Nikolaos Prakas

The interior ministry rejected an appeal by the Famagusta Constantia bishopric to build a monastery on environmentally protected land in Cape Greco, it emerged on Thursday. As a result, the ...

Cyprus on Thursday welcomed a Moneyval report that said the country had improved measures in tackling money laundering and combating terrorism financing, though it identified existing shortcomings. Moneyval is the ...

A 55-year-old man in Paphos was fined thousands of euros for untaxed tobacco products, it emerged on Thursday. The man was fined €3,500 and after his car was stopped at around 4.30...

Former leader of the banned far-right ‘Golden Dawn’ Party Nikos Michaloliakos will be released from prison in Greece, it emerged on Thursday, as he was found to meet the conduct ...

Cyprus hails EU €1 billion support package to Lebanon By Nikolaos Prakas The EU has offered Lebanon a financial package of €1 billion, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on ...

Cyprus has rejected the new proposal by consortium Chevron, NewMed Energy, and BG Cyprus (Shell) to develop the ‘Aphrodite’ natural gas field in block 12 of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday planted an olive tree to honour Cyprus’ 20 years in the EU lauding the accession as a diplomatic ...

The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell met with the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, Maria Holguin on Wednesday to discuss the Cyprus ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Wednesday lauded Cyprus’ agricultural environmental policies as part of the joining the EU 20 years ago. On the 20th anniversary of the country’s accession to ...

Rainstorms hit Nicosia on Wednesday afternoon, as the weather is expected to clear up in the evening. According to online posts on social media ‘Kairofiloi Kiprou’, the storms hit the ...

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that Europe will always stand by the side of the Republic of Cyprus to solve the Cyprus problem. In a ...

A 26-year-old motorcyclist is critical condition at Nicosia General Hospital after a crash in Larnaca, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the crash occurred on Tuesday around 10.45pm, when ...

The Turkish Cypriot side has on Wednesday hit out at Cyprus being inducted to EU saying that it as “an unjust and historic mistake”. According to a statement from the ‘...

British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork ...

A 23-year-old was arrested on Wednesday, under suspicion of illegally possessing thousands of firecrackers, police said. According to police, the man was found to be in possession of 1,980 firecrackers at ...

Police have begun searching for clues in Pervolia, Larnaca, for individuals related to the attempted gangland murder of Demetris Andronicou, it emerged on Wednesday. Andronicou, aka Demetroui, was shot three ...

Police in Limassol arrested 13 people, during operations of the traffic squad overnight, they said on Wednesday. According to police, in order to prevent juvenile delinquency and protect the property and ...

Fifteen more Syrian migrants arrived on Wednesday morning in the Limnitis area, after they arrived on a speed boat to the north. The 15 migrants, seven men, four women, and four ...

Cyprus’ two largest trade union Sek and Peo will be holding a series of events on Wednesday to celebrate Labour Day. Peo will be holding a series of marches across ...

By July 2024, 20 new e-services will be delivered, including the issuance and renewal of identity cards and passports, the re-issuance of birth and death certificates, and the issuance of certificates of ...

Next week undersecretary to the president Ireni Piki will announce an online platform where people will be able to follow the government’s implementation of its action plan, it emerged ...

The heads and members of community councils, where there is no electoral rival will be announced on Tuesday. In a statement, the Electoral Commissioner for the election of mukhtars and ...

Seven people were remanded for eight days in the attempted murder of a 34-year-old, while another three were released it emerged on Sunday. The murder attempt took place last Tuesday ...

Over a hundred migrants were sent back, police said on Sunday, after the individuals were found to be residing in Cyprus illegally. According to police 181 people were returned to their ...