Off-duty police officer saves woman’s life at wedding reception
An off-duty police officer helped save the life of a 48-year-old woman who suffered a cardiac arrest at a wedding reception.
According to a statement by the Cyprus Police Officers ...
Disy leader mulls Akel’s choice of presidential candidate
There are two options in the next presidential elections, according to ruling Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou – the stability of the country with a Disy government, or a ...
Helicopter from Turkey arrives in north to help battle summer brush fires
A fire-fighting helicopter from Turkey arrived in the north on Sunday, where it will be stationed, as announced by Turkish Cypriot ‘Prime Minister’ Unal Ustel after the recent major fire ...
Reunification or partition?
The governors of Cyprus have never promoted a comprehensive and viable plan of peaceful coexistence and mutual support of Greek and Turkish Cypriots
I am convinced that in a well-structured, ...
Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze
Firefighters were still working on Sunday to put out a massive blaze that killed at least 41 people at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh, the latest incident highlighting the country’...
Demonstrators protest against Akkuyu nuclear power plant outside Russian embassy
The Cyprus Greens – Citizens’ Cooperation held a symbolic protest outside the Russian embassy on Sunday morning against the construction of a nuclear power plant in Akkuyu, Turkey by a Russian ...
U.S. to let Eni, Repsol ship Venezuela oil to Europe for debt -sources
Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain’s Repsol SA could begin shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to make up for Russian crude, five people ...
Halloumi saga dogged by series of absurd twists
Instead of protecting the national cheese through the PDO, the government could have destroyed Cyprus’ most important export
The registering of halloumi as a PDO (protected designation of origin) was ...
UK says it will work with aviation industry to solve travel chaos
British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Sunday the government would work hard with the aviation industry to avoid a repeat of the chaos at airports last week as passengers ...
Italian MP and PACE rapporteur on Famagusta pays visit to Cyprus
Italian MP, Piero Fassino, on Sunday begins his official visit to the island as the rapporteur for the “Call for the return of Famagusta to its lawful residents” in the ...
Our View: Perhaps EU should consider following US example on Ukraine
The war in Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday with President Zelenskiy saying that Russian troops had taken control of 20 per cent of the country. A few days earlier, ...
Turkey MFA says Israel-Cyprus joint exercise proves Greek Cypriot ‘insincerity’
Cyprus’ involvement in the ‘Agapinor-2022’ joint exercise with Israel sparked heated reaction from Turkey, who accused the island’s government of being insincere and destabilising the region.
A spokesman for ...
Government supports environmental initiatives to the tune of €1.3 billion
Cyprus is promoting projects in excess of €1.3 billion for the protection of the environment, president Nicos Anastasiades said in a post on Twitter on the occasion of World Environment Day.
“...
Archbishop Chrysostomos shares scathing views on presidential candidates in upcoming elections
The head of the Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos expressed his views on the candidates vying for the Cyprus presidency, in an interview with local Greek-language Politis newspaper.
The cleric ...
Larnaca police arrest man, 25, in rampage of burglaries and theft
A 25-year-old man from the Larnaca district, was arrested to facilitate police investigations in connection with a string of burglaries, thefts and malicious damage.
“At around 3.30 in the morning of ...
‘Run Around Paphos’ race back after two-year hiatus
Popular running event, ‘Run Around Paphos’ is back after a two-year interruption due to the measures implemented to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Runners set off at 9am on Sunday ...
Ukraine power operator says Russian missile flew “critically low” over nuclear plant
Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power operator Energoatom said a Russian cruise missile few “critically low” on Sunday morning over a major nuclear power plant.
“It’s probable that was the ...
Motorist doing almost double the legal speed limit arrested
Traffic police arrested an 38-year-old motorist on Saturday night for speeding along the motorway at 197km per hour.
The legal speed limit on Cyprus motorways is 100km per hour.
The ...
‘You continue to make history’: Prince Charles pays tribute to mum Queen Elizabeth
Prince Charles paid an emotional personal tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Saturday during celebrations to mark her Platinum Jubilee, praising the monarch for uniting the nation and continuing ...
N.Korea fires volley of missiles, South calls it a ‘test’ of new government
North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, likely its largest single test, a day after South Korea and the United States ...
Tourist abducted and robbed in Paphos
A 27-year-old tourist was being treated for his injuries at Paphos general hospital overnight after he was allegedly attacked and robbed.
Police were informed of an injured person at Paphos ...
Food delivery man robbed at knife-point in Nicosia
A 32-year-old food delivery man attacked and robbed at knife-point on Saturday night in Nicosia.
The delivery man reported to police that at 9.30pm, while he was delivering an order ...
Queen Elizabeth and her prime ministers
Three cheers for the monarch on her platinum jubilee but sustained boos for her first minister
Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee this weekend is a good time to talk about ...
Musk’s warning could be auto industry’s ‘canary in the coal mine’ moment
Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk’s “super bad feeling” about the economy could be the auto industry’s “canary in the coal mine” moment, signaling a recession for an ...