Gina Agapiou

Half of drowning deaths in Cyprus involve tourists and non-permanent residents, data revealed on Wednesday as government announced action plan to improve sea safety. Over the past 20 years, 464 people have ...

Capping the price of bottled water at specific locations, such as airports, ports and beaches is important to protect and support consumers, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday, following controversy ...

Cabinet discussed on Wednesday the implementation and expansion of the mountain community development strategy aiming to halt urban migration. President Nikos Christodoulides described the strategy as “the most important issue” ...

Four tourists have been remanded after they attempted to leave the island with almost 300 cartons of duty-free cigarettes, police said on Wednesday. Three women, aged 59, 54 and 53, and a 52-year-old man, ...

The Cypriot government stated it is not in a position to comment on the operations of third countries, following reports that US aircraft are using the British bases on the ...

The transport ministry on Friday reported there has been a reduction in road violations where traffic cameras have been installed during the April-June 2024 quarter. It added that the number of ...

Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zannettou on Friday pleaded not guilty before the Famagusta Criminal Court to charges related to the misuse of EU funds for a hotel renovation project in ...

Cancer drugs estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of euros, which were stored in a refrigerated area at Limassol general hospital, have been destroyed, state health services organisation (Okypy) ...

Cyprus broke the Guinness World Record with the longest alternating chain of 4,073 people from all over the island clasping wrists on Tuesday night at the GSP stadium. The event, organised ...

Larnaca criminal court sentenced a 55-year-old man to six years in jail on Wednesday for crimes involving theft and money laundering. The defendant was found guilty of stealing substantial amounts ...

MPs are expected to vote next month on bills to establish an effective framework for wealth declarations by state officials and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), following three years of discussions ...

Police have secured an arrest warrant against a German property promoter living in the north, who was expected to provide testimony in an ongoing investigation into the usurpation of Greek ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a third suspect in connection with the discovery of what authorities have described as the largest weapons cache found on the island. The 42-year-old man, is ...

Employees at the Limassol state hospital pharmacy on Tuesday announced a work stoppage this week to protest severe understaffing which has left the pharmacy unable to function effectively. Pharmacists from ...

A man found dead on a beach in Ayia Napa on Monday died from drowning, an autopsy showed on Tuesday. Georgios Senekkis, 57, from Dasaki Achnas died while harpoon fishing in ...

The electricity authority is failing to consider the high costs burdening consumers, the head of Epopai union Kyriakos Tafounas said on Tuesday referring to delays in the upgrade of the ...

A 32-year-old illegal resident was remanded for six days on Tuesday in connection with the fire that broke out on Monday in Anogyra, as authorities said children setting off fireworks ...

A Cyprus-based platform dedicated to predicting and managing insect-borne diseases raised an alarm on Wednesday about the increasing threat of tiger mosquito-borne infections in Europe. The Early Warning Decision Support ...

The use of mobile phones will be prohibited in high schools, including during breaks, according to Wednesday’s cabinet decision. However, the ban still has to be approved by the ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved €2.8 million in aid to relieve farmers affected by the recent fires in Limassol, Paphos and Nicosia districts. Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou told reporters after the cabinet ...

Larnaca is the first coastal city in Cyprus which has sought preparations for possible tsunamis, the municipality announced on Wednesday, with the work scheduled for 2026 completion. The endeavour will equip ...

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Firefighters were battling ‘continuous and intense’ flare-ups between the communities of Polemi and Kourdaka, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Wednesday afternoon. The fire that broke out on Tuesday ...

Possible disciplinary offences by state officials have been recorded in the investigation into illegal intervention in the Akamas, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday. An investigative officer is expected ...