Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, police are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl who was found floating unconscious in a hotel swimming pool in Kato Paphos on Sunday. A post ...
Recreational boat rescued off Pomos coast
The coast guard on Monday intervened to rescue eight people who found themselves adrift on a boat in the open sea near Pomos.
According to the police spokesperson, the coast ...
Petrides warns opposition on VAT: don’t make comparisons with Germany (updated)
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has warned opposition parties not to start “making noises” about Germany seeking a VAT exemption on a new consumer levy on energy consumption, saying it was ...
Girl aged 3 dies after being found unconscious in hotel pool (Update 2)
Police are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl who was found floating unconscious in a hotel swimming pool in Kato Paphos on Sunday.
The child was on holiday with ...
Aphrodite camping site: not quite green, but getting there
Iole Damaskinos samples the Aphrodite family eco-camping site bordering the Akamas
As a sustainability advocate, nature lover and avid fan of responsible backcountry camping, I was excited to hear about ...
Four people in two months caught entering north with bags of money totalling over 4m euros
In the last two months, four people have been arrested entering the north of the island with suitcases and bags of money totalling over 4 million euros, it was reported on ...
Giving a helping strand
By giving hair, people can give cancer patients strength, and also help raise funds for quality wigs finds ALIX NORMAN
Pasykaf wants your hair. As much of it is as ...
Heavy traffic in some areas, many picnic sites overcrowded
Police said there was heavy traffic on some mountain roads on Monday while the forestry department said some picnic sites were overcrowded and it urged people to go elsewhere.
There ...
Turkish foreign ministry extols second phase of invasion
With the message that “it must now be understood that the only solution in Cyprus is a two-state structure”, the Turkey’s defence ministry said in a post on Twitter ...
Burglar tries to enter three homes, nabbed on the spot by police
Police caught a burglar red-handed trying to break into three different homes at a housing complex in the Famagusta area in the early hours of Monday, they said.
Following a ...
Kiti church wants to become Unesco cultural heritage monument
Panagia Angeloktisti, a Byzantine church located in the village of Kiti, has submitted an application to become an Unesco monument of cultural heritage.
President of the Kiti Community Council Savvas ...
‘Safe zone’ at Pournara for unaccompanied minors now operating
The newly established ‘safe zone’, at the Pournara reception centre is now operational, the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) announced.
The new units, installed by the EUAA, will house unaccompanied ...
Paphos resident found driving under the influence of drugs and drink
A 27-year-old Paphos resident has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, police said.
The man was arrested in the early hours of Monday after testing ...
Two arrested on suspicion of theft
Two Larnaca men aged 36 have been arrested on suspicions of illegal possession of property, police said on Monday.
According to police, around 7.30pm on Sunday they received a tip-off that ...
Slight rise in temperatures expected mid-week
Temperatures are expected to rise slightly this week on Wednesday and Thursday above seasonal averages, the met office said.
On Monday the temperature will be around 37C inland, 31C on ...
Breakwaters: A coastline coated with rocks
As they spring up everywhere, environmentalists question the value of breakwaters as the answer to maintaining sandy beaches and preventing coastal erosion
There are five planned for Chlorakas and nine ...
‘Glimmer of hope’ for Mitsero communities battling plant relocation
The Communities in Action Initiative group, formed to combat the relocation of two asphalt factories to the area of Mitsero have welcomed views by University of Cyprus scientists that the ...
Cyprus expresses ‘deep sorrow’ for loss of life in Egyptian fire
Cyprus expressed “deep sorrow” for the loss of life from the devastating fire in the Coptic church in Giza earlier in the day and sent its condolences Egypt.
A post ...
The greatest health and social scourge of all time
Jordanian-born Gabriel Dahabreh is one of the top thoracic surgeons in Europe. Since 2001, he has been serving as the director of the Thoracic Surgery Clinic of the Athens Medical Centre. ...
Helios crash was a ‘punch to the gut’, lead Greek investigator Tsolakis says
Seventeen years after the crash of Helios Airways Flight 522, which claimed the lives of 121 passengers and crew, Akrivos Tsolakis, the expert who carried out the investigation into the cause of ...
Ineia residents block roads for an hour to protest Akamas local plan
A protest was held on Sunday by residents of the Akamas village of Ineia against the contentious local plan to protect the environment, which they say has left them with ...
Concern over increase in crime in the north
High numbers of foreign students being forced into crime part of the problem
By Esra Aygin
There has been a drastic increase in crimes in the northern part of Cyprus ...
Man restrains woman passenger shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ on Larnaca-Manchester flight
A British tourist is being hailed for restraining a woman on a Jet2 flight from Larnaca to Manchester this week after she ran in her underwear through the plane and ...
Forestry department calls on public to heed laws on lighting fires
The forest department is calling on the public to avoid any actions over the next two days that might cause a fire.
It appeals to the public to respect nature ...