Iole Damaskinos

Bishop Isaias of Tamasos and Orenis said he considers any process that interrupts human development after conception, “unacceptable,” saying that in this matter he agrees with the position of the ...

The Cyprus Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) is “a jewel for our country,” said EU Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, on Friday. Kyriakides toured the site of the soon-to-be completed CCRI’s ...

The Limassol Volunteers’ Coordinating Council celebrated International Volunteer Day (officially on December 5) on Friday. In a statement, the city’s mayor, Nikos Nicolaides, said that the event has strong symbolic ...

The EU Commission on Friday approved the strategic plans of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for Cyprus and Italy, worth €373 million and €26.61 billion respectively. Of the total EU budget for ...

Based on the latest actuarial study the sustainability of the Social Insurance fund is guaranteed over the longer term, the ministry of labour announced on Friday. The statement appears to ...

Disabled protesters gathered outside the presidential palace on Friday to to decry violations of their rights The protesters and their supporters expressed dissatisfaction with how the government has handled various ...

Larnaca district court fined two football fans on Friday and banned them from stadium participation, after they were found guilty of violence at a football event which took place on ...

Restoration works have begun on the ancient port of Kyrenia, Turkish Cypriot news sources announced on Friday. According to the news sources water supply, sewage, electricity and telephone infrastructure will ...

Applications for the 2023 bicommunal business awards can now be made, Sir Stelios Hadjioannou, the man behind the ‘easy’ brands and founder of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, announced on Tuesday. The ...

The customs department late on Monday issued a statement clarifying that no checks are carried out within the EU single market for products labelled ‘halloumi’ which do not also carry ...

The deadline for payment of 2022 rubbish collection fees has been extended for Paphos, the municipality announced on Tuesday. The last day to pay, which would have been Wednesday, November 30, has ...

The pan-European, progressive movement Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25), whose stated goal is “to democratise the EU before it disintegrates,” has launched a branch of the movement in Cyprus. The ...

People do not need to worry about catching bird flu as doing so is extremely rare, a state expert said on Monday after two incidents of the disease were found ...

Police on Sunday arrested two people in Paphos, aged 25 and 23, for possession of illegal drugs, driving under the influence of narcotics and illegal stay in the country. According to a ...

Two women, who picked up a dropped wallet containing a large sum of cash at a supermarket in Paphos have been identified. According to police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou, on Saturday ...

Paphos police are investigating a case of conspiracy to commit a felony, injury, actual bodily harm and threat after a woman claimed she was attacked. According to a police statement, ...

The Tree Festival, which takes place each year on the fourth Sunday in November in Cyprus, has been celebrated on the island since 1920, the forestry department reported, in its announcement ...

Against the backdrop of World Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Week, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday travelled to Oman to participate in the third global ministerial conference aimed at tackling this ...

Infants and toddlers can now be protected from severe Covid outcomes through the latest vaccinations made available by the state services, Maria Koliou, professor of infectious diseases and member of ...

Parents, the union for the disabled (Kysoa) and others held a protest on Monday morning outside the school of an eight-year-old pupil who they claim is being discriminated against by ...

Conditions at Paphos general hospital are “tragic, appalling and utterly shameful”, Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Monday. Citing examples he had witnessed himself, Phedonos said that both the management ...

The ‘big vision’ is for Cyprus to become self-sufficient in the production of agricultural products, presidential candidate Averof Neophytou has said. Speaking on Sunday evening at a rally in Xylofagou, ...

The Electricity Authority (EAC) board of directors on Tuesday called on workers to reconsider their decision to strike later in the week, to avoid inconveniencing the public. “In an international ...

A suspect in the murder of a central prisons inmate, currently being held on remand in police custody, has reportedly accused a police officer of inappropriate conduct. The suspect, currently ...