Iole Damaskinos

The first strategic dialogue between the Republic of Cyprus and the United States will take place on Wednesday, the foreign ministry announced. The two countries are set to sign the ...

A fire which broke out near Kouris dam overnight was brought under complete control on Wednesday and criminal action is being investigated, police said. At the break of dawn aerial ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 49-year-old man on Saturday for carrying a prohibited knife and driving without a licence. According to Paphos assistant police chief Michalis Nikolaou, CID officers who ...

A 31-year-old man, arrested in connection with a case of assaulting a police officer and driving under the influence of alcohol, is to be charged before the Larnaca District Court ...

Police in Larnaca said on Monday they had arrested a minor while a second is wanted after a fracas at the Finikoudes tourist area over the weekend. The Larnaca Municipality, ...

A multinational aeronautical exercise in which Cyprus took part has been concluded, the ministry of defence said on Monday. The drill took place in the maritime area of Crete with ...

A 19-year-old woman was killed in a traffic accident in Famagusta on Monday. Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou said the 19-year-old, named as Styliani Giorgalli from Avgorou, died in a ...

The nurses union Pasynm on Monday called for the recruitment and training of domestic nursing staff instead of recruiting third-country nationals. The move would maintain and strengthen a high quality ...

The financial compensation of Akamas landowners was announced by the ministry of agriculture on Monday. The measure aims at the annual financial support of landowners through subsidy by hectare, provided ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus on Monday urged the public to be particularly careful in their transactions, due to the circulation of counterfeit US$100 banknotes. “The Central Bank of Cyprus ...

Pollution from the Dhekelia power station has exceeded prescribed limits to an alarming degree month after month, data charts released by the environment department revealed on Friday. Emissions of nitrogen ...

The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced on Friday the appointment of Michael Tatham CMG as the new British High Commissioner to Cyprus. Tatham will take up his ...

Professional fishermen in Kato Paphos complained on Friday that restricted car access to the harbour is making their work difficult. Head of the fishing association, Leonidas Leonidou, said that the ...

The intangible cultural heritage of Cyprus must survive as a feature of our identity, Deputy Minister of Culture Vassiliki Kassianidou told participants at a traditional folkloric event in Larnaca. The ...

There is intense concern over ongoing unacceptable hold ups with the mooted Paphos to Polis Chrysochous road, Mayor Yiotis Papachristofis said on Wednesday. Papachristofi requested an urgent meeting with Transport ...

All eyes are fixed on whether the two leaders in Cyprus will be willing and able to engage sufficiently to allow an informal five-party meeting with the three guarantor powers ...

The ministry of foreign affairs on Wednesday repeated warnings to Cypriot citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon. It added that those wishing to depart Lebanon are strongly encouraged to ...

The fire which caused massive damage to a historic building in central Paphos appears to have started from a restaurant chimney, police said on Wednesday. The fire, which broke out ...

A 41-year-old man in Paphos has been fined for failing to comply with a game warden’s signal and has been charged with the illegal possession and transportation of explosives ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the outcomes of the informal dinner meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York, ...

The government should do everything in its power and insist on resumption of negotiations, House speaker and Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday. Elsewhere, the party’s former leader ...

Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos once again accused state welfare services of chronic inadequacy and illegality, following the outbreak of a fire in an accommodation centre for minors. The fire which ...

A female prisoner who kicked a police officer in the course of her transfer from Nicosia to Paphos, is to appear before the Paphos district court on Monday. The woman, ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said “immediate, medium term and long term” measures are being taken to address the island’s serious water shortage on Monday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning ...