Iole Damaskinos

Cyprus will host the second international defence and security conference through the Cyprus Association of Research and Innovation Enterprises (CARIE), in collaboration with C.D Multimedia Services, and other leading ...

The police cybercrime unit on Wednesday, with the aid of Interpol, is continuing to investigate bomb threats sent to two hotels and a hospital overnight. Interpol is involved in the ...

A tussle at a concrete factory on Monday was immediately downplayed by police and union Sek as a minor incident, while the union said the long-running strike would end as ...

Two new categories of people are now eligible for the electricity authority’s discounted pricing for vulnerable consumers, the EAC announced on Monday. The move comes after a decision by ...

Nicosia police were on Monday investigating a case of attempted murder after four people were injured in an attack. According to police, the attack happened around 2.30am in Strovolos when ...

Supermarkets large and small are scrambling to send information to the commerce ministry in time for a pilot e-kalathi application to go into operation before Christmas, it emerged on Friday. ...

Newly enlisted special forces soldiers are able to fully respond to any situation and fulfil the expectations of their role, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Friday. He was at ...

The US-imported tradition of Black Friday deals has been wasted in Cyprus, the small shopkeeper’s association head said on Friday, while consumer watchdogs warned shoppers to be street-smart about ...

The state training institutes (Kie) took umbrage with teachers’ union Oelmek speaking on their behalf on Friday, after the latter listed their under-performance among a litany of complaints launched against ...

The old Polis Chrysochous municipal market building is to be demolished after standing empty and unused for years, it was reported on Thursday. The proposal came from mayor Yiotis Papachristofis ...

There will be “no escalation” of strike action taken by doctors, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday. He was speaking after a meeting with doctors’ unions which took place ...

A new online tool is being rolled out to enable the public to assist in flagging suspicious online links, commissioner for communications and digital security authority (DSA) head George Michaelides, ...

A large amount of contraband items, including banned pesticides, were intercepted and seized by authorities in a coordinated operation, police reported on Thursday. The seizure happened on November 20 when police ...

As the state doctors’ strike entered its second day on Wednesday, the auditor-general has agreed with the findings of an independent analyst which had determined that no more than a €2.5 ...

A new, state-of-the-art central prisons building is all but complete and will relieve prison overcrowding by about 30 per cent, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. Its inauguration date by ...

The fire service responded to 24 fires in the last 24 hours, it reported on Wednesday morning. Among them were a fire which damaged three cars and a roof overnight in Limassol ...

Two men are wanted on Wednesday for a car bomb explosion overnight in Limassol which damaged three vehicles and the roof of a home. Police inquiries resulted in the naming ...

Cyprus along with other United Nations member states advanced a joint declaration for the protection of humanitarian organisations and UN personnel, on Wednesday. The declaration, a Swiss initiative, was signed ...

Projects are underway to improve mobility for all members of the public in the city of Limassol, the Ministry of Transport announced. Within the first quarter of 2026, projects to enhance ...

Financial repercussions from the ongoing concrete workers’ strike are growing exponentially while the shortage of material has far-reaching and unforeseen effects, the director general of the Cyprus chamber of commerce (...

The Green party on Monday condemned the Limassol mayor’s participation in a conference alleged to promote Zionism. The party accused Mayor Yiannis Armeftis of taking part in the event ...

Paphos police were on Monday looking for a man suspected of counterfeiting money. The suspect, aged 41, is wanted, while a 43-year-old is already in custody for the case, according to ...

Crews were continuing to clean up the road network and damages to the power supply on Monday, in the aftermath of extreme winds on Sunday, which mainly affected the island’...

A section of John Kennedy Street in Nicosia was closed to traffic on Monday morning, police announced. The road section has been closed off since 8am for safety reasons, since ...