Brexit champion Nigel Farage to stand in UK election
Nigel Farage, the colourful politician who helped champion Britain’s departure from the European Union, said on Monday he would stand as a candidate in next month’s election and ...
Dozens of migrants stranded in buffer zone
The Cyprus government ‘doesn’t have a leg to stand on’ by leaving migrants stranded in the UN buffer zone for close to a week, sources close to the matter ...
Yellow warning for high temperatures and red alert for forest fires
The Met Office issued a yellow warning for extreme high temperatures on Tuesday.
Starting from 11.30am until 4.30pm, inland areas are anticipated to experience temperatures soaring up to around 42 degrees ...
Avakoum financial scandal ‘very complex’
The financial aspect of the scandal surrounding the Osiou Avakoum monastery is the most complex one, the attorney-general said on Monday.
George Savvides was answering questions about the progress in ...
Fires in Xyliatou and Gourri brought under control
The two fires that broke out in the Nicosia district on Monday afternoon were brough under control by firefighters, according to the Fire Service.
The first fire started around 2pm ...
Town planning department shut from June 14 for local government transition
The district offices of the Department for Town Planning and Housing will close on June 14, and as of that date will no longer accept applications from the public, the government ...
Chelsea name Maresca as new coach (Updated)
Chelsea have appointed Enzo Maresca as their new head coach on a five-year contract, the English Premier League club said on Monday.
The Italian will leave Leicester City, whom he ...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches drones squadron towards Israeli military targets
The armed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Monday it had launched a squadron of drones towards the headquarters of the Israeli military’s Galilee formation.
Such an attack would be ...
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan acquitted in state secrets case, but to stay in jail
A high court in Pakistan overturned jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conviction on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer and his party said on Monday, but Khan ...
Government will cover costs of community ‘clusters’ post-elections
The initial cost to operate the 30 community clusters resulting from local government reform will reach €3 million, which the government will cover, the president of the Union of Cyprus Communities Andreas ...
Mourinho says his move to Fenerbahce will increase attention on Turkish league
Newly announced Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho said on Monday that his signing and reputation would bring more attention to the Turkish league, adding that his aim was to win the ...
Tobacco products from north seized at crossing point
Customs officers confiscated a large quantity of cigarettes in a car on Monday morning at a crossing point in Nicosia.
A driver was attempting to bring the untaxed products through ...
Water for crops cut by a third (Updated)
Farmers will be getting 33 per cent less water this year for their crops.
Citing the drought, senior executive engineer for the water development department Yianna Economidou said measures had to ...
Cyprus to showcase maritime prowess at Athens conference
Cyprus is set to make a significant showing at the international shipping conference Posidonia 2024 in Athens, with around seventy companies participating in what is considered the largest maritime exhibition in ...
Greek Cypriots receive €30m from north’s IPC so far this year
Greek Cypriots have received a total of £25.4 million (€29.8m) worth of compensation from the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north so far in 2024, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Halkin ...
Second seed Sabalenka bludgeons Navarro for French Open quarter-final spot
World number two Aryna Sabalenka pummelled American Emma Navarro 6-2 6-3 in just over an hour on Monday to march into the French Open quarter-finals with an emphatic performance that ...
British high commissioner leaving early
British high commissioner in Cyprus Irfan Siddiq OBE is cutting his service on the island short.
Sources told the Cyprus Mail that Siddiq, who was appointed in August 2022, is set ...
Hunter Biden’s criminal trial begins in aftermath of Trump conviction (Updated)
The criminal trial of Hunter Biden kicked off on Monday in federal court in Delaware as President Joe Biden’s son faces gun charges in a historic case that begins ...
Southgate says he hasn’t made decision on Grealish for Euros squad
England manager Gareth Southgate is still weighing up the attacking options for his Euro 2024 squad and said that while Jack Grealish has not played as much as he would have ...
Short-term rentals tarnishing Cyprus’ image, push prices up, estate agents say
President of the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council Marinos Kineyirou on Monday called for stricter regulation of short-term rentals in Cyprus.
The council president highlighted the adverse impacts on ...
Second arrest in fake doctor fraud case
Police on Monday announced a second arrest, of a 51-year-old man, in the case of a telephone scam operated by people masquerading as doctors.
He appeared in court later on ...
Heat wave kills 56 in India, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases recorded from March-May
Nearly 25,000 people have suffered suspected heat stroke and 56 died after several heatwaves across India between March and May, local media reported, citing government data.
May has been a particularly bad ...
Two teenagers arrested for robbing parked car
Two teenagers were arrested on Sunday in Larnaca for stealing €6,400 from a parked car.
The Larnaca police department learned of the incident last Thursday, May 30, when a 42-year-old man complained ...
A very personal tragedy at Curium
Here’s the good news: Cyprus has far fewer people with dementia than other European countries. Just 1.17 per cent of our population (compared with 2 per cent in Greece, and 2.12 per ...