Cyprus Airways announces weekly flights to Dubai
Cyprus Airways announced on Tuesday that it has secured a license and landing slots to operate up to three weekly flights to the United Arab...
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Paphos police looking for female suspect in statue theft
Police in Paphos are looking for a 32-year-old woman wanted in connection with the theft of the bronze statue “The girl with hula hoop.” According...
Viability of gold mining in Cyprus still open to question
Cyprus gold deposits may get highlighted in periodic announcements by prospecting companies but the viability of gold mining on the island is far from confirmed,...
Arrest over illegal explosives
Police in Famagusta on Monday arrested a 23-year-old man for illegal explosives possession. They had obtained a warrant to search the suspect’s home, where they...
‘Renewable energy storage shouldn’t be at mercy of Game of Thrones politics’
The state must proceed with immediate installation of a centralised renewable energy (RES) storage system to prevent blackouts from becoming commonplace, wind energy association secretary...
Electricity operator calls for temporary halt to photovoltaic installations to avert grid overload
A somewhat fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators took place on Friday, following publication of a letter sent by...
Economy can be boosted through pharmaceuticals, says presidential candidate
Increasing pharmaceutical exports can boost the economy, presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Prospects for providing specialised services to European multinational pharmaceutical companies also...
Thirteen-year-old rescued after falling into open pit
Paphos fire fighters rescued a 13-year-old boy from a pit he fell into shortly before 4pm on Friday. The boy fell into the three-metre-deep pit...
NGO issues warning over Akrotiri building expansion
Environmental NGO Terra Cypria has issued an SOS over building expansion and land use changes in the Akrotiri salt flats. In a statement last week,...
Photos of Lycavitos police station found on gang members’ phones
Lycavitos police station in Nicosia appears to have been among the targets of a criminal organisation based in Greece, it emerged on Tuesday. According to...
