New mosque to be built in Kioneli
A new mosque is set to be built in Kioneli, after an agreement was signed on Thursday between the town’s mayor Huseyin Amcaoglu, Foundations administration (Evkaf) chairman Ibrahim Benter, ...
Dispute arises over patient accommodations at psychiatric hospital
A spat broke out on Thursday between the state health service organisation (Okypy) and the nurse’s union Pasyno, after the latter claimed that patients at the Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital ...
Biden’s son Hunter hit with criminal gun charge in US special counsel probe
U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was criminally charged on Thursday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a ...
Elam-chaired committee restricted to birth rates, told to avoid migration
The parliament’s Selection Committee on Thursday decided that the ad hoc committee on demographics – chaired by nationalist party Elam – restrict itself to discussing matters such as birth rates and ...
Bill to cut special defence contribution redundant say opposition parties
Opposition parties on Thursday said they have already drafted a bill cutting the special defence contribution from 30 to 17 per cent, pointing out that there was no need for the government ...
More traditional festivals
September is brimming with festivals, and villages and rural associations around the island are proudly presenting local celebrations.
In Orounta, O Horos tis Gourounias will take place on Friday and ...
Student union collects school supplies for needy students
The Cyprus Student Union (Peom) in Limassol collected school supplies for students facing financial difficulties, an announcement from the group said on Thursday.
The supplies were collected from August 21 until ...
Police launch investigation after company defrauded of €80,000
Police are investigating a case of internet fraud wherein a scam artist managed to extract more than €80,000 from a company based in Nicosia.
The case was reported to police by ...
Carrefour sticks price warnings on food to shame suppliers
French supermarket chain Carrefour has slapped price warnings on products from Lindt chocolates to Lipton Ice Tea to pressure top consumer goods suppliers Nestle, PepsiCo and Unilever to reduce inflation ...
Pyla-Arsos road construction continues outside buffer zone
Construction work on the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos resumed on Thursday, with works taking place outside the buffer zone near Arsos.
Rumours surfaced among Turkish Cypriot ...
Italy’s Lampedusa ‘in crisis’ with thousands of migrant arrivals
The small Italian island of Lampedusa is being overwhelmed by the number of migrants arriving on its shores, its mayor said on Thursday, after thousands of people landed from North ...
Kib-Tek and union chief embroiled in nepotism controversy (Updated)
Controversy has surrounded the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek) and its workers’ trade union (El-Sen)’s leader Caglayan Cesurer regarding an alleged nepotism scandal.
According to reports, Kib-Tek hired 16 people ...
Why is truth-telling so important?
By Vanessa Barolsky and Yin Paradies
Truth-telling is a key demand in the Uluru Statement and is seen as a vital step for a treaty. However, there has been ongoing ...
ECB raises rate to record high and signals end of hikes
The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate to a record high of 4% on Thursday but, with the euro zone economy in the doldrums, signalled this was likely to ...
VAT reduction policy ‘very successful’ says state
The government’s policy of reducing the VAT rate, in some cases to zero, on various everyday products, has been “very successful”, according to the Consumer protection service’s director ...
Nigeria power grid collapse causes nationwide blackouts
Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies reported “a total system collapse” on Thursday, causing widespread blackouts across Africa’s biggest economy.
Power generation fell to zero in the early hours and ...
Koilani fire brought under control, arson suspected (Update 3)
By Jonathan Shkurko, Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou
A blaze that broke out earlier on Thursday near the village of Koilani, Limassol district, was brought under control by the evening, ...
President lauds EU’s Turkey report, as Ankara and north dismiss it
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday condemnation from Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot ‘government’ of the EU parliament report was “nothing new,” while he said the government holds “particularly dear” ...
Interior minister denies housing project in Limassol is in jeopardy (Updated)
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou has denied reports that a project aimed at providing housing for 600 low-income families in the Limassol areas of Ayios Nikolaos and Ayios Ioannis is now hanging ...
‘Smash the gangs’: Labour leader sets out plans for illegal migration
British opposition leader Keir Starmer said on Thursday a Labour government would set up a new police unit to tackle illegal migration and suggested he was open to a returns ...
Drug kingpin El Chapo’s wife released by US
Emma Coronel, the wife of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was freed in Los Angeles on Wednesday following her arrest in 2021 on drug trafficking charges, according to ...
North Korean security disinfected Kim’s chair at Putin summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s security detail spent several minutes disinfecting the chair that Kim sat on during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kommersant newspaper ...
Turkey and north carry out military exercise
The militaries of the north and Turkey are carrying out joint exercises this week.
The exercises, which have been given the official name “Martyr Captain Cengiz Topel Mediterranean storm exercise-23”, ...
Government forms team to address irregular migration issue (Updated)
By Jonathan Shkurko and Elias Hazou
The government on Thursday decided to set up an interdepartmental team as a focal point for drawing up policies to stem the tide of ...