A retired pensioner, who had been missing for close to two weeks has been found dead. Eleni Plakidi, 69, was discovered dead in the Akamas region after being missing from her home in Argaka since January 10. According to reports, her body was found at a distance from where her car was previously found. […]
In what can be considered a very surprising move during the height of Brexit, a well-known British shipping company has registered an entire fleet of ships to Cyprus. P & O Ferries has registered its English Channel operating fleet in Cyprus after having two of its ships re-flagged. Said ships, which were set to […]
The 62-year-old man who was arrested on Sunday for shooting a dog dead has been released after being charged. The man was arrested following a complaint from the owner of the dog, another 53-year-old from Paphos, who had seen the older man shooting both his dogs in his own front yard, one of whom […]
In a spree of traffic arrests made by the police, a 28-year-old man who was driving on a speed that was twice of the prescribed limit was stopped near Latsia. The man was seen to have been driving on the Limassol Nicosia highway at a speed of 214km/hour, which is more than twice the […]
After the launch of casinos in Nicosia and Limassol, Larnaca sees the launch of its first casino. The casino, which is launched by Cyprus Casinos (C2), is located at the Larnaca airport, features forty-two high-end slot machines that stand across in two separate spaces within the airport terminal. The first of these terminals is […]
According to a study conducted by the national agency for demographic and family policy, the average age for marriage in the island country has shifted to 30 years old. Statistics have revealed that men in Cyprus enter their first marriage at age of 31.2 years on an average whereas women do so at around […]
According to a survey, Cyprus has been found as the best and most popular winter destination for Britons in 2019, followed by Canary Islands Lanzarote and Tenerife. The research, which was conducted by the UK Post Office’s Travel Money team, considered factors such as the cost of a one-week holiday package and the cost […]
An explosion on a product tanker off Cyprus’ southern coast had started a massive fire that has at least five crewmembers injured. The explosion took place on Athlos, a 7,000 dwt product tanker that has left the port of Larnaca on a ballast voyage. The blast happened sometime during amidships and had 5 crew […]
In a move that will serve to bring in more economic revenue to Cyprus, the island nation has appointed its first ever tourism minister. Savvas Perdios, former hotel executive is all set to be sworn in as the first ever deputy minister for tourism. The move is part of its strategy to help develop […]
A 27-year-old pizza delivery man was physically assaulted in Limassol as he was delivering pizza. The robbery took place at 7.30pm in Limassol’s Neapolis area as three men surrounded the delivery worker and stole €300 worth of restaurant takings from him. They also stole the pizza that was on his way to deliver. The […]
An eye-opening statistic on the earning trends in Cyprus has revealed that the average Cypriot employee earns 1,827 euros every month. According to provisional statistics put forward by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), the figure has increased by over 3.1 percent from last year’s 1,772 euros. According to Cystat, the data used to calculate […]
Cyprus has always been a well-known and popular tourist spot, and in the last two years has managed to secure a record number of tourist visits. The island nation is yet again on its way to break records as official figures have revealed that the number of tourists coming to it has surpassed a […]
Kathleen Doherty, the US ambassador in Cyprus, has visited the ExxonMobil drilling site in Cyprus’s EEZ. The high-ranking diplomat was flown to the area by helicopter along with Cypriot ministers of energy and foreign affairs, Giorgos Lakkotrypis and Nikos Christodoulides respectively. Also present in the helicopter was Exxon vice president Tristan Asprey. In the […]
The refugees, who included over 75 people from Iraq, Syria, Sudan and Ethiopia, had previously abruptly landed in Cyprus after the boat they were traveling to (with Italy as their intended destination) capsized in 1998. While these individuals were recognized as refugees, they were barred from entering Britain by the then interior minister Theresa […]
In a bid to join the global battle against plastic use and subsequent pollution, a TV slot for ‘Cyprus says no to plastic straws’ has been launched. Said slot featured ‘Salina the flamingo,’ who symbolizes the animals whose existence has been threatened by the use of plastic drinking straws. The students of Ayios Spiridonas, […]
The increasing level of cooperation between Cyprus and the United States has several countries in doubt, Russia being one of them. The country’s capital recently warned Nicosia, saying that the increasing military cooperation between the island nation and the US to keep away from Russian influence might just backfire and end up with destabilizing […]
According to the Turkish Cypriot media, the floods happened due to uninterrupted rain that went on for days. Some resident even went on to claim it as the heaviest they had seen in years. At least 4 lives were claimed by an accident caused the rains. Said accident occurred when a car carrying 4 […]
The previously American-wide tradition-gone-global, which first came to significance in Cyprus around three years ago, was seen being observed with great pomp in the island nation. Black Friday refers to the day after Thanksgiving and since 1952 has been known to mark the first day of USA’s shopping season. The holiday is known for […]
Nicos Anastasiades, the President of Cyprus has publicly apologized for the pardon and subsequent early release of a man, who was previously convicted on grounds of sexually exploiting a minor. Speaking at an event on fighting sexual abuse against minors, the Cypriot President went off-script and admitted that the decision was indeed hushed and […]
A leading figure from the section has apparently caused widespread alarm by calling another Cyprus invasion, more than forty-four years after the painful partition of the Mediterranean island nation. According to Meral Aksener’s speech in the Ankara’s parliament, Cyprus has been and shall remain Turkish, and that anything else being said is inaccurate. She […]
