Iole Damaskinos

A convict in the Central Prisons was injured while climbing a gate on Sunday and taken to the Nicosia General Hospital. The prison guard branch of police union Isotita said ...

Cyta has postponed upgrades to the network would have affected customers in the wider Polis Chrysochous area. The work, which was due to start at 7am on September 27 was expected ...

The Cultural Village of Lemba project is expected to be completed by mid December according to the community leader Thucydides Chrysostomou. The creation of the centre foresees the building of ...

Larnaca port is investing in cruise destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean, it announced on Friday with the goal of attracting tourists from new markets and offering them upgraded tourist experiences. ...

Ten irregular immigrants from Syria were picked up by an Italian frigate off the coast of Cyprus and were later transferred to Pournara late on Thursday. The ten were picked ...

The fire service on Thursday rescued a worker who had been trapped under a mound of soil during maintenance work on water pipelines in Larnaca According to a statement from ...

Greece and Cyprus are in absolute coordination, President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated, after their meeting on Wednesday and in the wake of the latter’s ...

A project to create a linear park along the bed of the Chrysochou river is being promoted, according to Paphos District Officer Mary Lambrou. The project is being promoted in ...

Power outages in Ayioi Trimithias, Kokkinotrimithia and Palaiometocho are due to a fault in power distribution lines, the electricity authority (EAC) announced on Thursday. Spokeswoman for the authority Christina Papadopoulou ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will give clear answers on Wednesday to the positions which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed in his speech before the UN General Assembly overnight in New ...

Socialist party Edek on Wednesday responded with a strong statement to comments made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his address to the UN General Assembly overnight in New ...

People seeking appointments at medical specialists may soon be split into categories according to how urgent their needs are to help fight waiting times, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on ...

Sixty young people from Greece, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Romania, Armenia, Ukraine and Cyprus are participating in an international exchange for peace. The event titled “Peace Ambassadors” is underway since Friday, ...

A meeting between the UN Secretary-general and the Turkish President will “determine the next moves” on the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said in New York on Monday. “I consider ...

After the racist attacks seen on the island recently, Iole Damaskinos speaks to one Syrian family who feel welcomed Life as a displaced person has never been easy for 41-year-old ...

New proposed relief measures by the Consumer Protection service include a ceiling on the price of bottled water, it was reported on Friday. The consumer protection service has prepared a ...

Four MPs on Friday evaluated the new park and ride bus route from GSP stadium into Nicosia by trying out the route for themselves. House Education Committee chairman Pavlos Mylonas, ...

The fire that broke out near the village of Koilani, in the Limassol district, was under control on Friday, but aerial firefighters remain on standby in case of flare-ups. Speaking ...

A fire that broke out early on Friday morning at a metals recycling plant in the Geri industrial area has been brought under control with the use of five fire ...

Archbishop Georgios has come out in favour of sex education in schools saying it is better for children to be enabled to protect themselves than to be left uninformed. The ...

A major clean-up operation at the infamous St Nicholas complex in Chlorakas is underway on Wednesday, the Chlorakas community leader said. Earlier in the week action was taken to seal ...

Authorities on Wednesday were investigating an explosion that occurred in the morning in Aradippou, with sources suggesting it may have been caused by army ammunition. The blast injured three people, ...

Thefts and vandalism are plaguing Larnaca’s schools, President of the district’s school board Petros Chrysostomou said on Wednesday. Items such as air conditioner compressors, copper pipes, and solar ...

Well-known animal charity PAWS (Protecting Animals Without Shelter) is offering an original way to support the island’s strays through picking up a good read. The charity book sale is ...