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31. Cypriot president skips Brussels meeting on Ukraine

The Republic of Cyprus will be represented by the Greek premier during Thursday’s emergency European Council summit on Ukraine after the Cypriot government said President Nicos Anastasiades had a speaking engagement in Dubai...

32. PEO concerned about increase in fuel and basic consumer products

The Pancyprian Federation of Labor (PEO) has expressed its concern about the continuous upward trend in fuel prices, which, as it notes, "will add to the cost of basic consumer products"....

33. US urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade

The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production....

34. Tesla recalls all 53,822 vehicles with its 'full self-driving' feature

Tesla will recall all 53,822 vehicles with its "full self-driving" driver-assist feature after it was intentionally programmed to slowly roll through stop signs in some scenarios....

35. The new investment game

Accelerating the transition to a green economy is a no-brainer. It is no coincidence that it accounts for 36.3% of the total budget of the Recovery and Sustainability Plan...

36. A look into how some European states are treating the unvaccinated

Europe has been thrown into a battle of the fourth wave of the pandemic....

37. Enraged driver could face attempted murder charges

Limassol police are investigating attempted murder after an army officer was injured when an angry man drove his car into a taxi agency, but he says it was an accident...

38. Report says driver burned to death in Tersefanou crash

An official autopsy report following Sunday’s fiery car crash in Larnaca has shown that the trapped driver had burned to death after she was unable to exit the vehicle...

39. Larnaca woman dies in fiery car crash

A woman was killed in a horrific car accident in Larnaca on Sunday, when the vehicle she was driving around midnight crashed into a tree and went up in flames...

40. Baby Asya arrives in Nicosia for costly treatment

One-year-old Asya Polatli, who is in need of expensive gene therapy, flew from Turkey to Larnaca on Monday after health authorities in the Republic of Cyprus said the Turkish Cypriot infant who had already began treatment in Turkey could be admitted to a hospital in Nicosia...

41. A decentralized federation, with flexibility

Marina Economidou interviews UK High Commissioner Stephen Lillie regarding the UK's proposed plan to the Cyprus solution....

42. Bloated body found in Ayia Napa waters

The corpse of a man was spotted at a beach in Ayia Napa on Monday morning, with authorities trying to establish the identity of the body already in the process of decomposition...

43. Decisions on hold as Palace summons experts

The President’s Cabinet failed to reach a decision on pandemic measures following intense debate on Thursday afternoon, with reports saying an announcement was pushed back a day to give health experts time to visit the Palace for more consultations...

44. Holy Moly ahead of Holy Week decision

The President’s Cabinet is expected on Thursday to announce a way forward ahead of Greek Orthodox Holy Week, with the health minister not favoring tougher pandemic measures but also warning a lockdown was not off the table...

45. Athienou murder suspect gives statement

There are new developments in the Athienou murder investigation after local media said the main suspect was purported to have given a statement to police implicating himself in the killing of a foreign woman, whose official identity still remains a mystery...

46. Police smart vehicle flags down wanted man

Police continue to put their smart vehicles to good use while out on the road, after a car driven by a wanted man who had had too much to drink was flagged on Wednesday by the mobile ANPR system...

47. Activists say lead pellets threaten flamingos

Conservationists in Cyprus are urging authorities to expand a hunting ban throughout a coastal salt lake network amid concerns that migrating flamingos could potentially swallow lethal quantities of lead shotgun pellets...

48. EU issues '10 commandments' for safe travel

As EU countries gradually lift confinement measures, Europeans may be able to travel this summer, provided the health situation and national restrictions allow....

49. Two bodies found in old Nicosia apartment

Two bodies were discovered in a downtown apartment in Nicosia on Sunday, with reports saying a bouquet of flowers had been placed next to a woman who had her throat slashed...

50. Local businessman shot in rural Nicosia

A Nicosia businessman was rushed to the Emergency Room after he was shot on a rural road outside the capital...

51. Cyprus gets tough on economic migrants

Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says the government is determined to cut down on asylum and residence permit applications by blocking economic migrants from filing non-legitimate petitions...

52. Man gets 20 years for killing Grandpa Kokos

The man who was convicted for killing beloved Grandpa Kokos in Larnaca last year has been sentenced to 20 years in prison...

53. Mother says state ‘dishonest’ in son’s death

A woman in Cyprus is accusing the state of a cover-up in her son’s death, saying a recent ECHR judgment reprimanding the Republic over an 'inadequate investigation' was not enough and she was demanding to know the whole truth...

54. North to get security cameras next year

A Turkish company is set to deliver hundreds of security cameras in the north next year, while a tender process for speed cameras in the south is concluding Friday with the aim of installing the first batch in late 2020...

55. Natalie’s manner of death still unknown

A post mortem carried out on the body of Natalie Christopher, whose body was found on a Greek vacation island, confirmed preliminary reports that the British Cypriot scientist died after falling from up high, while crime investigators have yet to rule on the manner of death...

56. Two dead in Limassol murder-suicide

Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide in Limassol, with reports saying a local man shot and killed his former female partner and then turned the gun on himself...

57. Chinese Ambassador to Cyprus: No one stands to win in a trade war

58. Judge throws out drunk driving case in Paphos

A local judge in Paphos has acquitted a driver who was being accused of Driving Under the Influence, ruling that police failed to show valid proof of his breath alcohol test...

59. Traffic cops to get unmarked vehicles

The Cyprus traffic police department is planning to buy new high-performance cars to use as unmarked vehicles for catching speeders on the highway...

60. Legislators in stalemate over asylum bill

Members of parliament are up in arms over an asylum bill amendment aimed at banning automatic deportations for refugees who file for protection out of fear of their life...