pollution concerns in Limassol, demanding greater transparency over laboratory findings and action to identify and ...

The Tseri firing range is set to close, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Friday, although he did not specify when operations would cease. Speaking to CyBC, Palmas said the “...

Journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis was questioned by police on Thursday as part of an investigation concerning his book Mafia State and a possible violation of personal data laws. Police ...

Increasing the productivity of sheep and goats and developing dedicated animal fattening units away from existing livestock farms should be among the priorities for rebuilding Cyprus’ livestock sector, head of ...

The right-hand lane of the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway was temporarily closed on Friday morning for road cleaning works, police said. The lane closed at 9.30am and reopened at 11.30am in the ...

Eight people were arrested across Cyprus overnight for various offences as part of targeted preventive police operations, while 240 traffic violations were reported. Police said on Friday that officers maintained an ...

Customs agents seized quantities of untaxed tobacco products in three separate cases at the Ledra Street and Ayios Dhometios crossing points between August 23 and 27, imposing out-of-court fines totalling €5,090. According to ...

Additional measures to strengthen inspections and improve the response to marine pollution were agreed on Thursday following a broad meeting in Limassol, as Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis insisted Cyprus’ ...

China has donated €6,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), bringing its total financial contribution to the committee since 2019 to €26,000. The CMP on Thursday thanked China for the ...

A lorry and a car overturned in an accident on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway on Thursday afternoon, with traffic congestion already building in the area. The accident occurred shortly after 4.15pm ...

Parents have been urged to be careful when buying school supplies for their children, with the labour inspection department warning that some products may contain potentially dangerous chemicals. In an ...

Claims made by the woman using the pseudonym “Sandy” will be assessed in court, police spokesman Vyron Vyronos said on Thursday, after a second written statement from the woman brought ...

Cyprus’ main farming organisations on Thursday backed a proposed programme to rebuild the island’s livestock sector between 2027 and 2038, calling on the government to move quickly towards its implementation. The ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has announced planned power cuts across a number of communities in the Paphos district on Monday, August 31, as maintenance work is carried out on ...

A new scheme to support the maintenance and repair of homes belonging to enclaved and resettled Greek Cypriots in the occupied north is in the final stages of preparation, the ...

The Animal Party Cyprus said on Wednesday that “significant and substantial differences” had emerged between its positions and those of Animal Welfare and Environment Commissioner Ilias Myrianthous following a meeting ...

There have so far been no reports of Cypriots being present in the area of the Himalayas affected by a landslide, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Foreign ministry spokesman ...

Contracts for the upgrading of the Pentakomo and Koshi waste management facilities are expected to be awarded in 2027 and 2028 respectively, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Wednesday. Senekis said the ...

Limassol municipality unveiled its new cleaning fleet on Wednesday as part of a €5.6 million programme to modernise its vehicles and equipment and improve services for residents. Mayor Yiannis Armeftis presented ...

A wildfire which broke out in the Ayia Anna area of Larnaca on Wednesday afternoon was brought fully under control after burning around six hectares of vegetation, the forestry department ...

The UK Ministry of Defence on Wednesday said RAF Akrotiri is protected by “robust, multi-layered security measures”, after a Financial Times report said the island had been considered among potential ...

More than 100 livestock farms where animals were culled as a result of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak have already received compensation, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Wednesday. Speaking to CyBC, ...