Water cuts announced for Paphos
The Paphos Water Board announced scheduled water cuts on Thursday in areas of the municipality.
According to the announcement the interruptions to supply will happen from 7am until midday for ...
Russian spy chief says he spoke to CIA boss about ‘what to do with Ukraine’
Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said that he and CIA counterpart William Burns had discussed “what to do with Ukraine” in a phone call late last month, Russia’s ...
New migrant boat arrives in Cape Greco (update)
The coast guard on Thursday morning escorted a new boat of irregular migrants to the safety of the Golden Coast fishing shelter in Protaras.
The boat, which had set off ...
Limassol man remanded for believed link to seven bomb attacks (Updated)
A 32-year-old man was remanded for eight-days on Thursday under suspicions he was involved in seven explosives cases, which Limassol police have been examining.
According to police, the man, who ...
Cyprus Business Now
Employment in the government decreased by 2 per cent in June, mainly driven by the transfer of hourly-paid personnel from the Ministry of Health to the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY), ...
Today’s weather: Yellow alert, 40C in interior
On Thursday a yellow weather warning is in place from 11am until 6pm, as the “Cleon” heatwave affects the island. Temperatures will rise to 40C in the interior, 38C on ...
Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes greenhouse gas decision
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) this week released a statement welcoming the decisions taken at the 80th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC80) regarding the revised Greenhouse Gas ...
Hedge funds grow more cautious on crypto after turmoil
Global hedge funds not specialising in crypto assets have grown skittish from recent industry turmoil and this has lead to an exit from the sector, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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Calls to internet helpline up by 50 per cent
The 1480 helpline for cyber safety addressed nearly 50 per cent more incidents in the second quarter of 2023 than it did in the same period in 2022, the education ministry said on Wednesday.
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Our View: Degrees for top posts no longer serve their stated purpose
A few months ago, there was public outrage after it transpired that President Nicos Christodoulides had appointed as member of the public service commission a man who had a university ...
BBC presenter at centre of sex photo scandal named as lead anchor Edwards
One of Britain’s leading television news anchors, Huw Edwards, was identified by his wife on Wednesday as the BBC presenter facing allegations he paid a young person thousands of ...
UN security council backs UNSG on Cyprus envoy
The UN security council expressed its full support for the UN secretary general’s proposal to appoint an envoy for the Cyprus problem to lead further engagement as soon as ...
Alcaraz douses Rune fireworks to reach Wimbledon semis for first time
It was billed as the battle of the 20-year-olds but Carlos Alcaraz pulled rank on his childhood buddy Holger Rune as he doused the Dane’s fireworks to reach the ...
Medvedev weathers Eubanks storm to reach semis
Third seed Daniil Medvedev curtailed American debutant Christopher Eubanks’ extraordinary Wimbledon adventure as he weathered a ferocious storm to come through their quarter-final 6-4 1-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 on Wednesday.
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Great need for Cyprus to become a ‘normal state’
“Bold reforms” of the constitution as regards the rule of law will be debated in the autumn, according to the House institutions committee which met on Wednesday.
Head of the ...
Erdogan to put Sweden’s Nato ratification to Turkish parliament in autumn
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he will move forward the ratification of Sweden’s Nato bid to the country’s parliament when it reopens in the ...
We demand justice: hundreds protest in Thanasis Nicolaou case (Updated, with video)
By Nicholas Theodoulou and Nikolaos Prakas
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the attorney-general’s office in Nicosia on Wednesday night as they decried a “corrupt government [and] corrupt attorney general” ...
€11 million earned from poaching revenue
The illegal poaching and trapping of migratory birds earns criminals around 11 million euros, according to Justice minister Anna Procopiou.
Procopiou produced the figure after the signing of a memorandum of ...
Russian defence ministry says Wagner is completing handover of its weapons
The Wagner mercenary group is completing its handover of weapons to Russia’s regular armed forces, the Russian Defence ministry said on Wednesday, more than two weeks after the group ...
Jabeur fights back to oust defending champion Rybakina and reach semis
Tunisian Ons Jabeur gained revenge for her defeat in last year’s Wimbledon final when she surged back from a set down to beat third-seeded defending champion Kazakh Elena Rybakina 6...
Land registry checking property developer in north selling Greek Cypriot land
Investigations are underway at the land registry over the procedures followed by Afik Group, which has been selling Greek Cypriot property in the north, and whose CEO has a company ...
Erdogan says he is “more hopeful than ever” for US F-16 sale
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he is “more hopeful than ever” for the sale of F-16 fighter jets from the United States after he held talks with ...
Documentary screenings in Ayioi Omologites
The old neighbourhood of Ayioi Omologites is known to organise cultural events every now and again, largely thanks to the Ayioi Omologites Cultural Workshop. This July, the hub’s events ...
Bank of England says Britain is coping with higher interest rates
Britain’s economy is so far proving resilient to a surge in interest rates over the past year and a half, but it will take time for the full impact ...