The northeast of Cyprus will be without water for 72 hours between Monday and Thursday while repairs are made to a burst pipe. Settlements located between Petra tou Digeni and Rizokarpaso will be without water, with repairs set to be made to a pipe which makes up part of the...
Two Turkish Cypriot political parties, the YDP and the Milletin Partisi, are set to formally merge on Sunday. The Milletin Partisi, a minor party with no elected representatives, will effectively dissolve and join the YDP, which is a member of the north’s three-party ruling coalition. YDP leader Erhan Arikli had...
Congestion at crossing points between Cyprus’ two sides is the fault of the Greek Cypriot side, the north’s ‘foreign ministry’ insisted on Friday. They said the long wait times seen in recent days and weeks at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point had been down to “deficiencies caused by the Greek...
The number of journalists killed in Gaza since October last year is on a scale “not seen since the second world war”, Union of Cyprus journalists’ chairman Giorgos Frangos said on Friday. Marking Friday’s World Press Freedom Day, he said a total of 109 journalists have been killed in Gaza...
By Robert Morgan China has launched a mission to the dark side of the moon to collect lunar soil samples and return them to Earth, it was announced Friday. The rocket carrying the Chang’e 6 spacecraft, which includes a lunar lander and lunar orbiter, took off from Wenchang Space Center...
Unpredictable weather between Cyprus and Gaza may delay the transportation of humanitarian aid to the strip, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said on Friday. He said there are “weather concerns in the eastern Mediterranean, which might affect the date at which you will be able to start...
The act of covering one’s face at a protest may be outlawed, according to a new bill put forward by the government. The bill, which has been put forward for consultation, is set to bring in a raft of new regulations regarding protests and other large gatherings of people. According...
Dozens of people gathered to watch the re-enactment of Jesus’ walk to Calvary in Kathikas village on Friday. The tradition has been ongoing for over 40 years, which is attracting locals and tourists alike to Paphos’ village. Kathikas community leader Menelaos Tourvas carried the cross, accompanied by members of the...
The Nicosia Municipal Theatre will host a special performance soon that shines a spotlight on Armenian song and dance. The Hamazkayin Sipan dance group of Cyprus and the Kousan Choir of Lebanon will perform together for the first time in the capital presenting a rich cultural programme on May 11....
Four people in Limassol were remanded for seven days on Friday under suspicion of drug trafficking. The suspects included three men aged 21, 19, and 22, as well as a 20-year-old woman. According to police reports, members of the drug squad, Ykan, intercepted a 21-year-old man on Thursday afternoon as...
Where do you live? I live with my family and my cat in Nicosia. What did you have for breakfast? Smoothie with chocolate protein, peanut butter, honey and banana. Describe your perfect day Waking up in a peaceful environment, taking a cold shower, spending some time writing a gratitude list,...
Five human skeletons – all missing their hands and feet – have been discovered at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s eastern front military headquarters in present-day Poland, buried inside the villa of Luftwaffe commander Hermann Goering. The bodies of three adults, a baby and an older child were discovered by a group...
Two months since the monastery scandal blew up, the two embroiled monks have been called to appear before the church investigative committee, it emerged on Friday. According to reports, monks Nektarios and Porfirios have been notified to appear before the six-member Holy Synod committee seeking to get to bottom of...
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza conflict, is now offering a place for students suspended from U.S. universities after staging anti-Israeli protests. Students have rallied or set up tents at dozens of campuses in the United States in recent days...
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) welcomed the findings of a Moneyval report released a day prior regarding progress made in addressing money laundering and terrorism financing. Moneyval is the Council of Europe’s committee of experts on evaluating anti-money laundering measures and the financing of terrorism. The report recognised...
Pain and trauma can take many different forms. They mutate, evolve, change and directly influence our perception of reality and what might happen in the next moments of our lives. Each of us has a different reaction to the events that deeply mark us, and within each person’s response lie...
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has been named the Football Writers’ Association’s men’s player of the year, while City forward Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw won the women’s award, it was announced on Friday. England international Foden, 23, who has scored 24 goals in all competitions this season, including his goal in...
An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be a huge blow to the humanitarian operations of the entire enclave, the U.N. humanitarian office said on Friday. Israel has warned of an operation against Hamas in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, where around...
Cars in the north should drive on the right hand side of the road, the north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Zorlu Tore said. Speaking on Turkish television, Tore said tourists travelling to the north struggle to deal with driving as traffic flows in the opposite direction to most countries. “This British law...
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said that constructions for the jetty in Gaza, aimed at speeding up the flow of humanitarian aid from Cyprus, should be open ‘in a matter of days’, it emerged on Friday. Despite poor weather hampering preparations, efforts to have the jetty ready as...
The Paphos municipality announced on Friday the completion of the bus terminal in the Karavella area and the two interchange stations at the harbour and Tomb of the Kings Avenue. The announcement came a day after Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades inspected the completed projects, accompanied by Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos....
Police in Nicosia arrested two men suspected of drug possession, it emerged on Friday. The two men, aged 22 and 62, were arrested as part of a drug raid on Thursday evening in Ayios Dometios, Nicosia. The drug squad Ykan stopped the 22-year-old, where they found 10 grams of cocaine...
By Robert Morgan A 24-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca early on Friday morning for illegal possession and transportation of dangerous goods and explosive materials, said Spyros Chrysostomou, representative of the Larnaca police. The arrest was made when police stopped a vehicle driven by the man on Cykliki Avenue at...
Scottish National Party (SNP) veteran John Swinney became the clear frontrunner to become Scotland‘s next leader on Thursday after a potential opponent ruled herself out of the contest and backed him. The SNP is looking for a new leader following the resignation of Humza Yousaf as party chief and Scotland‘s first minister on Monday....
With the way the crypto industry is going, we see a lot of hope and enthusiasm in many investors, as the likes of Hougan see Bitcoin as ‘Non-Debt Money’ with the notion that people are waking up to the fact that Bitcoin is one of only two assets not backed...
