Dhekelia-Ormidia coastal road closed due to severe flooding
Motorists in the Dhekelia area are advised to use the motorway after the coastal road from Dhekelia to Ormidia, via the EAC power station was closed due to severe flooding ...
Risk of poverty or social exclusion down in 2021
The number of people in Cyprus at risk of falling below the poverty line fell by 2,000 to 154,000 in 2021 compared to 156,000 in 2020, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Monday.
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€7 million for presidential election expenses
The interior ministry has budgeted about €7 million for expenses associated with the holding of the upcoming presidential elections.
The amount covers both the first round of elections and the (possible) ...
Secret Cinema Halloween Night coming to Nicosia
‘Tis the spookiest month of them all, and Halloween is lurking just around the corner. Though it is a fairly recent trend to celebrate Halloween on the island, more and ...
Dams more than two thirds full
Dams across Cyprus are at more than two thirds capacity, according to the latest results from the waterboard published on Monday.
But according to the Kitasweather website, in just the ...
Australian Cypriot to sing for Cyprus at Eurovision
Australian Cypriot singer Andrew Lambrou will represent Cyprus in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (Cybc) announced on Monday.
“Following an agreement signed with Panik Records and ...
Finance ministry concerned over unpaid housing loans
The finance ministry has expressed alarm and dissatisfaction at the high amount of money owed to public-law organisations that give out loans to people for housing – loans which the state ...
The man behind the fashion lens
In a local fashion photographer NIKI CHARALAMBOUS finds a man who loves his work trying to keep one step ahead of the latest trends
Fashion photography showcases clothing, accessories, people ...
Trust-building between communities essential says EU structural reform chief
The need to build trust between the two communities in Cyprus was underlined by the EU’s director general for structural reform support, Mario Nava.
Nava met with President Nicos ...
Neurographica is healing the island’s traumas
Based on art and science, the hurts of the past can be overcome. ALIX NORMAN speaks to a Cyprus expert in neurographic art
In the 1940s, art therapy was first ...
New UK chancellor Hunt reverses Truss’ economic plan in dramatic U-turn
New chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan and scaled back her vast energy subsidy on Monday, launching one of the biggest fiscal policy U-turns in ...
Welcome, to the Tolkien-verse!
After the success of Rings of Power, CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks at what the future could hold for Tolkien fans
Rings of Power, Amazon Studios’ ambitious series both in scope and ...
Parts of Paphos flooded after Sunday’s storms
Local authorities are dealing with flooding in Paphos following storms that hit the town with a vengeance and caused problems on the roads and to some homes on Sunday, mayor ...
Double cab hit by rockslide, driver unhurt
A double-cabin vehicle was crushed by a massive rock that fell down the hillside on the Arakapas-Sykopetra road on Monday morning.
Fortunately, the driver of the car, a road worker ...
Short film screenings mark International Animation Day
Big or short, the art of films is mesmerising and a day after the world celebrates International Animation Day, a series of short film screenings will take place around the ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, a day of isolated thunderstorms on Sunday left several roads across Cyprus flooded, including the highway between Limassol and Paphos. In other news, Interior Minister Nicos ...
Man dies after injury in traffic accident
A 27-year-old man died from his injuries in Larnaca, after a car he was a passenger in was hit by another 29-year-old’s vehicle over the weekend, police said on ...
UK PM Truss fighting for her political survival as lawmakers try to oust her
British lawmakers will try to oust Prime Minister Liz Truss this week despite Downing Street’s warning that it could trigger a general election, the Daily Mail reported.
More than 100 ...
Walks in Limassol aim to acquaint public with art in the town
The first annual Limassol Art Walks will take place in the heart of the old city next weekend, inviting the public to engage with the town’s art spaces and ...
Cyprus has no choice but to fence off green line: interior minister
The government will not sit idly amid the flow of irregular migrants from the north, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday, announcing Cyprus will fence off the green line, ...
Incorporating Cypriot Greek in the AI world
A team of scientists is looking for writings in the Cypriot dialect to create a bot for the internet and smart phones
A team of four data scientists and a ...
Tatar’s request for a separate agreement with Unficyp: A legal reply
By Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos
The statement by Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu published recently in the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, could be characterised as an ultimatum. He was giving a ...
Our View: The Cyprus issue has been reduced to preventing recognition of the ‘TRNC’
Ioannis Kasoulides’ first experience of government came almost 30 years ago when he was appointed spokesman of the first Clerides administration in 1993, while he served as foreign minister in the second. ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: ‘Heir to the hair’ gripped by moral high ground
ONE THING I discovered watching the debate of the presidential candidates on Sigma TV on Monday night was that self-regarding, presenter Yiannis Kareklas has changed his hair colour. This may ...