Iole Damaskinos

China has decided to abolish visa requirements for Cypriot nationals, it was reported on Friday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the move to President Nikos Christodoulides during a meeting ...

Police investigations are continuing intensively on Friday to locate 42-year-old convicted double-murderer Theodoros Theofanous. According to police spokesman Christos Andreou, the possibility that Theofanous aimed to cross to the north, ...

Larnaca Airport has been facing increasing complaints from passengers about long queues, prompting Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades to address the issue on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Vafeades acknowledged that ...

Police on Wednesday are investigating a motorcycle theft involving two men who were arrested overnight and are being held in custody. According to the police, officers on patrol in Nicosia ...

A fire which broke out in a car repair workshop in Timi is being investigated on Wednesday. According to the police, the fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon and the ...

A man wanted by the German authorities for an investigated case of fraud involving thousands of euros, is to appear before court on Wednesday to begin his extradition procedure. Paphos ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos participated in a tripartite meeting with his Greek and Egyptian counterparts in New York on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly. During ...

President Nikos Christodoulides discussed Cyprus’ electrical interconnection, among other topics, at a trilateral meeting held between Cyprus, Greece, and France, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting. The ...

The significant geostrategic role of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in view of the latest developments was highlighted by the US Deputy National Security Adviser in ...

The number of migrants arriving in Cyprus by unconventional means has fallen dramatically by more than half, it was reported on Monday. The number of migrants arriving in Cyprus through ...

House audit chairman and Diko MP Zacharias Koulias’widely broadcast plans to appoint a new auditor-general when he is acting President of the Republic later this week were brought to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday expressed the hope that foundations will be laid in New York for the resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus issue, ahead of his meeting with ...

It’s an early morning mid-week and Polis is springing to life at the leisurely, humane pace which makes the region so appealing for a certain calibre of visitor and ...

As arguments develop between municipalities and the newly created district self-governance organisations (EOAs), it emerged on Friday that the issuance of planning permits is one of the biggest problem areas. ...

The Cyprus electricity regulatory authority (Cera) convened early on Friday to approve a revised regulatory framework for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI). The meeting came after President Nikos Christodoulides met ...

A man who had been wanted for almost 20 years for his role in a fatal traffic accident is to appear before the Paphos District Court on Friday. According to the ...

Incidents of violence in and around football stadiums and how to deal with them will be discussed on Friday at a meeting of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). Meanwhile, police ...

A 25-year-old woman has been remanded in custody for three days after allegedly robbing and running down an 89-year-old man in Oroklini, Larnaca. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon. ...

The situation in Akamas remains an “open wound” two months after a parliamentary environment committee meeting that was meant to resolve the issues related to the environmentally sensitive area, the ...

The replacement of naked electricity cables in the Paphos forest and improvements to the power system at the Stavros tis Psokas forestry station are proceeding according to the set timeframe, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) should take responsibility over the violence which unfolded ahead of an Ael-Apollon match and not try to hide behind ...

Minors who had caused ire among Larnaca locals earlier in the week following incidents at an elderly nursing home where they were housed, were moved overnight to other facilities, it ...

The council of ministers will on Friday discuss a proposal to fast-track legalisation of properties for which it is difficult to obtain title deeds, by securing planning amnesty for certain ...

A cannabis haul of almost 23kg was seized in a Nicosia drug bust operation with a 29-year-old set to be brought before Nicosia District Court for the offence on Friday. ...