Iole Damaskinos

“The government will not be drawn into pre-election campaigning,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, dismissing criticism against his administration as political posturing. The president was responding to criticism about ...

The Animal Party voiced its concern on Friday over illegal animal slaughtering methods after a man was found cutting up a kangaroo in the Famagusta district. The party also called ...

The significantly reduced irregular flows and high rates of migrant returns confirm that the state’s policy is correct, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday night. Speaking at a ceremony ...

Cyprus has set in motion a complete plan for the reclamation of waste management operations and facilities and is optimistic that an EU fine can be averted, director of the ...

Two persons were being held by police for questioning on Thursday after the death of a worker, who was crushed to death by falling timber at a Paphos construction site. ...

Police on Thursday reported the arrest of a man caught cutting up a kangaroo in Famagusta. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail Ioannis Ioannou, a senior official at the state Veterinary ...

Police on Thursday are investigating a fatal work accident which resulted in the death of a 34-year-old construction worker in Peyia. The man, named as Aldahdouh Housain from Syria, a ...

The head of the certified electricians’ association, George Kyriakou, on Wednesday warned the public about faulty cut-off switches linked to photovoltaic (PV) installations, and separately cautioned against rushed installations of ...

The Larnaca self-governance organisation (EOA) announced strict controls on Wednesday, in a bid to curb wasteful use of water. “As of this week, the agency is proceeding with the imposition ...

Yet another delivery driver attack was reported by police late on Wednesday, having taken place overnight in Limassol, bringing the total number of such attacks up to three. Following two ...

A deadline of May 15 has been set for hospital dispensaries to process specialised drug prescriptions not registered in the Gesy online system. Up until now doctors could issue these prescriptions ...

Investigations are continuing on Wednesday into a large stash of fireworks that went off overnight in Limassol, alarming local residents who thought they were larger explosions. The incident happened near ...

A 19-year-old man from Larnaca was arrested overnight for allegedly assaulting a police officer following a traffic accident. He is set to appear before the district court on Wednesday. According ...

The relationship between the Netherlands and Cyprus is “broad and multifaceted,” with notable cooperation in the agricultural sector, Dutch Ambassador Wouter Plomp said. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Plomp ...

Paphos residents will receive their water bills during the first ten days of May, head of the Paphos EOA Charlambos Pittokopitis said on Wednesday, adding that bills have already been ...

The gas leak in Engomi on Sunday, which led to road closures and power cuts, was most likely caused by a mud slide at a nearby illegal excavation and construction ...

The first meeting of the bicommunal Technical Committee for Youth Matters took place on Monday at Ledra Palace. Committee members briefly checked in with both President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish ...

Officials from the agriculture ministry are expected to carry out onsite assessment of crop damages in Paphos on Monday, caused by severe weather over the weekend. Hailstorms on Sunday wreaked ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Friday said the government was operating under a “people’s mandate” to implement a human-centred employment policy. The minister was responding to Sek union leader ...

The Maltese government on Friday confirmed reports by NGOs and media that a vessel carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza via Turkish-organised Gaza Freedom Flotilla was struck by drones off the ...

The environment department on Monday issued a statement assuring that no gaps exist in the fast-track licensing procedure for small private desalination plants, which are promoted as a win-win drought-mitigation ...

The hooded mob which clashed with police in Limassol over the weekend, was made up of young men marking the one hundred days prior to being conscripted for mandatory armed ...

Protection for journalists and whistleblowers was raised as a topic by parliamentary Vice President and Special Representative against corruption, Irene Charalambides, at an EU-hosted financial forum against corruption. The proceedings ...

The Municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia on Friday called on authorities to immediately remove seven migrant accommodation structures from its tourist zone and requested reinforcement of policing. “We denounce the unacceptable actions ...