Archive 2023

Existing access for the benefit of a neighbouring property should be taken into account Some properties are enclosed and lack the necessary right-of-way to a public road, or have insufficient ...

Police on Sunday arrested four people following the arrival by boat of 86 irregular migrants in Famagusta. The arrest of the four, aged 18, 23, 27 and 30, was made after coast guard radar detected ...

Canadians vented their frustration against airlines on social media last week after prices of commercial flights out of Yellowknife soared up to 10-fold above normal just as residents were ordered ...

Unficyp spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Monday that there was no change at the Pyla to Arsos road construction site in the buffer zone, despite Turkish Cypriot media claims that ...

Tropical Storm Hilary unleashed furious flash floods east and west of Los Angeles on Sunday as the system made its historic arrival in California after barreling through Mexico’s Baja ...

Monday will be mostly clear after early morning low clouds on the east coast. Temperatures will rise to 39C in the interior, 33C on the south and east coasts, 32C ...

A total of 86 people were rescued off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, according to the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC). There were 61 men, 6 women and 19 children on a ...

Τhe EuroAsia Interconnector and Cyprus’ 2030 Energy Plan Cyprus issued its draft updated National Energy and Climate Plan, 2021-2030, (NECP) for public consultation on July 21 and to the European Commission (EC) ...

The Netherlands and Denmark have said they will definitely give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine once conditions for the transfer have been met, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on ...

I am a resident of Cyprus and a concerned citizen regarding a growing issue that is undermining the beauty and renovation of Paralimni. Over the past few years, a group ...

The fire services sought to inform the public on Sunday that a fire drill would be taking place at the US embassy in Engomi on Monday. Expected fracas in the ...

Captain Olga Carmona scored the winner in the first half as Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time by beating England 1-0 in front of 75,784 fans ...

Why has the finance ministry not included the subsidy in part of my electricity bill for the last two months? My bill was for the period 18/05/23 until the 29/07/23 and it ...

State schools are ready to offer the sex education classes that have sparked outrage and protests by a small group of parents urged on by their most outspoken critic, far-right ...

Local beach sports centre puts Cyprus on the map as kitesurfing takes off By Nadia Sawyer ‘Let’s Go Fly a Kite’ is a memorable, uplifting song from the 1964 film ...

ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at events dedicated to the biggest and brightest moon of the year Not only is August a time when the island’s cities calm down and the ...

I was astonished to see the headline ‘Record heat’ in your 13/8/2023 edition. I live in Limassol and I can assure you the temperature has never been close to 40°C here ...

“The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding fine,” wrote Sextus Empiricus, a Sceptic philosopher who lived mainly in Athens and Alexandria almost 2,000 years ago. Justice may ...

An 87-year-old man reporting missing in Larnaca was found in a ditch but well in health on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the man had set off from his home ...

Is free access to popular beaches being squeezed out? Complaints over a battle for beachfront bliss and accusations of shady business practices cloud Cyprus’ beaches every season, but an official ...

Bitcoin (BTC) is having a rather topsy-turvy month, in light of the recent disapproval of its ETF spot by the US SEC—after several attempts—and the listing of the ...

Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring ...

Greek-American Congressman John Sarbanes said on Sunday he believed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was responsible for the attack against UN peacekeepers in Pyla. The congressman has asked US President Joe ...

Why is Cyprus trying to contain covid in cats? They are a menace and vile vermin. I agree it should be contained for humans’ sake. But not for cats’ sakes. ...