Nikolaos Prakas

A 28-year-old man died on Wednesday, after the vehicle he was with two others overturned on an agricultural road in Pomos, police said. Police said that Lambros Andreou died in ...

A new law to criminalise unlicensed nurseries and babysitters is in the works, as it emerged on Tuesday that a babysitter has four abuse charges against her. The law has ...

The attorney-general on Tuesday filed an appeal over a Limassol District Court decision that last month awarded compensation to an individual in a 2013 Laiki Bank haircut case. “In particular, the ...

The Greek Cypriot side is waiting to see how constructive the Turkish Cypriot side will be following the appointment of the new UN envoy, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

If Turkey’s stance on the Cyprus problem has changed it will be determined in practice, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday, commenting on the impromptu visit of Turkish ...

The ship initially identified by various reports as ‘Lyme Bay’, the first humanitarian aid ship sent from Cyprus to Gaza, was still waiting to dock on Tuesday, after it left ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday with authorities dealing with delinquency in schools, following the arrest of a group of teens that set fire to ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Tom Cleaver Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called on Russia to recognise north and for Russian President Vladimir Putin to interact directly with it, it emerged ...

On December 21, 1963 intercommunal violence broke out between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Sixty years later we are still paying the price A newly formed Republic of Cyprus was ripped apart 60 years ...

Police arrested three minors on Saturday, under suspicion of setting fire to a school in Nicosia overnight. According to police, after midnight, officers received a call about a fire at ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Saturday that roadworks in Akamas will proceed and that they will not be suspended under any circumstances. Following a meeting with all those involved ...

On Saturday, Health Minister Popi Kanari announced that she received a report regarding a complaint filed with health services. The complaint alleged mistreatment of a patient, who was reportedly locked ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said that he requested the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres send his envoy for as much time as is needed, it emerged on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Turkish Cypriot ...

Good news is expected for the creation of the hepatology clinic with support from UK hospitals, Health Minister Popi Kanari said at an event hosted by the association of liver ...

The EU struck out a clause in the media freedom act that would allow them to spy on journalists it emerged on Saturday, following comments by President Nikos Christodoulides that ...

Police arrested a 24-year-old woman arriving at Larnaca airport around 9kg of cannabis in her suitcases, an announcement said on Saturday. The woman arrived on Friday night, and during checks ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari announced on Friday that she will meet with medical union representatives and members of the state health services organisation (Okypy) next week. This comes after it ...

Issues over the purported invitation of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to President Nikos Christodoulides to visit Ankara continued on Friday, with the political opposition claiming that knowledge of the invitation ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari announced on Friday that a natural childbirth strategy will soon be discussed in the cabinet. During her opening remarks at the Nursing and Midwifery Scientific Conference ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday discussed Cyprus’ policy implemented in recent months to make the country a less attractive destination for migrants with Nigerian and Lebanese officials, while in ...

Anthropologist Eleftheria Charilaou testified in the Limassol Court on Thursday during the inquiry into the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou. On Monday, the police guard responsible for transporting the ...

Doctors without borders Cyprus will be sending a mission to Rafah in Egypt to deal with patients and victims of Israeli attacks in Gaza, an announcement said Thursday. The team ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday he would visit Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, if he was invited, amid a swirling media storm that such an invite had already been made. “...

Children at Makarios hospital were all smiles on Thursday when Santa Claus came to visit and give them presents for the festive season. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail about the ...