In the latest developments, Cyprus Airways is launching direct flights from Larnaca to Dubrovnik in Croatia. The news comes after Cyprus Airways revealed their flight schedule for summer 2024. The direct flights will run for two days a week – on Fridays and Mondays from the 1st of July to the 6th of September. […]
OECD’s PISA test results have revealed that a major percentage of Cypriot students lack even the basic required proficiency in reading. According to PISA international assessments, over sixty one percent of children of 15 years of age are insufficient at reading. In the same age bracket, fifty two percent of students had subpar skills […]
The Cyprus Police have determined the clothes and human remains found in Akamas to be of a British man. The man was 69 when he went missing in the month of April in 2023. A police officer on off-duty-time found the remains while on a hunting trip with friends. According to Michalis Nicolaou, the […]
A fire that broke out at a sauna station on the ground floor of a building has been put out with the combined power of 3 fire engines. The fire was reported by the Moutayiaka house’s owners, who reported the outbreak to the fire department. After firefighters reached the scene, they took some time […]
Over twenty thousand Ed Sheeran concert tickets were sold within the span of 24 hours for his upcoming Larnaca concert. Roughly ten thousand people visited Cyprus’ Ticketmaster website the moment the tickets became available to the public, which was roughly at 10am in the morning. A total of 21,863 tickets were sold within 24 […]
A fire has destroyed over a hundred hay bales and a tractor in an agricultural region near Paphos. Michalis Nicolaou, the spokesperson for the police in Paphos declared that the fire in question broke out at around 4 am in the morning in Neo Chorio’s neighboring area of Kokkinogremos. According to Nicolaou, the tractor […]
A major operation led by European border protection agency FRONTEX in collaboration with the Cyprus Police has sent back 14 individuals from foreign nations who were illegally residing in Cyprus. This is the eleventh such operation, which will now have sent over one-hundred-and-seven individuals back to their nations of origin. The current set of […]
The Cyprus Meteorological Service has announced that the island nation will see sunny skies, with some gentle breeze in after noon. On the other hand, winds are set to vary between a force 3-4 on the Beaufort scale, with moderate-to-strong winds going north to north-easterly. The winds will be variable, moderate to strong, northerly […]
The phone call which was previously set to take place between UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has been postponed by one day. The alteration in schedule was announced on X (previously, Twitter) by Victoras Papadopoulos, the Director of the Press Office for the President of Cyprus. The president, who […]
In the latest incident, the Paphos Police has arrested a man for stealing a machine used for construction purposes. The police said that the theft in question was reported by the company’s owner, 55. He reported the theft of an assortment of tools and materials, which were kept in the open within the premises. […]
The high dust levels in Cyprus have been a major issue in the past couple of weeks, but that is set to go away very soon. The Cyprus Meteorology Service has informed that the fine particles of dust in the air are present at the moment but will soon disappear. Additionally, the weather will […]
The number of those who are unemployed have reduced by a major number. According to the Office of Statistics, as of October 2023, the island nation has seen an unemployment rate lowered by 17.4% – which equals over 1,951 people. This has made the total number of those who have been registered as unemployed […]
A young man riding a scooter was run over by a vehicle. The young man, aged 17, was riding his scooter between Chlorakas and Coral Bay when a car ran him over. The car in question left the hotel car park and moved into the road, which is how it hit the […]
The Cyprus Police has announced that they have arrested twelve people for living and working in Cyprus illegally. The arrests, which happened as part of a police raid of three properties in their campaign against illegal staying and working, was done in cooperation with the immigration services of Cyprus. The police found […]
A a young Invernesian boy who was found in a swimming pool unconscious has passed away. The boy, aged six, was vacationing with family (specifically his sister and their mother) in Cyprus’ Paphos, when the unfortunate incident occurred. According to the Cypriot police, the boy (who shall remain unnamed) apparently accidentally fell […]
The migrant crisis has intensified incredibly. This latest of development includes the incident of a man setting himself on fire near the office of migration services in Larnaca after his asylum application was rejected by the authorities. The man did survive, however, and is being treated for burns at the A&E department of […]
In a bid to strengthen the relationship between Turkey and (Turkish) Cyprus, the former has announced the issuance of 2 Navtexes to conduct military exercises. The exercises will be conducted in two phases – the first of which will take place from the first covers the period from October 16th to 20th, and […]
Many Israeli citizens are abandoning Israel and arriving in Cyprus for better opportunities, due to the war with Hamas. A spokeswoman for Cypriot airports revealed that various international airlines have suspended their flights which have Tel Aviv as their destination or departure point. However, several ‘emergency’ flights have been scheduled – including […]
Cyprus has jumped one place ahead to land at the 21st place in the European Institute for Gender Equality’s (EIGE) rankings. The ranking list, which is annually published in the Gender Equality Index (published by the EIGE) had the island nation scoring 60.7 out of 100 total. According to a statement by […]
The University of Cyprus (UCY) has received the honor of being featured in the top universities worldwide list issued by the Times Higher Education international ranking. The organization ranks universities by their capabilities and advancement in science. The UCY announced the news in a press release, elaborating how it is one of […]
