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Spotty rain chances early in the week

A low pressure system is affecting the area over Cyprus with afternoon showers in the forecast over local areas...

07/10/2019 | NEWS

Maritime Cyprus kicks off in Limassol

Maritime Cyprus 2019 Conference kicks off Monday in Limassol with the participation of more than 800 shipping executives from around the globe...

07/10/2019 | NEWS

Larnaca police probe parking lot racist rant

Police are investigating a racism complaint after a video emerged showing Cypriot women and a child verbally assaulting a Russian woman following a fender-bender at a parking lot in Larnaca...

07/10/2019 | NEWS

Turkish ships disturb Cypriot waters

Nicosia and Athens are calling on Turkey to back off following Ankara’s decision to send more ships off the southern coast of Cyprus...

05/10/2019 | NEWS

Nicosia uses all legal, political and diplomatic means at its disposal to face Turkey's new provocations, spokesman says

The Republic of Cyprus uses all the legal, political and diplomatic means at its disposal to address new Turkish provocations in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday, following the meeting of the National Council under Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades....

04/10/2019 | NEWS

UK deplores any drilling in the waters close to Cyprus, supports Cyprus' right to extract oils

Britain deplores any drilling in the waters close to Cyprus and supports Cyprus’ right to extract oils in its Exclusive Economic Zone, British Minister for Europe Christopher Pincher, said on Friday, adding at the same time that the oil wealth should be extracted for the benefit of all Cypriots on the island of Cyprus....

04/10/2019 | NEWS

Convicted rapist’s ‘fatherly affection’ appeal flops

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal this week from a man convicted of raping his 17-year-old step-daughter, citing a complete lack of basis in some of his arguments...

04/10/2019 | NEWS

Driver in animal abuse viral video charged

A male driver who was caught on video driving with a dog tied to the car has been charged with animal abuse, while police call on members of the public to report such cases without delay...

04/10/2019 | NEWS

Filipina in adoption case gets six years

A Filipina go-between in a gay adoption case, who was arrested on child trafficking charges, has been sentenced to six years in prison, while two men are still wanted by Cyprus police...

04/10/2019 | NEWS

Biker succumbs to injuries in Nicosia

A Romanian man succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, three weeks after a road accident when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle in Nicosia...

04/10/2019 | NEWS

Child porn suspect is school security guard

Parents and teachers in Nicosia were shocked to learn that a man arrested on child porn charges was in fact a security guard at a local high school...

04/10/2019 | NEWS

Yavuz on its way to a new well

Turkey is sending an oil and gas drilling ship to waters off southern Cyprus where Greek Cypriot authorities have already awarded exploration rights to Italian and French companies, according to Turkish statements on Thursday....

03/10/2019 | NEWS

Nicosia monitors closely the course of Turkish drill-ship «Yavuz» in Cyprus EEZ

Nicosia monitors closely the course of Turkish drill-ship “Yavuz” within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus awaiting further developments....

03/10/2019 | NEWS

Kyriakides a step closer to EU health chief

Commissioner-designate for Health Stella Kyriakides got on Wednesday the green light from ENVI EP Committee to move on to the next step in the procedure for her appointment...

03/10/2019 | NEWS

Man charged with sexual exploitation of minors

A man who used a fake woman’s profile on social media has been arrested on charges related to child porn and sexual exploitation of minors...

03/10/2019 | NEWS

Cyprus stocking up on drones

The Cyprus National Guard is said to have received its first four unmanned drones from Israel, allowing state agencies to obtain clear views from high above over land and water...

03/10/2019 | NEWS

Rhodes quake shakes Greece and Turkey

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Dodecanese Islands on Thursday morning, with mixed “felt it” reports coming in from Greece and Turkey...

03/10/2019 | NEWS

Smoke scare on flight out of Cyprus

Passengers on a flight from Larnaca to London had to spend the night in Athens after their British Airways flight had to make an emergency landing due to a smoke warning in the cabin...

03/10/2019 | NEWS

Sharp increase in migrant arrivals in past 5 months, says minister

Greece's migration minister said Wednesday there was a 200 percent jump in the number of migrants and refugees who have reached Greek shores in the last five months....

02/10/2019 | NEWS

US guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez arrives in Larnaca port

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) arrived in Larnaca port, Cyprus, on October 1st, for a scheduled visit. It is currently deployed in support of US national security interests in the US 6th Fleet area of operations....

02/10/2019 | NEWS