Horse racing bigwigs resign over alleged bomb threats
The entirety of the board of directors of the Cyprus turf club has resigned over fears for their safety after alleged bomb threats against them.
The move has thrown the ...
Nicosia apartment fire under control (Updated)
A fire that broke out at the top floor of a building in the old town of Nicosia was brought under control on Friday night, the fire service has said.
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‘Cyprus Well-Positioned for Green Hydrogen Production and Export’
Cyprus has the necessary know-how and conditions for the development of Renewable Energy Sources to contribute in the production of green hydrogen, experts said on Friday.
Speaking at an information ...
Chlorakas apartment building owner says sheltering the poor got him arrested
The owner of the condemned apartment building in Chlorakas, from where dozens of migrants and refugees were evicted last month, on Friday said they were only trying to shelter the ...
Athalassa patients in ‘hostage situation’ due to overcrowding, union says
Patients at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital are being kept in a “hostage situation” due to a lack of social services allowing them to be discharged, the state doctors’ union Pasyki ...
Fire brigade takes delivery of nine new fire engines (Updated)
The fire brigade took delivery of nine new fire engines on Friday at a ceremony attended by Minister of Justice and Public Order Anna Prokopiou.
At the ceremony, she said ...
Edek proposes charging motorists €500 to cross north (Updated)
Socialist Edek on Friday suggested motorists going to the north should be required to cross with a three-quarters full tank, or pay €500, as a means of stopping them from filling ...
Solution found for Pentakomo waste treatment plant
A solution seems to have been found for the waste treatment plant in Pentakomo, the nine communities of Vasiliko announced on Friday, a day after meeting the president to discuss ...
President to seek help of EU leaders on Cyprus problem (update 2)
President Nikos Christodoulides will seek the assistance of EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von de Leyen as part of efforts to have a joint meeting ...
Illiteracy rate among primary school leavers at nearly 10 per cent, says audit committee
The illiteracy rate among primary school leavers stands at close to 10 per cent, MPs heard on Thursday, showing that the vast amounts of taxpayer money going to education are not ...
VAT reduction policy ‘very successful’ says state
The government’s policy of reducing the VAT rate, in some cases to zero, on various everyday products, has been “very successful”, according to the Consumer protection service’s director ...
Koilani fire brought under control, arson suspected (Update 3)
By Jonathan Shkurko, Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou
A blaze that broke out earlier on Thursday near the village of Koilani, Limassol district, was brought under control by the evening, ...
President lauds EU’s Turkey report, as Ankara and north dismiss it
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday condemnation from Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot ‘government’ of the EU parliament report was “nothing new,” while he said the government holds “particularly dear” ...
Military exercise with Italy, France, and Greece to focus on civilian evacuation
The aeronautical exercise “Eunomia 4-2023”, underway in Cyprus from Monday and set to end on Friday with the participation of Cyprus, France, Greece and Italy, will focus on civilian evacuation ...
Prosecution set to call 96 witnesses against ‘little hacker’ in murder case
The three defendants in the case of missing 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous appeared before Nicosia criminal court on Thursday where the prosecution said it aims to call on 96 witnesses.
The case ...
Customs intercept narcotics hidden in cereal boxes
A total of ten kilograms of cannabis hidden in cereal and biscuit boxes have been found and intercepted by customs officers at Larnaca airport so far this month, with five ...
Tatar ordered to pay damages to Turkish Cypriot newspaper
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has been ordered in court to pay 20,000TL (€1,036) in damages to the Ozgur Gazete newspaper for inflammatory remarks made about the newspaper.
The court case ...
Archbishop sets sights on Ledra Palace hotel
Archbishop Georgios has launched an inspection process of the Ledra Palace hotel building with the aim of potentially using it.
The archdiocese retains the majority of shares in the building ...
Government aims to further support financial services sector, President says
The government aims to further support the growth of the financial services sector by bolstering the relevant regulatory framework, by strengthening supervision and by ensuring effective enforcement, President Nikos Christodoulides ...
Park and Ride service at GSP stadium to be extended starting Monday
The park and ride (P&R) operation hours will be expanded starting on Monday the house education committee heard from a representative from the transport ministry.
During the meeting ...
Turkish EU accession depends on it ‘changing course’ (updated)
Unless the Turkish government “drastically changes course”, Turkey’s EU accession process cannot resume, the European Parliament said on Wednesday, passing the progress report for the country.
The report was ...
‘More roads are not helping traffic problems’
The policy of building more roads to keep up with the ever-increasing number of cars has been tried but has failed, the Nicosia mayor said on Wednesday.
Speaking at an ...
Cypriots awarded for helping fight Greek fires
Members of the Cypriot missions who went to Greece to help fight fires there were on Wednesday awarded “for their zeal and professionalism”.
The group, which comprised members of the ...
‘Particularly hot’ August seen in Cyprus says Met office
The heat in Cyprus this summer was underlined by the Met Office on Wednesday which said the particularly hot month saw record high temperatures and record high minimum temperatures in ...