Israeli missile strike kills soldiers near Damascus
Four Syrian soldiers were killed on Wednesday, Syria’s defence ministry said, in an Israeli missile attack on positions near Damascus that a war monitor said had hit an arms ...
China’s capital in race to detect COVID cases, avoid Shanghai’s distress
Millions of people in Beijing took their second COVID-19 tests of the week on Wednesday as the Chinese capital tried to keep an outbreak numbering in the dozens from spiralling ...
SpaceX launches ‘Crew 4’ astronauts on flight to space station
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched four more astronauts to orbit on Wednesday, en route to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, including a medical doctor turned spacewalker ...
Euro falls below $1.06 for first time in five years
The euro fell below $1.06 for the first time in five years against a broadly strong US dollar on Wednesday amid rising concerns around energy safety and growth slowdown in China ...
Man sought after shots fired at house
Paphos police were on Wednesday seeking a 28-year-old for firing a gun in a residential area, illegal possession of a hunting gun and bearing a weapon to cause terror.
According ...
Russia says it hit U.S., European weapons in missile strike in Ukraine
Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday its Kalibr missiles had struck an arms depot in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region housing weapons from the United States and European countries.
The ...
Project aims to promote environmentally friendly farming
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) is coordinating a research project on environmentally friendly farming.
As agricultural practices are responsible for 17-20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emission and ...
Elon buys Twitter(EBT), Dogecoin (DOGE) and Calyx Token (CLX) both profit from the “Sale of the Century”!
News just in that the “sale of the century” has taken place and Twitter has been purchased by the world’s richest man!
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla ...
Coronavirus: Over 900 receive fourth dose on Tuesday
Over 8,200 people have received the fourth vaccine dose against Covid-19 while more than 900 vaccinations were carried out after its rollout for people aged 60 and older on Tuesday, the health ministry ...
Tuesday night quake was preceded by weaker tremors (updated)
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake felt near Paphos on Tuesday night was preceded by weaker tremors of a 2.7 magnitude, the Cyprus Seismological Centre confirmed on Wednesday.
The quake was also felt in ...
Postal services to China suspended
The Cyprus Post announced on Wednesday that all postal services to China will be temporarily suspended, except the Quickpost courier service, due to the health measures that have been taken ...
Flight sees illegal Pakistani residents return home
The first joint operation between Cyprus and Germany to return illegal Pakistani residents home was carried out successfully on Tuesday, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
The operation was carried ...
Liverpool won’t make the mistake of underestimating Villarreal, says Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday that Juventus and Bayern Munich may have underestimated Villarreal but his team will not make the same mistake when the two sides meet ...
Exciting performances coming to Rialto
Music, dance and theatre performances continue at Rialto Theatre with even more events taking place this May. At the beginning of the month is a critically acclaimed play based on ...
UN says continues to work for solution of Cyprus problem
We continue to work with the parties trying to find a resolution of the situation in Cyprus, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq said on Tuesday.
During the ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, although no cases have so far been reported in Cyprus of the children’s hepatitis, which has required some to have liver transplants, a local expert ...
Seven-year-old boy dies from traffic accident injuries
A seven-year-old boy injured in a traffic accident has died from his wounds, police said on Wednesday.
Limassol resident Sergos Arzoumanides was being treated at the Nicosia general hospital.
He ...
Police investigating after bus fire in Paphos
Paphos police are investigating after an abandoned bus caught fire, they said on Wednesday morning.
According to director of Paphos CID Michalis Nicolaou, at 2am on Wednesday morning the bus ...
Cyprus makes representations to UNSG over Turkish violations
The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has sent a letter to the Secretary-General denouncing Turkish violations of the national airspace and sea of Cyprus.
Hadjichrysanthou ...
Climate change hits southern Africa
Tropical Storm Ana in January, Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in February, then Dumako, Emnati and Gombe in quick succession: three cyclones and two ‘tropical storms’ in six weeks hitting the coasts ...
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss: If Putin succeeds we will never feel safe again
Countries opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must double down on their support for Kyiv, including the supply of heavy weapons, tanks and aeroplanes, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss ...
Paphos hotels benefit from Easter visitors
The hotel occupancy rate in the Paphos district during the Catholic and Orthodox Easter period stood at 60 per cent, according to the president of the Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe) Thanos ...
Blasts heard overnight in three Russian provinces along Ukraine border
Series of blasts were heard in the early hours of Wednesday in three Russian provinces bordering Ukraine, authorities said, and an ammunition depot in the Belgorod province caught fire around ...
Russian gas supply to Poland resumes; Ukraine condemns ‘gas blackmail’ (Update)
Russian gas supplies to Poland were halted briefly on Wednesday, data from the European Union gas transmission operators showed, raising fears Russia may turn off the gas taps to Ukraine’...