Rebekah Gregoriades

Finikoudes seafront in Larnaca is getting a permanent police presence, with an information kiosk and foot patrol officers, to crack down on crime and increase the sense of safety among ...

Police carried out a series of raids on Monday in the context of an operation to clamp down on organised crime, including last month’s fire at the Nicosia racecourse. ...

A bill to allow disabled people to receive the minimum guaranteed income regardless of how much other family members earn was discussed on Tuesday at the House labour committee, with ...

Concerns were raised on Tuesday over suggested reforms to the state’s law and audit offices during the first meeting at the attorney-general’s office to examine constitutional issues arising ...

A bill providing for the visual inspection of Turkish Cypriot properties by a civil engineer before being allocated to eligible refugees received mixed reactions from MPs on Tuesday. The bill ...

Disciplinary proceedings begin next week against trade unionist policeman Nikos Loizides for statements he made regarding the police force. Loizides, who is Isotita trade union’s vice president and spokesman, ...

The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is investigating Monday’s incident in Deneia, where a Turkish army officer allegedly threatened a farmer, while he was tending his field in ...

A Turkish army officer allegedly threatened a farmer in Deneia on Monday afternoon, while he was tending to his field in the buffer zone. Deneia community leader Charalambos Alexandrou said ...

An appeal has been lodged against a court decision nullifying the election of Savvas Savva to the post of Alassa community leader. This was announced on Monday by Limassol district ...

An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale was recorded 30km off Rizokarpaso in the north on Monday afternoon. According to Reporter, the tremor was not felt elsewhere in Cyprus.

An operation to dismantle a black money and money laundering network was launched in Limassol on Monday, under Europol guidance in close cooperation with Cyprus police. According to Philenews sources, ...

When does a story drink water and what do you do when confronted with the dreaded black dog? These and many more questions arise when you come to Cyprus and ...

Worsening traffic congestion and measures to address it dominated Friday’s House finance committee meeting, where Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades presented his ministry’s €780 million budget for 2025. MPs pressed Vafeades ...

Fraud investigations into a €46 million waste treatment project have shifted to Brussels but seem to be going nowhere, as the EU, which funded the project, remains uncertain about who is ...

Bee-themed walks and virtual tours are among actions promoted in mountainous Larnaca by the city’s tourism development board to highlight and enhance the unique identity of the honey villages. ...

Bioland Energy has rebounded from a protest against planned photovoltaic parks in Frenaros, which cut a public presentation of the project short on October 17, by issuing a press release outlining ...

The oceans and fisheries European commissioner nominee Costas Kadis has presented his answers in writing ahead of his November 6 hearing at the European Parliament, outlining his priorities for the viability ...

Radiomarathon has announced its annual fundraiser for this year, culminating in the November 4 and 5 event, and has called on businesses to sponsor the event and make a positive difference in ...

One in five businesses in Cyprus were cyberattacked in 2023 and four in five consider cybersecurity to be a fundamental factor for digital transformation, according to a study by the Cyprus ...

Treating severe strokes was the focus of a conference in Limassol, which offered an opportunity to health professionals, scientists, patients and the public to meet and discuss the latest developments ...

A fifth person was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a fight which broke out on Larnaca’s Finikoudes beach, police said. The latest to be arrested is an 18-year-old ...

The financial sector remains resilient as a whole and is able to absorb any unexpected shocks, the Central Bank of Cyprus said on Tuesday in its annual Financial Stability Report ...

After two days of intensive negotiations, the text for the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) focusing on farmers was not adopted due to disagreements, with Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou referring ...

A civilian chased and immobilised a 51-year-old suspect for burglary and theft from a house, on Tuesday in Limassol. The suspect was found to be wanted for five cases and ...