Rebekah Gregoriades

With the temporary pier to the Gazan coastline operational, humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza resumed on Thursday. The US Central Command (US Centcom) said in a press release on ...

A 48-year-old was arrested in Paphos for drink driving on Thursday afternoon, with final blood alcohol level 138mg instead of 22mg. Police said the driver, a permanent resident of Paphos, ...

Leaving the heatwave behind and welcoming average temperatures for the end of June, Cyprus prepares for the upcoming bank holiday – the Orthodox Whit Monday or Kataklysmos – celebrated across the island ...

A holiday home in Zygi was extensively damaged in a fire in the early hours of Friday. Old cars in the yard were also damaged. Police said the fire was ...

Hezbollah’s “verbal attack” against Cyprus “is just beyond me”, the state department said on Thursday. “Why Hezbollah would attack a country in the middle of that important humanitarian role ...

A campaign has launched in Cyprus to cultivate awareness around people violently displaced or forced to leave their homes. Commissioner for administration and the protection of human rights, ombudswoman Maria ...

Cyprus, the Middle East and Ukraine are among issues topping the agenda of an official visit to Cyprus by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique Manalo on Friday. ...

Two centres for people with eating disorders are in the pipeline, the House health committee heard on Thursday. The committee once again discussed the rising numbers of children and teenagers ...

Posting videos and photographs on social media of individuals whose consent has not been obtained is on the rise, triggering the data commissioner to issue warnings. Commissioner for personal data ...

The interior ministry on Thursday has announced financial aid for damage to houses, vehicles and professional buildings caused by recent wildfires. The state aid covers damage in the villages of ...

GPS systems being affected in Cyprus due to the conflicts in Israel cannot be avoided, however the situation is so far “manageable”. Senior officer of electronic communications at the deputy ...

Inland temperatures on Thursday are expected to peak at 40C, with a yellow warning in place from 12 noon till 16.30pm. Yellow warnings are issued for temperatures that may affect vulnerable ...

Two persons, 17 and 14, were arrested in Larnaca for illegal possession of property, theft, and attacking a policeman. Police said a woman from Nicosia reported her handbag had been stolen from ...

A 76-year-old Briton, permanent resident of Ayia Napa, suffered fatal electrocution on Thursday morning while gardening. William Edward, who lived in Ayia Thekla – Ayia Napa area – with his wife, was ...

Attorney-general George Savvides on Friday enters day three of testifying in the auditor-general case, before the Supreme Constitutional Court. The court is hearing the case calling for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ ...

58-year-old lorry driver Lambros Georgiou from Anthoupolis was killed on Thursday in an accident on the Alona-Platanitasa road. Police said the accident happened at 3.45pm when Georgiou lost control of ...

A fire that broke out just before midnight on Thursday in Paphos, between Kelokedara and Trachypedoula villages, is “manageable”, with residents saying last night was “nightmarish”. At 1am Trachypedoula, about 20...

A red warning is in place for Friday, from 11am to 5pm, as temperatures are expected to peak at 45C inland and 35 in the mountains. The met office said early ...

Close to two dozen homes were affected by the two days of wildfires in the Paphos area, with the blazes destroying five homes completely, the deputy district governor of Paphos ...

A 34-year-old man was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Wednesday for burglary by the Paphos district court. Police said the crime was committed in March. A 44-year-old man, who ...

The cross examination of attorney-general Giorgos Savvides continues on Thursday before the Supreme Constitutional Court, which is hearing the case calling for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ dismissal on the grounds of ...

The heatwave persists on Thursday with a new amber warning for temperatures and red for forest fires. The amber warning is in place from 12 noon till 5pm, when temperatures are ...

Final exams in public schools across Cyprus continue on Wednesday with Modern Greek.The education ministry expects 5,352 candidates to turn up for Wednesday’s three-hour exam.Thursday’s exams are ...

Public hospital doctors will stage a 24-hour strike on June 20, threatening escalated measures on July 2 and 3 if they are not compensated in full for the hours they put in. In ...