Cyprus joining NATO plan presented to Biden
President Nikos Christodoulides reportedly presented a plan of Cyprus’ possible future accession to NATO to US President Joe Biden at their meeting in October 30 at the White House.
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Strong winds cause chaos around Cyprus (photos)
As a yellow weather warning for high winds remained in place on Sunday and as the strength of them picked up in the afternoon, problems were seen around the island, ...
Interior minister clarifies budgets for new municipalities
A total of €117 million will be the budget given by the state to the new municipalities as was agreed during a debate in Parliament, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
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Limassol school broken into twice
Two crimes have been carried out against the 7th primary school of Limassol in as many days, with vandals damaging the buildings and thieves making off with money for Christmas ...
The first snow of winter
As temperatures around the island hit a low point on Sunday the first snow of the season fell on the mountains.
At around 1pm a flurry of snow fell on ...
Hundreds protest use of Cyprus as base for war
Hundreds of people demonstrated against “the transformation of Cyprus into a base for war” outside the US-sponsored security training facility CyCLOPS in Larnaca on Sunday.
The protestors, carrying banners with ...
Elon Musk says Fidias should be EU president
Elon Musk on Sunday declared that Cyprus YouTuber and MEP Fidias Panayiotou should become “president of the EU”.
In a post on X, Musk responded to another user who said ...
€100 million to be spent on health sector
Over 100 million euro will be spent to upgrade the health sector by 2027, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday.
He said this was made clear during a meeting on Friday ...
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10-day old seal pup rescued off Cyprus coast
A 10-day old seal, one of the rarest animals in Europe, was rescued off the coast of Cyprus, the ministry of agriculture announced on Sunday.
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus ...
Minister reaffirms Cyprus action to tackle climate change at COP
Cyprus’ commitment to implementing decisive actions against the climate crisis was reaffirmed by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou during her participation in the COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, the ministry announced ...
Fraternal Greece-Cyprus relations full of sincerity says President
Fraternal relations must be full of sincerity, such as those between Greece and Cyprus,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
“I have dealt historically with Athens-Nicosia relations and I think ...
Moody’s upgrade reflects ‘success of government policies’
The upgrade of the Cyprus economy’s rating by Moody’s on Saturday is a self-evident vote of confidence in the practices applied by the government, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...
Cypriot medics to be trained in Germany
Health Minister Michalis Damianos will leave for Germany on Sunday to sign a co-opeation agreement with the Tubingen University Clinic.
The agreement will cover the treatment of liver issues.
The ...
Yellow weather warning for strong winds, snow overnight
A yellow weather warning for strong winds will remain in place for Cyprus until midnight on Sunday.
According to the Met office, the island will be battered by very strong ...
Vandals strike at Nicosia high school
Vandals set fire to parts of a high school in Nicosia on Saturday night, police said on Sunday.
They broke the windows of the hall at the Constantinoupoleos gymnasium and ...
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Arrest following fatal crash in Larnaca
Police announced on Sunday the arrest of a 20-year-old as they continue to investigate a fatal traffic accident in Larnaca more than a week ago.
A car was reported stolen ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 18:
Hellenic Bank on Monday announced a reduction of its key interest rate by 21 basis points, effective from ...
Hope is fading for burned depositors
Eleven years plus after the devastating bank bail-in of 2013, the clock is ticking for those still seeking restitution. The statute of limitations already expired years ago. Meantime one after another ...
City Friends Club expands environmental efforts in Larnaca and Paphos
A question and answer session with Founder and CEO of City Friends Club, Anna Gubareva
What specific projects and initiatives does City Friends Club plan to implement in Larnaca and ...
Two Paphos men arrested for stealing cables from manholes
Two men from Paphos were remanded in custody for five days on Saturday after having been arrested for having stolen copper cables from manholes.
The pair, aged 42 and 24 years old, ...
Number of prisoners in north falls to 840
The number of people in prison in the north has fallen to 840, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Friday night.
Addressing the ‘parliamentary’ finance committee, where his ‘ministry’s’ budget ...
North to begin importing potatoes after local price shoots to €3.89
The north is to import 200 tonnes of potatoes on Monday or Tuesday as the price of local potatoes soars to 140TL (€3.89) per kilogram.
‘Agriculture minister’ Huseyin Cavus announced the planned ...
UK ‘looks forward’ to enlarged Cyprus problem meeting
The United Kingdom “looks forward to participating” in a planned enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, the country’s new High Commissioner in Nicosia Michael Tatham said while presenting his ...
Christmas villages open their doors
Christmas villages across Cyprus opened their doors as the season begins, with villages open in the villages of Agros, Dherynia, Fikardou, Kalopanayiotis, Kiti, and Kyperounta, and in Nicosia’s old ...