Russia is set to open a new consular office in Turkish Cyprus. This comes after a major push from Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey to for legally and internationally recognizing Cyprus as a sovereign entity – a status that has never been fulfilled since the Turkish army’s invasion of the area in […]
Robert Paschall, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs of the United States’ Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement regarding Cyprus’ status via-a-vis their Visa Waiver Program. Mr. Pascall said that while Cyprus has fulfilled certain key requirements, it needs to fulfill some more to be truly eligible. These remarks were […]
Terrorists attacked a mosque in Limassol with a Molotov cocktail. According to Azernews and Yeni Shafak, the attack at Koprulu Haci Ibrahim Aga Mosque happened at nighttime, when the Molotov cocktail was lobbed at the property. The mosque sustained damages to its wall and door. Some other sources have revealed that the attackers spray […]
Tom Wlaschiha, famous for playing the role of Enzo in the TV series Stranger Things and Jaqen H’ghar in HBO’s Game of Thrones is all set to headline the celebrity presence at Cyprus Comic Con. According to a spokesman, Wlaschiha being present at Comic Con in Cyprus should immensely boost its presence. With a […]
Cyprus has rejected the development plan from a consortium led by Chevron. The consortium in question is for the Aphrodite gas field in Block 12 of the island nation’s EEZ. Discovered originally in 2011, this field is situated 30 km northwest from the Leviathan field and 160 km south from Limassol. Giorgos Papanastasiou, the […]
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel has praised the act of Cyprus successfully foiling the potential attack on Israeli citizens in Cyprus. While the statement from the Prime Minister did not disclose any more details. However, Ynet – an Israeli news website disclosed the details of an attack being planned against Israeli nationals […]
The Audit Office of the Republic of Cyprus has launched an investigation into the Cyprus Police Force on grounds of finance and compliance matters. According to Philenews, which broke the story, the former began its Investigation in January 2023, focusing on 3 main issues that involve police services within the public domain. In particular, […]
The Cypriot authorities have arrested the captain of a migrant boat which recently arrived in Cyprus. The police have stated that a boat filled with over twenty-three migrants including children and women were found near Cyprus’ Cape Grecco. They were captained by a 17-year-old boy, who was arrested upon interception and is due to […]
The surgery of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel has led to the postponement of the trilateral meeting with Greece & Cyprus. According to a statement by the office of PM Netanyahu, his previously planned journey to Turkey & Cyprus have been moved to a later, yet-to-be-undisclosed date. The surgery happened after Mr. […]
In a bid to protect the safety of delivery persons, Yiannis Panayiotou the Labour Minister has announced that delivery services shall remain banned during the daytime owing to the extreme heat wave. This includes both food and other delivery services, which will not operate between noon and 4pm on days that are on red […]
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek PM has postponed his planned trip to Cyprus owing to the firefighter aircraft disaster in the former country. The development was made public after a conversation between the Greek PM & Cyprus President. Nikos Christodoulides, the President of Cyprus expressed his condolences for the disaster which happened in Karystos in […]
The number of COVID-19 patients has risen sharply over the last 2 weeks. In the last 10 days alone, over 32 patients landed in hospital ICU and 2 under Increased Care. Notably, the increase has been on a more gradual scale, given that the national average of hospital COVID patients in the previous months […]
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has granted an investment license to UAE-based Hoxton Capital Management. The news of the license being granted comes over one year after Hoxton being granted a conditional license in the island nation. According to a statement from Chris Ball, the firm’s managing partner, achievement of the license […]
An excessive amount of public demand has led the Limassol municipality to extend their Beach Sports Centre’s free-use status for one more month. Inaugurated in July 2023, the sports center had an initial status of being free for use to foster engagement and give their potential users the chance to make use of their […]
The man whose body was found in the sea has been determined to have died of drowning. According to Angeliki Papetta, the medical examiner, the preliminary autopsy has reveals that the man died from being asphyxiated by the water. They further revealed that the man, 42, is a British national and permanent resident of […]
In the interest of safety, the Cyprus Police posted at the crossings of the divided area shall keep residential documents of those employed in the Republic of Cyprus who have their origins in third-countries. The decision has been taken to cease the rise of third-country nationals exiting the Republic through the unrecognized Tymbou airport […]
A Paphos resident has reported the police about his home being the victim of a burglary, where his jewelry and vehicle have been stolen. Police mentioned a resident of Paphos placed a report that strange people had burglarized the home, stealing his jewelry, his passport and his vehicle. The incident happened during the night. […]
A house was damaged in an explosion in Limassol. The explosion happened after an improvised bomb was placed in a plastic box and thrown in the home’s first-floor veranda. The police arrived at the scene not soon after, only to find the floor and door of the balcony completely damaged in the blast. Further […]
The Nicosia Police has forewarned civilians of loud noises and explosions in the Analyondas area, since they will be destroying more than a thousand different firecrackers that they have confiscated during Easter. The police will destroy the stash in an army shooting range in this region. They have said that the public must not […]
