AG lets Christodoulides off the hook over €55,000
President Nikos Christodoulides has been let off the hook for some €55,000 the audit office had called on him to return to state coffers, after the attorney-general nullified the findings former ...
‘More needs to be done for youth opportunity’
President Nikos Christodoulides highlighted the need for greater efforts to address young people’s concerns during the fifth National Youth Assembly held at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday.
“The state ...
Mourners pack church for funeral of three killed in car crash
Hundreds of people, many dressed in white Tshirts, crowded into and around the Archangel Michael church in Frenaros on Tuesday for the funeral of the three young men killed in ...
Nicosia mayor calls for more vehicle crossing points
Efforts to open new vehicle crossing points in Nicosia will continue with determination, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Tuesday.
He was speaking after a meeting with Turkish ...
US won’t change nuclear posture after Russia lowers threshold, White House says
The United States was not surprised by Russia lowering its threshold for a nuclear strike and does not plan to adjust its own nuclear posture in response, the White House ...
Spain to legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year
Spain will legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year over the next three years as it seeks to expand its labour force in the face of an ageing population, Migration Minister ...
‘Every Step Counts’ fundraising campaign a resounding success
Nicholas Zoe Foundation is catching its breath following a hugely successful Movement Challenge ‘Every Step Counts’. A testament that, when people come together, ‘Every Breath.. Every Step Counts’, and miracles ...
Sri Lanka Lions rescued by Sadesh
By Richard Boxall
Sri Lanka Lions’ all-rounder Sadesh Gimhan had a day to remember on Sunday. His transport to his team’s quarter final match in the BAOFinancial Autumn T20 ...
Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
By Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness
A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects this decade but after ...
Concrete mediation proposal to be put to the vote
The mediation proposal from the labour ministry regarding the collective agreement in the ready-mix concrete sector is still being evaluated, general secretary of trade union Sek Andreas Matsis said on ...
Sony in talks to acquire Elden Ring maker
Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa, the Japanese media powerhouse behind the “Elden Ring” game, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the technology giant looks to add ...
No more monkey mania in Thai town after clamp down
By Artorn Pookasook
Marauding monkeys won’t face slingshots anymore in the historic Thai city of Lopburi, where they have been rounded up and sterilised after turning rampant over the ...
Cypriot passport holders on UK’s latest list of sanctions targets
A small number of Cypriot passport holders were listed on Tuesday on the UK’s financial sanctions list, including one businessman allegedly linked to Roman Abramovich, former owner of Chelsea ...
MPs call for increased allowances for enclaved
The House refugee committee on Tuesday called for an increase in allowances given to Greek Cypriots living in areas of the north and those who chose to return to their ...
€8.5m for Larnaca sewerage third phase
The third phase of Larnaca’s sewerage system will be ready in 36 months and will connect the communities of Dromolaxia, Meneou, Kiti, Pervolia and Tersefanou to the system at a ...
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Larnaca mourns theft of Santa decoration
The municipality of Larnaca on Tuesday expressed its sadness after thieves stole the Santa from one of its recently installed Christmas decorations.
“The municipality of Larnaca expresses its deep sadness ...
Supreme court to rule on wealth declarations on Wednesday
The Supreme Constitutional Court will announce its ruling on the law concerning wealth declarations – known as ‘pothen esches’ – on Wednesday.
The court announced the ruling will be made at 11am ...
First mobile desalination units expected next October
The first mobile desalination units will be ready in October 2025, the water development department said on Tuesday.
The department added that Cyprus was top of Europe regarding per capita storage ...
One teen arrested, another sought after kiosk robbery
Police in Limassol intervened on Monday night to prevent a suspected robbery when two masked people were spotted in a vehicle outside a kiosk in Polemidia. A 14-year-old was arrested ...
Kilometres of hedges to be planted to fight desertification
Over 3,000 drought-resistant and aromatic plants have been planted in areas of Cyprus farmland at risk of desertification, the environment commissioner said on Tuesday.
By 2026, the EU co-funded LIFE-AgrOassis project aims ...
Thousands of children plagued by poverty
Child poverty is a very real problem in Cyprus which cannot be ignored, and affects fundamental rights ranging from education, health and protection from every form of abuse, Children’s ...
Pissouri welcomes recognition as one of world’s top villages
Pissouri on Tuesday welcomed its inclusion in the list of the World Tourism Organisation’s list of the Top Tourist Villages of the world.
‘‘Here in Pissouri we celebrate this ...
US envoy: end to Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within our grasp’
A senior U.S. mediator said on Tuesday there was a “real opportunity” to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and that gaps were narrowing, signalling progress in Washington’...
Italian aid in Cyprus waiting to be shipped to Gaza
Seventeen tonnes of humanitarian aid that arrived in Cyprus on Saturday from Italy will be sent to Gaza as soon as possible via Ashdod, through the Amalthea sea corridor, foreign ...