Holy Synod suspends former bishop Tychikos indefinitely
Former bishop Tychikos has been indefinitely suspended by the Holy Synod following his decision to appeal to the civil courts over his removal from the Paphos bishopric.
The Holy Synod ...
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11,000 vehicles barred from 2026 road tax renewal over faulty airbags
As the online portal has opened for the renewal of 2026 road tax for approximately 750,000 vehicles, around 11,000 will be denied renewal due to pending faulty airbag replacements.
Road transport department officer ...
Former president Vassiliou hospitalised in critical condition
Former president George Vassiliou has been hospitalised since January 6 in critical condition with a chest infection and is receiving all necessary medical treatment, Okypy said on Thursday.
Health Minister Neophytos ...
Police arrest seven during overnight operations
Police operations in urban areas continued on Wednesday night, during which seven people were arrested for drink driving, illegal possession of assault weapons, drugs and property, theft, speeding, and failure ...
Woman hospitalised after Paphos house fire
A woman was hospitalised on Wednesday night after having inhaled smoke from a fire that broke out in a house in Palia Pentalia in the Paphos district.
The fire was ...
Overcast with showers; near gale force winds and storms coming
Thursday is overcast with fine dust in the atmosphere and temperatures reaching 19C inland, 21C along the coast and 14C in the highest mountains.
Winds will be a northeast to ...
Christodoulides: Cyprus to strive for an EU of peace
Cyprus’ EU presidency aims at an EU that will combine its strategic autonomy with its international extroversion, defending its interests and its people, while at the same time operating as ...
Zelenskiy presses EU membership as Cyprus takes over EU Council presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday pressed allies for ironclad security guarantees against any renewed Russian attack while also seeking progress on EU membership talks and tougher sanctions on Moscow.
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Christodoulides hosts Ukraine meeting ahead of EU presidency ceremony
Just a couple of hours before Cyprus officially assumes the EU presidency on Wednesday, Nikos Christodoulides hosted a meeting at the presidential palace with the participation of the presidents of ...
Objections to new witnesses at German’s property usurpation trial
The trial of German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel – who faces charges of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north – continued on Wednesday in Nicosia, with objections being raised ...
Much-loved Ben Hur saved from the scrapyard
“Fifty years ago, in a park in Cyprus, a party was held in honour of a horse – the kind of playground horse you can ride on. His name was Ben ...
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It is ironic that fire, before you see the flames, sounds like rain
There was a saying that wherever it rained in Cyprus, it would also rain in Kornos. And it did. Until a fire practically wiped the forest off the map.
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Police dismiss reports Israeli beaten up for speaking Hebrew
The police on Tuesday dismissed Israeli press reports that an Israeli was beaten up at a Limassol hotel for speaking Hebrew.
Police sources told the Cyprus News Agency that there ...
Justice minister renounces ministerial pension
Justice Minister Costas Fitiris has formally renounced his lifelong ministerial pension, as well as the planned lump sum, saying on Tuesday that he did not wish to enjoy any privilege ...
Law office sends corruption findings to police
The Law Office has handled three cases referred to it by the authority against corruption and, apart from the latest on the Trimiklini fish farm, there was nothing else pending, ...
‘Turkey’s fault it is absent from regional collaboration’
Turkey has itself to blame for the fact that it is not invited to participate in regional collaborations, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, citing the country’s lack of ...
€3.6m contract signed to resume Liopetri estuary works
Contracts were signed on Tuesday to resume works at the Liopetri estuary, with €3.6 million allocated over a 12-month period.
The contract provides for the continuation and completion of works on ...
Cypriot oncologist among 100 most influential worldwide
Professor Loizos G Loizou has been included in the list of the 100 most influential people in oncology, by international oncology media outlet OncoDaily.
The acknowledgement comes after years of work ...
Cyprus-Greece-Israel to wrap up pending issues, Israel seeks to improve image in EU
Cyprus, Greece and Israel pointed out the need to wrap up pending issues, including natural gas and the Great Sea Interconnector, and to address Turkey’s actions in the region, ...
Heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail and snow
Heavy thunderstorms continue into Tuesday, with a yellow weather warning in place until 9am.
The meteorological department said isolated heavy thunderstorms would in some cases be accompanied by hailstones and ...
Cyprus, Greece, Israel summit lambasted in Turkish press
Monday afternoon’s trilateral summit in Jerusalem between Cyprus, Greece and Israel has been slammed in Turkish press, with newspapers saying the meeting impacts Turkish interests in the Middle East.
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Paphos EOA handling situation after heavy rain and hail
Paphos is on standby, ready to deal with any problems that may arise due to extreme weather conditions, Paphos district government organisation (EOA) president Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Monday.
Pittokopitis ...
Cyprus, Greece, Israel summit to promote energy, defence issues
The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel meet in Jerusalem on Monday, in the framework of the 10th trilateral summit between the two countries, in what President Nikos Christodoulides has ...
Russian and Israeli caught with illegal tobacco
The customs department announced on Monday it had confiscated large amounts of tobacco and e-cigarettes/vapes at Larnaca airport on December 18, found in the luggage of a 29-year-old Russian passenger, ...