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18 May, 2025
 

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Reopening of Ledra checkpoint a political decision, Kostrikis says

Reopening of Ledra checkpoint a political decision, Kostrikis says

The reopening of the Ledra street checkpoint is a political decision that rests with the island’s two leaders, member of the government’s advisory committee Petros Karayiannis said Wednesday, noting that the epidemiological situation has remained positive on both sides of the divide....

Leaders of Cyprus, Greece coordinate response to new regional instabilities

Leaders of Cyprus, Greece coordinate response to new regional instabilities

The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades shared a telephone conversation with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday to discuss ongoing regional developments in view of the navtex issued by Tukey on Tuesday announcing plans for seismic surveys is an area of sea between Cyprus and Crete....

Cyprus, Greece issue counter-Navtex voiding Turkish advisory

Cyprus, Greece issue counter-Navtex voiding Turkish advisory

Greece and Cyprus have issued a Navtex in response to the advisory published by Turkey’s navy on Tuesday for seismic surveys in an area of sea between Cyprus and Crete....

Food delivery man flagged down and robbed

Food delivery man flagged down and robbed

Police say a food delivery man was attacked and robbed on Tuesday night in a western suburb of Nicosia, after another biker flagged him down...

Stabbed man seeks help in Larnaca

Stabbed man seeks help in Larnaca

A man is in critical condition following a stabbing incident in Larnaca on Tuesday night, with reports saying he managed to walk to a coffee shop to ask for help...

Lawyer scorns police over flopped case

Lawyer scorns police over flopped case

Two men who were arrested as suspects in the Kallitchionis murder were released from remanded custody on Tuesday, both raising questions over locking up pre-trial suspects as well as their lawyer accusing police of violating the rights of his clients...

Cyprus tones down tourism expectations

Cyprus tones down tourism expectations

Cyprus Deputy Ministry for Tourism halved its target for tourist arrivals in August to 100,000 as main tour operators exclude Cyprus of their programmes...

Health minster: Cyprus already filed request with EC for 1.2m vaccines

Health minster: Cyprus already filed request with EC for 1.2m vaccines

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Tuesday that Cyprus has already filed a request for 1.2 million vaccines from the European Commission, which has shouldered the responsibility of securing vaccines for all member states from companies showing the most promise of developing an effective vaccine quickly....

Portuguese footie player for local team among Cyprus' two new cases

Portuguese footie player for local team among Cyprus' two new cases

The Cyprus health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, involving a Portuguese player for a local football club and a woman who was instructed by her GP to get tested after developing symptoms....

Greek armed forces on alert over Turkish exploration off Kastellorizo

Greek armed forces on alert over Turkish exploration off Kastellorizo

The Antalya Navtex station on Tuesday announced plans for a Turkish seismic survey south and east of the Greek island of Kastellorizo from July 21-August 2....

Cyprus to draw over €2.7b from EU pandemic recovery fund

Cyprus to draw over €2.7b from EU pandemic recovery fund

European Union leaders reached a deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies at a pre-dawn meeting on Tuesday after a fractious summit that went through the night and into its fifth day....

Coronavirus experts to propose Cyprus purchases Oxford vaccine doses

Coronavirus experts to propose Cyprus purchases Oxford vaccine doses

The government’s coronavirus advisory expert group plans to propose to the Cyprus health ministry that it orders a quantity of vaccines being developed by scientists at Oxford University, advisory group member Petros Karayiannis said Tuesday....

Cyprus on alert as Chevron snaps Noble

Cyprus on alert as Chevron snaps Noble

The acquisition of Noble Energy by Chevron is a development that may affect the development of the "Aphrodite" deposit, the Cypriot energy minister has said...

Cypriot among victims in 'London murders'

Cypriot among victims in 'London murders'

A British Cypriot was killed last week in London amid a string of murders around the city, with police inspectors under additional pressure as the victim’s sister was also killed 28 years ago but nobody was charged...

Two extradited from Cyprus to face US justice

Two extradited from Cyprus to face US justice

The Republic of Cyprus has extradited two alleged cyber criminals to the United States, including a young man who is the first Cypriot national to be extradited under an extradition treaty with the US...

Elderly man dies in Paphos rollover crash

Elderly man dies in Paphos rollover crash

An elderly man was killed in a road accident on Monday when his vehicle overturned and ended up in a ditch in Paphos district...

Israel approves pipeline deal to sell gas to Europe

Israel approves pipeline deal to sell gas to Europe

The Israeli government on Sunday approved an agreement with European countries for the construction of a subsea pipeline that would supply Europe with natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean....

Nicosia: Pedestrian killed by oncoming vehicle

Nicosia: Pedestrian killed by oncoming vehicle

A 65-year-old pedestrian was fatally run over by a driver as he was attempting to cross a Nicosia road....

Zero new cases in the Republic of Cyprus

Zero new cases in the Republic of Cyprus

All 1,565 lab tests conducted to check samples for coronavirus on Monday emerged negative, a health ministry announcement said....

Almost half of Cypriots unable to shoulder cost of one-week vacation

Almost half of Cypriots unable to shoulder cost of one-week vacation

Almost one in two Cypriots above the age of 16 is unable to shoulder the cost of a week-long vacation away from home, ranking Cyprus in the 4th worst position among EU member states, Eurostat figures for 2019 showed....

Athens and Ankara can settle differences via diplomacy, says Turkey’s presidential spokesman

Athens and Ankara can settle differences via diplomacy, says Turkey’s presidential spokesman

Greece and Turkey can resolve their differences “within the framework of mutual respect,” Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin has said, however stressing that Ankara will not compromise on its interests in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean....

Cyprus issues revised risk-based list

Cyprus issues revised risk-based list

The Cyprus health services on Monday issued a revised list categorizing countries from which the island accepts visitors according to their epidemiological risk. The revised list comes into effect on July 23....

Tourism prospects completely lost, Famagusta hoteliers say

Tourism prospects completely lost, Famagusta hoteliers say

All tourism prospects for this year are definitively lost, the Famagusta branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association claimed after a meeting between its board of directors and the president of ruling party Disy Averof Neophytou....

Health minister: Virus-infected migrants may be crossing into south

Health minister: Virus-infected migrants may be crossing into south

Asylum-seekers infected with coronavirus could be seeping through the porous Cyprus cease-fire line, the country’s health minister warned Sunday....

EU summit breaks up after all-night talks, to resume later

EU summit breaks up after all-night talks, to resume later

A marathon European Union summit has broken up temporarily in the fourth day of acrimonious haggling over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund to tackle the crisis. The weary leaders were scheduled to resume the meeting Monday afternoon....

Mini heat wave to hit Cyprus this week

Mini heat wave to hit Cyprus this week

This week started with an extreme high temperature warning issued for Cyprus, with inland highs expected to reach 40 degrees on Monday and further increases later in the week...

Young woman dies in hospital after brutal crash

Young woman dies in hospital after brutal crash

A young local woman died in hospital over the weekend, ten days after a brutal car crash caused by an illegal overtake, with reports saying her organs have been donated to patients in Cyprus and Greece...

More cases over the weekend

More cases over the weekend

Five cases were announced in the Republic of Cyprus over the weekend, and four passengers detected in the north, with the vast majority of cases on the island involving inbound travel from abroad...

Sirens mark 1974 Attila operation in Cyprus

Sirens mark 1974 Attila operation in Cyprus

Cypriots woke up to the sound of emergency sirens on the island on Monday morning, marking the anniversary of the Turkish military invasion of summer 1974...

Cyprus President accepts Macron's invitation to visit Paris next week

Cyprus President accepts Macron's invitation to visit Paris next week

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has accepted an invitation by France's President Emmanuel Macron to visit Paris next week....

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