Professionals are still on the lookout to find the diver who went missing from the Larnaca coast. The diver in question initially went under water near the shipwreck in Zenobia in the morning with their partner, but did not come back to the surface with them. The partner reported the diver missing, […]
The Cyprus Police have remanded two people over the death of the Serbian national who had been run over on the road. The Police say that the incident will be assumed as a case of manslaughter. The arrested, aged 39 and 28, allegedly got into a fight with the Serbian man, 29, […]
Tetraplegic painter Kyriacos Kyriacou, famous for making marvelous painting with his mouth, has sadly passed away at the age of 67. The gifted artist’s passing comes over 10 months after his hospitalization in Nicosia’s General Hospital. His wife Blanche spoke to the press, emphasizing how his fighting spirit did not fade throughout the time […]
Within weeks of the first detected incident, a second Greek Cypriot national has been arrested over the use of forged documents. The person, 42, was making an attempt to cross the point at Ayios Dometios using fake vehicular insurance papers. The police arrested him once they determined the papers being fake, and he was […]
As the deadly fires that broke out between Limnati and Doros are under control, the fire service has finally begun its investigation into the same. Andreas Kettis, a spokesman for the fire service, informed the CNA that the forces on the ground managed to contain the flares and small fires, while the airborne team […]
To the surprise of many, the men who stand accused for murdering two men in a fight in a bar in Limassol have pleaded not guilty. The accused men, aged 49 and 54, have allegedly murdered Marios Onisiforou, 44 and Michalis Michail, 51, and injured their mutual friend, aged 43. In addition to the […]
The finance ministry of Cyprus has extended 2022’s tax return deadlines till the end of the month of October, 2023. The ministry announced the information on social media platform X (previously known as Twitter). They said that the announcement comes after the submission of a proposal to the council of ministers on the topic. […]
Temperatures are set to soar in Cyprus – with numbers predicted to go as high as 39 degrees Celsius, and potentially higher in the following week. Specifically, the temperature will go up to 39 degrees Celsius inland, 34 degrees Celsius in the east and south-east coastal areas, 32 degrees Celsius in the rest of […]
The police in Cyprus have arrested 5 men – all between the ages of nineteen and twenty, on the basis of a complaint by a tourist from Britain. The tourist, a woman, aged 20 told the police that the men sexually assaulted her in a hotel room. They have already been produced before the […]
Organic farming in Cyprus has made big advances in the past 20 years. Petros Xenophontos, the Minister of Agriculture of the island nation made said announcement at Denia’s yearly organic farming celebration. He further elaborated how the numbers of organic farming have moved up from 0.22% of total farming in 2003, to 5.87% of […]
Stefanos Kasselakis, the new leader of the Syriza party has announced his maiden overseas visit to Cyprus. Aged 35, Kasselakis became the leader of Syriza, winning against Efi Achtsioglou – both of who scores 56.69 and 43.31 percentages of the votes respectively. More recently, Kasselakis was criticized for calling Northern Cyprus as a “statelet” […]
Tensions between the divided regions of Cyprus have always been present on the larger scale, but the recent series of event proves this exists on the smaller scale as well. In the latest incident, a citizen of Greek Cyprus will be produced in a court of Turkish Cyprus over the use of fake vehicle […]
In a bid to work with the shipping and maritime industries, Italy’s Cisalpina Tours has opened their new office in Cyprus’ Limassol. This development is part of the company’s plans for international expansion, and is their fifth office being opened since December 2022. Owned by the Bluvacanze Group (which in turned is owned by […]
Asian entertainment superpower Melco has opened ‘The City of Dreams’ Mediterranean in Cyprus, which will now hold the title of being Europe’s biggest casino. According to CEO Lawrence Ho, the idea to build the casino and resort has been his dream for over a decade and a half, when he visited the island nation […]
In a bid to help their fellow nation, Jordan has sent three of its helicopters to help Cyprus fight its wildfires. Said fires have been creating a major ruckus these days, having killed a minimum 4 people, and displaced scores of others. The most recent of these fires have occurred in the forests of […]
Volunteers teamed up to collect more than a hundred kilos of trash from Lady’s Mile beach in Limassol in Cyprus. Cyprus Ecological Movement (CEM), the non-profit which organized the event in collaboration with the Green Party Youth Wing, RESET Cy and NGOs Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), said in a press release how the […]
The British man was arrested for killing his terminally sick wife has been released from prison in Cyprus. David Hunter, 76, a retired miner who had been serving 19 months in prison for the crime, was released after Paphos’ apex court ruled the time to be “enough” given the circumstances. This development comes within a […]
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 […]
