Rebekah Gregoriades

Pensioners’ union Ekysy has called for social cards to be issued to all eligible recipients, noting that it has received no response to letters sent to address the four-year delay ...

Hunting season starts on Sunday and the Game Reserve Fund has sent out a plea to all hunters to follow the rules and show respect to property. It reminded hunters ...

All was quiet in Deneia on Thursday, with community leader Charalambos Alexandrou calling on the state to take a tougher stance towards the UN. This follows recent incidents  with Turkish ...

Yet another food delivery driver was attacked on Wednesday evening in Limassol. The 23-year-old foreigner, who is studying in Cyprus and working part time as a food delivery driver, reported ...

A 15-year-old was arrested and detained on Wednesday in connection with an attack and attempted theft against a delivery driver in Limassol. Three others had been arrested on October 25. Two ...

President Nikos Christodoulides heads to Maximou in Athens on Thursday to discuss the outcome of his meeting on Wednesday with US President Joe Biden at the White House. Christodoulides is ...

Two teens, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on Wednesday in Paphos to facilitate investigations in connection with conspiracy to commit a crime, theft and carrying a knife. Police were informed at 5.10...

Cloudy skies on Thursday may bring isolated showers mainly in the mountains, while Friday will see fine dust in the atmosphere. Weather on Thursday will start off partly cloudy, with ...

A €10,000 ceiling in the use of cash for the purchase of goods or services was discussed at the House ethics committee on Wednesday, as part of a bill put forward ...

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. ...