Monument to humble spud in Xylofagou goes viral
A monument to the humble potato erected in Xylofagou went viral on Wednesday after photographs from puzzled passers-by circulated Cypriot social media. Thought by many...
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Column to be erected in Nicosia to mark 60 years of Republic
The coronavirus pandemic may have taken the sparkle out of Cyprus’ 60th birthday celebrations, but plans are underway to erect a monumental column to mark...
Aglandjia councillor proposes ‘stupidity monument’
DIKO Aglandjia municipal councillor Marinos Kleanthous has proposed that a ‘Stupidity Monument’ be erected in a central spot of the Nicosia suburb, it emerged on...
Series of events lined up to mark coup and invasion
THE GOVERNMENT on Wednesday unveiled a monument at the Constantinos and Eleni cemetery in Nicosia for 24 victims, among them a seven-year-old girl, who were...
Presidents of Cyprus and Armenia unveil Cross Stone to highlight friendship
The presidents of Cyprus and Armenia, Nicos Anastasiades and Serzh Sargsyan, on Wednesday unveiled a Cross Stone, a gift from the people of Armenia to the...
First official visit by an Israeli defence minister to Cyprus
Israel`s Minister of Defence Moshe Ya`alon arrives in Cyprus on Wednesday for one-day visit, the first such official visit. He was invited by his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos...
‘Vandalised’ coupist commando graves were moved legally
By Angelos Anastasiou Initial suspicions of vandalism at a Nicosia cemetery, after the tombstones of 12 commandos involved in the 1974 coup against President Makarios...
Memorial monument planned for Billy
On the first anniversary of the death of Billy – the dog that was thrown alive into a cardboard-crusher – the Animal Party said it...
‘Little mermaid’ for Ayia Napa fishing harbour
Ayia Napa’s quaint fishing harbour is to have its own little mermaid as part of a makeover to ‘restore its identity’, Mayor Yiannis Karousos said...