Tourist on quad bike falls off cliff in Akamas
A 33-year-old tourist was rescued by helicopter after falling down a 50 metre cliff in Akamas on Tuesday while riding a quadbike.
The accident happened in the Akamas area of Kakoskali ...
Interior minister visits Pournara camp
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou discussed ways to expedite the examination of asylum applications with officials during a visit to the Pournara migrants’ reception centre on Tuesday.
At the camp in ...
Kofinou forest fire under partial control
A forest fire that flared up in Kofinou and resulted in the evacuation of asylum seekers from the nearby reception centre, was placed under partial control by firemen on Tuesday.
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TC lawyer shot in his office in Kyrenia
A 21-year old man was arrested at Ercan airport on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of Turkish Cypriot lawyer, Seyhan Yildirim in his office in Kyrenia on Tuesday morning.
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It’s all about the music
Blending the old and the new, an expanding radio station hopes to appeal to audiences both local and international finds PAUL LAMBIS
It was the summer of 2020 when new waves ...
North’s single-use plastic ban comes into force
The north’s first single-use plastic regulation came into force on Tuesday, with the aim of reducing the amount of plastic waste produced.
According to the new law, it is ...
Guterres meets with Unficyp head
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he fully supports the efforts of the Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Colin Stewart who is expected to brief the UN ...
Minister stands firm on early retirement pension reductions
The government’s goal is to bring the social insurance system into the 21st century, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday.
In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency (...
No traffic camera fines have ended up in court
A year and a half since traffic cameras were introduced not a single unpaid fine has been registered in court.
According to police information, the proportion of unpaid notices, known ...
Foreign minister highlights key to restarting talks
The 3+1 Mechanism is the key to expanding the agenda and ensuring the acceleration of the cooperation process, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said at the Eastern Mediterranean Business Summit in New ...
Sri Lankans overcome Epi Lions, to meet Black Caps in quarter-finals
By Richard Boxall
The match of the weekend – and the one with the most riding on it – was the meeting between Epi Lions and Sri Lankans at Happy Valley in ...
Deputy culture minister resigns, academic appointed instead
President Nikos Christodoulides accepted Michalis Hadjiyiannis’ resignation from the post of deputy culture minister, which was immediately reappointed to academic Vasiliki (Lina) Kassianidou.
The president thanked Hadjiyiannis for the work ...
Positive outlook for hotel occupancy in Paphos
The President of the Paphos Hoteliers’ Association Evripides Loizides this week expressed satisfaction with the outlook of the tourism sector in Paphos, saying that hotel occupancy rates in the district ...
Scooters causing havoc in Paphos
Electric scooters are causing problems in Paphos, police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou said on Tuesday, since local authorities have not made provision for their conditions of use.
In the past year, ...
What to expect at the 11th Fengaros Festival
Festival fever is on as the island’s highly-anticipated summer happenings return. One of the exciting experiences of the summer is Fengaros Festival and with a rich line-up, its eleventh ...
Daily News Briefing
In this episode, buying petrol in the north will not be penalised provided it is not for commercial purposes, the customs department said yesterday as they attempted to clarify confusions ...
Twelve years since Mari disaster, memorial service held (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday attended the annual memorial service held for the thirteen people who died in explosions at the Evangelos Florakis naval base in Mari twelve years ago.
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Cannabis arrests rising as summer season kicks off
Cases of illegal drug importation are an upward trend, deputy drug squad chief, Stelios Sergides said on Tuesday.
The police statement came following confiscation by officers of another stash of ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Monday announced that it will be hosting a sustainable tourism conference on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at 17:00.
The event, titled “A Journey towards ...
Today’s weather: Clear with rising temps
On Tuesday the weather will be clear. Winds will be mainly northerly to north-easterly, light to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort and later locally south-westerly to north-westerly, of the same intensity. ...
Iranians, Russians – and Greek Cypriots – travelling to the north in ever greater numbers
The number of Iranians, Russians – and more surprisingly – Greek Cypriots arriving in the north by air and sea has seen a stark increase in the first five months of 2023 compared ...
Government efforts on Cyprob yield ‘positive response’
Efforts surrounding the Cyprus problem are garnering a positive response, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday night.
He sought to stress that he has observed “positive developments” reiterating the government’...
‘Foreclosures bill to protect the vulnerable and safeguard the economy’
President Nikos Christodoulides said it was not goal to “convince anyone” over the foreclosures and non-performing loan bills, after a meeting with MPs at the presidential palace on Monday night.
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Veto on Turkey’s F-16s is an unwritten rule, Menendez says
“If the administration chooses to override the F-16 veto, I will oppose it and there will be consequences,” Senator and Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez ...