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21 September, 2025
 

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Rouvikonas claims attempted attack on ANEL MP’s office

Rouvikonas claims attempted attack on ANEL MP’s office

The Rouvikonas anti-establishment group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attempted attack on the office of an MP with Independent Greeks, the right-wing party in Greece’s left led-coalition....

Customs boost petrol inspections from the north

Customs boost petrol inspections from the north

The Customs Department says it will intensify inspections at crossing points to crack down on gasoline bought in the north of the island, warning that officials could confiscate containers and even impound vehicles if there is a law violation...

Missing UK girl could be in Cyprus

Missing UK girl could be in Cyprus

An 11-year-old British girl, Phoebe Collorick, has been reported missing and there are reports she was last seen in Ayios Epiktitos/Catalkoy in the northern part of Cyprus...

EU membership talks for Albania, FYROM set for June 2019

EU membership talks for Albania, FYROM set for June 2019

European Union member-states have agreed to opening membership talks with Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in a year if reform efforts in the two nations continue to progress....

Holiday Inn Nicosia under new ownership

Holiday Inn Nicosia under new ownership

Holiday Inn Nicosia is coming under new ownership, after Greek company NBG Pangaea shelled out two thirds of the total price of €11.2 million...

Nicosia agrees with EU that Turkey should be a better neighbour

Nicosia agrees with EU that Turkey should be a better neighbour

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides is expressing his appreciation for his EU counterparts, following a report by the General Affairs Council that calls on Turkey to be a better neighbour...

Woman dies at a beach in Kato Paphos

Woman dies at a beach in Kato Paphos

An elderly woman died Wednesday morning at a beach in Kato Paphos after losing consciousness in the water, with beachgoers trying to resuscitate her but to no avail...

Nicosia keeps Israeli pier request on the down-low

Nicosia keeps Israeli pier request on the down-low

Nicosia is handling with kid gloves the possibility of Israelis operating a dock in Cyprus, where they would be able to monitor humanitarian aid going into Gaza...

Nicosia helps refugees gain better skills

Nicosia helps refugees gain better skills

Nineteen refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers came together in Strovolos on Sunday, as part of the “Colourful Societies” programme that helps foreigners integrate socially and gain job skills...

Limassol fire attributed to human factor

Limassol fire attributed to human factor

Authorities believe human factor was involved in the Sykopetra fire on Tuesday, which burned down trees and vegetation in the Limassol district until fire fighters and aircraft were able to put it out...

Police release driver in Limassol deadly rollover

Police release driver in Limassol deadly rollover

The driver of the car that was involved in the deadly rollover crash in Limassol, which killed a father of two, was released from police custody on Tuesday...

FYROM president vetoes name deal with Greece

FYROM president vetoes name deal with Greece

The president of the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYROM), Gjorge Ivanov, said on Tuesday that he will not sign an accord settling a decades-old name dispute Greece and paving the way for the Balkan nation’s accession to the European Union and NATO....

Russian television channel gearing up in Cyprus

Russian television channel gearing up in Cyprus

A Russian television channel will be added to the island’s airwaves soon, but state authorities are reluctant to agree to programming without subtitles...

Bulgarian driver says he fell asleep at the wheel

Bulgarian driver says he fell asleep at the wheel

Police investigators learned that the driver in Monday’s Larnaca rollover accident had fallen asleep at the wheel and did not wake up until after the crash, which caused the death of a little girl...

Tsipras, Erdogan discuss meeting on sidelines of NATO summit

Tsipras, Erdogan discuss meeting on sidelines of NATO summit

Officials in Athens and Ankara are busy trying to lay the groundwork for a meeting, even a brief one, between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO Summit on July 10....

Upper 30’s could climb even higher

Upper 30’s could climb even higher

Tuesday weather will be mostly clear with temperatures climbing in the next couple of days but expected to take a step back before the week is out...

Deal of the Century could include Israeli jetty in Cyprus

Deal of the Century could include Israeli jetty in Cyprus

Israel wants to build a jetty in Cyprus where it can inspect humanitarian aid to Gaza, with sources pointing to serious interest on the part of the Israelis but no deal as of yet...

Driver in fatal Larnaca rollover arrested for reckless driving

Driver in fatal Larnaca rollover arrested for reckless driving

Police arrested the driver of the saloon car involved in Monday’s deadly rollover accident in Larnaca, saying he was under the influence of hallucinogenics...

Senior citizen dies at a Yeroskipou beach

Senior citizen dies at a Yeroskipou beach

An 83-year-old man died in the water on Monday at a tourist beach in Geroskipou, with lifeguards and fellow beachgoers not been able to get to him quickly enough...

Kotzias: FYROM name deal 'best news in Europe in 5 years'

Kotzias: FYROM name deal 'best news in Europe in 5 years'

In comments on Monday, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias referred to the name deal agreed between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia earlier this month as "the best news in Europe in five years."...

Five-year-old dies in Monday's second rollover car crash

Five-year-old dies in Monday's second rollover car crash

A 5-year-old child was killed in a car accident Monday afternoon on the Ayia Napa – Laranca highway, when the family’s pickup truck collided with another vehicle and rolled over...

Former judge points fingers at the establishment

Former judge points fingers at the establishment

Former ECHR judge Loukis Loucaides says police abuse and corruption are part of a systemic problem in Cyprus that cannot change until those at the top who hold political office stand up and follow the letter of the law...

Father of two dies in Limassol rollover road accident

Father of two dies in Limassol rollover road accident

A 38-year-old man from Limassol was killed in a road accident Monday morning following a collision with another vehicle that resulted in a fatal rollover, with his two children surviving the crash...

Suspects arrested for murder in deadly hit and run

Suspects arrested for murder in deadly hit and run

Two suspects were arrested Sunday morning for attempted murder and premeditated murder in connection with a hit and run incident in Peyia, which left a British tourist dead and another seriously injured...

Son faces manslaughter in mother’s death

Son faces manslaughter in mother’s death

A man who savagely attacked his mother earlier this year is facing manslaughter charges, following her death on Sunday after being on life support for several months...

Tsipras in UK in bid to promote Greek role in Balkans, seek investors

Tsipras in UK in bid to promote Greek role in Balkans, seek investors

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in London on Monday for a three-day visit during which he is scheduled to meet with his counterpart, Theresa May, and the head of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, while attempting to present Greece as a significant player in the Balkans and investigate investment interest....

Nicosia unmoved by Erdogan win

Nicosia unmoved by Erdogan win

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides does not expect big changes in Cyprus peace talks following Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election on Sunday, without ruling out small steps as long as nationalists take a back seat...

Korean boy dies three weeks after pool incident

Korean boy dies three weeks after pool incident

A 4-year-old boy from South Korea, who fell into the pool and nearly drowned three weeks ago, died Sunday morning at Makarios Children’s Hospital...

Briton dies in Paphos hit-and-run

Briton dies in Paphos hit-and-run

A 35-year-old British tourist was killed in an accident in Peyia in the early morning hours Sunday, when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. A car matching the description was later spotted abandoned nearby....

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