Iole Damaskinos

Cyprus is ready to respond to events like the recent tragedy off the coast of Pylos in Greece, Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou said on Friday. The minister’s statement came ...

Ersin Tatar issued a statement on Thursday saying that seeking involvement outside of the UN, towards resolution of the Cyprus problem, is pointless without Turkish Cypriot input. Tatar’s comments ...

Paphos municipality on Thursday announced initiatives in the fight against drug addiction to take place in June. According to the announcement, on the occasion of international day against drugs, on ...

There is an urgent need for effective measures to deal with abuse and neglect of the elderly, the third-age observatory stated on Thursday, on the occasion of international elder awareness ...

Police in Nicosia on Thursday are investigating a bomb explosion at the offices of an insurance company on Athalassa Avenue. According to initial reports the bomb went off at 4.15 am, ...

Paphos district lifeguards have announced a two-hour work stoppage in protest of under staffing and other longstanding issues. In an official statement the lifeguards said they took the decision last ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer agreed on Wednesday on the importance of the EU taking a more active role at the negotiating table once Cyprus talks resume. “...

Fuel and electricity prices are set to rise as of July 1 following expiration of the relief measures for consumers introduced last year. According to Finance Ministry permanent secretary, George Panteli, ...

Appalling conditions and overcrowding at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital resurfaced on Tuesday, following the publication of pictures of the facility on social media. Increased admissions, medicine shortages, chronic understaffing, and ...

Opposition party Akel on Tuesday lambasted the interior minister’s positive spin on the migration agreement announced last Thursday by the EU ministerial council. In its statements, Akel bashed the ...

Police on Monday in Nicosia arrested a man for possession of a stolen bicycle, after its rightful owner spotted it being advertised for sale online. According to the police, the ...

The prices of some popular supermarket items have not dropped significantly following the introduction of reduced VAT, a month after the intended consumer relief measure kicked in, data from the ...

Irregular doctor charges and long waiting times for appointments are not widespread, head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning programme, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will discuss the multiple challenges facing the EU in his speech before the European Parliament on Tuesday, Government Spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said. The president will travel to ...

After three years of intense negotiations agreement has been reached for the creation of an EU solidarity mechanism on asylum seekers, Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou, announced late on Thursday on ...

After a chase, police in Limassol on Thursday night arrested a man involved in a chain of unfortunate incidents. During traffic control operations, shortly before 12.30pm, officers noticed three young ...

Minister of Energy George Papanastasiou on Thursday is headed to London for a two-day meeting on energy and investments. According to the ministry announcement, Papanastasiou is set to meet with ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday reiterated that President Nikos Christodoulides was ready to meet with Turkish leader Ersin Tatar at any time. Letymbiotis’ statements to CyBC came following reports ...

Up to 4000 microplastics per square meter were detected on Cyprus’ coasts, the non-governmental research centre, AKTI, announced on Thursday. The announcement, on the occasion of International Oceans Day, came at ...

The association of physiotherapists went on a four-hour work stoppage on Thursday, from 9am until 1pm, over disputes with state health insurance organisation (HIO). In its statement, the association said ...

A bomb explosion occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning at the Cyprus referee association premises in Nicosia. According to police, the information was received around 2am and members ...

President Nikos Christodoulides claimed on Wednesday he has suggested either an unofficial social get together or an official meeting to restart Cyprus talks with the Turkish Cypriot leader, following a ...

Doctors are charging patients arbitrarily, watchdog says By Iole Damaskinos Complaints are on the rise from state healthcare (Gesy) patients about specialists and personal doctors charging increased fees. According to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said he would not be fuelling nationalist fires over the attack on a 25-year-old Turkish Cypriot woman. Speaking to reporters at an event in Paphos, ...