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A senior citizen died after being run over by another vehicle on the Nicosia-Limassol highway. The mishap took place at around 7:30 pm in the evening, when a vehicle struck and killed the man, aged 70. The man has been identified as Paphos resident Savvas Ioannou, who was a crew member placing traffic cones on […]

A team of specialists from tech giant Amazon is going to Cyprus to launch a test program for satellite internet, amid speculation that the island nation is being considered as a potential location. This was announced in the Deputy Ministers? press release, where Nicodemos Damianou and Irene Piki shared the outcome of the Cypriot President?s […]

Greek authorities temporarily closed their airspace due to radio-frequency issues, which in turn disrupted Cypriot aviation operations. According to Cyprus?s Ministry of Transport, closing the airspace impacted flights running between the two Mediterranean nations, as well as flights departing from Cyprus that were to fly over Greece. As a first response, Cypriot authorities advised both […]

A court in Nicosia has ordered an 8-day remand for the inmate accused of killing their fellow prisoner in Central Prisons. The inmate was produced before the court, where he was told about his charges and the remand, as the investigation is underway. After consulting with his advocate, the inmate decided not to contest. Gennadios […]

Cyprus Police has remanded a man they had arrested for carrying out the attempted homicide of a businessman back in July. The man, aged 22, is a prime suspect of six crimes, which include felony conspiracy, stealing and receiving goods that were stolen, illegally possessing and transporting explosives and a firearm, and, of course, attempted […]

Cyprus and the UAE have been making efforts to strengthen their ties, and aviation is its latest initiative. The Intercontinental Aviation Academy?s (IAA Global) subsidiary, the Intercontinental Aviation Enterprise FZ-LLC (IAE), has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Cyprus Airways Flying Academy?s (CAFA) main operator MA Group. The MoU was signed at the 2025 […]

Poaching has served to become a crime of great concern in Larnaca and the latest findings only prove this to be true. Cyprus’s Special Anti-Terrorist Squad (MMAD) led a fresh anti-poaching operation in Larnaca district’s Agios Theodoros, where they made significant findings. The officers of the squad made a thorough search of the entire suspected […]

An Israeli national, who has an Interpol warrant against him was intercepted and arrested in Cyprus. Alexei Kratzgor, aged 47 had arrived on the island nation on a Mano Maritime cruise, apparently unaware that Russia has Initiated an Interpol Notice in his name. According to the Russian government, Kratzgor played a major part in the […]

Natural gas MNC Exxon Mobil has confirmed a sizeable quantity of natural gas reserve near the Cypriot coast. The media in Cyprus has reported that the specific site of the reserves is somewhere between eight and nine trillion cubic feet. They said that they to the information at a meeting between the Cypriot President and […]

Dr. Petros Karayiannis, Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Virology at the University of Cyprus has said that the island nation is under no threat from the mosquito-borne disease. However, he has confirmed that there may be a slight transmission risk. The Chikungunya virus was identified in 1952 in Tanzania in 1952, and has been found […]

A huge wildfire that took place in the south of Cyprus led to the death of two people, and emergency evacuations of thousands of people. The fire in question destroyed more than 38 sq mi (or 100 sq. km) of land in a place located north of Limassol, famous for wine production. The fire started […]

The Cyprus Police is actively looking for cars and other vehicles experiencing overheating – something that has been common lately thanks to the elevated temperatures. In the latest incident, the Police responded to a call made at the Limassol-Nicosia highway, where a mini-bus caught fire for this very reason. Local news sources said the mini-bus’s […]

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India – received a warm welcome on his latest visit in Cyprus. In addition to a highly positive reception, he had his feet touched by one of the government officials. Specifically, Michaela Kythreoti Mhlapa, who works as a Member of Council of Nicosia, touched PM Modi’s feet to show […]

Indian Tech MNC LTIMindtree has chosen Cyprus as the destination for its latest office. The company, which has its headquarters in Mumbai is opening its ‘Digital Innovation Hub’ in the island nation – to be able to work better with its clients there as well as the EU at large. Specifically, the hub will be […]

Cyprus Police has confirmed that the man killed in the Limassol collision was a Pakistani national. The man, Yasir Shah, aged 34, was on duty and delivering food on his electric bike when he was hit by a car driver. He was taken to the hospital, but was ultimately pronounced dead. The driver of the […]

A tourist from the UK was kept in police custody for over 6 days after a major traffic accident that killed a man. The accident happened as the UK tourist’s vehicle collided with another man riding his motorcycle, which led to the death of the other driver -a former British Bases firefighter. The accident happened […]

‘Teknofest’ the premier Turkish tech festival shall be held in Turkish Cyprus. The organizers of the fest have revealed that the fest shall be held at Ercan Airport over a 4-day-period. The fest shall include tech-based contests across 7 main categories, as well as fourteen subcategories. Showcased fields will include cybersecurity, social innovation & autonomous […]

The Embassy of Cyprus in the UAE is now open for business. Markos Kyprianou, Cyprus’ Foreign Affairs Minister inaugurated it back in April 2024. He was the guest of his UAE counterpart Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the latter having invited him to see the F1 race. The embassy premises are located in Abu […]

A strike by employees of Gold Air at the Airport in Larnaca affected flights operating in the afternoon. The staff, whose job was to take care of the loading process protested against the lack of staff which has allegedly caused them to overwork. Without their services, both arriving as well as departing flight passengers were […]

All operations at the Cyprus Broadcast Corporation (CyBC) shall cease for 60 minutes, starting at 2000 hours local time – as workers are protesting against the non-payment of pensions for those who retired post-January 2023. Sek & Peo – the trade unions who announced the strike, also made the decision on the date and time, […]