Second fatality on roads in less than 24 hours
A second fatality was recorded on Cyprus roads on Sunday lunchtime which left a 66-year-old driver dead.
At 1.35pm a car being driven by 66-year-old Kyriacos Kyriacou on the road ...
Light snowfall on Troodos mountains
Photographs show a light snowfall was seen at the peak of the Troodos mountains on Sunday.
Barely covering the ground, it could still explain why it felt so cold around ...
48 Larnaca, Paphos flights cancelled
A total of 48 flights between Cyprus and the Middle East were cancelled on Sunday, Hermes airports told the Cyprus News Agency.
Of those, 36 were flights due to operate to and ...
Israel says warplanes hit Tehran again after killing Khamenei, leadership council takes over
Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday, saying it aimed to dominate the skies after killing Iran’s supreme leader and leaving the Islamic Republic grappling ...
Cypriots are reaching for the stars at last
From observatories to space clubs, in recent years Cyprus has entered a mini-space race of its own, transitioning from being a peripheral observer to an active participant in international space ...
When power increasingly ceases to recognise legality
More than two millennia ago, Thucydides captured the essence of power in international affairs.
In the Melian Dialogue, when Athens demanded submission from the neutral island of Melos, its envoys ...
Missile debris, panic buying jolt Dubai’s aura of calm after Iran attack
As Iran fired a barrage of drones and missiles at Gulf States in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes, some in Dubai ran for cover and others froze at windows, ...
Repatriation of stranded citizens ‘government’s priority’
The repatriation of Cypriots stuck in the Middle East as soon as there is a way to bring them home is the priority of the Cyprus government, the foreign ministry ...
Iranians in Cyprus celebrate Khamenei’s death
Iranians in Cyprus gathered outside the embassy in Nicosia on Sunday to rejoice over the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed during a series of US-Israeli attacks in ...
Rialto Theatre in March
Every month brings a new wave of events and performances, and as the days get brighter, the number of events and festivals is going to multiply. Leading Limassol’s cultural ...
Cypriot owned chippy one of UK’s top ten
A fish and chop shop owned by two Cypriot brothers London has been named as one of the top 10 chippy takeaways in the UK.
Brockley’s Rock in the Brockley ...
Hundreds of ships drop anchor in Middle East Gulf, data shows
At least 150 tankers, including crude and LNG vessels, dropped anchor in open Gulf waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz and dozens more were stationary on the other side of the ...
Arrests linked to Epstein fail to touch America’s powerful
“It’s amazing how the arrest of a 66-year-old man in Norfolk has raised the spirits of the entire country,” remarked a reader on the letters page of the Guardian ...
There is now an open path to a different Iran, EU’s Kallas says
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “a defining moment in Iran’s history”.
“What ...
Christodoulides says Cyprus not a target as Iran missiles fired towards UK bases
Two Iranian missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus, British Defence Secretary John Healey said on Sunday but were intercepted.
The island is home to two British military bases.
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Foot and Mouth found in more Larnaca farms
New cases of Foot and Mouth disease were detected in 11 livestock units in Livadia and Oroklini, senior veterinary officer Sotiria Georgiadou said on Sunday, bringing the total of infected farms ...
Rooms, buddies and zero deposits: How young Europeans are chasing a home
A Spanish startup is selling bedrooms in flats shared with strangers, a British developer offers mortgages for friends willing to buy together, while stakes in rental properties help some tenants ...
Deep-sea fish break the mold with novel visual system
For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates – people included – is built from two clearly defined cell types: rods for processing dim light and cones ...
Pope appeals for end to ‘spiral of violence’, Putin says killing of Khamenei ‘cynical’ murder
Pope Leo said on Sunday that he is following events after US-Israeli strikes against Iran with “deep concern” and made an impassioned appeal to stop what he called a “spiral ...
Teen motorcyclist dies after being hit by drunk driver
A 17-year-old boy named as Iannis Nicolaou, died in a traffic accident on Saturday evening, police said on Sunday.
While a 54-year-old driver was moving along Stavrou Ave in Strovolos, ...
In polarised Iran, Khamenei’s death triggers celebrations and grief
Some Iranians grieved while others celebrated the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, exposing a deep fault line in a country stunned by the sudden demise of the man ...
A good time to make new additions as your garden comes back to life
At last, slightly longer days and a clock change at the end of the month. Gardens are coming alive again after the cold wet winter and we can hope for ...
Meeting UNSG this month of ‘particular importance’
Nicosia attaches particular importance to meeting the UN Secretary-General in March, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
In statements to the media, he reminded he had sent a letter to ...
Christodoulides underlines humanitarian role of Cyprus
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he ha already spoken to heads of state in the region and in Europe for Cyprus to play a humanitarian role in the region.
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