Iole Damaskinos

Passenger complaints against poor treatment by airlines are at an all-time high, according to the Cyprus consumers association. Speaking to the CyBC on Tuesday, Virginia Christou, head of the consumer ...

A police request for the arrest of the hotel manager after a pool maintenance incident saw 26 guests go to hospital, was thrown out of court on Tuesday. Paphos district court ...

Dozens of thefts have been reported by beachgoers across Cyprus, police spokesman Christos Andreou said on Tuesday as incidents seem to be growing. In total police are investigating 57 beach thefts, ...

The Famagusta district self-governance organization (EOAA) has decided to become completely paper-free, it announced on Tuesday. Reducing waste, enhancing security and efficiency are the goals behind the move, according to ...

Public warnings have been issued on Tuesday in view of the ongoing heatwave and related deaths urging vigilance for symptoms of both heat exhaustion and heat stroke. “Heat exhaustion can ...

Further significant findings have emerged from the Palloures site in Chlorakas, in an archaeological mission originally dubbed a last-minute “rescue excavation” prior to the area being razed by bulldozers. The ...

A post-mortem was performed on Monday on the six-year-old girl who died in her sleep in Paphos last week, however the exact cause of death will be determined by the ...

The EAC is moving forward with securing large plots of state land for building more photovoltaic (PV) parks, Electricity Authority director George Petrou said on Monday. “People have come forward ...

Police on Tuesday arrested an additional three people in connection with an alleged brawl between families in Limassol. The trio, aged 47, 44, and 26 years old respectively, were remanded in custody for ...

A 17-year-old boy suffering from what turned out to be acute appendicitis was subjected to a nightmarish ordeal for over 24 hours, before finally getting the surgery he urgently needed, it ...

Police headquarters on Wednesday are investigating a known pyramid scheme to which a number of people have allegedly fallen prey losing thousands of euros. Police issued instructions to district criminal ...

Water levels at the country’s reservoirs have dropped critically and measures to intensify fines for wastage are being deliberated, acting director of the water development department (WDD) George Kazantzis ...

Police on Wednesday are investigating a fire which broke out in Limassol in the Parekklisia area. According to the police, a cadet constable noticed the small fire around 6.20pm on ...

Adjustments to its flight schedule, necessary in recent weeks due to unforeseen delays in the delivery of the new Airbus A220 aircraft have been completed, Cyprus Airways announced. “The current ...

Cooperation between the Unites States and Cyprus has never been stronger, President Nikos Christodoulides said, underscoring the significance of the establishment of formal strategic dialogue between the countries. The development ...

Wednesday will be mostly sunny with episodes of dust and temperatures rising to 39C in the interior, 35C on the south and east coasts, 33C on the north coast, and 29...

A government measure to cap the price of bottled water at certain venues, including airports and beaches, was hanging in the balance on Tuesday with MPs caught up in a ...

A group of over 70 English school students and their teachers who were stranded in Switzerland after heavy rains damaged roads have started their return journey to Cyprus. Foreign ministry spokesman ...

Extreme temperatures and regular heatwaves are forecast for Cyprus this month according to information put out by the German Meteorological Service (DWD). DWD, which operates as part of the World ...

Top students, parents and teachers have blasted a national maths exam as “impossibly challenging”, it emerged on Tuesday. The exam, which is used for university entry in Cyprus and Greece, ...

The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) is a pioneer in green practices having been awarded the Zero Waste to Landfill certificate for the eighth year running, it announced on Tuesday. In 2023, ...

New acting prison director Charis Philippides said on Tuesday that progress is being made towards stamping out organised crime in prisons and corruption among guards. “It is important to bear ...

Legislative changes to local government reform are to be discussed in September, after a two-month trial period to determine the reform’s exact financial and logistical outputs, Interior Minister Constantinos ...

The planned 48-hour strike by public hospital doctors scheduled to take place from Tuesday to Thursday has been called off following extensive discussions between the doctors’ unions, the state health ...