Rebekah Gregoriades

Although hate crime and hate speech remain relatively rare in Cyprus, the general climate of tolerance and respect has deteriorated in recent years, the Council of Europe said on Friday. ...

Six weeks into its implementation, WeeDrive is growing more popular among Limassol parents, who see their teens getting to activities on time without the stress associated with commuting. Limassol’s ...

The municipality of Larnaca was not aware that a tree-planting event planned for Sunday by the Jewish Community of Cyprus was to be held in honour of US President Donald ...

Primary school teacher union Poed decided on Thursday – as a “gesture of good will” – to postpone its work stoppage scheduled for November 26 to protest the proposed changes to the teacher ...

The police have reportedly proposed indictments against 14 legal entities and individuals over the leasing of firefighting aircraft at the Forestry Department following the completion of investigations into possible corruption and ...

Cyprus has surpassed the EU average in utilising EU funds through the 2021-2027 multi-annual financial framework, however it still stands at 18.8 per cent of the amount it is entitled to, ...

The two 28-year-olds arrested in Greece in connection with the murder of businessman Stavros Demosthenous, who was gunned down last month a few metres from his Limassol home, have been ...

About 90 per cent of traffic on the roads is private commuting and carving out new roads will not solve the problem, the Environmental Movement said on Thursday, presenting a list ...

Two Greek Cypriots standing trial in the north for alleged privacy violations appeared in court on Wednesday, where the prosecution called in two police witnesses. The first witness submitted data ...

A proposal for the chemical castration of people convicted for the sexual abuse of children was presented on Wednesday at parliament, however the government appeared to have reservations about its ...

The historically unequal power relations between men and women not only continue to exist, but any attempt to dismantle them is met with resistance from “leadership interests”, human rights commissioner ...

Oelmek president Demetris Taliadoros said he would not be retracting a remark he made about Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, construed as “sexist”, despite his union’s plea for him to ...

Cyprus continues to face a series of challenges and provocations in its exclusive economic zone, including Turkey obstruction the activities of Cypriot fishermen in violation of international law, Agriculture Minister ...

Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre said on Tuesday that 438 children – mostly early teens –were referred in 2024 to the Children’s House, the facility providing support to victims of sexual ...

In 2024 alone, there were 483 reports of sexual abuse of children in Cyprus. This means one new case every 20 hours and these are just the children who found the courage to ...

The Audit Office on Tuesday requested that Athena Demetriou, former deputy director of the central prisons, be suspended. Demetriou is currently employed at the Audit Office. She is included in ...

A woman was hit by a car on Tuesday morning in Aglandjia, Nicosia. The police said the woman, who was walking in the area when she was run over, was ...

A car overturned on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway on Monday night, near the Latsia weighing station. The police said two cars crashed on the motorway at around 8pm and one of ...

A fire in Goudi village, in the Paphos district, threatened homes on Monday night. The fire broke out in reed beds and thus spread rapidly, placing two nearby houses in ...

Mainly fine weather can be expected on Tuesday with clouds forming locally and temperatures reaching 25C inland and along the coast, and 14C in the highest mountains. Winds will be ...

Primary school teachers’ union Poed will be striking on November 26 from 7.30am till 9am to protest the proposed teacher evaluation plan, a week after unions Oelmek and Isotita are set ...

The four suspects in the gunning down of 49-year-old businessman Stavros Demosthenous a few metres from his Limassol home last month will remain in custody until their trial begins at ...

Students call on US to stop playing role of ‘unelected global policeman’ Events were held on Monday in Cyprus to honour the November 17, 1973, uprising against the junta in Greece, during ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman will be meeting on Thursday at 8.30am in Nicosia, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis announced on Monday. In statements on Monday, Erhurman ...