Fire in Paphos district
Firefighting efforts are underway to control a fire that broke out on Monday afternoon near the village of Salamiou, in the Paphos district.
According to a post published by Fire ...
Man arrested for smashing car window after dog run over
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after smashing the rear windscreen of a car which had run his dog over.
The man was walking his dog off its leash ...
Man falls from fifth floor of abandoned apartment block
A man was taken to hospital on Monday afternoon after falling from the fifth floor of an abandoned apartment block.
The man reportedly fell onto a skylight covering the ground ...
British tourist reports rape in Ayia Napa
An 18-year-old woman on holiday in Cyprus reported a 19-year-old man raped her, it emerged on Monday.
Both are British nationals and the incident allegedly unfolded in Ayia Napa.
The ...
Cyprus building permits increase by 8.3 per cent in first four months of 2024
Building permit issuance in Cyprus saw a rise of 8.3 per cent in the period from January to April 2024, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, according to a ...
One-hour stoppage during CyBC main news on Friday
Workers at the Cyprus Broadcast Corporation (CyBC) will stop work at 8pm for an hour on Friday to protest the fact that colleagues who retired after January 2023 have not yet ...
Vehicle registrations in Cyprus rise by 19.2 per cent in first half of 2024
The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) announced on Monday that the total number of vehicle registrations from January to June 2024 increased by 19.2 per cent, reaching 26,250.
This represents a significant rise from ...
Greek national arrested in north for leaving without passport check
A Greek national appeared in court in the north on Monday, accused of having left for the Republic via the Ledras street crossing point without having gone through the passport ...
Why AI-enabled video management software is essential for modern security
Did you know that 44% of companies now use hybrid cloud storage for their data? Both on-premise and cloud-based resources have their unique and undeniable advantages, but when it comes to ...
Govt taking ‘all diplomatic steps’ against Turkey’s efforts to have north recognised
Cyprus will wield its diplomatic tools over Turkey’s attempts to have the north recognised, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday amid controversy surrounding the Organisation of Turkic States (...
Ukraine’s Mahuchikh breaks 1987 women’s high jump world record
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the women’s high jump on Sunday, clearing 2.10 meters at the Paris Diamond League to break a mark that has ...
Russian missile attack kills 41, hits children’s hospital, Ukraine says
Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians ...
Govt to maximise efficiency of public spending
The 2025 state budget will be in surplus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday.
After a Council of Ministers meeting held at the Presidential Palace, Christodoulides held an extraordinary session during ...
Israeli minister: stopping Gaza war now would be folly
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday it would be a huge mistake to stop Israel’s military offensive in Gaza now.
Smotrich, who heads a pro-settler party which ...
2024 could be world’s hottest year as June breaks records
Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU’s climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on ...
Betting tax bill must go to European Commission
Betting tax legislation should be forwarded to the European Commission three months before being passed into law, president of the National Betting Authority Ioanna Fiakkou has said.
Speaking at the ...
Century Travel: 6 Star Crystal announce two groundbreaking new ships
Century Travel Group, the exclusive GSA partner in Cyprus for 6 Star cruise line, Crystal, is pleased to announce the commencement of the construction of two groundbreaking Crystal ships by renowned ...
Cyprus’ fatphobia
In Cyprus, the average woman has grown a great deal in the last few decades! In 2024, we’re actually an average size of 44 to 46 – that’s a size 16 to 18 in ...
Fire near British base in Fasouri brought under control
A fire that broke out on Monday early afternoon in the village of Fasouri, located in the Limassol district and close to the Akrotiri military base, has been brought under ...
Fake news investment scam poses as Cyprus Mail
A fake news scam which has circulated on Facebook in recent days has posed as the Cyprus Mail in an attempt to lure people in to an investment scam.
The ...
Cyprus forex industry employs 7,000 people — actual number may be higher
Approximately 7,000 people in Cyprus work in forex, although the actual number may potentially be much higher than that, according to recently published research from TradeInformer, a business-to-business news and research ...
Limiting presence of football fans ‘an easy way out’
The football players association (Pasp) on Monday voiced strong concerns over the government’s stance on restricting the movement of fans, urging instead for the enforcement of existing laws to ...
Tears are another first for triumphant Hamilton
Of all the Formula One firsts achieved by Lewis Hamilton on Sunday, and there was quite a list, the sobbing over the radio and tears in the arms of his ...
TV’s top villains
In the past villains used to be two-dimensional, with no depth, and mostly cartoonishly evil. Bad for the sake of being bad. But modern writers understand that villains need to ...