A high school mathematics teacher has been arrested after 2 students filed formal complaints, alleging having suffered sexual harassment from him. The students, both female, aged 16 and 13 filed the complaint against the math teacher, aged 49 – elaborating how he made less-than-appropriate gestures at them. The man was immediately arrested and kept in […]
Several schools were evacuated in Cyprus after they received anonymous emails with threats of them being targeted with bombs. Scared and panicked, authorities led evacuating students from their schools on a large scale. The emails, later made public by the media were very graphic, containing pledges saying things like “drown you in your blood” & […]
A man has sustained major injuries after falling out from his bedroom on the residential building’s 2nd floor. The man, aged 56, fell out of his bedroom early in the morning from the second floor of his three-floor apartment building. The man landed in the courtyard, where he was visibly gravely injured. Bystanders called paramedics, […]
A sudden fire broke out in the rear side of a university-affiliated bus in the north side of Nicosia in Cyprus. The bus seemed to have caught on fire while it was behind some traffic lights in Mandres, Nicosia. The fire brigade was immediately notified, who arrived quickly and doused the fire before it had […]
The Cyprus Research and Innovation Centre (CyRIC) has unveiled its product “MultiLab” – a first-of-its-kind lab-on-chip platform with sensors enabled. These sensors (important in the fields of environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics) are small yet powerful, and can detect and provide a wide range of biochemical and chemical information. While several conventional methods are still […]
More than ten thousand people have reportedly visited Cyprus’ Travel Expo. The event, held on the fairgrounds, had visitors from all over the country as well as the world – all of whom were excited and impressed to see the available travel packages. A collaborative effort by Display Art Plc and the Association of Cyprus […]
Israel’s Geological Institute has discovered a canyon under the water near the Cypriot coast. The canyon in question, which has been named Eratosthenes (being near to a famous now-underwater mountain with the same name) has been estimated to be as old as five-and-a-half-million-years-old, around the time the Messinian event happened. Said to have been buried […]
Singer Silia Kapsis is all set to go to Malmö in Sweden to participate in Eurovision 2024 – where she will be representing the island nation. Kapsis, aged 17, shall be performing her song titled “Liar.” Speaking at the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, where she had her photos taken while holding the flag of Cyprus, Kapsis […]
The Criminal Court of Larnaca has found a man guilty of trafficking drugs, and subsequently sentenced him to serve 5 years in prison. The man, aged 29, was stopped by drug squad (Ykan) members of the Cyprus Police on a road in rural Larnaca during the afternoon. The police found his movement suspicious, and proceeded […]
A child’s death at the Makarios hospital is being claimed as one stemming from medical negligence, according to the parents. Kessariani Piripitsi, aged 8, passed away in suspicious circumstances at the hospital. The exact conditions under which she was placed are currently under investigation. According to a statement to AlphaNew by police spokesman Christos Andreou, […]
A young man lost his life after his car went off a cliff and into a ravine in Agia Fyla in Limassol. Marios Charalambous, the chief of Limassol Traffic Police said that they received a call from a driver in distress. The fire brigade, an ambulance and of course the police were immediately dispatched along […]
In a much awaited development, singer Tom Jones is all set to perform in Cyprus in July as part of his ongoing “Ages & Stages” Tour in 2024. The event, regarded to stand as a one-of-a-kind experience for audiences in Cyprus will feature some of the Welsh singer’s albums over the years. Sir Tom Jones […]
Marina Hadjimanolis, Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Shipping has revealed that the missile-hit ship True Confidence no longer any Cyprus nationals on it. Deputy Minister Hadjimanolis (who is in Brussels attending the Belgian President’s seminar on EU Council on the living conditions of the seafarers) revealed that the ship in question does not hoist the Cypriot […]
In a bid to further its diplomatic stance, Armenia is set to start its mission in the island nation of Cyprus. According to a statement by Ararat Mirzoyan, the Armenian Foreign Minister made in a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart in Yerevan, the Armenian government plans to open their mission within the year. […]
A worrying trend reveals that over 25% of all students have been victims of bullying. A statement by the “Hope for Children” CRC Policy Center, which conducted the study that makes this reveal – said that that many students have admitted to have been bullied – either physically or online. The Policy Center made these […]
The weather in the coming days, dubbed ‘Stinky Thursday’s’ is likely to have partly cloudy skies, and might have people experience isolated episodes of rain showers and generally stormy weather. While the inland is most likely to experience the turbulence, Cyprus’ east and south could also get rain and storms. Temperatures inland are expected to […]
Two monks from the Monastery of Saint Avvakoum (Habbakuk) in the village of Fterikoudi have been booked for embezzlement and sexual assault. The monks in question have been found to have engaged in sexual activities in the monastery itself. The matter became worse when, in the face of their denial, hard evidence emerged in the […]
A Syrian national who arrived to Cyprus with his 4 children on a migrant boat is burying one of them, who died in the boat from starvation. According to Christos Andreou, a spokesperson for the Cyprus Police, the boat which left Syria in the middle of February used up its fuel tank and continued to […]
The Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs is accusing Cyprus of actively supplying “weapons from Western nations” to Israel to use against Gaza. This development, which is happening weeks after the island nation working as a home for UK’s military base and by extension “helping out” Israel to continue its “atrocities” on the Gaza Strip. Minister […]
Temperatures are set to rise in the week, along with some dust circulation. According to the Cypriot Meteorological Office, temperatures are expected increase overall, standing at around 22 degrees Celsius in the mountainous regions, 29 degrees Celsius inland and 25 degrees Celsius in the coastal areas. Temperatures post-sunset is set to stand at around 12 […]
