Today’s weather: Clear with rising temps
On Tuesday the weather will be clear. Winds will be mainly northerly to north-easterly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort and later locally south-westerly to north-westerly, of the same intensity. ...
Iranians, Russians – and Greek Cypriots – travelling to the north in ever greater numbers
The number of Iranians, Russians – and more surprisingly – Greek Cypriots arriving in the north by air and sea has seen a stark increase in the first five months of 2023 compared ...
Government efforts on Cyprob yield ‘positive response’
Efforts surrounding the Cyprus problem are garnering a positive response, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday night.
He sought to stress that he has observed “positive developments” reiterating the government’...
‘Foreclosures bill to protect the vulnerable and safeguard the economy’
President Nikos Christodoulides said it was not goal to “convince anyone” over the foreclosures and non-performing loan bills, after a meeting with MPs at the presidential palace on Monday night.
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Veto on Turkey’s F-16s is an unwritten rule, Menendez says
“If the administration chooses to override the F-16 veto, I will oppose it and there will be consequences,” Senator and Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez ...
Death at Aphrodite’s Rock was due to drowning, autopsy reveals
A 29-year-old man who died at Aphrodite’s Rock in Paphos on Sunday drowned, an autopsy revealed on Monday.
Carried out by state pathologist Orthodoxos Orthodoxou, the findings were in ...
British woman in Ayia Napa quad bike accident repatriated
British woman Ellie Horrocks, 22, who was in a coma after a quad bike accident in Ayia Napa has made it back to the UK after a GoFundMe managed to raise ...
State will spend €60m on Cost of Living Allowance
The state will spend €60 million more this fiscal year as a result of the increase since June in the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA), MPs heard on Tuesday.
The funds ...
Eurostat: 5.6% of those at risk of poverty in Cyprus cannot afford proper meals
Out of the population of individuals that were at risk of poverty in Cyprus in 2022, 5.6 per cent were unable to afford a meal containing meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent ...
Showdown looms at the House over foreclosures
A marathon session in parliament on Monday failed to avoid a showdown at the House plenum for later this week, where MPs will be voting on a contentious bill tabled ...
Celebrating International Moon Day in old Nicosia
International Moon Day is coming up shortly and Nicosia has special events organised for it. Apart from joining celebrations around the world, our capital city has a special role in ...
More funding available for energy efficient homes
The energy ministry said on Monday that funds for the making housing energy efficient will be increased by €25 million.
According to the announcement, the ministry will increase the funding from €35 ...
Cook accused of stealing thousands to stand trial
A 53-year-old man on Monday pleaded not guilty to burglary charges brought against him for incidents in July 2022.
On Monday, the man appeared in the Larnaca-Famagusta Criminal Court, where a ...
Paphos murder case adjourned
The trial of a 45-year-old man accused of premeditated murder in Paphos has been adjourned following a request from his defence lawyers.
The trial is set to resume on September 20 ...
One union pulls out of casino protest
Less that 24-hours before the planned protest at Limassol’s casino resort, one of the unions has backed out as a response to the labour minister’s “plea to refrain ...
Cyprus is lagging behind UN sustainability goals
Cyprus is lagging behind in the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the Paris agreement on climate change, according to a press release issued by the UN Sustainable ...
ANIMA Network and Invest Cyprus launch new innovation platform
National investment promotion agency Invest Cyprus on Monday announced that in the context of a forum taking place this week, it has joined forces with the ANIMA Network to launch ...
Koumas re-elected president of Cyprus Football Association
Giorgos Koumas was re-elected unopposed as president of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Monday.
Koumas was formally re-elected in Limassol in the presence of officials from Fifa and Uefa ...
Traffic congestion main issue as Nicosia scores poorly on smart city index
The IMD Smart City Index 2023 ranked Nicosia in 117th place amongst its 141 ‘smart cities’ with respondents identifying road congestion as their key concern.
Nicosia also ranked ‘CC’ in structures and ‘...
New conscripts for 14-month stint in army
New conscripts on Monday started to take up their 14-momth posts in the National Guard in a process that will last until Friday.
Recruits have to enlist on the specified ...
President to speak with children over ‘increased role’
A children’s group will soon be established to discuss issues concerning them, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, after receiving the annual report for 2021 of the Commissioner for the ...
Cyprus comic con goes car boot crazy!
The biggest pre-Cyprus Comic Con event is happening this coming weekend! Get your geek on with cosplay, card games and collectibles at the CCC Bazaar says ALIX NORMAN
Three years ...
Bounced cheques worth €67,609 issued in June
A total of 35 dishonoured cheques, with a total value of €67,609, were issued in June 2023, while 16 persons (10 legal and 6 natural) were recorded in the preliminary list of the Central Information Register (...
Police investigating alleged €77,000 fraud
Police are investigating an alleged scam in which a woman from Nicosia lost over €77,000.
The woman, aged 49, was allegedly persuaded by an unknown person via social media to invest money ...