Cyprus foreign ministry flies Israeli flag
Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Monday raised the Israeli flag outside its building as a show of solidarity after the neighbouring country suffered a major attack from Hamas.
In a post ...
Construction to begin on Pyla-Arsos road after ‘mutual understanding’ found (Update 2)
Construction on the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos is set to begin later this month after a “mutual understanding” was found to solve the buffer zone dispute ...
‘Tender to be held’ for Varosha hotels (Updated)
An anonymous Turkish businessman who has taken ownership of a number of hotels in Varosha is to hold a tender for their reconstruction and structural reinforcement within the next six ...
Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball players arrive in Cyprus
All non-Israeli players of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team, along with their families, have arrived in Cyprus, president of the Cyprus Basketball Federation Andreas Mouzourides said on Monday.
Mouzourides ...
Seaweed build up damaging tourism
Paphos beaches are facing a huge problem of seaweed accumulation, Yeroskipou Mayor Kyriakos Hadjivasilis said on Monday.
A solution for a place to deposit the seaweed, which is removed, must ...
Cyprus strongmen pick up pick-ups (photos)
On Saturday, the world’s strongest men descended on Limassol to pull municipal buses, hoist 200kg stones, and lift diplocambinos clean off the ground!
In a historic moment for the ...
Cyprus ready to help over crisis in Israel says president (updated)
By Iole Damaskinos and Jonathan Shkurko
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday reiterated his deep concern regarding the unfolding situation in Israel, underlining the shock and sympathy felt by the whole ...
Two Cypriot tour groups to return from Israel, ministry making efforts for return of third (update 2)
Two groups of Cypriot tourists in Israel are returning on Sunday, the foreign ministry said, after fighting broke out when Israeli forces clashed with Hamas, after the latter launched a ...
Limassol man sustained serious head injury following beating
A 40-year-old is being treated with a severe head injury in Limassol, police said on Sunday, following a fight the night before.
According to police the man arranged to meet ...
Man remanded for 5 days after wandering into Troodos military base
A foreign national was arrested and remanded for five days by the Limassol district court, after walking into a military airbase in Troodos, police said on Sunday.
According to police, ...
President refuses to comment on Russian journalist incident
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday denied commenting on the matter of the Russian journalist sent back to Moscow, following his detainment in Nicosia a few days ago.
The journalist’s ...
Cyprus to collect humanitarian aid for Armenian refugees
Cyprus will begin collecting and send humanitarian aid to Armenia to deal with thousands of refugees flooding into the country from Nagorno-Karabakh, an announcement said on Sunday.
According to an ...
New view of historic Cyprus church
Exhibition features important photographs from Harvard University archives finds ELENI PHILIPPOU
An exhibition of photographs of the Church of Panayia Kanakaria from the archive of Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University, has ...
President gives all-clear for UN to appoint rep for Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that the Republic of Cyprus has given the UN the all-clear to appoint UN adviser to evaluate the prospects of restarting talks on the ...
34 yr old drugs and burglary suspect remanded by Paphos court
A 34-year-old man was remanded for two days by the Paphos district court, under suspicion of drug possession and for drink driving, police said on Sunday.
According to Paphos police, ...
Claims a Greek Cypriot man trained agents in invasive Predator software
A training centre in Greece teaching agents how to use the highly invasive surveillance software Predator was run by a Greek Cypriot man, a global investigation claimed this week.
The ...
Cyprus condemns Hamas attack on Israel (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides condemned on Saturday the “horrifying terrorist attacks against Israel from Gaza” and underlined Nicosia’s solidarity with Israel.
Earlier in the day, Hamas launched a major rocket ...
Keravnos ‘in favour of targeted measures to help vulnerable groups’, union not convinced
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday he is “in favour of targeted measures to help mostly vulnerable groups from the wave of rising costs and inflation.”
He made the ...
Turkish Cypriot politicians generally supportive of potential ‘north’ name change
Turkish Cypriot politicians have found themselves divided over a potential name change for the north.
The idea gained traction on Wednesday when Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar described the ideas ...
Minister sees genomic tech as way forward as Cyprus braces for rising temperatures
Mean temperatures for summer days in Cyprus are set to exceed 38 degrees C in the coming decades, and summers will last longer by two weeks, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said ...
Ambassador ribbed for selling scarves
Cyprus’ ambassador to Greece has become the target of bemusement following reports which surfaced in Greek and local media that he was selling signed ladies’ scarves.
The recently appointed ambassador ...
Paphos hotel workers on 24-hour strike
The hoteliers association hit out at workers on Friday who has gone on a lightning strike in Paphos.
Workers at three hotels in Paphos started a 24-hour strike on Thursday, ...
July breaks 40-year record as hottest month
July was the hottest month on record in the last 40 years, with average temperatures recorded at the Athalassa station reaching 40C, the Cyprus Institute revealed on Thursday.
According to the ...
Auditor-general publishes his earnings online amid AG’s capital statement controversy
On his own initiative, Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday published online his earnings for 2022 – apparently trolling the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general who a day earlier decided they would not ...