A 40-year-old Limassol resident was arrested as a suspect in a child pornography case, police said on Friday. According to police, the electronic crime unit discovered the suspect was allegedly involved in exchanging messages with pictures and videos of minors. The man was also allegedly a part of groups that...
The Vice-President of the European Commission for the promotion of the European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, will visit Cyprus next Friday, according to a press release by the commission. Schinas will participate in an inter-ministerial meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis,...
The UN is continuing the effort to find common for the sake of both communities in Cyprus, UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, during his press briefing. Dujarric was asked by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) regarding recent statements by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that a solution on the Cyprus issue...
The CPP-Metron Consortium Ltd (CMC) is set to resume construction of an LNG terminal in Vasiliko over the weekend, it emerged on Friday. During a meeting between CPP representatives from China and Energy Minister George Papanastasiou, it was disclosed that work would restart on Saturday to complete the terminal. The...
A Turkish Cypriot who owns a portion of the land in Ayios Dhometios, where the ‘government’ plans to build a Turkish-funded Islamic ‘presidential’ complex, is taking legal action against the authorities over the matter, it emerged on Friday. According to the Press and Information Office, two newspapers in the north...
A park in Thessaloniki had been named after the Greek General Georgios Katsanis, who fought alongside Greek Cypriots when Turkey invaded the island in 1974. Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides attended the naming ceremony in Greece during which he underscored the sacrifice of General Katsanis. He said it was an obligation...
Criticism rained down on the police on Friday over the way they have handled the monks’ scandal so far, with the force denying special treatment to the church because of its powerful influence. In a press briefing, police spokesman Christos Andreou rejected accusations of delays surrounding the investigation. “We do...
The two-year PyrΑnankampsi/Alevlerden Gelecege Project, established as part of the Laona Foundation with Greek and Turkish Cypriot collaboration, has recently completed. The bicommunal effort has improved civic action in fire-affected communities across Cyprus and trained more than 650 participants in fire prevention and post-fire recovery techniques. An event to mark...
Two more young men have been remanded as suspects for people smuggling close to 500 migrants, the Famagusta District Court said on Friday. For the case surrounding the arrival of six migrant boats on Monday, carrying 458 people, a total of eight individuals have now been remanded into custody. The...
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The foreign ministry launched an investigation following allegations of sexist and homophobic behaviour from a member of staff of an embassy of Cyprus in a European country. The issue came to light on Friday after the clerk at the embassy submitted her resignation, citing harassment and intolerable working conditions. In...
Israel‘s military said armed Palestinians had opened fire while crowds were waiting for aid trucks in the northern Gaza Strip and denied soldiers fired at the convoy, defending its actions in an incident on Thursday in which Gaza officials said 21 people were killed. The incident echoed a similar incident at the end of February...
Children in Britain stumble on violent content online, including material promoting self-harm, while still at primary school and say it is an “inevitable part” of using the internet, according to research published on Friday. The report underlines the challenge facing world governments and tech groups, such as Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram...
By Robert Morgan Personal Envoy for the United Nations Secretary-General, Maria Angela Holguin, is continuing to meet with officials in Cyprus this week. She is scheduled to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday before departing on Sunday. Her stay in Cyprus has been marked by visits with political parties,...
The harmonised index of consumer prices in Cyprus (HICP) witnessed a notable increase of 2.1 per cent in February 2024, in comparison to February 2023, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). This rise in consumer prices illustrates a significant development in the cost...
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Friday announced its active participation in the annual Global Money Week (GMW2024), a pivotal global campaign dedicated to promoting financial literacy, with a special focus on the younger population. Organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the 12th edition...
Tottenham Hotspur can leapfrog Aston Villa into a Champions League qualifying spot with a Premier League victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday, while at the other end of the table Luton Town host Nottingham Forest in a relegation battle. Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs side, who have lost once in...
Where do you live? I live at a small village of the island, alone. I dream of having animals to care for, in the future. What did you have for breakfast? Fresh eggs from my beloved neighbour and decaf coffee. Describe your perfect day I love the sea and the...
Almost two metric tonnes of beef smuggled to the north from the Republic were seized from supermarkets in the Kyrenia district on Thursday night. The meat was discovered and seized as part of a joint operation between the Turkish Cypriot police and the north’s customs department, with the offending supermarkets...
Liverpool will play Serie A side Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-finals while Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen take on West Ham United after the draw was held at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon on Friday. AC Milan are looking to win the trophy for the first time and they will face...
McDonald‘s said on Friday a technology outage had disrupted operations at many of its outlets worldwide, including Japan, UK and Australia, but ruled out the possibility of a cybersecurity incident. Many McDonald‘s stores in Japan stopped taking in-person and mobile customer orders because of the system disruption, a spokesperson at McDonald‘s Holdings Company...
Crashing made me think of Chlorakas. And of the recent fire in Limassol’s historic Pavlidis mansion. Why? Well, this Netflix original series hinges on something we don’t (but really should) do in Cyprus: property guardianship. It’s sexier than it sounds, and huge across Britain – an excellent solution to soaring...
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou invoked the name of late United States President John F Kennedy in a speech to mark World Consumer Rights Day on Friday. He said, “as is well known, March 15 was established as World Consumer Rights Day by the United Nations in memory of a monumental...
Turgay Avci, chairman of the north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak), resigned on Friday. Avci visited Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar to hand in his resignation, as he did not want to “harm Yodak”. Tatar had on Wednesday called on Avci to resign, with a scandal involving the alleged forgery...
The following is the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals, held at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon on Friday: QUARTER-FINALS Quarter final 1: Arsenal v Bayern Munich Quarter final 2: Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund Quarter final 3: Real Madrid v Manchester City Quarter final 4: Paris St Germain...
