Plants to brighten up your garden at this time of year
By Patricia Jordan
‘High summer’ in the garden here brings out the amazing flowers of tropical and semi-tropical trees. If you live along the coastline then you will be able ...
Russia: the aftermath of folly
By Gwynne Dyer
“I said to Putin: ‘We could waste [Prigozhin], no problem. If not on the first try, then on the second.’ I told him: ‘Don’t do this’,” ...
At 43, evergreen Venus returns to favourite hunting ground Wimbledon
Twenty-six years after Venus Williams made her Wimbledon debut, the five-times champion will be back on Centre Court once again on Monday and the 43-year-old American said she could even ...
Kyrgios tempers Wimbledon expectations with fitness still a concern
Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios will not place any unfair expectations on himself, the Australian said on Sunday as he gears up for the Grand Slam with little ...
President defends fuel price hikes
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday defended the decision to lift the subsidy on fuel prices after receiving much criticism from both opposition parties and members of the public.
The additional 8.3 ...
Cinema under the stars
Protaras Summer Film Festival to entertain beach crowds this July
Film nights under the stars, overlooking the sea and for free! Sounds too good to be true? That is what ...
The consequences of wealth inequalities in Cyprus
Wealth inequality is much more severe than income inequality
There are many reasons why high and increasing economic inequality is a worrying phenomenon. It can be a problem in itself, ...
Fire fighters rescue dog from 200m ravine (video)
Fire fighters rescued a dog that had fallen 200 metres into a ravine, with EMAK setting up a rescue operation.
According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, it was a difficult ...
Body of trainee soldier who died in Greece to be repatriated
The body of a 20-year-old Cypriot at military school in Greece who died during an exercise on Friday will be flow back to the island on Monday.
An autopsy has ...
The implications of the rise of AI
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
With the advent of ChatGPT in November 2022, the discussions around artificial intelligence have intensified. Significant benefits appear to be in the pipeline in terms ...
Pensioner says shots fired at car
Police in Limassol were on Sunday investigating after a 77-year-old man reported shots were fired at his car and his home with a pistol or automatic weapon.
Officers who went ...
North’s electricity deal with Turkey as elusive as ever
The north suffered a total of 5,277 power cuts in 2022, two times worse than in Pakistan
Plans to create an electricity cable link from Turkey to the northern part of Cyprus ...
Appeal launched to repatriate Brit injured in quad bike accident
The family of a 22-year-old British woman critically injured when the quad bike she was driving in Ayia Napa overturned on Monday have launched an appeal raise £60,000 to fly her ...
Baltimore police say two dead, 28 injured after mass shooting at housing block
By Shivani Tanna and Jahnavi Nidumolu
Police in the U.S. city of Baltimore said that two people had died and 28 others were injured in a mass shooting early on ...
Injury ‘narrowly avoided’ in incident at prison
Pieces of concrete fell from the ceiling into a cell, hitting a prisoner in the prison early on Sunday, guards of the Isotita union announced.
Fortunately, the union said, the ...
Digital transformation brings new opportunities for businesses
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 99% of all businesses in Cyprus and employ almost 85% of all employees. This rightfully identifies SMEs as key players in the Cypriot economy.
At a ...
Foreign minister set to meet UNSG
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is set to have a meeting in New York with the UN secretary general to underline the island’s readiness to restart negotiations, President Nikos Christodoulides ...
Police launch campaign against noise pollution in Paphos
Paphos police carried out a campaign against noise pollution on Saturday night, seizing items from three venues, the owners of which were charged.
According to the police, the operation was ...
Two arrests for using wrong passport at airport
Two people were arrested late on Saturday after trying to leave Larnaca airport on travel documents that did not belong to them.
According to police, shortly after 4pm a 24-year-old ...
Sander and Olaf, the only guide dog in Cyprus (video)
We talk to Sander Strijthagen, a Dutch man living in Limassol, who’s been blind since being diagnosed with a rare nerve disease six years ago at the age of 38.
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36kg of cannabis found in luggage at Larnaca airport (updated)
Police have seized a large amount of cannabis and arrested a 46-year-old man, the force announced on Sunday, after carrying out an operation with German authorities and the customs department.
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Man hunt launched after stabbing in Nicosia
Police are searching for a 41-year-old man following the arrest of a 21-year-old after a 25-year-old was stabbed in what police believe to be a drugs trade.
The 21-year-old was ...
Motorcyclist dies after traffic accident, arrest made
Police were on Sunday investigating how a 35-year-old year motorcyclist died in a traffic accident in Limassol on Saturday evening.
According to police, at around 5.20pm on Paphos street a ...
Autopsy to shed light on child’s death in jet ski accident
An autopsy is expected to establish the exact cause of death of a six-year-old girl late on Saturday afternoon in a jet ski accident on Lady’s Mile beach in ...