Seven members of Missing identified this year
Five Greek Cypriots and two Turkish Cypriots listed as missing persons have been identified so far in 2024, statistics released by the Committee for Missing Persons on Sunday showed.
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Two arrested after icon stolen from church
Police arrested two people on Sunday after a valuable icon was stolen from the Apostolos Andreas church on Kyrenia Avenue in Platy Aglandjias, Nicosia.
Police received a report on Saturday ...
‘EU can help break deadlock on Cyprus issue’
With its political and economic tools, the EU can help break the deadlock, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Sunday.
He said President Nikos Christodoulides’ contacts with European and international ...
Teen reportedly admits committing murder
A teenager currently being held on remand for a double murder in Limassol last month has reportedly admitted to the killing, Limassol District Court heard on Sunday.
The court on ...
‘Fire is sometimes a forest’s friend’
The summer period being marked by fires raises questions about the future of forests and the impact on the environment and humans as they are replaced by burned out areas, ...
MP warns brown bread may not be what it seems
Bread sold as wholemeal may not be, chairman of the House environment committee Charalambos Theopemptou has said.
In a post on Facebook he cautioned shoppers that although the bread looks ...
Paphos man crashes into pole trying to escape police
A 24-year-old Paphos man has been arrested after running into a pole while trying to escape the police.
While traffic police were carrying out checks on Saturday afternoon they signalled ...
Cyprus role in returning to the moon
Global space players have chosen Cyprus as the base for the first international space innovation centre, which will build bridges of cooperation in humanity’s effort to return to the ...
Man arrested for sharing sexual abuse images
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a case of sending images of the sexual abuse of children over the internet.
He was arrested on Saturday on the ...
Arrested man set for extradition
A 71-year-old man wanted by Europol who was arrested on Saturday will remain in police custody until Tuesday, the Papahos District Court ordered.
The Europol arrest warrant against him referred ...
Man rescued from seas off Paphos
A man who fell into the sea from a cargo ship in the open seas outside Paphos was rescued on Saturday night, the JRCC said.
Five hours after it started ...
1.2 tonnes rubbish pulled out of Paphos sea
Rubbish weighing 1.2 tonnes was collected from the harbour in front of Paphos castle on Sunday, among which old tyres, iron and even an armchair were found.
In just one hour, 12 ...
Rich programme coming up at Animafest
It is almost time for a favourite local festival to return to the rural village of Salamiou in Paphos for its 23rd edition. As one of the oldest festivals of ...
One more rescued after diving off sea caves
Another person was rescued on Saturday by the Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) after getting into distress after jumping into the sea at the Sea Caves in Cape Greco.
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Further yellow weather warnings for Sunday, Monday
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Monday as high temperatures are again forecast.
The warning will be in place from 11am until 5pm with maximum temperatures ...
Mitsotakis visit ‘not just symbolic’
The visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus, was not only of symbolic importance but it was more one of substance, the presidency said in a post on ...
Paphos village readies for bird spectacle
In a few days time the annual spectacle of migrant swallows gathering in the village of Mesana in the Paphos district will again be visible, the community council has warned.
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Water in dams at half the level of last year
As the hot summer continues unabated in Cyprus, the Water Department on Sunday said the islands dams are only 36.8 per cent full, a result also of slow inflow during a ...
Mitsotakis expresses hope for new negotiations
Our wish and hope is that the two communities will take advantage of the new opportunity presented and sit down at the table to find a solution within the framework ...
Erdogan reiterates call for two state solution
It is becoming clearer by the day that the two-state model is the only solution to the Cyprus problem, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters on ...
More missing expected to be identified
Further identifications of missing people are expected soon, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Anna Aristotelous said on Sunday, referring to the latest revelations from small fragments of bone.
Small bones recently identified “...
New UK government shows commitment to Cyprus
The newly elected UK government has reaffirmed British commitment to a Cyprus settlement based on UN parameters of the internationally accepted model of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation.
On Saturday’s ...
Construction of LNG terminal ‘will be completed’
The construction of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Vasilikos will proceed and be completed despite the withdrawal of the Chinese consortium of companies from the project, Energy Minister ...
Birds stolen off sculpture in Napa park
Three of seven birds on a sculpture in the Ayia Napa sculpture park have been stolen, the mayor said.
The sculpture called The Birds was added to the works on ...