UN briefs diplomats over buffer zone situation
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus Colin Stewart on Tuesday welcomed members of the diplomatic community for a briefing on the UN’s activities and current state-of-play on ...
On Gaza pier, US troops confront waves, destruction and aid backlog
Baking under the summer sun, U.S. troops find shelter in containers stationed on what is known as the “parking lot” of a floating pier in the Mediterranean Sea that ...
Christodoulides to meet with UN envoy in Brussels
The UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy Maria Angela Holguin is slated to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides in Brussels he confirmed on Tuesday.
“I will have a meeting with ...
Christodoulides hits back at Turkey’s claims over Israel
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he would not engage in a public debate with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan over allegations Cyprus is an “operation centre” for Israel’...
Yellow weather warning for Wednesday
The met office issued a warning that extreme temperatures would hit on Wednesday.
In a yellow weather warning alert, it said the warning would be in place between 11am to 5...
Kenyan police arrive in Haiti as violence erupts around parliament back home
The first contingent of Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital on Tuesday to launch a peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean country that has been ravaged by gang violence just ...
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Austria beat Dutch to top group as France held by Poland
A left-footed rocket from Marcel Sabitzer gave Austria a thrilling 3-2 win over the Netherlands that sent them into the last 16 at Euro 2024 as Group D winners, with the Dutch ...
‘We’re just doing our job’ – Cyprus’ media react to Russian ban
Cyprus’ three media outlets hit by a ban from Russia’s foreign ministry pledged on Tuesday they would continue to do their job unhindered by the developments.
Russia’s foreign ...
Two parties to ignite the summer mood
As we gear up for festival season – with July hosting the majority of them – it is time to get into a party mood. After all, the summer season has plenty ...
Report shows up weaknesses at finance ministry
There are ‘weaknesses and mistakes’ in the finance ministry over the way it handles payments and grants, the audit office said in a report on Tuesday.
According to the findings ...
Energy minister upbeat on Interconnector investment
The energy minister on Tuesday sounded favourably disposed towards the state investing directly in a mooted subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece, but MPs pushed back citing the political ...
Health minister hospitalised
Health Minister Michalis Damianos was on Tuesday taken to hospital in Nicosia after feeling unwell following a trip.
He is currently receiving care at Apollonio hospital and will be kept ...
International interest in energy storage system
Global companies such as Tesla and Samsung have shown interest in participating in Cyprus’ battery-based electricity storage system, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday.
In a presentation on the ...
Albania court upholds jailing of ethnic Greek mayor who won European Parliament seat
Beleris was arrested in May 2023 during a mayoral election campaign in his hometown of Himare which has an active ethnic Greek community. He subsequently won, but was never sworn in ...
Denmark will be first to impose CO2 tax on farms, government says
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson
Denmark, a major pork and dairy exporter, will introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, making it the first country to do so and ...
Government’s ‘good’ Opap deal ‘one-sided’
The government’s contract with Opap Cyprus, providing for €447 million income over 15 years, is satisfactory and to the benefit of the republic, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, while the ...
Hot spell hits summer crops in east Europe, but a relief in northwest
By Sybille de La Hamaide and Michael Hogan
A heatwave due to spread throughout Europe this week is set to take a heavy toll on summer crops in the southeast ...
Rights advocates welcome Assange release but say US case sets worrying precedent
Free speech organisations welcomed the news of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s release from jail in Britain but said the U.S. case had still set a bad precedent for ...
Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says
By Jake Spring
Setting aside an additional 1.2 per cent of the world’s land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and animal extinctions and cost about $263 ...
China’s BYD launches third EV model in Japan
China’s BYD launched its third electric vehicle in Japan, it said on Tuesday, a sedan that will be its most expensive model so far in a market where consumers ...
Third arrest for weapons cache
Police on Tuesday arrested a third suspect in connection with the discovery of what authorities have described as the largest weapons cache found on the island.
The 42-year-old man, is ...
Djokovic to play Wimbledon but only if he feels he can challenge for title
Novak Djokovic is encouraged by his progress after undergoing minor knee surgery less than three weeks ago but the seven-times Wimbledon champion said he will only play in the grasscourt ...
Pharmacists to strike at Limassol hospital
Employees at the Limassol state hospital pharmacy on Tuesday announced a work stoppage this week to protest severe understaffing which has left the pharmacy unable to function effectively.
Pharmacists from ...
Cyprus Mail banned in Russia
Three Cypriot newspapers, including the Cyprus Mail, featured on a list of EU media outlets that Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it was banning access to inside the ...