Burglars get away with €820,000-worth of property
Burglars on Tuesday got away with €820,000-worth of property from an apartment along the coast in Limassol.
Police said a foreigner reported that around dawn on Tuesday burglars broke into ...
Cyprus had lowest suicide rate among EU members in 2021
Cyprus recorded the lowest standardised death rates for suicide with 2.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, according to data released by Eurostat, marking the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10.
In 2021, there were 47,346 ...
Four hopefuls left in race to lead UK Conservatives, Mel Stride eliminated
Four hopefuls were left in the race to become leader of the Conservatives on Tuesday after centrist former work and pensions minister Mel Stride was knocked out of a race ...
Fight drought on European level, agriculture minister tells EU
The threat of drought should be tackled on a European level, through innovation, technology, investments, political will and cooperation, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou told an informal council meeting in Budapest.
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Italian minister’s ex-lover banned from parliament over spy glasses
The woman at the centre of an affair that led to the resignation of Italy’s culture minister was banned from parliament on Tuesday for allegedly illicitly filming inside the ...
UN chief condemns deadly Israeli air strike on Gaza tent camp
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned a deadly Israeli air strike in a designated safe zone in southern Gaza before dawn on Tuesday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
“The ...
Queer Wave 2024: Film festival returns for 5th year
Coming up soon is the fifth edition of the Cyprus LGBTQIA+ Film Festival. Happening from September 20 to 29 at NiMAC – Nicosia Municipal Arts Center – a ten-day agenda of screenings is about ...
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Interconnector talks ‘good idea’, to be continued, president says
A marathon meeting on the Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnector that continued into the evening on Tuesday, was “a good decision”, according to President Nikos Christodoulides, who said discussions would be continued.
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Israel close to completing Gaza missions, focus on north, defence minister says
Israeli forces are near to fulfilling their mission in Gaza and their focus will turn to the country’s northern border with Lebanon as daily exchanges of fire with Hezbollah ...
German opposition breaks off talks with government on migration policy
Germany’s opposition conservatives have broken off talks with the government on a joint approach to asylum and migration policy, the conservatives’ negotiator said on Tuesday.
The official, Thorsten Frei, ...
Campbell Soup dropping ‘soup’ in name to become ‘The Campbell’s Company’
Campbell Soup CPB.O is dropping “soup” from its name to become “The Campbell’s Company,” CEO Mark Clouse said on Tuesday, a pivot symbolising the company’s shift to ...
Outrage after senior police officers reported for bullying and sexism
Police groups on Tuesday condemned allegations of sexist behaviour within the force towards female contract workers.
The matter had been discussed during Monday’s House human rights committee, which was ...
Excavations begin to find first victims of 1974 invasion
Excavations in the north, at Pente Mili in Karavas, are underway to find and exhume the bodies of the first people who died during the 1974 Turkish invasion – an estimated 40 to 70 ...
Blinken says Russia received missiles from Iran
Russia has received ballistic missiles from Iran and will likely use them in Ukraine within weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, warning that cooperation between ...
Canada consolidates its position as one of the fastest growing countries in the iGaming industry worldwide
For a long time, Canada has been a country where a high proportion of its citizens enjoy gambling. It is reported that around 75% of Canadians gamble in some form or ...
€23 million facelift for Limassol hospital
Limassol general hospital is set for a €23 million facelift, which will see its A&E department expanded, new units set up and its overall space renovated, state health services (...
‘No investment made in north’s ports in 100 years’
No investment has been made in the north’s ports “in 100 years”, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Monday.
Speaking to television channel Kanal T, he said ...
UoL faculty sets stage for new academic year
The Research Center of the University of Limassol (UoL) hosted its first Researchers’ Night for the 2024-2025 academic year on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. The event served as a key platform for ...
Current cabinet exempted from proposal to ban pensions for working officials
MPs were apparently shocked to hear the government’s proposal that currently serving state officials would be allowed to continue to get a pension while still drawing a salary, it ...
Turkish Cypriots’ credit card debt ‘doubles in a year’
Turkish Cypriots’ credit card debt doubled within the space of a year between June 2023 and June this year, according to figures released by the north’s central bank on Tuesday.
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Newey excited to work with Alonso, regrets Hamilton miss
Adrian Newey, Formula One’s star designer, said he was thrilled to be joining Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin next season but expressed regret at missing a chance to work ...
ICC prosecutor seeks to confirm death of Hamas leader Deif
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are looking into the reported death of Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif and will withdraw their case against him if they can confirm it, ...
Court yet to decide on keeping Israeli in custody
A court will convene on Wednesday to decide whether Turkish-Israeli businessman Simon Aykut will be held until his trial or released on bail.
Aykut, 73, is being tried for developing on ...
Apoel youth star receives sports scholarship in Spain
Fifteen-year-old Theodoros Christodoulou, a player from Apoel’s U16 team, will continue his football career in Spain for the upcoming season after receiving a sports scholarship from a football academy ...