Motorcyclist, 21, killed in Larnaca
A 21-year-old motorcyclist from Larnaca was killed in the early hours of Sunday on the section of highway from the Rizoelia roundabout to the airport, police said.
The accident happened ...
The Turkish Cypriots who are paying the price of speaking out against Ankara
Observers draw attention to the fact that all seven Turkish Cypriots, who were deported, are intellectuals or opinion leaders who advocate a federal solution in Cyprus
By Esra Aygin
A ...
Fiscal council sounds the alarm, issues gloomy outlook
The fiscal council has sounded the alarm over delays in securing EU funds from the bloc’s recovery plan, casting a gloomy outlook against the backdrop of record inflation and ...
12-month sentence for fatal hit-and-run a ‘huge insult’, victim’s family says
The 12-month sentence imposed on the hit-and-run driver in a fatal Ayia Napa crash has been decried by the victim’s family as a “huge insult” in a statement issued ...
Anastasiades says rebuffed suggestion by Erdogan that they meet in the north
President Nicos Anastasiades offered to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Paris, who instead suggested that a meeting could take place in the north – to which Anastasiades replied: “no ...
Police find cache of 4,000 bullets in Paphos
A cache of about 4,000 bullets was discovered by the authorities in an open field in Paphos on Friday evening at about 6:45pm, police said.
Paphos police found the cache after ...
Sculpture unveiled in memory of Glafcos Clerides
A sculpture dedicated to Former President Glafcos Clerides and his love of sailing was unveiled on Saturday in Limassol, with President Nicos Anastasiades praising the life-long dedication with which he ...
Cypriot MPs say stuck in Frankfurt airport for two days in ‘third-world conditions’
The travel chaos gripping airports across Europe has again hit Cyprus with flights cancelled to and from Larnaca, while a team of Cypriot MPs remain stuck in Frankfurt.
WizzAir cancelled ...
Port of Latsi expansion project in the pipeline
The transport ministry has announced a decision to expand Latsi harbour, jetties, docking spots and the creation of a breakwater.
According to the minister of transport Yiannis Karousos, the project ...
Loving tech that keeps us cool
July 3 is Air Conditioning Appreciation Day. But it’s hard to be appreciative when both temperatures and prices are rocketing, says ALIX NORMAN
30 years ago, almost nobody in Cyprus had ...
Hermes Airports welcomes adoption of Cyprus’ air connectivity proposals
Hermes Airports on Friday said that it welcomes the decision by the EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council and the Environment Council to adopt the proposals by Transport Minister Yiannis ...
Cyprus will emerge stronger from the current crisis, president says
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday night he was cautiously optimistic that the island, as in the crisis of 2013 and the Covid-19 pandemic will emerge stronger from the new crisis ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Central Bank of Cyprus released a report this week noting that the country’s international investment position (IIP) improved slightly at the end of the first quarter.
In addition, ...
Harmonised inflation rose to over 9 per cent in June
Harmonised inflation rose to 9.1 per cent in Cyprus in June compared with June last year, marking a new historic record, pushed by the soaring prices in energy.
According to a ...
Measures to reduce the price of electricity in Cyprus
By Charles Ellinas
The news is that the President requested a meeting with the ministers of energy and finance, the Cyprus Energy Regulation Authority (CERA) and the Electricity Authority of ...
Firefighters sound the alarm, still understaffed
The firefighter’s association has sounded the alarm over the department’s staffing crisis as fire season kicks off, saying it was a struggle to provide efficient services and public ...
Racism not something that is accepted in schools, Prodromou said
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Friday rubbished allegations of racist motives by teachers for incidents in secondary schools.
Following a meeting with the association of secondary school headteachers, Prodromou noted ...
Fires in Xylophagou and Klirou brought under control (update)
A brush fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in an area of Xylophagou that destroyed 2500 square metres of wild scrubland has been brought under full control.
A written statement ...
Anastasiades will answer Tatar’s ‘new proposals’ once he’s seen them
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday he was not aware that Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar would be handing over proposals to a UN official who met separately with the ...
Paphos police discover stolen goods during raid
Paphos police are investigating a case of stolen property found in a building in Stavrokonou.
According to the Paphos police department spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, on Thursday, between 11.50am and 12.10pm, ...
Police investigate death of UK Cypriot in Larnaca seaside area
Police in Larnaca are investigating a case of unnatural death, after the discovery of a 76-year-old man who was floating unconscious in the sea off Oroklini.
From the evidence found ...
Fire near Alethriko affects visibility for motorists
A fire that broke out in an area near the village of Alethriko in the Larnaca district, is affecting visibility on the Larnaca-Limassol motorway, police said on Friday.
According to ...
Palace meeting on energy crisis looks to longer-term solutions
Those hoping for immediate relief from the continuous surge in energy prices may be disappointed in today’s meeting on the issue, with top officials instead looking towards longer-term solutions.
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Keve honours Kuwait ambassador in diplomat of the year awards
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) on Thursday successfully held the fourth edition of the Cyprus Diplomat of the Year awards, with Kuwait ambassador Waleed Ahmad Al-Kandari receiving the titular ...