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MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ASSAULTING HIS OWN MOTHER

  • March 15, 2020
  • Current Events
  In the latest incident, a 34-year-old in Limassol was arrested on suspicion of physically assaulting his own mother. The man, who was sitting in the passenger seat in a car that was being driven by his mother, allegedly made her stop, got out of his seat, removed his clothing and began to hit his […]

CYPRUS HAS A SHORTAGE OF SURGICAL MASKS, SAYS REPORTS

  • March 12, 2020
  • Current Events
  News outlet Philenews has reported that pharmacies all over Cyprus have a severe shortage of surgical masks after they were all sold out due to coronavirus fears. While the island nation has not seen any cases of the rapidly spreading coronavirus so far, the panic related to the global crisis has surely overtaken it. […]

4th CYRPUS SATELLITE CASINO OPENED BY MELCO RESORTS

  • March 9, 2020
  • Current Events
  In under a week after the progress of the €550m City of Dreams Mediterranean project, popular entertainment company Melco Resorts and Entertainment has launched its 4th satellite casino in the island nation. The casino, named Cyprus Casinos Paphos has already begun to welcome guests. As mentioned earlier, it is the fourth of its kind […]

A MOTORCYCLIST WAS INJURED IN THE SOVEREIGN BASE AREA

  • March 6, 2020
  • Current Events
  A head-on collision between a car and a motorcyclist has left the latter in serious condition and hospitalized. The accident, which happened in Dasaki Achnas in the British base area of Dhekelia, led to the closure of the main Achnas road for investigation purposes. The motorcyclist, who was described as about 27-28 years old, […]

CYPRUS CHECKPOINTS SHUT DOWN AMIDST CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

  • March 3, 2020
  • Current Events
  The spread of coronavirus disease has caused panic all over the world, and Cyprus is no exception. The island nation has closed four of its checkpoints for a weeklong period for the first time. Closed for the first time since 2003, the decision for the closure was made despite the fact that it would […]

CYPRUS HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF LATE BILL PAYERS, SAYS STUDY

  • February 29, 2020
  • Current Events
  Over 12.2% of people in Cyprus are unable to pay their utility bills within the stipulated time, making the island nation to have one of the highest number of individuals in the EU in this position. A study by Eurostat has revealed that as of 2018, over 7% of households could not pay their […]

HELLENIC AND BANK OF CYPRUS OFFLOADING €4 BLN WORTH OF “TOXIC” LOANS

  • February 25, 2020
  • Current Events
  In a bid to improve their financial status, the Hellenic Bank and the Bank of Cyprus will be selling-off their bad loans worth a combined total value of €4 Billion. Constantinos Herodotou, the governor of Central Bank of Cyprus recently announced in a brief to the House Financial and Budgetary Affairs Committee that the […]

FOREIGN MINISTER CHRISTODOULIDES SAYS THAT CYPRUS AND SAUDI ARABIA HAVE STEADY RELATIONS

  • February 22, 2020
  • Current Events
  Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulide and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met in Riyadh and discussed various topics pertaining to the improvement of relations between the two countries they represent. Furthermore, they discussed how they could boost co-operation in other areas where mutual cooperation was needed – this included defense, […]

CYPRUS JOINS ‘THE MARS SOCIETY’

  • February 19, 2020
  • Current Events
  Cyprus joins the international organization “The Mars Society”. The Cyprus Space Exploration Organization (CSEO) will become a member of The Mars Society after the Cyprus chapter of the latter organization will be established. This will serve to help promote Mars-related research on a domestic level and increase cooperation with other countries working domestically. The […]

TWO MEN WANTED FOR ROBBING A BAKERY

  • February 17, 2020
  • Current Events
  The Police are on the hunt for two men for reportedly conducting a robbery at a bakery in Larnaca. Two men with their faces covered in masks entered the bakery at around 0.45am and demanded money from one of the employees at knifepoint. The men managed to steal €300 from the scene before they […]

GREENS PARTY REPORTS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE ON SODAP BEACH

  • February 15, 2020
  • Current Events
  The Cyprus Greens party heavily criticized the Paphos Municipality for building an illegal building in Sodap beach. According to the Green Party’s announcement, the municipal authorities of Paphos removed the rocks to have a canteen built illegally, violating the Barcelona protocol regarding the protection of the coastal Mediterranean region. Despite outraged and angry messages […]

ROAD ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE OF 24-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

  • February 12, 2020
  • Current Events
  In the latest incident – the fourth one this year, a 24-year-old woman died in a car accident that happened on the Avgorou-Liopetri. The woman, Rafaella Pattichi, resided in Avgorou but was originally from Achna. She was on her way from Avgorou to Liopetri reportedly lost control of her vehicle, veered off the road, […]

TURKEY HAS BANNED GREEK CYPRUS FROM FORUM ON DISARMAMENT

  • February 10, 2020
  • Current Events
  Turkey has vetoed Greek Cyprus’ request to participate in the capacity of an observer at Conference on Disarmament in Geneva later this year. According to a source who refused to be named, this happened during the General Assembly meeting of the conference, which was held on 21st January. Despite a well-made application made by […]

POMPEO CANCELS CYRPUS TRIP

  • February 6, 2020
  • Current Events
  United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has canceled his upcoming trip to Cyprus. According to the announcement made by the US State Department, Secretary Pompeo will not visit Cyprus as per his schedule in light of the ongoing tensions with Iraq that ensured after the attacks on the American Embassy. The announcement further […]

MOSCOW DENIES PLANS TO RECOGNISE TURKISH CYPRUS

  • February 3, 2020
  • Current Events
  Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry of Russia has denied all rumors of Moscow having any plans and considerations to recognize Turkish Cyprus. According to several reports, Russia had allegedly planned to recognize the “nation” in exchange for the recognition of Abkhazia by Turkey. Ms. Zakharova quashed all reports and rumors, however, […]

ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOOD IN XYLOPHAGOU

  • January 30, 2020
  • Current Events
  Flash floods have been a recurring problem all over Europe, and Cyprus is no exception. The island nation has been suffering the effects of flash floods, and the latest of developments is the closure of part of the Larnaca-to-Paralimni road that lies near Sotira. The move was made to mitigate damage and ensure public […]

STATE DOCTORS HAVE CONFIRMED HOSPITAL STRIKES

  • January 28, 2020
  • Current Events
  The union of State doctors, popularly known as Pasyki has confirmed that its members would be going on a three-hour strike, during which they will not be working. The protest in question is against the lack of change in stance of Okypy (the state health services organization) on the matter of making incentives for […]

GDP HAS GROWN BY 3.4% IN THE 3RD QUARTER, SAY GDP RECORDS

  • January 25, 2020
  • Current Events
  The records have revealed that the island nation’s GDP has increased quite a bit since the last quarter. According to the Cyprus Statistical Service’s data, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fiscal year’s third quarter has increased by 3.4 percent since the last one. In a statement, the Statistical Service revealed the figures, […]

2 ARRESTED FOR SHAM MARRIAGE

  • January 22, 2020
  • Current Events
  The police has arrested two more men in its investigation into a spate of fake marriages that help third-country citizens stay on the island illegally. The men, aged 32 and 43, were the latest among the 27 people who were found guilty in connection to the investigation, and against whom was found compelling evidence. […]

CYPRUS TO INTRODUCE MORE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS

  • January 19, 2020
  • Current Events
  Nicos Nouris, the country’s Interior Minister recently announced that authorities would be introducing additional security measures in order to regulate migrant influx. Measures to be introduced will include 24-hour-long patrols along the 185-kilometer long buffer zone by both soldiers and the police. Said buffer zone is very strategic since it is what separates Greek […]
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