Iole Damaskinos

The demolition of the Nicosia Teachers’ Savings Bank building on Makarios Avenue in Nicosia would be “a blow to the historical development of the city centre” the Cyprus Architects Association ...

The forestry college, which is to take in its first higher diploma student cohort in September, will offer a certificate in forestry, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, told the House environment ...

Swedish fugitive Hans Jonny Uven, 49, and the two suspects who hatched his escape plan, were re-remanded in court for six days on Wednesday in Larnaca. The ongoing case concerns Uven’...

The suspect in a murder case committed on July 3 in Peyia on his brother-in-law is to answer the charges at the Paphos Criminal Court on January 31. The 50-year-old, who had ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is making an extraordinary visit to Cyprus on Thursday. Citing sources, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported that Herzog’s visit is related to the “intergovernmental ...

Mayor of Larnaca Andreas Vyras on Wednesday called an emergency meeting to discuss the lack of safety felt by residents of Drosia. Residents said that since December they had been ...

Police on Wednesday are continuing their investigation into a brawl at a minors’ housing facility in Limassol which resulted in damages and two injuries. Police were interrogating eight young offenders ...

The Cyprus Radiologists Society (Aek) on Wednesday condemned the decision of the health insurance organization (HIO) to replace radiologists with “other doctors” to perform radiological examinations as of January 2025. In ...

Cyprus has the potential to become a significant supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union, provided pre-drilling surveys are confirmed, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday. ...

The foreign ministry on Friday wished the Polish presidency of the EU council well, saying that it can count on Cyprus’ support. “We welcome Poland to the helm of the ...

The lawyer and police officer arrested earlier this week in connection with the Swedish fugitive who escaped police custody were hatching his escape plan, it was reported on Friday. Swedish ...

Police on Friday have launched an investigation into attempted murder following the injury of a police officer during violent incidents the previous night ahead of the high-risk football match between ...

Parliament on Monday approved a new law which will allow the transport minister to issue decrees to recall defective vehicles in light of recent issues with faulty airbags. The law ...

High jinks by pupils on school bus routes are getting out of hand in Limassol, it was reported on Monday.Boys are reportedly jumping onto the backs of busses in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met bank heads on Monday for a “useful and constructive exchange” on his proposals for interest rate changes to help vulnerable groups. Government spokesman Konstantinos Leymbiotis said ...

Immediate and drastic measures must be taken to better equip the island’s police force, the police association (Sak) said on Monday after a spate of incidents involving youngsters erupted ...

Discussions on the issue of how to handle the recall of faulty Takata airbags are to be resumed in parliament on Monday, with reports of new proposals. The previously drafted ...

Most Syrians want to see what the future holds for the country before going back Syrians in Paphos are closely following developments in their home country but are not in ...

A Turkish official has accused the Republic of Cyprus of misrepresenting the truth and implementing a policy of isolation towards Turkish Cypriots to the UN, it emerged on Friday. In ...

The public will inevitably be inconvenienced over the recall of vehicles with faulty Takata airbags, but this is the price of safety, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking ...

Police on Friday reported that after a coordinated operation between local immigration services and Frontex, seven people who had been residing illegally in the Republic were forcibly repatriated. The deportation, ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday decided to postpone a scheduled vote on new regulations governing the recall of car components, which would have set out what to do with ...

A touted “pay as you throw” waste management programme is close to implementation, perhaps as early as next year, according to Environment Department director Elena Stylianopoulou on Thursday. “Its main ...

Replacements and recalls due to faulty car components will take years not months to process, it was reported on Thursday. The public had been lead to believe that recall issues ...