Both a lament and a pep talk at sustainable tourism conference
“This is a celebratory event – I do understand. It’s not my intention to make it all doom and gloom,” joked Boris Erg of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of ...
Govt ‘monitoring situation’ after Akrotiri drone strike
The government is “monitoring the situation” after the British Akrotiri air force base was struck by a drone at around midnight, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday.
He wrote ...
UK Cyprus base hit by drone
The United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus has been hit by a drone, the Cyprus Mail learned in the early hours of Monday morning.
Personnel on the ...
Three tankers damaged in Gulf and one seafarer killed as US-Iran conflict escalates
At least three tankers were damaged off the Gulf coast and one seafarer was killed as Iranian retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran exposed ships to collateral ...
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Timber header earns Arsenal crucial win over Chelsea
Arsenal maintained control of the Premier League title race as they chiselled out a nervy 2-1 win over London rivals Chelsea to open up a five-point lead at the top ...
US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties
Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. ...
Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran
US President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that 48 leaders have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
“It’s moving along. It’s moving along ...
Crowds worldwide rage or celebrate after Iran strikes; 23 killed in Pakistan
Demonstrations against the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran turned violent in Pakistan and Iraq on Sunday, while in other parts of the world Iranian exiles took to the ...
Cyprus continues to be secure spot in region, makes ‘humanitarian contribution’
Cyprus remains a constant pillar of security and humanitarian contribution in the region, government spokesman Konstantinos Letympiotis said on Sunday night after an extraordinary meeting of the National Secruty Council.
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Struggling Spurs lose at Fulham, Man United go third
Struggling Tottenham Hotspur stretched their Premier League winless run to 10 games with a 2-1 defeat at cross-town London rivals Fulham on Sunday that left them still in danger of the ...
Second fatality on roads in less than 24 hours
A second fatality was recorded on Cyprus roads on Sunday lunchtime which left a 66-year-old driver dead.
At 1.35pm a car being driven by 66-year-old Kyriacos Kyriacou on the road ...
Light snowfall on Troodos mountains
Photographs show a light snowfall was seen at the peak of the Troodos mountains on Sunday.
Barely covering the ground, it could still explain why it felt so cold around ...
48 Larnaca, Paphos flights cancelled
A total of 48 flights between Cyprus and the Middle East were cancelled on Sunday, Hermes airports told the Cyprus News Agency.
Of those, 36 were flights due to operate to and ...
Israel says warplanes hit Tehran again after killing Khamenei, leadership council takes over
Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday, saying it aimed to dominate the skies after killing Iran’s supreme leader and leaving the Islamic Republic grappling ...
Cypriots are reaching for the stars at last
From observatories to space clubs, in recent years Cyprus has entered a mini-space race of its own, transitioning from being a peripheral observer to an active participant in international space ...
When power increasingly ceases to recognise legality
More than two millennia ago, Thucydides captured the essence of power in international affairs.
In the Melian Dialogue, when Athens demanded submission from the neutral island of Melos, its envoys ...
Missile debris, panic buying jolt Dubai’s aura of calm after Iran attack
As Iran fired a barrage of drones and missiles at Gulf States in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes, some in Dubai ran for cover and others froze at windows, ...
Repatriation of stranded citizens ‘government’s priority’
The repatriation of Cypriots stuck in the Middle East as soon as there is a way to bring them home is the priority of the Cyprus government, the foreign ministry ...
Iranians in Cyprus celebrate Khamenei’s death
Iranians in Cyprus gathered outside the embassy in Nicosia on Sunday to rejoice over the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed during a series of US-Israeli attacks in ...
Rialto Theatre in March
Every month brings a new wave of events and performances, and as the days get brighter, the number of events and festivals is going to multiply. Leading Limassol’s cultural ...
Cypriot owned chippy one of UK’s top ten
A fish and chop shop owned by two Cypriot brothers London has been named as one of the top 10 chippy takeaways in the UK.
Brockley’s Rock in the Brockley ...
Hundreds of ships drop anchor in Middle East Gulf, data shows
At least 150 tankers, including crude and LNG vessels, dropped anchor in open Gulf waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz and dozens more were stationary on the other side of the ...
Arrests linked to Epstein fail to touch America’s powerful
“It’s amazing how the arrest of a 66-year-old man in Norfolk has raised the spirits of the entire country,” remarked a reader on the letters page of the Guardian ...
There is now an open path to a different Iran, EU’s Kallas says
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “a defining moment in Iran’s history”.
“What ...