Rebekah Gregoriades

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for illegal entry and causing malicious damage to the Holy Cross Catholic church in Nicosia. The police received a complaint on Tuesday that ...

A total of 58 public summer schools will be operating from June 23 till July 25 across Cyprus, with this year seeing the inclusion of special schools till August 1, the education ministry announced ...

The resumption of Cyprus talks from where they left off in Crans-Montana “remains our primary objective”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday evening, pointing out that any discussion of ...

The strategic partnership between Cyprus and the UK is “mutually beneficial at all levels and one that goes from strength to strength”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday evening, addressing ...

A 25-year-old was issued a six-day remand order on Wednesday by the Larnaca district court to facilitate investigations into the theft of a car, resisting lawful arrest and assaulting a ...

The Electricity Authority (EAC) has decided not to insist on a 7.5 per cent increase rate on electricity bills and to request that the adjustment be limited to just 3 per cent, ...

Cyprus will be working closely with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) during its EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2026, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday. Addressing the 113...

Around 20,000 journalists and delegates will be arriving in Cyprus during the country’s EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2026, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna told MPs ...

Hotel worker trade unions warned on Wednesday they will be taking “dynamic measures” if employers continued to violate collective agreements and employee rights. Trade unions Sek and Peo called on ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou promised a more inclusive school, saying that a bill would be prepared this year to improve the special education offered by the state. Speaking after a ...

Between 2008 and 2017, a total of 7,500 individuals obtained Cypriot citizenship through the investment programme, with the cabinet first becoming involved in 2021, a senior officer told the Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday. ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the amount of €100,005,000 for the national solidarity fund for the 2025 scheme to compensate losses for former Laiki bank depositors. Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the ...

The state has not managed to find a way for 297 contract special police officers to remain on the force, the House legal committee heard on Wednesday, with MPs voicing disappointment ...

A 47-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday after police found a large quantity of duty-free tobacco products and €22,105 in cash. At around 8.30am, police officers searched the suspect’...

The House education committee is trying to sort out foreign language undergraduate courses at public universities before its summer recess, it was reported on Wednesday. Committee chairman Diko MP Pavlos ...

Desalination units being installed in Limassol will be up and running with a delay of three weeks, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was informed on Wednesday, during a visit to Moni ...

The publication linked to Cyprus’ participation in the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice was withdrawn because the deputy culture ministry was referred to in the booklet without consent, Deputy ...

The cabinet decided on Wednesday to make legislation for the use of fireworks and explosives stricter, with fines reaching up to €50,000. It also decided to appoint explosives inspectors in an ...

Turkish Cypriot properties available for use by Greek Cypriot refugees will be made public every three months on the website of the service that manages them, the House refugee committee ...

Preserving dry stone walls in buildings is an opportunity to promote Cyprus as a model of sustainable development, strengthen the local economy through the creation of new jobs and keep ...

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Turkey to pay compensation for moral damage to Cypriot company KV Mediterranean Tours Limited for loss of use of property. The ...

A commando squadron officer was found guilty on Tuesday for the death of 27-year-old soldier Panayiotis Yiannios, who was critically injured during a helicopter training exercise in June 2022. Yiannios was ...

The National Solidarity Fund’s committee agreed on Friday on the structure of a scheme to compensate losses for former Laiki bank depositors, with Sykala – the Laiki Bank Depositors Association – ...

Archbishop Georgios should have recused himself in the case of ousted bishop of Paphos Tychikos, the latter’s supporters said on Tuesday. The initiative group in favour of Tychikos said ...