Iole Damaskinos

The two monks at the centre of the scandals at Avakoum monastery are expected to appear in front of the Holy Synod’s investigative committee in the next couple of ...

Nicosia detects no difference in the stance of the Turkish Cypriot leadership and Turkey on the Cyprus issue during the new efforts undertaken by the UNSG’s personal envoy, Foreign ...

A national guardsman who fell down an 80-metre cliff was rescued by air having sustained relatively minor injuries, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Tuesday. Speaking to CyBC, Kettis ...

A man accused of carrying out a racially motivated assault was charged in writing at the Paphos District Court and released pending summons on Tuesday. Police on Monday arrested the 44...

The journey of the aid ship Open Arms is proceeding according to plan, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Wednesday. The shipment of over 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza, ...

The Green Party on Wednesday raised questions about a potential new illegality committed on a beach in Protaras. According to the party’s announcement, the construction under scrutiny is a ...

The humanitarian aid ship Open Arms finally set sail on Tuesday accompanied by another vessel, inaugurating the operation of the ‘Amalthea’ Larnaca to Gaza sea corridor. President Nikos Christodoulides and ...

An aid ship pegged to leave almost three days ago for Gaza from Cyprus was delayed again on Monday, due to ‘technical difficulties’ in unloading the relief. The ship had ...

The dark side of religious tourism and an extensive miracles racket operating out of the Saint Avakoum monastery in Fterikoudes were exposed on Monday, adding to the slew of scandals ...

A 20-year-old man, named as Demetris Michael, died on Sunday night when the vehicle he was driving crashed off a cliff in Limassol. Police are investigating the circumstances of the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy Maria Holguin on Monday afternoon. According to the Cyprus News Agency, Christodoulides will discuss “very specifically” some issues ...

The state should proceed with the taxation of the windfall profits of banks and renewable energy (RES) companies to procure revenue for implementation of an integrated social policy, PEO union ...

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen is visiting Cyprus this week to discuss implementation of the maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza, it emerged on Wednesday. This was confirmed by ...

Bus routes between Nicosia and Larnaca and the island’s airports have increased, the Kapnos shuttle company announced on Wednesday. According to the announcement, the 26 weekly routes to and from ...

The picture of suffering in Gaza is well-known, despite obstruction of journalists and news flow from the region, Cypriot emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Nikolas Papachrysostomou said on ...

One of the government’s priorities is ensuring the sustainability of the agriculture sector, with fair and stable incomes for farmers, improvement of their quality of life, and food security, ...

A proposal to establish a special category of “rural hotels” was discussed by the House commerce committee on Tuesday. The proposed law, tabled by Disy MPs Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis and Nikos ...

Concerns were raised on Tuesday about the state of the island’s dams and reservoirs, but the agriculture ministry said the situation is under control. The state of ten ageing ...

The head of the consumers’ association on Monday predicted that fuel prices will continue to rise significantly, squeezing the average householder, while others also expressed concerns over the effects of ...

The search for the body of a six-year-old child reportedly thrown into the sea from a boat carrying irregular migrants to Cyprus was called off on Monday lunchtime, the Joint ...

The Paphos district court on Monday issued four-day detention orders today against a total of seven individuals apprehended by the police in the early hours of Sunday after a large ...

After lengthy tender procedures, the Electricity Authority (EAC) has awarded the tender for the installation of smart meters to the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta), it emerged on Wednesday. The decision ...

A Turkish taxi driver was remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District court on Wednesday, under suspicion of selling weapons in the state-controlled areas. Police said earlier that the ...

Teachers’ unions on Wednesday called off a proposed strike, pending a meeting with the education minister. The 24-hour strike, scheduled to be carried out by supportive education staff on Friday, ...