Iole Damaskinos

A teacher at a Limassol high school was accused of forcibly cutting a student’s hair, it emerged on Friday. According to reports, the incident happened at the start of ...

The island’s ports have been put on full alert on Friday under a plan to evacuate thousands of Israelis and foreign nationals by sea to Cyprus. Initial plans include ...

By Iole Damaskinos and Tom Cleaver There are now no commercial flights between Cyprus and Israel after Cypriot airline TUS Airways became the last to suspend its services between the ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met the ambassadors of Arab states in Nicosia on Thursday to discuss the situation in Israel and Gaza. The minister expressed Cyprus’ support for de-escalation and ...

Tensions overnight flared up once more at the unaccompanied minors’ facility in Paphos at the Tombs of the Kings area, it was reported on Wednesday. Police are investigating the latest ...

A study on the impacts of tall buildings has been commissioned by the urban planning council of the interior ministry. According to a statement, the study, to be carried out ...

Hospitals are ready to receive and care for patients or injured persons from Israel, the spokesman for the state health services (Okypy), Charalambos Charilaou, said on Wednesday. “In the event ...

The ambassador of Finland and the mayor of Paphos confirmed their interest in building a close cooperation in the fields of tourism and culture. In a meeting held on Tuesday ...

The Jewish community of Cyprus is asking for support and assistance to those suffering in Israel in a press release issued on Tuesday. “With over 1,000 dead, thousands more injured and ...

Cypriot pilgrims left for Jerusalem barely an hour after Hamas fired rockets into Israel even though it was known the attack had started, the groups’ travel agent said on Tuesday. “...

Two men, aged 35 and 29, were remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday after posing as doctors to scam thousands of euros out of the elderly in Limassol. The pair ...

Police on Tuesday have stepped up patrols around Jewish establishments in Paphos and elsewhere on the island, in the wake of hostilities by Hamas in Israel. The increased protection measures ...

Cyprus remains committed to improving the state of fish stocks, Director of the Environment Department Kostas Hadjipanayiotou said on Monday. It is important to achieve sustainability of the fishing sector ...

Paphos beaches are facing a huge problem of seaweed accumulation, Yeroskipou Mayor Kyriakos Hadjivasilis said on Monday. A solution for a place to deposit the seaweed, which is removed, must ...

A 22-year-old was arrested on Sunday after he was found to be in possession of over ten kilos of cannabis. According to the police, at 11.30 members of the drug squad (...

By Iole Damaskinos and Jonathan Shkurko President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday reiterated his deep concern regarding the unfolding situation in Israel, underlining the shock and sympathy felt by the whole ...

The situation that has developed in Israel is being monitored and Cyprus is ready to help especially in health-related issues, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday evening. The president also ...

The main goal of the state is to enable the police force to effectively execute operational response plans, the government spokesman said on Friday. Konstantinos Letymbiotis was responding to comments ...

The president is not hiding anything, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday answering criticism of him over the controversial issue of multiple pensions for state officials. President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Cyprus’ ambassador to Greece has become the target of bemusement following reports which surfaced in Greek and local media that he was selling signed ladies’ scarves. The recently appointed ambassador ...

Two elderly women were scammed out of around €7,000 and gold worth €8,000 on Thursday. According to a police statement on Friday, the perpetrators were part of the recurrent ‘doctor’ scam whereby ...

The lifeguards’ branch of Isotita union on Friday announced a two-hour work stoppage. The reasons for the work stoppage, set for Monday morning, according to a statement, is to demand ...

Two men received fines of €600 in a case linked to the violence which erupted in Chlorakas in late August after police found them in possession of weapons. The two defendants, ...

The alarmingly poor level of children’s health on the island was highlighted by presenters at the 9th Cyprus Public Health Day conference held at Tepak’s international institute for ...