Archive July 2024

Cyprus is experiencing its 10th worst year of rainfall since 1900, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday as she announced a number of measures aimed at tackling the extended period ...

When House president Annita Demetriou took over as leader of the deeply divided Disy, in the aftermath of the presidential elections, she was viewed as a temporary solution – a caretaker ...

Opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman leads a poll published on Wednesday asking Turkish Cypriots who they will vote for in next year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election. The ...

A car drove into the terrace of a cafe in the 20th arrondissement in northern Paris on Wednesday evening, leaving one dead and six injured, including three in a critical ...

The temporary jetty constructed to facilitate the transfer of humanitarian aid arriving into Gaza from Cyprus will never be used again, after United States Central Command spokesman Major General Pat ...

Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Wednesday called for every prisoner to have a bed on which to sleep, and not just a mattress on the floor of their ...

European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Wednesday responded to a court ruling which found the European Commission had not been adequately transparent regarding the contracts it signed for Covid-19 vaccines. ...

The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon, beginning Thursday in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, represents a pivotal point of the summer for the world of golf. It’s the final ...

Half of drowning deaths in Cyprus involve tourists and non-permanent residents, data revealed on Wednesday as government announced action plan to improve sea safety. Over the past 20 years, 464 people have ...

Akel’s Giorgos Georgiou voted against the European Parliament’s resolution for continued support for Ukraine, while independent member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou abstained on the motion. Disy’...

Cyprus’ villages have been known to welcome music festivals for years yet the forests, not so much. So the arrival of a music festival at the Forest Theatre in Kato ...

Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of prisoners on Wednesday, 190 in all,in their third such swap over the past seven weeks, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab ...

The Netherlands commemorated the 298 victims of flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine 10 years ago with a ceremony attended by the bereaved and representatives from Malaysia, Australia, the UK, ...

 Britain’s new government said on Wednesday it would scrap an amnesty scheme for ex-soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland that has been opposed by ...

Capping the price of bottled water at specific locations, such as airports, ports and beaches is important to protect and support consumers, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday, following controversy ...

Newly re-elected European Parliament president Roberta Metsola and four of Cyprus’ six members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called for the Cyprus problem to be solved, as the 50th ...

 Hezbollah will hit new Israeli targets if Israel keeps targeting civilians in Lebanon, the group’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday, saying there had been a spike in ...

Disgraced United States Senator Bob Menendez is to be stripped of his honorary citizenship of Paphos, the town’s mayor Phedon Phedonos said on Wednesday. “We’re going to strip ...

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, ...

The shipping container market in Fort Worth, Texas, is witnessing significant growth and evolution, catering to an array of industries with diverse needs for storage and transportation. Pelican Containers, a ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Wednesday that statements by outgoing Unficyp Military Chief of Staff Col. Ben Ramsay regarding the situation in the buffer zone were “a bit exaggerated.” ...

The forestry college is to reopen in January, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday, with its first intake of students scheduled for September next year. Panayiotou was speaking after ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis is satisfied that the latest figures on tourist arrives indicate they would be at the same levels as 2023, a good year for the industry. ...

A fire was raging in the Fasouri area of Limassol and drivers were warned to avoid the area, the British bases said on Wednesday afternoon. It was put under partial ...