Road cameras two years on: road deaths fall
Two years after the introduction of cameras, data released by the police on Monday showed that while traffic violations have not sufficiently decreased, road deaths continue to fall.
According to ...
Our View: Only so much traffic cameras can achieve
Two years after the first rollout of traffic cameras following almost two decades of problems getting there, Paphos on Monday received its first 16 fixed cameras, having had a number of ...
US aims at Iran links with sanctions on Hamas financial networks, Iraqi airline
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, an Iraqi airline and backers of Iranian-linked militias in Iraq, accusing all of working with Iran’s ...
Aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza ‘viable option’
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos reiterated Cyprus’ readiness to contribute to the continuous and safe delivery of humanitarian aid to the civilian population in Gaza, noting that the use of the ...
UK PM Sunak suffers defeat in vote to delay Rwanda asylum treaty
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a setback to his plans to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament’s upper house backed a largely symbolic motion to delay ...
‘Millions wasted’ by gov for road accident care
There is a serious gap in the law over the cost of treatment in the case of a road accident, the House human rights heard on Monday, as MPs said ...
US seeks probe into West Bank death of US teenager
The United States on Monday called for an investigation and for accountability “as appropriate” following the West Bank death of a 17-year-old Palestinian American, who Palestinian health officials say was ...
Storms expected, yellow weather warning issued
A yellow weather warning was issued between Monday at 8pm and Tuesday 5am, saying strong but isolated storms could affect the eastern part of the island.
Hail is also possible ...
‘Innocent until proven guilty’: law commissioner defends alcotest scandal
Law Commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou on Monday said everything written across social media and press reports over her alleged refusal of an alcotest was far from reality, though she apologized ...
Hints Cyprus might halt LNG terminal payments
Suggestion comes after damning Audit Office report on endless delays
The project team for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasiliko has recommended that Cyprus halt further payments to ...
Award-winning films travel to Cyprus
Cinephiles have something exciting to look forward to next month as award-winning Greek short films will be screened all over the island. Once again, the Drama International Short Film Festival ...
EAC unions to vote on strike action
Unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said on Monday their members will hold a vote at the end of the month on possible industrial action, including ...
Ministers collaborate on disability mobility issues
Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades and Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou on Monday engaged in discussions with representatives of the federation for disabled organisations (Kysoa) to address issues concerning the transportation ...
Haley, Trump campaign in New Hampshire a day before pivotal vote
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley will campaign across New Hampshire on Monday hoping to stall Donald Trump’s march to the Republican presidential nomination with an upset victory in Tuesday’...
Greek apologises in court for ‘Turks out’ rant
The Greek national arrested in the north for embarking on an anti-Turkish rant apologised in court on Monday for his behaviour.
The man, aged 34, was arrested on Thursday morning on ...
Cameroon launches routine malaria shots in global milestone
The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against the mosquito-borne disease that is projected to save ...
Russia acting to thwart Ukrainian attacks on civilians, infrastructure -Kremlin
Russia is taking all “necessary measures” to defend its citizens and key infrastructure from Ukrainian attacks, the Kremlin said on Monday, a day after Moscow accused Kyiv’s forces of ...
North’s second airport handed over to Turkish army
The law to formally hand over the operations of the north’s Gecitkale (Lefkoniko) airport to the Turkish army was unanimously approved in ‘parliament’ on Monday.
The airport has been ...
New measures to tackle organised crime
Police on Monday announced eight measures aimed at tackling organised crime and football violence, including increasing the number of front-line officers, more patrols and inspections on all sports fans attending ...
Australian Open order of play on Tuesday
Order of play on the main court on the tenth day of the Australian Open on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
* Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT)
* Night session: From 7 ...
Eight bodies wash ashore in southern Turkey
Eight bodies washed ashore in southern Turkey in the past six days and most of them may be from a lost migrant ship sailing toward Cyprus from the Lebanese-Syrian coast, ...
Master digital storytelling with Ravid Kuperberg workshop
In collaboration with the Cyprus Communication Agencies Association (CCAA), the Cyprus Advertisers Association (CAA) will host a full-day digital storytelling workshop in Nicosia.
Internationally-renowned trainer Ravid Kuperberg will lead a ...
Pochettino counting on Chelsea crowd to help overcome Middlesbrough
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is confident home advantage will help turn the League Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough in their favour at the start of a pivotal week for the London ...
Musk makes private visit to site of Auschwitz death camp
Elon Musk privately visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau site of a former Nazi German concentration camp on Monday before speaking later at a conference on rising antisemitism, after his social media platform ...