The mountain areas of Cyprus have been witnessing a series of storms and rain. The heavy downpour has caused massive water logging in some areas. In others, many can hear thunder, see darkened skies and thickened clouds – all signals that heavier rains are about to arrive. These series of weather events are expected to […]
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 […]
The dead body of a woman has been found floating in Dasoudi beach in Cyprus’ Limassol. Initial investigation reveals that there is no suspicious activity, but has so far failed to find out anything about her identity. Several passers-by on the beach found the woman’s body, and informed the Police of the same. The Police […]
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has suspended the meeting that was supposed to take place with the Electricity Market Association (EMA). The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) has found out the reason for this cancellation is EMA’s violation of the agreement between the two organization, which was found out through the latter’s announcement the previous […]
The High Commission of Cyprus has filed a complaint against GB News for introducing Ersin Tatar, the head of Turkish Cyprus as the TRNC’s President. The UK news channel presented Ersin Tatar as the “president” of the de facto state on a program hosted by Martin Daubney. Theodoros Gotsis, a spokesperson for the Cypriot Foreign […]
In a bid to foster better bilateral relations, Shri Manish, the Indian High Commissioner made an official visit to the headquarters of the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) in Nicosia. The aim of said visit was to find out more and better opportunities for development & investment that would involve the two countries. High Commissioner Manish […]
The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) has awarded the Cyprus Electricity Authority (CEA) the license to set up a brand-new commercial power storage system. The license, which shall remain in effect for five years, will allow the CEA to install a system having a 160MWh maximum storage capacity & 40MW maximum output power. The system […]
A woman has been awarded a 5-day remand for having stolen over €40,000 from a Paphos department store. The woman, aged 45, had been arrested the week prior, according to a statement by Michalis Nikolaou, chief of the Paphos police. Chief Nikolaou said that the store’s owner made a report to the Police, claiming a […]
For the first time in years, Cyprus is seeing a major drop in first-time applications from asylum seekers. In a surprising 80% decrease from the month prior, Eurostat has revealed that the rate of applications has dropped to 29.9 for every 100,000 people. While this is still the highest rate in the EU, the drop […]
The Paphos Police has confirmed that the dead men found in the burnt had been murdered. The vehicle, found in a burnt condition in Listovounos, had the bodies – burnt along with the car. According to the autopsy, the victims were killed by getting shot in the head. They believe that it was a high […]
The island nation of Cyprus is dispatching their support crew with two firefighting airplanes to North Macedonia to help them combat the large wildfires burning down large areas in Sveti Nikole and Chashka. Said airplanes, which have since left Paphos International Airport, have top-shelf technology that are aimed at dousing small- and large-scale wildfires. They […]
The Paphos Police released a statement to the press, revealing how they have been taking an initiative to reduce the level of noise pollution in the island nation. In the span of a single weekend, they visited twelve places to investigate instances of noise pollution. Michalis Nikolaou, Assistant Director of Operations for the Paphos Police […]
The heatwave in Cyprus is nowhere close to slowing down – on the contrary, it might just see a major increase for the first time in years. The middle of the week will see clearer clear skies in most places, and low-lying clouds in patches. The latter might get rainfall around noon, especially in mountainous […]
Cypriot national and athlete Elena Kulichenko is all set to compete in the high jump finals of the Olympics. Kulichenko, 22, broke into the final round by scoring 1.92 & 1.88 on her first & second attempts, respectively. The final round features twelve competitors. In the qualifiers, Kulichenko gained the seventh position. While her 1.95 […]
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 […]
The Nordic country of Sweden has closed its embassy located in Beirut due to safety concerns. However, the embassy is not closed for good – it will be moved to the island nation of Cyprus. Tobias Billstrom, the Foreign Minister of Sweden has made an announcement of the development, saying how the country’s embassy in […]
The island nation of Cyprus has decided to amend its rules for obtaining the coveted EU Blue Card. This includes relaxing certain eligibility pathways. In terms of work status, applicants must be legally employed or at least have received an offer letter for at least a period of six months. In terms of educational status, […]
Ararat Mirzoyan, Armenia’s Foreign Minister is on an official visit to the island nation of Cyprus. He has been invited by Constantinos Kombos, the foreign minister of Cyprus. The counterparts will have a meeting, followed by larger consultations including Armenian and Cypriot delegations. Once this is over, statements to the press shall be made. Topics […]
The air ambulance helicopter with the National Guard conscript has taken off from the airport in Larnaca. The National Guard conscript, aged 17, was admitted in a hospital after he admitted to feeling ill while participating in an exercise. He is being taken to France, where he will be admitted in Paul Brousse Hospital – […]
The anticipated reduction in tourism could lead to up to 30,000 lesser visitors, which in turn could result in loss of up to €25 million in revenue. Thanos Michaelides, president of the hotelier’s association (Pasyxe) has made a statement to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), where he talked about the need to extend the tourist […]
