BREAKING US blockade and Iranian retaliation collide, pushing the standoff closer to open confrontation. File photo safety4sea.com Hormuz shuts again as Iran cites US ‘piracy’ Newsroom The Strait of Hormuz has once again become the focal point of a rapidly escalating confrontation, with Iran declaring the passage effectively closed following what it describes as continued acts of “piracy” by the United States. READ MORE
Cypriot cargo ship gets some of the blame Probe blames both Cypriot and Tunisian watch officers in sea collision off Corsica last year Newsroom 08/01/2019 | NEWS
Cyprus pounded by strong winds Gusty westerly winds expected late afternoon with hailstorms also possible Newsroom 08/01/2019 | NEWS
Kids home alone escape house fire Neighbors race to save brother and sister from burning home in Limassol, parents arrested Newsroom 08/01/2019 | NEWS
Refugees reach Cyprus in poor weather Syrian asylum seekers defy strong winds, land in northern part of the island, then cross south Newsroom 08/01/2019 | NEWS
Attorney asked to prove bombshell allegations Nicos Clerides, brother of attorney general, asked to elaborate on claims surrounding the Supreme Court Newsroom 07/01/2019 | NEWS
Online road tax renewals go live Payments for motor vehicle registration renewals can be paid without late fees through March 11 Newsroom 07/01/2019 | NEWS
Government expects UNFICYP mandate to be renewed The UN Security Council will meet on January 30 Source: CNA 07/01/2019 | NEWS
Greek Cypriots mark epiphany with rare vigil to ghost town fringe Epiphany in Famagusta Source: Reuters 07/01/2019 | NEWS
Family stranded in snow Man with wife and kids loses bearings in Troodos, rescuers locate them hours later Newsroom 07/01/2019 | NEWS
Cold snap expected to worsen Low pressure and signs of poor weather point to a cold and wet week Newsroom 07/01/2019 | NEWS
![An Orthodox faithful holds a cross during a celebration for Orthodox Epiphany Day, on the northern side of ethnically-split Cyprus, in Famagusta, Cyprus January 6, 2019 [Photo: Y. Kourtoglou]](assets/modules/wnp/articles/201901/2525/images/s_epiphany_2.jpg)
