Police Easter campaign sees six arrested
Six people were arrested overnight as police stepped up checks for the use of firecrackers, and the lighting of Easter bonfires, police said on Sunday.
In addition to the six ...
Investigation launched as elderly driver dies
Police are investigating the cause of death of an 86-year-old man who died while driving on the Analiontas-Tseri road on Sunday.
Under circumstances that are being investigated, he lost control ...
Today’s weather: clouds, rain and isolated thunderstorms
Clouds in the morning will give way to rain and even isolated thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon and into the evening.
There is even the chance of hail falling in some ...
Maintenance work begins on Karavas church
Maintenance work has begun on the Ayios Georgios church of Mezere in occupied Karavas, while the church of Ayia Irini will also be maintained under the same contract, officials said ...
Fire service extinguishes car blaze
A fire in the early hours of Sunday in a car belonging to a 30-year-old man in Aradippou was successfully put out by the fire service, it said on Sunday ...
Man charged with impaired driving after car slams into Louisiana crowd
Louisiana police have charged a man with impaired driving after his car slammed into a crowd during a community parade on Saturday, injuring several people, some critically.
Louisiana State Police ...
Iran says several ‘enemy flying objects’ destroyed during US pilot rescue mission
Several “flying objects” were destroyed during the U.S. mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday according to Tasnim news agency.
“During a ...
Nine arrested in overnight police operations
Organised police patrols throughout the island overnight on Saturday and into Sunday morning saw the arrest of nine people.
They were arrested for offences including illegal possession of explosives and ...
King Charles’ state visit to America would be in bad taste
What special relationship! David Dimbleby the veteran British broadcaster exclaimed rhetorically on being asked about the illusion of the special relationship between Britain and the USA.
There never was a ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting March 30:
The Famagusta district is coming under economic pressure from the fallout of the Middle East war, with ...
Tales From the Coffeeshop: Nothing to see here (except for judges, spies and a bit of weed)
WHAT could a poor weekly columnist write as click-bait when in the last few days, the news was dominated by sensational allegations about corrupt judges, child rape, illegitimate children, big ...
Cyprus housing debate risks targeting the wrong culprit
By Yiannis Misirlis
In every housing cycle, markets search for a villain. Today, in Cyprus, the spotlight has turned toward foreign, particularly non-European, buyers. The policy response now under discussion, ...
Our View: Fragmented parliament no threat to democracy
With parliamentary elections less than two months away, the scare stories about the composition of the new House are becoming more frequent, especially as opinion polls suggest there could be ...
Banking
Resilience and prudent strategy in the Cypriot banking sector
By Christodoulos Patsalides, governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC)
The banking sector today operates in an environment characterised by heightened uncertainty and a multidimensional, dynamically evolving web of ...
UK renewable power hits record high but gas generation also rises
Renewable power such as wind and solar provided a record 52.5 per cent of Britain’s electricity generation in 2025, government data has shown, but fossil fuel use also rose.
Britain has ...
Eurosystem sets strategy for future of European payments
The Eurosystem, the collective body comprising the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the 20 member states that have adopted the euro, published its comprehensive payments strategy ...
War jitters hit tourism bookings
Fingers crossed: that’s how industry stakeholders see the fate of the tourism sector this year amid the war raging in the Persian Gulf. Prospective travelers, already spooked, are either ...
Jailed Istanbul mayor defends self over ‘Makarios statue’ accusation
Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Saturday evening moved to defend himself over accusations that he had erected a statue of the Republic of Cyprus’ founding president Archbishop Makarios III ...
music
An evening of clarinets in old Nicosia
In the world of the clarinet, Alessandro Carbonare is a name that needs little introduction. First clarinet of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and legendary collaborator ...
Regional firefighting hub in Cyprus to be inaugurated this month
A new regional firefighting hub is to be inaugurated in Cyprus this month, the government said on Saturday.
It said the hub will be inaugurated by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...
Kokkina transit road would ‘unimaginably’ improve lives, Christodoulides says
A transit road through the Turkish Cypriot Kokkina exclave would “unimaginably” improve the lives of Greek Cypriots who live in the surrounding villages, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday.
“It ...
‘Strengthening of Cyprus’ deterrent power a top priority’
Bolstering Cyprus’ defence infrastructure is a “top priority” for the government, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, in advance of a visit to Paphos’ Andreas Papandreou airbase.
“I am glad ...
Police step up anti-lambradjia checks, seize wood
The police have stepped up their crackdown on those intending to light Easter bonfires, known as “lambradjies”, with firewood being seized from various sites around the island.
They announced that ...
Fernandez’s agent criticises Chelsea’s ‘unfair’ ban
Enzo Fernandez’s agent Javier Pastore has criticised Chelsea’s decision to ban the midfielder for two games after recent public comments about his future, saying the Argentina international does ...