Limassol square’s colourful history brought to life
Now home to a busy theatre and university buildings, Heroes square was previously a multicultural red light district
Now home to a bustling, vibrant student life, Limassol’s Heroes Square ...
Cyprus economy ‘coped well with pandemic, Ukraine war shocks’
Cyprus has coped well with the two shocks of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, taking advantage of the reforms implemented and its strong fiscal position, head of the ...
Waiting, waiting, waiting for the buses
Workers suffering as Nicosia buses fail to stick to their schedules
Despite municipalities and the government pushing people to ditch their cars and make use of public transport, bus users ...
Green Party fails to back candidate for president
No candidate for president will be given the backing of the Cyprus Green Party it decided on Sunday.
During a meeting of the party’s Electoral Conference on Sunday no ...
Record inflow of water into dams for October
The amount of water that has poured into the island’s dams so far this month has broken previous records according to weather portal KitasWeather.
Total inflow in October, up ...
Christodoulides promises to form government of national unity
Presidential candidate Nikos Christdoulides said on Sunday he would form a government of national unity that would also include people who had not supported him if he is successful in ...
Cartoons come to life with Animattikon Project
Three day festival on animated films will be held in Limassol says ELENI PHILIPPOU
It is almost time to celebrate animated films as the annual international film festival The Animattikon ...
Edek calls for removal of UN special representative Colin Stewart
Leader of the Edek party Marinos Sizopoulos on Sunday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to request from the UN that it recall its special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart.
He ...
Hunters call for government to step up action against poisonings
Hunters on Sunday called on the government to take action to reduce the number of dogs on the island that are poisoned.
The Cypriot Hunters and Active Citizens Association said ...
Man remanded after motorbike arson
A 22-year-old man was remanded in custody by the Larnaca district court on Sunday in connection with the arson of a who had been arrested in connection with motorbike on ...
Bureaucracy stymies building permits and developers start before they’re issued
Planning permission and building permission are not the same thing, but both should be in place before construction starts
A letter received by the Cyprus Mail (also sent to Interior ...
Wards to reopen at Polis hospital in January
Inpatient wards at Polis Chrysochous Hospital will reopen in January 2023, following decisions taken by the government, presidential candidate and Disy party leader Averof Neophytou said on Sunday during a visit ...
The Crown will show Charles’ relationships says Cypriot royal copywriter
The upcoming series of popular Netflix show The Crown will give more time to how then Prince Charles interacted with other royal members, royal copywriter and Greek Cypriot Andriani Manetta ...
New species of mosquito found in Limassol
A new species of dangerous mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has been found in Limassol, according to reports on Sunday.
The health services recorded the presence of the mosquito after photographs of ...
Did German shooting down of 8th Army commander win El Alamein for Britain?
One of Britain’s greatest victories in World War II
By Colin Smith
Today is the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of El Alamein named after a ...
Over 1,000 drivers charged in 48 hours
Police charged over 1,000 drivers with traffic offences from 6am on Friday to 6am on Sunday, they announced on Sunday.
A total of 1,178 fines were issued by the police motorbike unit ...
Don’t be proud of the ‘best prison in world’ tag
I refer to the article from Alper Ali Riza KC bragging about Cyprus having the “Best prison regime in the world” (Sunday Mail, October 16).
It was of interest to me, ...
Anastasiades arrives in the Vatican
President Nicos Anastasiades began an official three-day trip to the Vatican on Sunday, during which he will have a meeting with the Pope.
It is the third time during his ...
Arrests in Limassol for cocaine, heroin possession
Police arrested a 39-year-old man after finding 42g of cocaine in his apartment in Limassol on Saturday afternoon.
Members of the drug squad Ykan searched the apartment after a warrant ...
Will Christodoulides burn out before the finish line?
The maverick Disy man is set to go through to the runoff, but when the race heats up can he please everyone?
By Elias Hazou
Going by the latest batch ...
Volunteering demonstrates empathy of Cypriot society says minister
In 2021, a total of 282 social care programmes by NGOs received more than €12.7 million in government support, helping them to partially cover their operating costs, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Anastasia ...
Anastasiades congratulates new Italian prime minister
President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday congratulated the new prime minister of Italy, saying he looks forward to working together within the European family.
“Congratulations to Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new ...
Erdogan calls for Muslim unity to face challenge of Cyprus
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on Islamic leaders to unite in the face of attacks against the Muslim population in Cyprus.
Speaking at the Islamic conference of information ministers ...
Police issue more than 200 fines to truck drivers
A week-long informational and policing campaign focusing on trucks and buses, held between October 10 and 16 saw more than 200 fines being handed out, police said on Saturday.
The campaign, which was ...