Rebekah Gregoriades

Ahead of a decisive trade union meeting on July 25, during which construction workers may agree to strike, the labour minister appears “optimistic” that imminent mediation could pan out. The labour ...

Hundreds of ‘trapped buyers’ of property may never receive title deeds, as their purchases are tied to developers’ mortgages on buildings ridden with irregularities. Interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia, ...

Old and structurally unsafe buildings in mainly urban areas will be demolished and new, modern buildings will take their place through a new government plan. The cabinet approved a plan ...

A Dhekelia British bases court case for the murder of Charalambos Constantinides has been adjourned to give the defendant’s new lawyer time to study the case files. Court procedures ...

Over the years, the state “has not done enough for sports and culture,” President Nikos Christodoulides admitted on Tuesday evening. He promised that from now on the state would do ...

The Cyprus problem remains “a top priority of Greek foreign policy” and Athens maintains regular communication with Nicosia and the UN, Greek diplomatic sources have said. The Cyprus News Agency (...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he was “moderately optimistic” about the resumption of talks to solve the Cyprus problem. Speaking on Skai TV, Mitsotakis said he was optimistic that “...

A red alert for fires has been issued by the Forestry Department for Wednesday. Lighting fires without permission is an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to ten years ...

Cypriot MEPs, members of the EPP, Loucas Fourlas and Michalis Hadjipantelas, organised an event to mark 50 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, with an aim to raise awareness among ...

Trade unions on Tuesday rejected a government framework for the collective agreement renewal in the construction industry and will urge builders to stage a 24-hour strike. Sek, Peo and Deok ...

The most extreme temperatures ever were recorded in June, ranking the month the hottest in Cyprus’ climate history. Temperatures inland were 5.7C higher than the average for the month. Met ...

Track and field athletes Milan Trajkovic and Elena Koulichenko will serve as Cyprus’ flag bearers during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, it was announced on Tuesday. Cyprus’ Olympic ...

A yellow warning has been issued for extreme temperatures on Wednesday, with 41C forecast inland. The warning is valid from 1pm till 4pm on Wednesday. Temperatures on Tuesday also reached 41...

Children up to 12 years old will ride free on Kapnos airport shuttle buses in July, August and September, the company announced on Tuesday. The shuttle service to and from Larnaca ...

A 22-year-old was remanded for seven days on Tuesday for carrying a knife and possessing an offensive weapon. Two other people, aged 22 and 20, are already in custody for the same ...

The European Parliament is willing to play a role in the Cyprus problem, Roberta Metsola said on Tuesday after being re-elected as its president. President Nikos Christodoulides congratulated Metsola and ...

A 24-hour strike scheduled for next Tuesday at public hospitals may be called off, but this depends on the state health services (Okypy)’s reaction to discussion that were held ...

The air ambulance helicopter, transporting the 17-year-old National Guard conscript to France, took off at 2pm from Larnaca airport. The conscript, who was hospitalised after feeling unwell during an exercise, ...

If the events of 1974 – coup and invasion – are to become a lesson, then “we must look the people of Cyprus in the eye and not hide behind repeated slogans,” President ...

Police in Paphos have arrested a 33-year-old against whom two arrest warrants were pending in relation to recent car thefts. The man, a permanent resident of Paphos, was arrested at 11.40...

Police have arrested two people in Paphos in relation to cases of impersonation. Paphos police’s Michalis Nicolaou said that around 2pm on Saturday a woman presented a French passport ...

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Sunday afternoon in Limassol for drink driving, while his wife and two children were passengers in the car. The man was found to have 103μ...

Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias is on a visit to Cyprus on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the 1974 coup. During his stay, he will meet with his Cypriot counterpart Vasilis ...

Were people members of a cult 4,000 years ago in Bronze Age Cyprus, and did they use monoliths like the mysterious one found in Erimi? Is a skeleton with a bludgeoned ...