‘Voice of the Cypriot countryside’ buried in Paralimni
The funeral of renowned Cypriot traditional singer Kyriacou Pelagia was held in Paralimni on Sunday.
Known as the “voice of the Cypriot countryside”, Pelagia died on Saturday at the age ...
Top three picked for Paphos bishop, voter turnout just short of 26% (Update 4)
Archimandrite Tychikos Vryonis, Archimandrite Ioannis Ioannou and Bishop Amathountos Nikolaos have made the top three in the elections for a new bishop of Paphos.
The fourth candidate, Karpasia Bishop Christoforos ...
Christodoulides offered a little something for everyone
Victory against a backdrop of watered down traditional partisanship and a real abstention rate of 45 per cent
Though a close call, Nikos Christodoulides’ win last Sunday came down to a ...
Police arrest 21 people in immigration sweep
Police on Sunday, during an islandwide sweep, arrested 21 people who were on the island illegally, they said.
The operation was carried out by members of the aliens and immigration service ...
Christodoulides will approach Tatar meeting with ‘absolute seriousness’
Newly-elected President Nikos Christodoulides will do everything possible to achieve some kind of result during his informal meeting next week with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, he said on Sunday.
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Ukraine troops prepare for threat of Russia capturing Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country’s east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a new ...
Consumer body says continued hikes on bottled gas are a rip-off
The Cyprus Consumers’ Union & Quality of Life association slammed the continued rise in the price of a cylinder of gas saying it was not justified.
In an announcement, the ...
‘All in good time’, Christodoulides says about new cabinet
Everything will happen in good time, President-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday when asked about the formation of his new cabinet.
After voting in the elections for bishop of Paphos ...
Plastic bag ban. Well, some of them and only sometimes
As of Saturday, another law cracking down on the use of plastic came into effect at supermarkets and shops in Cyprus, but it is unlikely to have too much of ...
New airline licensed by the north, flights from April
A new airline has been granted a licence to operate in the north and will begin scheduled flights next April, ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Meloni to visit Kyiv on Monday to meet Zelenskiy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Kyiv on Monday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political source said on Sunday.
Meloni, who took office in October, had ...
Shiba Inu (SHIB), TRON (TRX) and Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) set to shake up the DeFi landscape
Shiba Inu (SHIB), TRON (TRX) and Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) are three cryptocurrencies that are poised to make waves in the DeFi landscape. While Shiba Inu (SHIB) and TRON (TRX) are ...
Woman sought in connection with alleged €200,000 fraud
Police are appealing for information that may help locate a Vietnamese woman aged 42 to facilitate investigations into the alleged extortion of €200,000 from a 43-year-old woman on the pretence of offering ...
Cypriot bonds held by Eurosystem exceed €7 billion in January
Cypriot bonds held by the Eurosystem in the context of the Public Sector Purchases Programme (PSPP) and the Pandemic Emergency Purchases Programme (PEPP) exceeded €7 billion in January 2023.
On the basis ...
U.S. stages joint air exercises with Asian allies after North Korea’s ICBM launch
The United States held joint air exercises bilaterally with South Korea and Japan involving strategic bombers on Sunday, a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ...
‘Famagusta has had wars, but never such a pain’
Turkish Cypriots left reeling after Turkey earthquake deaths
The Turkish Cypriot community, and especially Famagustians, are mourning the deaths of 24 of their brightest and most accomplished children along with 11 parents ...
The gruesome reality of Cyprus highways
I would very much appreciate it if you could help bring attention to the gruesome reality of Cyprus highways.
As a regular commuter to the city, I use the highway ...
China warns U.S. to suffer ‘consequences’ if it escalates balloon incident
China warned the United States on Sunday it would “bear all the consequences” if it escalated the controversy over a Chinese balloon that the U.S. military shot down this ...
A longtime columnist bids farewell
Disillusioned by the election results and the failure to act on suggestions to root out corruption and find a viable solution to the Cyprus problem
Last Sunday, the Greek Cypriot ...
The fast and effective results of the Keto diet
If you are keen to lose weight and to see it stay off, a Keto diet could help that happen finds KRISTIAN GRAY
With the new year now fully underway ...
Borrell: West must provide more military support to Ukraine (Update 1)
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday the West must provide more military aid to Ukraine and speed up its deliveries.
“Much more has to be done ...
Man 26, tried to pass himself off to police as a 41-year-old
Two men have been arrested in Paphos in connection with conspiracy and impersonation at a police station.
According to reports on Sunday, a 26-year-old man turned up and claimed to ...
Russia tells Macron: don’t forget Napoleon when you talk of regime change (Updated)
Russia on Sunday scolded Emmanuel Macron over remarks about wanting to see Russia defeated, saying Moscow still remembered the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte and accusing the French president of duplicitous ...
Carnival events in main towns on Sunday (Updated)
Roads were closed in various towns on Sunday to accommodate carnival events. Colourful floats and costumes abounded as people turned out in their hundreds in the mild weather.
Some roads ...