Iranians keep up the heat on leaders with protests, strikes
Iranians enraged over the death of a young woman in police custody braved bullets and tear gas on Saturday, a human rights group said, pressing ahead with protests against clerical ...
Venezuelan sounds blend with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra
As part of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra’s Starlight series comes a concert with three exceptional Venezuelan musicians. In the Starlight 1 – Great Performers concerts, the orchestra will be joined by ...
Two arrested after stolen car chase drama
Two men, aged 27 and 28, who were caught driving a stolen car in Nicosia and crashed into a police car during a chase were arrested in the early morning on Saturday.
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Protest over Astrasol cancer ruling
Cancer patients protested outside the Astrasol shoe-sole factory on Saturday morning following a ruling that found no causal link between the company’s operation and the cancer cases detected nearby.
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Doctors investigated for negligence in girl’s death
Three doctors are being investigated for medical negligence in relation to the death of a 15-year-old girl last March at the Makarios hospital.
Media reported on Saturday that Health Minister ...
Illegal resident caught with knife at football match
A 34-year-old man, who was staying illegally in the Republic, was arrested for carrying a knife at a football match at GSP stadium in Latsia, police said on Saturday.
The ...
New Paphos gallery opens with art exhibition
Paphos’ cultural scene welcomed a new art space this autumn as Psifida Art Gallery took its first steps into Cyprus’ art world. And its first solo art exhibition will continue ...
Anastasiades urges closer ties with Portugal (Updated)
The first official visit of Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to Cyprus is a turning point in the relations between the two countries, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday.
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Arrest after 16kg of cannabis found
Limassol drug squad found around 16 kilos of cannabis in the Limassol house of a 41-year-old man late on Friday.
The search was carried out on Friday afternoon at the request ...
MED 5 call for increased migrant checks on EU’s borders (Updated)
Enhanced surveillance of the EU’s external borders with a special provision for the Green Line in Cyprus was the focus of the joint declaration of the MED5 summit of ...
Chefs on the dish that makes them feel most nostalgic
Few things can evoke memories like food. Even just a whiff of a certain dish can take you back in time, and have the potential to make you feel all ...
Mind REset again to support youth eco-entrepreneurship
Returning for its second edition, the Mind REset programme will be implemented as a collaboration between Junior Achievement Cyprus, the Education Ministry and Lidl Cyprus.
The programme was designed by ...
Award-winning Cyprus film on dogs goes global
Huge populations of stray animals are a problem around the world. Alix Norman meets the woman behind a new dogumentary that tracks volunteers in the sector to show the depth ...
Saints braced for hurricane Haaland at Man City
Southampton’s biggest challenge, and maybe mission impossible, will be to keep Erling Haaland off the scoresheet when they visit Premier League champions Manchester City on Saturday.
Short of slipping ...
Putin marks low-key birthday as Ukraine pressures mount
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 70th birthday with little fanfare and a decree targeting a crucial Western energy investment, as signs grew that key parts of his Ukraine invasion ...
‘If territory is lost, everything is lost’, Famagusta mayor says after new Varosha moves
Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou is seeking urgent meetings with the ambassadors of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council after Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar announced on Friday ...
Our View: Government is correct to end its funding of Cyprus Rally
It was about time the finance ministry ended the state funding of the Cyprus Automobile Association (CAA), a private entity, for organising the Cyprus Rally. There was no transparency in ...
Authorities investigate cause of small wildfire in Paphos on Friday night
A small area of thick, wild vegetation and dry grasses burnt in a fire that broke out on Friday evening on the borders of the community of Droushia in the ...
Liverpool picked to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest
The northern English city of Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, on behalf of this year’s winners Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict there.
Liverpool edged out the ...
Exclusive: U.S. Navy jet flew across Baltic hours after Nord Stream burst
A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft flew near the site of the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea hours after the first damage emerged, according to tracking reviewed ...
Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teens in the West Bank, health officials say
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teens in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
One teen, 14, was shot in the city of ...
Czech Republic to support Cyprus financially with migrant flows
The Czech Republic will provide €1 million in financial aid to Cyprus to assist the island with voluntary migrant deportations.
The island’s interior minister, Nicos Nouris, and the Czech Republic’...
Cement factory donates land for conservation, a first for the island
Vassiliko Cement Works donated four plots of land, amounting to an area of around 45,000 square metres, to environmental NGO Terra Cypria on Friday.
The land, which falls within a Natura 2000 ...
Kyriakides stresses importance of dealing with cancer on holistic level
Ways in which Cyprus and the EU can work together to improve the quality of care for cancer patients on the island were discussed during EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides’ ...