Oh, the romance of living in the Cyprus countryside
Diary of an exhausted amateur rural dweller
In recent years, increasing numbers of us have been moving outside city limits for two main reasons – cost of land and serenity – and ...
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National Council convenes ahead of New York meeting
The National Council will be convening on Thursday at 10am ahead of the expanded conference on the Cyprus problem, to be held in New York in July, under UN auspices.
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Russian fugitive released on parole by appeals court
A Russian fugitive, who was arrested in Cyprus on May 20 with a provisional arrest warrant, based on a red notice filed by Russia at Interpol, was released on condition on ...
Pollutants from Sunday’s boat fire contained
Pollutants spilling into the sea from a boat that caught fire and sank last Sunday have been contained, the Ports Authority said on Friday.
It added that a tug and ...
Kombos hopes for Amalthea Gaza aid relaunch
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos hopes that over the next few days there will be announcements for humanitarian aid to be sent to Gaza through Cyprus’ Amalthea plan and that 1,200 tonnes ...
Seven arrested for Larnaca knife fight remanded for eight days
Seven minors from Syria arrested to facilitate investigations into Wednesday night’s knife fight in a carpark next to an unaccompanied minors shelter in Larnaca were handed eight-day remand orders ...
Mayor outraged after mosaic destroyed during clean-up campaign
Mosaics outside a studio in Ibrahim Khan in Paphos’ historical centre disappeared last week in what seemed to be a municipality purge to rid the area of posters and flyers ...
Brawl in Larnaca sends two stabbed minors to hospital, seven arrested
Two minors, aged 17 and 15, were seriously injured on Wednesday night during a fight in a carpark next to the unaccompanied minors shelter in Larnaca where they live. The 17-year-old is ...
‘Education ministry not serving public university interests’
The government’s plan with the introduction of courses in foreign languages at state universities is to serve interests other than those of the universities themselves, Akel warned on Thursday.
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Civil servants working from home to be regulated
The government on Thursday said it is promoting legislation to regulate working from home for civil servants, introducing flexible forms of employment as part of ongoing reforms.
The cabinet had ...
Aristotelous’ tenure at defence ministry terminated
Anna Aristotelous’ position as acting permanent secretary of the defence ministry was terminated on Thursday by the Public Service Commission, which named Ellikos Elia to the post in addition to ...
Officer found guilty of commando’s death to hear sentence next week
Commando squadron officer Marinos Ioannou will be handed his sentence on June 30, for the death of 27-year-old soldier Panayiotis Yiannios, who was critically injured during a helicopter training exercise in ...
Stamping out torture a ‘collective responsibility’
The responsibility to eradicate all forms of torture and cruel treatment is collective, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides and law commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou pointed out on Thursday to mark the ...
Cabinet suspends Aristotelous for public interest reasons, appeal imminent
The cabinet suspended former head of the central prisons Anna Aristotelous from her present post at the defence ministry on Wednesday over the classified state documents found in the residence ...
Court remands third person for Limassol car chase
The Limassol district court issued a two-day remand order against the 18-year-old arrested on Tuesday in Limassol in connection with a case involving conspiracy to commit a crime, causing grievous ...
€12.3m available for farmers hit by drought
Applications for financial assistance to farmers hit by natural events, especially drought, are now live online, with €12.3 million currently available as compensation and a further €3.5m expected to follow, the ...
Potamia the new dog-friendly beach in Paralimni
Potamia beach in Kappari area, Famagusta, has been designated as a dog-friendly beach and is equipped with umbrellas, sunbeds and toilets – all free of charge – the municipality of Paralimni and ...
Car on fire in Aglantzia outside block of flats
A car parked outside a block of flats in Aglantzia went up in flames on Wednesday morning.
The Fire Service received the call at 6.49am and sent two fire engines ...
Accident on Limassol-Nicosia motorway, one in hospital
Three cars crashed on Wednesday morning on the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, near the exit for Tseri.
The police said one person was lightly injured and taken to Nicosia general hospital.
The ...
17 flights out of Larnaca on Wednesday for repatriation of Israelis
A total of 17 flights are scheduled for Wednesday from Larnaca to airports in Israel and Jordan for the repatriation of stranded Israelis.
Sources told the Cyprus News Agency that the ...
Water supply in Peyia interrupted for desalination works
The water supply to Peyia, Paphos, will be interrupted on Wednesday due to works in view of the installation of a desalination plant in Potima area.
The Water Development Department ...
Cypriots’ first at Glastonbury Festival
Freedom Candlemaker and Nama Dama will be making a debut at this year’s Glastonbury Festival as the first ever Cypriot artists to take to the stages of the Green ...
Clear skies, yellow warning for high temperatures
Maximum inland temperatures on Wednesday are expected to reach 40C and the Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning, in effect from 1pm till 4 pm.
Wednesday will be mainly clear ...
Missing persons a European issue, says EP rapporteur
The issue of missing persons in Cyprus is a European issue and the EU could make resolving it a condition for continuing its financial support to Turkey, European Parliament rapporteur ...