Women aged 18–26 can now sign up for National Service
Women aged 18 to 26 were as of Monday able to enlist in the army for voluntary service and can submit their interest by October 24, to appear on October 30 and 31 at Limassol’...
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Demolition blasts at RAF Akrotiri to be heard till October 10
Explosions will be carried out at RAF Akrotiri on Monday between 10am and 3pm for demolition works.
RAF Akrotiri announced that the blasts may be heard from a distance, depending ...
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Car on fire closes Larnaca-Nicosia motorway
A car caught fire on Monday morning on the Larnaca-Nicosia motorway, near the Ayia Varvara junction, closing both lanes of traffic for about an hour.
According to the police, the ...
Tension at NY tripartite ‘not my fault’, says Tatar
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar admitted on Sunday evening that there had been “tension” at his meeting in New York with President Nikos Christodoulides and UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, but ...
Two cars up in flames in Limassol, Nicosia
A car was destroyed in a fire early on Monday morning in Limassol.
The police were notified at 2.40am that the car, belonging to a 53-year-old, was burning in an ...
Week starts off with clear morning skies, rainy afternoons
Mainly fine weather can be expected on Monday, with a few clouds and isolated showers in the mountains towards the afternoon.
Temperatures will reach 32C inland, 29C along the coast ...
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Tatar ‘aggressive’ in tripartite with UN chief, says president
Talks for a Cyprus settlement must resume from where they broke off at Crans Montana, was the message UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres conveyed to President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot ...
Akel slams past and present governments over LNG terminal scandal
Akel on Friday blasted the government of former president Nicos Anastasiades for “criminally erroneous and suspicious decisions” and of incumbent Nikos Christodoulides for “incompetence and irresponsibility” regarding the Vasiliko liquefied ...
Cyprus seeks legal advice over €67m Vasiliko claim
The government is awaiting legal advice after the European Commission demanded the return of €67 million it had paid for the Vasiliko liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal that was never completed, ...
Thalassaemia patients draw 34 per cent of total transfusions
Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday that people with thalassaemia account for 34 per cent of all blood transfusions in Cyprus.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the launch ...
TV shows we love: Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer is an outrageously funny satirical comedy, with a cast that includes Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Cooper, Ken Marino and Paul Rudd, as well as hilarious guest appearances.
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State doctors warn of ‘dangerous’ lack of oncologists
There are “unacceptable shortages” of oncologists in Cyprus, state hospital doctors’ union Pasyki warned on Friday, saying that health organisation Okypy had not only failed to solve the problem, but ...
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Cyprus confirms major gas find
Cyprus has found “sizeable quantities” of natural gas in blocks Pegasus and Glaucus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou told the Cyprus Mail on Friday, following an earlier announcement by the president ...
Third enlarged meeting on Cyprus most likely in November
The third enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, involving Cyprus’ two sides, the UN and the island’s three guarantor powers – Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom – will take place ...
MPs pass law allowing civil servants to transfer indefinitely
Civil servants in semi-governmental organisations will be able to transfer to other departments and services in the broader civil service without restrictions to the length of the transfers.
The House ...
Inmate who said he was raped held in ‘inhumane conditions’
A man in police custody was subjected to “inhumane and humiliating treatment and punishment”, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Thursday.
In her capacity as head of the national mechanism to ...
Senior ministry employee to stand trial for sexual harassment
An education ministry senior employee will stand before a court of justice on October 30 to answer to criminal charges for the indecent assault and sexual harassment of colleagues at the ...
Larnaca marina dredging to wrap up by December, says minister
The dredging of Larnaca’s marina, budgeted at €900,000, is “proceeding as scheduled” and is expected to be completed by December, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday.
Speaking during a ...
Women scammed out of thousands
Police in Limassol and Paphos are on Thursday investigating two separate cases of online fraud, reported by two women aged 74 and 59 respectively, who lost up to €18,000.
The 74-year-old woman in ...
Livadia apartment damaged by fire
An apartment in Livadia, Larnaca, was extensively damaged in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Thursday.
Two fire engines were sent to extinguish the fire, which ...
Man wanted in Russia for fraud arrested at Larnaca airport
A 40-year-old wanted by the Russian authorities in connection with cases of fraud between 2019 and 2022 was arrested on Wednesday afternoon on arrival at Larnaca airport, the police announced on Thursday.
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Bases police at Lady’s Mile, Kourion beaches keep crime at bay
The increased presence of British bases’ police on Lady’s Mile and Kourion beaches this summer “has ensured seashore crime remains at a low level”, the bases said on Thursday.
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Man killed in racecourse labour accident
A 67-year-old man suffered fatal injuries on Wednesday at the Nicosia racecourse, when a horse escaped the attention of its groom and ran into the man, the police said on ...
Christodoulides hits back at Turkey at UN
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “pointed the finger to others, for crimes Turkey itself commits every single day,” President Nikos Christodoulides told the UN general assembly on Wednesday, in essence ...