Rebekah Gregoriades

Communities around the Akrotiri British air base reported a quiet night, following Monday’s Iranian-backed drone strike launched from Lebanon, however they did report people panicking and hundreds contacting the ...

The interior ministry on Tuesday reiterated instructions to the public in case of military aggression directed at Cyprus, including becoming familiar with the nearest bomb shelter and recognising siren signals. ...

The British bases have announced an enhanced presence of police officers in Akrotiri on Monday night. “We are grateful for the Republic of Cyprus’ cooperation in supporting the voluntary dispersal ...

The Republic of Cyprus is monitoring developments and evaluating every statement made and any information received, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday evening, following a National Security Council meeting. ...

Cyprus’ EU Presidency has postponed the informal council of ministers for European affairs, originally scheduled for March 2 and 3, as well as the informal council of culture, planned for March 5 and 6, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides held a telephone conversation with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun following the drone attack on the British bases in Akrotiri, reportedly fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon, sources said ...

An amendment allowing Cyta to provide new services, including energy, will be sent to plenum, following discussions on Monday at the House finance committee. A representative of the legal service ...

Cyprus recorded the lowest percentage of women in managerial positions in 2024, with 25,3 per cent, compared to the EU average of 35.2 per cent, up from 31.8 per cent in 2014, Eurostat said on ...

New interventions to combat gender-based and domestic violence were announced on Monday at parliament, with Law Commissioner Sofia Kleopa Hadjikyriacou saying that access to support would not depend on the ...

There are approximately 2,500 bomb shelters available across Cyprus that can accommodate up to 45 per cent of the population, and efforts are ongoing to increase their number, Civil Defence head Maria ...

Four Greek F-16 fighter jets arrived in Cyprus on Monday, after the island became the target of drone strikes amid the crisis in the Middle East. In a post on ...

Three heroines of Mediaeval Nicosia – Elena Denores, Lucretia Lasse and Katerina Flangi – have been brought back to life in an exhibition showcasing the life of women who shaped the capital ...

The government is increasing social expenditure after the economy recorded growth, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “It is important that we have had the ability – based on economic circumstances ...

New delays in delivering the last part of a report by the authority against corruption on Mafia State – a book by investigative journalist Makarios Droushiotis – are expected to be announced ...

Turkish Cypriot businessman Erdil Nami, father of the north’s former ‘foreign minister’ and Cyprus problem negotiator Ozdil Nami, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84. Erdil Nami graduated ...

The government is determined to raise pensions through reforms, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday during a meeting with trade unions SEK, PEO and Deok. The president said the meeting ...

Cyta trade unions have called on parliament to support the finance ministry’s bill to modernise the organisation and open it up to the provision of new services, including energy, ...

Cyprus reaffirmed its unwavering support to Ukraine on Tuesday, during a teleconference of leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, held to mark four years since the Russian offensive against ...

Cyprus put a special national action plan into place on Tuesday and set up a 24-hour crisis management centre to fully coordinate efforts to contain the foot-and-mouth outbreak, which the ...

Three experts from the European Commission are expected in Cyprus on Tuesday and Wednesday to help deal with the foot and mouth outbreak, while the culling of cows, sheep and ...

The government will support everyone impacted by the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, President Nikos Christodoulides assured the public on Tuesday, adding that exports of halloumi and other dairy products were ...

The court case involving Avakoum monastery monks Nektarios and Porfyrios was postponed once again on Friday and is now scheduled for May 27 at 9am. The adjournment followed a request by ...

An accident on Tuesday morning closed one of the two lanes on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway. The police said two vehicles crashed and closed one lane near Ayios Tychonas. One person ...

A person was injured on Monday afternoon in Tremithousa area, Paphos, after the tractor he was driving tipped over. The fire brigade said the accident happened at 5.20pm on Monday ...