Rebekah Gregoriades

Nearly half of Cyprus’ bathing beaches, along with two marinas, were awarded Blue Flags for 2026 on Thursday, with Environment Minister Maria Panayiotou describing the achievement as recognition of the country’...

A preliminary objection was submitted on Thursday regarding the revised indictment in the case of private prosecutions on behalf of the family of Thanasis Nicolaou, which relieves some of the ...

The Public Service Commission on Thursday suspended the permanent secretary of the deputy tourism ministry, approving the recommendation of the Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis. The commission ordered Neofytos Papadopoulos ...

A 23-year-old who had been wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Kato Polemidia on Tuesday turned himself in on Thursday morning and was subsequently arrested. He was later ...

Archbishop Georgios has called on the newly ordained bishop of Paphos, Gregorios, to serve as a model cleric, saying his education, prudence, faith and spiritual qualities “inspire hope for successful ...

Former Paphos bishop Tychikos secured a significant legal vindication Wednesday after the Supreme Court granted him the right to pursue a challenge against the decision which ratified his removal from ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is flying to Barcelona on Wednesday to attend the inauguration of one of the towers of the Sagrada Familia, a still unfinished Catholic church designed by Catalan ...

Melios zoo and its owner have filed a complaint with President Nikos Christodoulides regarding “long-standing, systematic and documented illegal behaviour” on behalf of state officers and services. The complaint by ...

Consumers ordering food to be delivered to their door are at risk of poisoning due to poor cool box sanitation and Cyprus’ high temperatures encouraging pathogens, with proper packing during ...

A yellow warning for isolated heavy thunderstorms on Wednesday has been issued by the Meteorological Department. The warning is valid from 11am till 6pm and the thunderstorms are expected to ...

A 33-year-old man was arrested at Larnaca airport on Tuesday on an arrest warrant issued in the United States for financial crimes, the police announced on Wednesday. The police said ...

The police have secured an arrest warrant against a person believed to be involved in Tuesday’s Kato Polemidia stabbing and are investigating attempted murder. At 2pm on Tuesday, the ...

Eleven individuals were arrested in overnight police operations, mainly for possession of drugs, theft and causing grievous bodily harm. The police said 473 vehicles were pulled over, and their drivers and 201 ...

A fire at a car repair shop on Wednesday in Paphos caused extensive damage to a car parked outside. The police said the fire was reported at 2.10am and was ...

Wednesday starts off mainly sunny, with clouds expected to start gathering from noon onwards, yielding local showers and isolated thunderstorms with hail in the mountains and inland. Winds will be ...

The government is promoting a National Food Safety Authority, which will be tasked with coordinating and supervising official controls by services and laboratories, and drafting a unified national strategy for ...

Disy leader and newly re-elected House president Annita Demetriou said on Monday she feels “safe” amid ongoing police investigations into death threats sent by email. “Yes of course I feel ...

A 28-year-old man sentenced to three years in prison for stealing €20, which he later returned, is being set free 11 months into his term. The appeals court on Monday overruled the ...

Cyprus is set to receive around €800 million for 2028-2034 to tackle immigration, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. Earlier Deputy Minister for Immigration Nicholas Ioannides said Cyprus, as a ...

Workers cutting engineered stone have increasingly been taking sick leave for skin disease and respiratory problems, however there is not enough data in Cyprus to link inhaling the fine dust ...

All-day schools will be covering more students as of September, with the addition of 60 more schools entering the programme, Education Minister Athena Michaelides said on Thursday. The decision, taken at ...

Heating and cooling account for around 70 per cent of household energy consumption in Cyprus, with cooling degree days reaching 610 per cent of the European average, according to a report published ...

The health ministry is promoting a new bill to alter the nurses-to-patients ratio, which it hopes will deal with the staffing in state hospitals, by increasing the number of patients ...

Cyprus stands ready to strengthen cooperation with Kazakhstan, particularly in business, connectivity, energy, investments and tourism, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Christodoulides also attended the official inauguration of the ...