Eleni Panayiotou

Wednesday 17 June | 20:45

The forestry department on Wednesday reminded the public that fines of €2,000 apply to the use of spark-producing equipment near state forests without a permit during the summer months. The restriction, ...

Wednesday 17 June | 20:28

Thirty-four people were arrested on Wednesday during an operation targeting illegal and undeclared work at a construction site in Larnaca, police said. The operation was carried out by members of ...

Wednesday 17 June | 20:19

The tunnel on the Limassol-Paphos motorway heading towards Paphos will be closed for maintenance works from Monday, June 22, to Friday, June 26, the public works department announced on Wednesday. According to ...

Wednesday 17 June | 19:39

The challenge facing the European Union is to move from a reactive approach to one focused on anticipating and preventing hybrid threats, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna told ...

Wednesday 17 June | 19:16

Three companies were fined a total of €55,000 by the Paphos district court over health and safety breaches linked to a fatal workplace accident, the labour inspection department announced on Wednesday. ...

Wednesday 17 June | 19:07

Internal audit serves as a critical line of defence against corruption, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Wednesday. Addressing the general assembly of the Cyprus Association of Internal Auditors on ...

Wednesday 17 June | 17:25

The Nicosia district court on Wednesday was asked to rule on whether statements attributed to 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou can be admitted as evidence in the criminal trial concerning his death ...

Wednesday 17 June | 16:53

A nationwide survey by the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) has found generally high levels of satisfaction and trust among patients towards personal doctors within Gesy, while identifying communication ...

Wednesday 17 June | 04:24

Driver distraction, including the use of mobile phones, was blamed for 11 of the 45 road deaths recorded in 2025 and has already been linked to more than five collisions this year, police ...

Tuesday 16 June | 19:00

Cyprus once again ranked among the EU’s top performers for bathing water quality, with all 123 monitored bathing sites across the island receiving the highest possible rating of “excellent” in 2025 ...

Tuesday 16 June | 18:18

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas inaugurated the Cypriot pavilion at the Eurosatory 2026 international defence and security exhibition in Paris on Tuesday, with Cyprus seeking to strengthen the international presence of its ...

Tuesday 16 June | 12:57

The retrial of Giorgos Christodoulou, also known as “Zavrantonas”, in connection with the possession and trafficking of more than 15kg of cocaine moved forward on Tuesday after he pleaded not ...

Tuesday 16 June | 12:49

Austria has made its first financial contribution to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), donating €20,000 to support efforts to identify and return the remains of missing individuals in Cyprus. The ...

Tuesday 16 June | 12:18

The British Bases on Monday handed over 14 mosquito trapping units to communities surrounding the Akrotiri wetlands as part of efforts to reduce mosquito nuisance and the risk of disease. The ...

Tuesday 16 June | 04:24

From traffic congestion and road safety to electric vehicles and Cyprus’ ambitions as a regional transport hub, the challenges facing the transport sector are wide-ranging. In an interview with the ...

Monday 15 June | 16:40

No discussions have taken place regarding the permanent deployment of Greek F-16 fighter jets or a Greek naval vessel in Cyprus, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Monday, stressing that ...

Monday 15 June | 16:23

A nationwide test of the CY-Alert emergency warning system was carried out on Monday through a simulated missing person alert. Members of the public across Cyprus received a test notification ...

Monday 15 June | 14:13

Disability benefits are set to increase across the board under new legislation expected to be unveiled by the government in the coming days, representatives of disability, patient and elderly advocacy ...

Monday 15 June | 12:25

All samples examined so far in connection with the recent foot-and-mouth disease outbreak have returned negative results, a member of the government’s epidemiological team said on Monday, raising hopes ...

Monday 15 June | 09:34

Members of the National Guard have been disciplined following an internal investigation into the disappearance of 13.6 kilograms of explosives from a military firing range in Larnaca earlier this year. The ...

Police have arrested a 58-year-old man in connection with a fatal road collision that claimed the life of a 61-year-old motorcyclist on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway near Skarinou on Sunday morning. ...

Monday 15 June | 08:31

Police arrested 11 people on Sunday night during coordinated operations carried out in key urban areas across Cyprus as part of ongoing efforts to prevent serious crime and enhance public safety. ...

Police arrest fifth suspect linked to Larnaca criminal organisation By Eleni Panayiotou Police have arrested a 49-year-old Greek Cypriot man in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged criminal ...

Sunday 14 June | 12:15

Every day, Sotiris Kadis still drives out to his farm. He unlocks the gates, walks through the yard and sits for a while among the empty pens where hundreds of ...