Satellite images indicate that Bucha civilian atrocities were not ‘staged’
Satellite images taken weeks ago of the town of Bucha in Ukraine show bodies of civilians on a street, a private U.S. company said, undercutting the Russian government’s ...
Second batch of aid for Ukraine, volunteer doctors plan new mission
The second batch of humanitarian aid for Ukraine will be dispatched later on Tuesday, commissioner for the citizen Panayiotis Sentonas said.
Speaking to Trito, he said the shipment concerns 70 tonnes ...
Coronavirus: Calls grow for ‘return to normality’
Travel abroad and it’s almost like time travelling to a period prior to the pandemic: many countries in Europe, and elsewhere, no longer have any Covid-19 restrictions at all.
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Women’s group lambasts ‘sexist’ football team video
Pogo, the Akel-affiliated women’s organisation, on Monday lambasted a Cypriot football team over the release of what they said was a “sexist” promotion video which “shames female dignity and ...
Our View: Latest atrocities undermine any hope for Ukraine talks
The discovery of corpses with their hands bound and a mass grave in the town of Bucha, pictures of which, as well as testimony from survivors, were reproduced in the ...
Further 16 per cent rise on energy bills
The next electricity bills sent out to homes are expected to be 16 per cent higher than the last, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said Monday.
Speaking to the state ...
Coronavirus: Four deaths, 4,210 new cases
Four coronavirus deaths were reported on Monday as another 4,210 infections were traced from 105,150 tests, a positivity rate of four per cent, the health ministry announced.
The deaths concerned three men, ...
Akamas dispute threatens to unravel local government reform
The reform of local government, enacted last month by the House amid much pomp, could now unravel after President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to sign off on a section of ...
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy to address the Cyprus parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address the Cyprus Parliament on Thursday, as part of his virtual tour addressing national legislatures.
A press release by the House of Representatives says that ...
Mobile traffic cams now fitted in police cars
The police announced on Monday that their traffic units have been bolstered with on-board speed cameras for their patrol cars and picked 100 violations in two days.
The cameras in the ...
Solution to the Cyprus problem needed now says FM
With the world facing geopolitical change, a solution to the Cyprus problem is needed now, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Monday.
Speaking to CyBC, Kasoulides said the current political ...
Coldest ever March recorded in Limassol, Larnaca, central Nicosia
March’s unseasonable deep freeze broke a slew of records, as low average daily temperatures topped the charts across the island, the met office said on Monday.
The office said ...
US requests National Guard send weapons to Ukraine (updated)
The US has requested the National Guard hand over Russian-made weapons systems to Ukraine.
The defence ministry on Monday said that it will not make any moves that would reduce ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths, 2,853 new cases recorded on Sunday (updated)
Two people died from coronavirus on Sunday as the ministry of health announced announced 2,853 new Covid cases.
The two deaths bring to 942 the number of people who have died since ...
Was closure of RCB as a bank avoidable?
The ‘controlled resolution’ of RCB in the wake of the Ukraine crisis is a minor bump in the road compared to the 2013 crisis, but one expert says it could have ...
Coronavirus: Minister calls for patience till Thursday when measures may be relaxed
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Sunday called on people to be patient until Thursday when announcements are expected to be made over the relaxation of coronavirus measures.
On Wednesday the ...
‘In the first days of the invasion my mind was paralysed’
A Ukrainian couple were holidaying in Cyprus when war broke out
In many ways Zinaida Kruvosheeva and Bogdan Matkovsky are among the lucky ones, and they know it.
The 35-year-old ...
Ukrainian minister accuses Russia of civilian ‘massacre’; Russia denies this
By Simon Gardner
Ukraine’s foreign minister on Sunday accused Russian forces of carrying out a “massacre” in the town of Bucha, while U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...
All halloumi products have been made legally for decades, cheesemakers say
All halloumi products in Cyprus have been made legally for decades and are subject to checks by both the agriculture ministry and the commerce ministry, the Association of Cyprus Cheesemakers ...
Stateless children: the fight for Cyprus citizenship
Small victory for children born of Turks and Turkish Cypriots, but still a long legal battle ahead
By Esra Aygin
A recent court decision about two Turkish Cypriot children, who ...
Coronavirus: Three deaths, 3,894 infections, hospitalisations top 200
Three Covid-19 deaths and 3,894 infections were announced by the health ministry on Saturday evening, while hospitalisations once again rose above 200.
The Covid-19 death toll has now risen to 940, while confirmed ...
Suspect in major drugs bust freed, days after second suspect dies
A 38-year-old suspect in a major drugs bust case has been set free after the legal service ruled there was not enough evidence warranting a renewal of his remand, it ...
Red Cross trying again to escort evacuation convoy out of Ukraine’s Mariupol
The Red Cross was renewing efforts to evacuate civilians in a convoy from the besieged port of Mariupol on Saturday as Russian forces looked to be regrouping for fresh attacks ...
Massive community effort to clean up Fasoula fly-tip
Dozens of volunteers gathered on Saturday morning at the Fasoula green point area in Limassol to continue community-wide efforts to clean up what has developed into an enormous illegal rubbish ...