Gina Agapiou

Everything is ready for the Sunday elections that will show the tripartite for the new Paphos bishop, church elections officer Ioannis Charilaou said on Saturday. In total of 52,164 eligible voters ...

The resumption of the negotiations on the Cyprus problem remains a priority for Athens, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview on Saturday. Athens is expecting the new ...

The environment department will issue up to €250 fines to stores found violating the latest plastic-bag ban that came into force on Saturday. Inspections of compliance with the relevant legislation will ...

The government should take necessary action to boost the short-staffed animal police, the animal party said on Saturday after attending a police event informing pet owners of their legal obligations ...

Newly-elected president Nikos Christodoulides started holding high-level meetings and deliberations while he is expected to make personal contacts with those he intends to include in his government next week. The ...

Earthquake victims from Turkey continue to arrive to the north to find refuge in relatives or friends staying in the island, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Saturday. With their house ...

An investigation has been launched into the sudden death of 40-year-old woman who died a day after giving birth this week in Nicosia, it emerged on Saturday. The woman was ...

The “voice of the Cypriot countryside”, traditional singer Kyriakou Pelagia died on Saturday at the age of 86, her relatives announced on social media. Known as Mastorissa, as her colleagues called ...

The owner and three managers of the Isias Hotel whose collapse following two earthquakes in Adiyaman killed dozens of people, including 35 members of the Turkish Cypriot volleyball team, have been ...

Paphos municipality on Saturday appealed to young people and organised football fans to respect public property saying it has been making huge efforts to maintain building facades and parks graffiti-free. ...

The health services are closely monitoring the course of the Marburg virus after several cases were detected in Equatorial Guinea and other African countries. The health ministry said in a ...

Police issued a warning over text message scams on Saturday after a 50-year-old man lost almost €25,000 from his bank account. The Nicosia resident reported to the police on Friday that ...

Two suspects aged 28 and 29 have been arrested on suspicion of committing a series of burglaries and thefts in the government-controlled area of Morphou, police said on Saturday. Peristerona officers, following ...

TUS Airways on Thursday announced the launch of seven weekly direct flights between Larnaca and two large Slovak cities as of this summer. Flights will start to Bratislava and Kosice ...

The 2,000 Israeli babies born in Cyprus after the World War II created an umbilical link between the two countries, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Thursday. The minister was speaking ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday received the credentials of the new ambassadors of the Russian Federation and Japan. The new ambassadors are the Russian Murat Zyazikov and Japanese Yamawaki Yoshio. ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning in connection with the attempted abduction of a 12-year-old girl in Famagusta earlier this week. The case was reported to the police ...

A 47-year-old man was jailed for three months on Thursday, after he was found guilty of drink driving. Larnaca district court also imposed on the man five penalty points and ...

The European Union donated €2.6 million to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) which has identified over 1,000 persons from both Cypriot communities. CMP on Thursday expressed its deep appreciation ...

Geroskipou municipality announced the opening of a mammography centre this week as the health ministry called on women over 45 to get their free biennial exam as part of the breast ...

Paphos police arrested two men, aged 37 and 32, on suspicion of possession of stolen goods early on Thursday. Officers put an apartment building under surveillance following a tip off that a 37...

Over 950 families in rural, mountainous and remote areas have received a total funding of €34.2 million to build a house, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday as he announced the ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Wednesday refused parents’ request to invalidate what they called the ‘tragic’ results of the twice-yearly exams, saying the average score reflects the previous year. There ...

All hell breaks loose in a small Texas town when missing popular teen Kate (Olivia Hold) is rescued from her kidnapper and claims a classmate had seen her in the ...