A minute with Makis Kazakeos, activist
Where do you live?In Nicosia with my partner.
What did you have for breakfast?A cheese pie.
Describe your perfect day.Doing nothing, but this never happens!
Best book ...
TV shows we love: Zoi
Greek TV is having its moment on Netflix. There are now plenty of Greek series on the global streaming platform, and after the success of Maestro and other shows such ...
Tatar decries ‘unpunished murders’ on Tochni massacre anniversary
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday decried the “unpunished murders” of the Turkish Cypriot residents of the village of Tochni, at a service held to mark the 51st anniversary ...
Trump-Putin summit
Back in the USSR and a bit of the bizarre feature ahead of Trump-Putin summit
By Dmitriy Turlyun
A flurry of superpower-style signalling from Washington and Moscow over the war in Ukraine heralded the first US-Russian summit in four years, but on the ground in ...
King Charles warns of war’s ‘true cost’ at VJ Day’s 80th anniversary
Britain’s King Charles on Friday released a message commemorating the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marks the Allied victory over Japan and the end of World War Two, ...
Increased traffic on roads to mountains ahead of public holiday weekend
The police on Friday said there is an increased amount of traffic on the roads towards the Troodos mountains ahead of the elongated public holiday weekend.
In particular, they said ...
Why dolphins’ arteries don’t age – and what that means for us
EU-funded researchers are exploring how dolphin arteries stay healthy with age in the hope of unlocking new ways to improve cardiovascular health in humans.
By Jessica Berthereau
While studying the ...
Israeli football fans cause outrage in Poland with ‘murderers’ banner
Israeli football fans held up a banner reading “Murderers since 1939” during a match against a Polish team on Thursday, causing outrage in Poland as the president said it insulted the ...
South Korea criticises Japanese officials’ visit to Tokyo war shrine
The South Korean government expressed “deep disappointment and regret” over Japanese officials visiting a Tokyo war shrine on Friday and said future relations must be built on Japan showing remorse ...
Putin lands for high-stakes summit with Trump, who seeks ceasefire ‘today’
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Alaska on Friday to greet a waiting U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a summit that could determine whether a ceasefire can be ...
Floods and landslides in Indian Kashmir kill 60, over 200 missing
Rescuers in Indian Kashmir used shovels and earthmovers to search for survivors under boulders and debris on Friday, a day after sudden floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 60 ...
Fire breaks out in furniture left next to underground car park
A fire broke out in a pile of furniture which had been left next to an underground car park belonging to a block of flats in Limassol on Thursday afternoon, ...
Forestry dept ‘on standby’ over possible forest fires
The forestry department is “on standby” and “conducting continuous patrols to prevent fires from starting”, its press spokesman George Constantinou said on Friday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he ...
Turkish Cypriot diagnosed with mad cow disease
A Turkish Cypriot has been diagnosed with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, commonly known as mad cow disease, prompting the north’s veterinarians’ association to demand “urgent biosecurity measures”.
People can contract ...
North accuses Republic of ‘misleading the public’ over arrests of Greek Cypriots
The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday night accused the Republic of Cyprus of intending to “mislead the public” in its reaction to the arrest of five Greek Cypriots in ...
Manufacturers embrace AI to run “just in time” despite Trump tariffs
Manufacturers like US lawnmower maker The Toro Company (TTC.N) are not panicking at the prospect of US President Donald Trump’s global trade tariffs.
Despite five years of dramatic ...
Man stabbed by colleague in Larnaca
A 32-year-old man was stabbed at his workplace near Larnaca on Thursday night, with one of his work colleagues having verbally admitted to the crime.
Both the victim and the 31...
Parked car set on fire in Aradippou
A parked car was set on fire in the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou in the early hours of Friday morning, with the police saying they believe the fire was started ...
Today’s weather: Extreme heat continues
Temperatures are expected to remain abnormally high through Friday, with the mercury inland set to rise to 40 degrees Celsius.
Elsewhere, temperatures on the east and south coasts are set to ...
Larnaca Street Festival honours importance of neighbourhoods
A one-day festival full of street vibes, tradition and community spirit is in the works and is about to dress one Larnaca neighbourhood with feel-good vibes. The Prodromos Street Festival ...
Rethinking Cyprus: moving beyond sun and sea with a product-oriented approach
By Yury Palevich, ex-VP of Innovations at inDrive
For too long, Cyprus has relied on a narrow image — sun, sea, and a lot of tourists. But in a world where ...
World oil output forecast raised as OPEC+ boosts production
World oil supply will rise more rapidly than expected this year and next as OPEC+ members further increase output and supply from outside the group grows, the International Energy Agency ...
Restoration works completed at Panayia Kanakaria monastery
Restoration works have been completed at the monastery and church of Panayia Kanakaria in the Karpasia village of Lythrangomi, one of Cyprus’s most important cultural heritage monuments.
The project, ...
How much territory does Russia control in Ukraine?
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that both Kyiv and Moscow will have to cede territory to end the war in Ukraine, so how much territory does Russia control ...