Rebekah Gregoriades

Urban taxi drivers warned on Monday they would start an indefinite strike on Tuesday if problems leading to the sector’s “total destruction” were not immediately addressed. In a letter ...

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed reports that Iranian munitions had been launched towards Turkey, Cyprus and Azerbaijan in the past few days. “No offensives were initiated from Iranian ...

Firemen came under attack on Sunday afternoon when unknown people started throwing stones at them as they were trying to extinguish a fire on a heap of wood and waste ...

Turkey has deployed six F-16s and air defence systems to the north in light of recent developments in the Middle East, the country’s defence ministry announced on Monday. ...

Cancelled EU informal ministerial councils, put on hold due to escalating tension in the Middle East that affected flights to and from the island, have been rescheduled. The informal telecommunication (...

All confirmed cases of Foot-and-mouth disease so far have been identified in the Larnaca district, though the disease has spread to 34 farms within the containment zone, the Veterinary Services of ...

The parents’ association in Akrotiri on Monday requested the temporary relocation of the community’s nursery and primary schools, citing growing fears following last week’s drone attack on the ...

Tight security measures have been taken at Andreas Papandreou air base in Paphos, where Nikos Christodoulides will be meeting later on Monday with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French ...

The trial of seven individuals and two companies, including former transport minister Marios Demetriades, in connection with issuing Cypriot passports to foreign nationals, was adjourned on Monday until July 8 at 9.30...

The government is not satisfied with the bomb shelters and will be taking decisions to improve the situation at the next cabinet meeting, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. He ...

Cyprus’ security is the collective responsibility of the EU, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday ahead of a visit to the island by the leaders of Greece and France. Speaking ...

A staff member in the accident and emergency department at Limassol General Hospital was attacked on Sunday morning, the union Pasydy said on Monday, condemning the incident and calling for ...

The Cyprus Mountaineering, Climbing and Orienteering Federation has filed a complaint against the Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO), accusing it of “systematically undermining” the federation and warning that it will seek ...

The sirens went off once again in Akrotiri and residents received an sms concerning an ongoing security threat. The alert was over a few minutes later. “There is an ongoing ...

The Nicosia district government on Monday conducted an inspection of the site of a building which collapsed in Nicosia’s old town, saying afterwards that the building appears not to ...

The police arrested four people and reported 372 individuals for traffic violations in overnight operations to combat crime and instil a sense of safety among the public. The arrests were made ...

A 31-year-old was arrested on Sunday in connection with the theft of a motorcycle in Paphos. On Sunday at noon, a 27-year-old reported that his motorcycle had been stole. The ...

A total of 38 flights to and from Larnaca airport were cancelled on Monday due to the crisis in the Middle East. According to airport data, 19 arrivals and 19 departures of various ...

The week starts off with mainly clear skies and passing clouds in the afternoon. Fine dust in the atmosphere can be expected as of Wednesday. Winds will be a northeast ...

The issue of ousted Paphos bishop Tychikos exists no more and, once the Church of Cyprus charter has been revised, a new bishop will be elected, archbishopric spokesman Christakis Efstathiou ...

The national health scheme (Gesy) is “one of the most important social achievements in our country and must be continuously evaluated,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Arriving at the ...

The case file concerning suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has been sent back to the police from the attorney-general’s office for further investigation into the alleged rape of a ...

The government is standing by all those affected by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and “together we will find the best solutions for those people and our country”, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Wide-scale traffic checks carried out on Thursday night resulted in the filing of 121 traffic complaints, including three arrests for drink driving and speeding, the police said on Friday. According to ...