Epic street fest coming to Nicosia
In a few days, old town Nicosia will fill with street food carts, cocktail bars and DJs as the 5th Epic Street Fest takes place. The streets near the new ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, an autopsy today is expected to establish the exact cause of death of a six-year-old girl late on Saturday afternoon in a jet ski accident on ...
Multiple deaths in traffic accident in north (update 2)
Four people have died as a result of a head-on traffic collision which took place in the north this morning.
The incident happened at 3:40am on the road between Kyrenia ...
Nicosia thief caught trying to sell stolen jewellery
Police in Nicosia on on Sunday arrested a man suspected of dealing in stolen jewellery.
According to police, between July 1 and 2 a resident reported that unknown people had broken into ...
Four more arrests for illegal migrant transport by sea
Four men were remanded for eight days on Monday for enabling illegal migrants, setting off from Syria, to enter the Republic.
According to police, members of the coast guard identified ...
Paphos burglar arrested, detained for psychological treatment
Police have arrested a 47-year-old man for an investigated a case of burglary and theft in Paphos.
According to police, the owner of an apartment complex on Saturday reported that ...
Man alleges attack by stranger in bar
Police on Monday are looking for the assailant of a man injured in a bar fight in Paphos.
According to police, the 54-year-old victim was injured on Saturday shortly after 8.30...
Today’s weather: Sunny, afternoon winds
On Monday after dispersal of the local thin cloud, the weather will turn mostly clear. Temporarily increased cloud cover after noon in the mountains may lead to isolated showers. Winds ...
Cyprus tumbles down in global sustainability rankings
By Charles Ellinas
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has just published the 2023 edition of its annual ‘Sustainable Development Report’, and it does not make good reading for Cyprus. ...
‘Music helps us to be strong’ say African asylum seeking musicians
‘We want to try to tell the Cypriots who we are and where we are coming from’
“Music is a worldwide language,” says Maria Demosthenous. “Its biggest strength is its ...
‘British High Commissioner does not deserve to serve in Cyprus’
British High Commissioner Irfan Siddiq exceeded the limits and spoke in a hostile manner, ‘foreign minister’ in the north Tahsin Ertugruloglou told Kibris.
The comments considered unacceptable were made by ...
App fuss over supermarket discounts
Customers who refuse to download the apps say they are discriminated against
Smartphones may be pervasive – that extra appendage we never knew needed – but there is a still a significant ...
Arrest after child sexual abuse content uploaded
After evaluating a tip off from Europol, members of the police’s electronic crime unit on Sunday arrested a 56-year-old man.
According to information, the man had in his possession/...
Cyprus banks facing a cocktail of challenges
Cyprus and global banking sectors are facing a cocktail of challenges that lead to radical change, banking expert Chris Davis told the Cyprus News Agency on Sunday, underlining that enhancing ...
Beach-side residents call for a plan
Residents of the beachside Sotira community help a demonstration on Sunday over proposed changes to the area, closing the exit off the highway leading to Ayia Thekla and Sotira.
“We ...
Plants to brighten up your garden at this time of year
By Patricia Jordan
‘High summer’ in the garden here brings out the amazing flowers of tropical and semi-tropical trees. If you live along the coastline then you will be able ...
President defends fuel price hikes
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday defended the decision to lift the subsidy on fuel prices after receiving much criticism from both opposition parties and members of the public.
The additional 8.3 ...
Cinema under the stars
Protaras Summer Film Festival to entertain beach crowds this July
Film nights under the stars, overlooking the sea and for free! Sounds too good to be true? That is what ...
The consequences of wealth inequalities in Cyprus
Wealth inequality is much more severe than income inequality
There are many reasons why high and increasing economic inequality is a worrying phenomenon. It can be a problem in itself, ...
Fire fighters rescue dog from 200m ravine (video)
Fire fighters rescued a dog that had fallen 200 metres into a ravine, with EMAK setting up a rescue operation.
According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, it was a difficult ...
Body of trainee soldier who died in Greece to be repatriated
The body of a 20-year-old Cypriot at military school in Greece who died during an exercise on Friday will be flow back to the island on Monday.
An autopsy has ...
Pensioner says shots fired at car
Police in Limassol were on Sunday investigating after a 77-year-old man reported shots were fired at his car and his home with a pistol or automatic weapon.
Officers who went ...
North’s electricity deal with Turkey as elusive as ever
The north suffered a total of 5,277 power cuts in 2022, two times worse than in Pakistan
Plans to create an electricity cable link from Turkey to the northern part of Cyprus ...