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2521. Men sentenced for assaulting billionaire investor

The Famagusta District Court handed down sentences to four men in connection with the beating of Egyptian investor Naguib Sawiris, hours before the stone laying ceremony for the Ayia Napa marina back in 2016...

2522. Cyprus thrust back into furnace

Officials warn of extreme hot weather on Thursday with highs at 41 degrees, while temperatures are expected to drop slightly Saturday but still above the normal average...

2523. Mitsotakis: Government wanted to shift blame for deadly blaze

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused the government of attempting to blame others for the wildfire that killed at least 92 people and injured scores in east Attica in July....

2524. Yellow weather alert goes into effect

An extreme high temperature alert is in effect until Thursday 6pm, with officials warning the public to take precautions and follow hot weather safety tips...

2525. Yay or Nay on Daylight Saving Time

Only one week is left as European citizens are asked to vote whether they want to keep or scrap Daylight Saving Time...

2526. Travel adaptor sold in Cyprus could electrocute someone

Cyprus authorities warn the public over an electrical travel adaptor, saying it fails to comply with safety guidelines and could cause electric shock...

2527. After Toskas departure, PM looks to government reshuffle

Following the departure of Citizens’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas from the government – a delayed response to the fatal wildfires that ravaged Attica last month – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is said to be mulling a more sweeping overhaul of his cabinet in a bid to appease public discontent and signal that his administration is robust ahead of anticipated snap polls next spring....

2528. Fire risk alert issued for north, south Aegean islands

The general secretariat of the Interior Ministry’s Civil Protection issued an alert over a high risk of fire on Thursday for the islands of the north and south Aegean. ...

2529. Cyprus weighs in on Afrika’s court case

The Republic of Cyprus responded to calls by Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent, who has been asking the government to weigh in on his clash with Turkish justice...

2530. Officials issue yellow weather alert

Weather officials issued a Yellow Alert for Thursday from 1pm until 5pm with high temperatures expected to climb to 40 around the capital and inland...

2531. A useful proposal, instead of useless noise

Nowadays, the actions of politicians are strongly geared toward their public image....

2532. Manafort lawyer blames Cyprus accounts on oligarchs

Prosecutors described Paul Manafort as a “shrewd” liar and accused him of misleading his tax preparers, banks, and US authorities in claiming that secret accounts did not exist...

2533. Minister says ‘serious indications’ of arson behind deadly wildfire

In what was seen as a bid Thursday to minimize the political cost of the natural disaster in eastern Attica, government officials did not rule out the possibility of arson....

2534. Strovolos garbage collectors go on strike

Garbage collectors in Nicosia’s Strovolos municipality are going on a 48-hour strike Thursday to protest city council plans that would add private crews to waste collection...

2535. Search continues as wildfires death toll climbs to 80

Rescue crews Wednesday continued to search the seaside areas northeast of Athens that were the worst affected by wildfires to locate any further victims, as the official death toll rose to 80...

2536. Man dies during evening swim in Larnaca

A senior citizen, who was spotted unconscious in the water at a Larnaca beach in Meneou, died of drowning after fellow beachgoers failed to revive him...

2537. Cypriot erases her religious profile from state records

A Nicosia dentist could be the first Cypriot who successfully managed to remove her religious preferences from state records, saying fellow citizens who wish to do the same will now find it easier...

2538. Officials warn over hot and humid weather

High temperatures combined with humidity are creating heat wave conditions this week, with maximum temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday...

2539. Cypriot says British officers raped her in 1956

More allegations are piling up in an ongoing case in the UK against British forces, who are accused of torture and even rape during the Greek Cypriot insurgency between 1955 and 1959...

2540. Yellow warning as temperature climbs to 41

Weather officials issued a Yellow Alert for Saturday from noon until 5pm with temperatures expected to climb to 41 around the capital and relative humidity rising along the southern coast and out west...

2541. Cyprus wants to rein in ‘passport-selling’ agencies

The Cyprus government has issued strict guidelines aimed at curbing the overt promotion of passports, censuring agencies that explicitly try to lure rich foreign nationals for enrollment in the citizenship-by-investment programme...

2542. Citizen Service Centres cancel Monday strike

The Citizen Service Centres around the island will not be closed Monday morning after all, but employees say they are swamped with MIG welfare recipients and so they will accept application forms but won't not answer MIG questions...

2543. Over 40 degrees here to stay all weekend

2544. Forty degree weather to last through Saturday

Cyprus Weather Service issued a Yellow Weather Alert for Wednesday from 11am until 6pm due to very hot weather, with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees around the capital...

2545. Bad loans revive MP financial disclosure debate

A ruthless debate is picking up steam among members of parliament following public discussion and media coverage that raises the issue of conflict of interest ahead of a crucial vote on bad loans...

2546. EU leaders under pressure to curb migration

European Union leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to agree new measures to restrict arrivals across the Mediterranean as growing popular discontent over immigration puts pressure on governments from Germany to Italy....

2547. 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....

2548. 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...

2549. ND: Tsipras's 'delusions' delayed debt deal by four years

Commenting on the debt deal for Greece secured at the Eurogroup summit early on Friday, conservative New Democracy said that agreement could have been achieved in 2015 if Alexis Tsipras, then opposition leader, had not been "peddling his delusions on the backs of Greek citizens."...

2550. Paphos airport wins accessibility award

Paphos International Airport has won an award for being the most accessible airport in Europe during this week’s Airports Council International conference in Brussels...