Police grilled over arrests of non-violent protesters
The police were on Monday subjected to questions by the House human rights committee over the arrest of three people who were taking part in a protest organised in support ...
Betting authority expects 5.6 per cent increase in revenue
The National Betting Authority anticipates a 5.6 per cent increase in revenues for 2025, with the upward trend continuing for the next two years, MPs heard on Monday.
The House finance committee ...
Cyprus Airways to change flights on Thursday on Friday
Several departing and arriving flights on February 27, 28 and March 1 will be affected by changed schedules in response to a strike in Greece.
According to the airline, four Cyprus Airways flights ...
Paphos-Israel flights to be resumed from March
Flights between Paphos and Israel will be resumed from March onwards. Israeli airline El Al will start operating flights on March 8, followed by Arkia airlines on March 15 and Ryanair on ...
Cities offer shelter for those affected by the cold
Larnaca Municipality has opened a heated day-center for people in need of warmth due to the prevailing cold weather.
The offer is aimed at people in need that do not ...
Cyta’s revenue exceeded €400m last year
The Cyprus Telecommunications authority (Cyta), recorded revenues of €415 million and an expected pre-tax profit of €59 million for 2024, chairwoman Maria Tsiakka said on Monday.
Speaking at a House finance committee meeting ...
Istanbul mayor faces forgery accusations over studies in Cyprus
An investigation has been launched in Turkey into Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu over allegations that documents related to his transfer from a university in northern Cyprus to one in Turkey ...
Only district courts can rule in 2013 ‘haircut’ cases
Only district courts have the jurisdiction to adjudge cases relating to the 2013 ‘haircut’ on bank deposits, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday.
The AG’s office was citing a ...
Cyprus’ electricity capacity ‘limited’ as big freeze continues
The grid’s capacity to meet Cyprus’ electricity demand on Monday evening will be “limited”, the transmission system operator (TSO) said, as Cyprus’ energy consumption spikes amid freezing temperatures.
It ...
Court analyses metadata from Giovanis’ phone in ‘Al Jazeera’ case
Metadata from photographs and videos taken on former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis’ mobile phone was the focus in Monday’s hearing of the court case regarding the three people facing ...
Victim died of smoke inhalation in second fatal Limassol housefire
An autopsy on Monday indicated that the 33-year-old man who was found dead at his home in Limassol, not far from the apartment in which a five-member family died in ...
Why money matters in schools too
After statistics last year showed that only 36.9 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds has an adequate level of financial literacy, the education ministry introduced lessons on money matters into the school ...
Energy ‘sabotage’ for average consumer ‘intolerable’
Patience is over and sabotage of crucial energy projects for the average person had reached an intolerable stage, Kyriakos Tafounas head of the electricity authority unions (Epopai-Sek) said on Monday.
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Two arrested after restaurant owner shot in leg in north
Two men have been arrested after a restaurant owner in northern Nicosia was shot in the leg on Saturday.
The shooting occurred at around 3.15pm on Saturday, with Ahmet Keskin ...
The hobbies you can try in Cyprus
There’s a fantastic thread on the r/Cyprus subreddit. ‘What Are Your Hobbies?’ it asks.
Some of the answers are hilariously tongue-in-cheek. ‘Dreaming of affordable property, cursing idiots who ...
MPs slam government bill to cut multiple pensions
Ruling and opposition MPs alike criticised a government bill that aspired to regulate the issue of multiple pensions for officials, during a House finance committee meeting on Monday.
Presenting the ...
Larnaca airport back to normal after red alert
Larnaca airport authorities were on red alert for three hours on Monday after a flight from Moldova landed and was sent to a special area for investigation, following information that ...
Four years on, Nicosia’s GSP redevelopment still seems incomplete
The old GSP stadium redevelopment project in the heart of Nicosia is starting to feel like an urban myth.
It was reported on Monday that the project, launched under the “...
President lauds historic ties with Armenian community
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday that he was proud of the Armenian community’s contribution to Cyprus and the lessons learned from their history.
He was speaking at a ...
Netflix and scream
Do you love jump-scares, gore and blood but also like the odd joke sprinkled in? Is gallows humour your kind of funny? Then look no further than the horror-comedy genre, ...
Cyprus’ deputy mayors to meet to clarify ‘vague’ roles
Limassol’s deputy mayors are deeply concerned over the vagueness of their duties, which they say is hindering the smooth operation of the municipalities they represent.
The deputy mayors of ...
Three schools close due to freezing temperatures
Three schools were closed on Monday due to freezing temperatures.
Education ministry spokesman Yiannis Economides told the Cyprus Mail that Pano Platres nursery school and the high schools of Lemythou ...
Cold weather destroys crops in Larnaca, Famagusta
Farmers in Larnaca and Famagusta are struggling to protect their crops from the frost of the past few days, watering them overnight, in a last-ditch effort to save potatoes, vegetables, ...
Retired hens revitalise Cyprus olive groves
By Michele Kambas
Organic farmers in Cyprus have recruited hundreds of retired hens to fertilize olive groves in a pilot project they say boosts yields, counters disease and helps to ...