Nick Theodoulou

The price of basic household foodstuffs continued to surge into March despite the inflation rate “slowing” to 5.8 per cent, according to the statistical service. The rate of 5.8 per cent was ...

You gonna eat that? More and more Cypriots are saying yes – with a study finding that food waste is decreasing while finishing leftovers is becoming more common. The percentage of ...

Chief Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou believes there is the possibility for developments on the Cyprus problem, pointing to the need to resolve uncertainties in the region. He explained that ...

The state has paid tens of millions of euros to settle claims with Turkish Cypriots seeking compensation for the use of their properties in government-controlled areas – with hundreds more cases ...

It’s been a bumpy ride over the last couple of days along bicycle and pedestrian paths, this time with two pickup trucks spotted cruising along the designated areas in ...

Stormy weather is in store for the embattled Sun City hotel complex as new Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos insisted that the two “illegal” floors added to the hotel must be ...

In response to what it called a desperate situation, Akel on Wednesday launched a Housing for All campaign that includes the creation of a unified housing agency. “Our aim through ...

Cyprus is to have an emergency warning system capable of sending alerts to mobile phone users by 2024, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. The minister stressed the need and ...

Two of the three suspected diamond thieves have been identified as Georgian nationals and the Cyprus police are to request Interpol and Europol alerts, the force said on Wednesday. The ...

A taxi driver has gained notoriety after a clip circulated on social media showing the black Mercedes cruising down a Paphos cycle lane. The black cab is seen inching towards ...

A US Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine arrived in Limassol this week with a US commander praising the move as promoting security and stability in the region. “The USS San Juan’...

Spring will bring slightly lower electricity bills for the month of April, with the EAC stating that they will be down by 6.6 per cent. The decrease is attributed and linked ...

Wargaming on Tuesday announced the sale of a 13.4 per cent holding in Hellenic Bank to Eurobank for a consideration of €70m. The company still remains Hellenic Bank’s fourth-largest shareholder, ...

A 52-year-old man was jailed on Tuesday for two years for assisting third-country nationals with illegally entering the country. The case emerged last February when a small boat with 21 people – 13 ...

Another suspect – aged 21 – was arrested on Tuesday after police secured an arrest warrant for his alleged link to violence at a basketball match last month. Police said the suspect turned ...

The north was hit by severe electricity blackouts – lasting for over 12 hours in some areas into the early hours of Tuesday – which the ‘electricity authority’ claimed may have been caused ...

By Nick Theodoulou and Iole Damaskinos Police on Tuesday were on the hunt for three Russian-speaking gem thieves who in a high-stake con made off with a five carat diamond ...

The justice ministry, police and other key players on Friday agreed on a memorandum of understanding in tackling hooliganism, which will be binding on all parties in terms of be ...

An MP has alleged that thousands of pieces of real estate are being sold for millions of euros but are recorded as having zero value according to the Department of ...

The road traffic department on Thursday sought to clarify concerns as to what the exact procedures are when attempting to turn at junctions with newly installed traffic cameras. A sergeant ...

President Nikos Christodoulides appointed two unpaid advisors on Thursday – one specialised in economics and the other in crisis management and civil protection. The two advisors are Christodoulos Patsalidis and George ...

The government on Thursday welcomed the first PDO certificate being awarded to a Turkish Cypriot producer of halloumi/hellim as proof of the role the EU can play in efforts ...

Police unions decried the government’s measures aimed at tackling hooliganism as “unrealistic”, while it pointed out that others already exist but are not enforced. Nikos Loizides, head of the ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis considered cutting Cyprus out of key gas pipeline proposals to try and improve Athens-Ankara relations, a book by Cypriot writer Costis Hadjicostis claims. Hadjicostis’ claims ...