Today’s weather: Mostly sunny
Monday will be partly cloudy with isolated rains expected in the early morning, mainly in the west and the mountains. The day will turn main mainly sunny by afternoon. Temperatures ...
Cronos’ time has come if right decisions are made
We could extract gas from the Cronos field before Aphrodite
In ancient Greek mythology Cronos was the god of time. It now looks that Cronos’ time has come. And it ...
Demetriou honours Eoka, calls Holguin’s arrival ‘positive step’
House President Annita Demetriou described the arrival of UN Envoy Maria Angela Holguin as a “positive first step” at an event held in honour of Eoka fighters in Pelendri.
“The ...
The Turkish Cypriots fighting for citizenship
Without a recognised nationality all her life, one woman welcomes the government’s decision to re-evaluate citizenship
“I’ve been alive for 21 years, but I actually don’t exist… Nobody ...
Pro-Palestine protest and exhibition held in Limassol (Update)
By Tom Cleaver and Rony Junior El Daccache
Another pro-Palestine protest took place on Sunday, this time in Limassol.
The protest took place on the Molos seafront promenade, with attention ...
Man in critical condition after crashing into tree
A 42-year-old man is in a critical condition after crashing his car into a tree on Sunday morning.
The collision took place in the village of Episkopi at around 5:30am.
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Gearing up for more graphic stories
From video games to AI, an upcoming event looks into all things visual finds ELENI PHILIPPOU
Gathering artists, students, industry professionals and anyone in between is Graphic Stories, which this ...
Paphos man on the hunt for ‘scam artist’ nephew
Man who faked suicide after scamming millions now the subject of a documentary
Rural Paphos is an unlikely location for the effective headquarters of a search for an international fraudster ...
90 traffic cameras on Cypriot roads by year end
There will be a total of 90 fixed traffic cameras on roads across the island, the police said on Sunday.
The cameras will be in operation in a total of 30 locations.
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Isias hotel defendants ‘should look us in the eye’
The defendants in the trial regarding the collapse of the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey where 24 Cypriot children were killed “should look us in the eye”, father of one of ...
Platres-Troodos road closed to all vehicles (Update)
The road between Platres and Troodos was closed to all vehicles on Sunday afternoon due to high levels of traffic.
Police advised road users in the area to take an ...
Cyprus launchpad as UK bombs Yemen again (Update)
Cyprus was once again the launchpad for British bombing raids in Yemen, as the United Kingdom, together with the United States, conducted its third round of strikes on Saturday night.
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A signal of doom from last British governor to Cyprus
A recently uncovered 1959 letter from Sir Hugh Foot writes of his barely hidden reservations on the future of Cyprus. It’s a sobering read
This year marks 50 years since the ...
Turkish Cypriot bakers rail against max price decree (Update)
Turkish Cypriot bakers cried foul on Sunday after the north’s ‘government’ decreed issued a decree to set the maximum price of a loaf of bread.
The decree set the ...
Man arrested for stealing garage door
A 49-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night in Nicosia after having stolen a garage door.
The incident was uncovered when the garage door’s owner said he heard a “...
Today’s weather: More snow in Troodos
More snow is expected to fall in the Troodos mountain range on Sunday as winter continues to bite.
Temperatures in the region will rise to a high of six degrees ...
Possible power cuts across much of island
The Electricity Authority (EAC) warned on Saturday of possible power outages in parts of the Larnaca, Nicosia and Famagusta districts.
They said they expect the power outages to be “intermittent” ...
Taxpayers will pay the cost of LNG debacle
Terminal at Vasiliko started under a cloud of suspicion and has just got worse
The writing was on the wall even before the contract for the liquified national gas (LNG) ...
Another pro-Palestine protest held in Nicosia
The latest in an ongoing series of pro-Palestine protests in Cyprus took place in Nicosia’s central Eleftheria square on Saturday.
The protest’s organisers said they had returned to ...
Paphos farmers protest in solidarity with Europeans
Farmers from Paphos staged a protest on Saturday morning on the road between Amargeti and Statos in solidarity with demonstrating European farmers.
Farmers from across the continent have descended on ...
Driver arrested six times over alcohol limit
A 62-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Saturday after having been found driving while six times over the legal alcohol limit.
Police said they had stopped a vehicle in ...
Turkish Cypriots hope to begin halloumi exports in June
It is hoped Turkish Cypriot halloumi exports to the European Union will begin in June, the north’s European Union Coordination Centre’s chairman Selcuk Yurukogullari said on Saturday.
Speaking ...
Drawings on cigarette packets
That is the premise of a new art exhibition that opens soon in the capital – tiny drawings on cigarette boxes. Artist Christian W Bertram is getting ready to present his ...
Two arrested nine months after jewellery heist
Two men were arrested in Paphos on Friday nine months after allegedly having stolen a white gold chain from a jewellery shop in Coral Bay. The chain was valued at €10,000.
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