Iole Damaskinos

A 16-year-old boy was in hospital on Friday after an amputation following an injury from a firecracker the previous day. The accident happened in the courtyard of a Larnaca church ...

Police arrested two men, aged 43 and 53, after they fell down a cliff in Larnaca district in their attempt to escape the law. Previously officers had secured evidence that the 43-year-old ...

Actions must be taken to curb the phenomenon of short-term tourist rentals by private individuals as the unregulated sector is fueling the housing crisis, the head of the real estate ...

Unionists voiced their opposition on Thursday to the passage of amended labour regulations, charging that the state had satisfied all the demands of employers by bypassing substantial negotiation. The council ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 55-year-old man on Thursday, for an investigated case involving a large stash of cannabis which had been buried underground. The 55-year-old appeare before court on ...

Environmentalists have called for an in-depth investigation into the felling of 28 mature palm trees in Paphos, following a complaint from a local resident. “We insist that municipalities follow the correct ...

Criminal prosecutions are currently underway for debts owed by football clubs to the social insurance fund, Minister of Labour Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday. Speaking after a cabinet meeting on ...

A Limassol priest accused of abusing his privilege of ringing the church bells is to be brought before court to face charges, it was reported on Wednesday. Father Giorgos of ...

Supermarkets across the island are wrapping up their participation in a test run of the e-kalathi application, whose goal is to benefit shoppers by increasing competitiveness and transparency. The app’...

Police have arrested two more people, aged 28 and 53, for an investigated case of real estate fraud in Limassol. Two persons aged 45 and 46 had previously been taken onto custody following their ...

Paphos police on Wednesday are investigating a case of vehicle theft, following their arrest of two suspects, aged 18 and 23. According to police headquarters, the 18-year-old was arrested on Tuesday at ...

Construction of the Tombs of the Kings to Coral Bay road in the Paphos district is expected to begin in the second half of 2026, it was announced on Wednesday. The ...

The electromechanical services department was on Monday working to determine whether a fire at a house in Limassol, in which a family of five died, was caused by a short ...

The signing of two energy agreements with Egypt constitutes a pivotal moment in the countries’ strategic partnership, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. The president and other state officials, including ...

A 45-year-old and a 46-year-old, arrested as suspects in a case of fraud involving real estate, were remanded for eight days by Limassol District Court on Monday. According to police, ...

Larnaca district residents are set to protest once again over pollutants emanating from the electricity authority’s power plant in Dhekelia, amid concerns over the adequacy of supply on Friday, ...

A bill for voluntary conscription of women into the national guard which is to be tabled in parliament after its approval by ministers, was criticised by women’s groups on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides offered reassurances on Thursday that there was no threat to state security in the wake of an ongoing police investigation into a criminal group, known to have ...

Police were investigating an explosion that occurred in the early hours of Thursday at a woman’s home in Strovolos. The explosion at the 65-year-old’s home happened shortly before 1...

A hazardous waste removal operation from the Astrasol factory in Latsia was completed early Wednesday morning, authorities announced. A total of fourteen tonnes of toxic waste, gathered at the factory ...

A gynaecologist was fined by the state health services oversight agency for mislabelling C-sections as ‘emergency’ operations and charging a higher billing fee accordingly. The health insurance organisation (HIO) was ...

Cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and India in defence and security was discussed in Bangalore, India, on Wednesday. Ministry of Defence deputy director Anna Aristotelous represented the Republic at the AeroIndia 2025 ...

Authorities are investigating a network of around 80 individuals, with three arrest warrants issued and two suspects already in custody as of Wednesday. The Nicosia district court on Tuesday approved an ...

A solution to the island’s water scarcity has been proposed through a European Union funded project that optimises the production of desalinated water, it emerged on Wednesday. Under the ...