‘Significant’ gas discovery in Cyprus’ block 6 (Updated)
Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni announced on Monday that it has made a significant gas discovery in the Cronos-1 well, located about 160 kilometres off the coast of Cyprus ...
Audit office report into golden passports says public ‘lost millions’ (Updated)
The citizenship by investment scheme remained “fragile until the end”, resulting in the loss of millions in public revenue, the Audit Office said on Monday as it published its report ...
Disy leader faces criticism for trip to DRC to discuss migration (Updated)
Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou is due to hold talks with government representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) about migration flows to Cyprus after he travelled ...
Fast internet connectivity at low level in Cyprus
Cyprus has the second lowest coverage of very high-capacity fixed connections (VHCN) in the EU, after Greece, information released by Eurostat on Monday showed.
Fast internet connectivity in Cyprus stood ...
Dali mayor threatens legal action over asphalt plan
Dali mayor Leontios Kallenos said on Monday he was ready to take legal action due to the delay over the relocation of the area’s asphalt plant to Mitsero.
A ...
Tourists arrested for disorderly behaviour while drunk
Two people aged 28 and 30 were arrested on Sunday just after 9pm at a beach bar in Paphos for causing a disturbance in a public place while under the influence of ...
‘Myths’ about Akamas must be exposed, says Ineia community leader
Not a single one of Ineia’s demands for modifications to the Akamas plan has been respected, community leader Yiangos Tsivicos said on Monday, adding that myths about the region ...
Limassol artists, galleries and art centres open studios for a weekend
Artists meet the people, people meet the artists. An open day in the heart of Limassol aims to bring together local creatives and the public, allowing the latter to get ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, there was a strong police presence in Lara in the Akamas peninsula on Sunday in efforts to prevent the residents of Ineia from digging turtle nests ...
Car fire outside owner’s Larnaca home
Extensive damage to the front of a vehicle was caused by a fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday morning in a parked vehicle outside a home ...
‘No time to lose’ for getting boosted, says EU commissioner
EU member states are preparing for an expected increase in Covid cases in autumn and winter, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakidou, said in an interview for ...
Pile-up on Giolou-Stroumbi road results in serious injury
A seriously injured 55-year-old woman was taken to the Paphos general hospital after a traffic accident on the Giolou-Stroubi road, on Sunday afternoon.
According to a police spokesperson, the accident ...
New terminal at Ercan-Tymbou airport
Turkish-Cypriot ‘deputy minister’ of tourism, Fikri Ataoglou, has announced that on November 15 a new terminal at the Ercan-Tymbou airport in north Nicosia will be inaugurated.
As reported by the media, ...
Today’s Weather: Clear with small chance of rain
On Monday, the weather will be mainly clear, following dissipation of local low cloud cover or fog, except in the west where there will be transient increased low clouds. Later, ...
Week-long Ukrainian independence day celebrations organised in Cyprus
Ukrainians who have found asylum in Cyprus are organising four days of celebrations starting on August 23 to celebrate Ukraine’s independence day together with locals and visitors of the island.
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Gruesome exhibits and poignant memories
Museum of Rural Life at Steni transport visitors back to grandparents’ era
Objects and exhibits related to traditional professions, the household and Cypriot way of life from decades past can ...
Location of asphalt factories mired in discontent
Court orders currently see one plant in limbo but communities are all unwilling to host facility
Buoyed by a recent court interim order freezing the process to move an asphalt ...
Ineia locals protest over Akamas plan, stop short of digging up turtle nests
There was a strong police presence in Lara in the Akamas peninsula on Sunday in efforts to prevent the residents of Ineia from digging turtle nests on Lara beach.
The ...
US senator Menendez stands with Cyprus over unacceptable status quo and Turkish activity in Varosha
The status quo in Cyprus and Turkish activity in Varosha are unacceptable and contrary to the resolutions of the UN Security Council, the president of the US Senate Foreign Relations ...
Public’s ‘financial behaviour’ under scrutiny
The aim is to support responsible lending and responsible borrowing
Cyprus’ only credit agency believes that the inclusion of data from the widest range of categories is the only way ...
Polis and Prodromi centre facelifts proceed as planned
The €5 million redevelopment of the main squares in Polis Chrysochous and Prodromi are moving ahead as planned.
The final details of the redevelopment of the central squares were put up ...
Cyprus problem could be solved ‘in a month’
But expert warns lack of political will means it probably won’t ever be
Can the Cyprus problem still be solved? Professor James Ker-Lindsay, the passionate international relations analyst, recently ...
Pro-Russia rally held in Limassol
A pro-Russia rally held in Limassol on Saturday drew ire and sarcasm from Twitter users.
In a short video-clip posted on Twitter by one user, it shows people close to ...
Monkeypox patient, 46, discharged from hospital on Sunday
A 46-year-old man diagnosed earlier this month with monkeypox was discharged on Sunday afternoon and will continue to be confined at home.
The Health Minister’s communications advisor Constantinos Athanasiou ...