Six road deaths in 10 days: police issue urgent call for driving culture change
The past 10 days saw six road deaths, police said on Sunday, issuing an urgent call for a change in the behaviour of drivers. After
Home » Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus President bids farewell to Mouyiaris praising his life-time achievements
Nikos Mouyiaris, a prominent member of the Cypriot-American community who died in the United States, was buried on Sunday in his home town, Athienou, in
Kazakhstan: the highway of the new age
Landlocked Kazakhstan is a crucial part of the Belt and Road Initiative and is making great strides towards becoming a major investment centre By
Giving the lifeblood
Most of the year blood donations meet the demand but August is a blood-dry month When it comes to donating blood, we have every reason
No more illegal camping in the Akamas, village leader declares
By Gina Agapiou The community leader of Neo Chorio in Paphos said this week that this year will be the last that any illegal camping
Paphos animal welfare charities feature in new UK documentary
Two Paphos animal rescue shelters and a volunteer foster home feature in a new documentary put together by the Battersea Academy, part of the well-known
The bikes are back in town
Years after a bike rental scheme in Nicosia failed a new company has brought the concept back to the capital’s streets. Annette Chrysostomou finds it
Fatal crash leaves motorcyclist, 24, dead
A 24-year-old motorcyclist, Bruk Mark Christodoulou, lost his life after his bike collided with a vehicle on a Nicosia road on Saturday night. Police said
Two arrested for improvised explosive device
Two men aged 29 and 53 were arrested on Saturday in connection with an improvised explosive device found by police in Gialia, Paphos. According to
Five cars crash in Limassol, one dead
A collision of five cars in Limassol on Saturday night left 75-year-old Savvas Charalambous dead and five more people injured, two of which suffered serious
Turnout in mayoral elections for Famagusta at 15.9 per cent by noon(Updated)
Polling stations in Cyprus opened at 7am local time (4am GMT) for 31,589 people from Famagusta who elect today their mayor, after the sudden death
Bitter battle over students
The attorney-general, the education minister and MPs have all been dragged into the war the teaching unions unleashed this week against the two state universities
Animal Party to stage counter demo over turtles
The Animal Party said on Saturday it would hold a counter-protest at the same time and place as one planned by locals who want to
€10 million to be spent on Paphos schools in next three years
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said €10m would be allocated in the next three years for schools in Paphos, as he toured the district on Saturday
Ratings agency confirms Cyprus standing
German-based ratings agency Scope has affirmed Cyprus’ BBB- sovereign rating with a stable outlook citing the island’s continued economic recovery and fiscal consolidation as well
Workshop starts a menstrual revolution
Young girls and women have for a long time experienced a sort of stigma talking about their menstrual cycle. Although a completely natural phenomenon that
Paphos police raid suspected gambling joints
Paphos police on Friday raided two suspected gambling establishments and seized 20 computers believed to have been turned into fruit machines. During the first raid,
Police suspect arson as car burns in Paphos
Paphos police were on Saturday investigating an arson, which caused extensive damage to a car. The fire service was notified of the blaze on Apostolou
Yellow weather warning as hot week ahead
The Met service has issued a yellow weather warning for Saturday as temperatures may edge over 40C inland. The warning will be in place between
Police arrest driver who hit two pedestrians
Police on Saturday arrested a 29-year-old man who hit two pedestrians with his car in Avdellero in the early morning hours. No one was seriously