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991. Physics Nobel prize winners include first female laureate in 55 years

992. Indonesian leader says all quake victims must be found as toll rises to 1,234

993. Indonesian quake toll jumps to 832 dead as rescuers struggle

994. Another boatload of refugees reaches Cyprus

Over 30 migrants and refugees sailed to the Republic of Cyprus on Thursday, with state radars picking up their signal off the coast of Protaras just as Nicosia is challenging the European debate on migration...

995. We need the new diaspora back

996. EU migrant relocation mechanism needed says Anastasiades in Salzburg

997. Dozens die as storms wreak havoc over weekend

Dozens have died over the weekend due to extreme weather phenomena, with a typhoon wreaking havoc in the southeast and a tropical depression still threatening with unimaginable flooding on the other side of the Atlantic...

998. Cyprus to take initiative on EU migration policy

Cyprus will be stepping up measures to address a recent increase in the flow of refugees and undocumented migrants to the island nation, including putting heads together with other Mediterranean countries...

999. Week starts off with yellow weather warning

Weather officials say Monday skies will be mainly clear while a yellow alert goes into effect due to high temperatures expected to reach 41 degrees around the capital...

1000. Bulgarian man dies five days after road accident

A 42-year-old man from Bulgaria died in hospital on Thursday, five days after he was struck by a vehicle in Limassol as he was trying to cross the road in the evening...

1001. Couple of hot days ahead before weekend drop

Officials issued a yellow warning for extreme hot weather on Thursday, with inland temperatures expected to reach 41° Celsius, while overall temperatures will drop slightly over the weekend to reach normal seasonal averages...

1002. Seizing opportunities

Greece needs to play its cards right if it wants to profit from the opportunities arising on the international stage, but also to keep in mind that all of the big players are unpredictable and the game at hand incredibly complex....

1003. Forbes calls Wilbur Ross a ‘grifter’

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, the former vice-chairman of Bank of Cyprus, is being accused of being a grifter, following allegations that he swindled associates out of millions...

1004. 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...

1005. 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...

1006. ARIS celebrates six month anniversary

ARIS, which stands for A Really Inspiring Space, opened its doors to its first resident startups in February 2018. Last Monday, on the 6th of August, the achievements of those startups were celebrated during a summer networking event entitled “Creating Value Through Innovation, in an Ever Changing Global Environment”...

1007. Reignited Dherynia fire under control

A Sunday night fire in the buffer zone, which was thought to have been contained Monday morning, reignited hours later with authorities on both sides going on full alert and UN officials saying the fire is once again under control...

1008. Mixed weekend weather will last through Sunday

A low pressure system is affecting the area with mostly clear skies but also a chance of afternoon rain from Friday through Sunday...

1009. Two female tourists trapped in Larnaca salt lake

Two young British tourists were rescued by fire fighters on Sunday after being stuck in the mud in an attempt to cross the Larnaca Salt Lake....

1010. The state we’re in

A great European leader – and a true friend of Greece – once said that Greeks were a great nation, but their state is a mess....

1011. Tsipras says he assumes political responsibility for deadly fires

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he took full political responsibility for the deadly blaze that has killed at least 87 people in a coastal town in east Athens this week....

1012. No more pretexts

The world will never be the same since Donald Trump was installed in the White House. In a sense, his election was unavoidable. Not because matters became unbearable in the last 30 years after the fall of the communist system in Europe. Rather, it was because they became in a way unnatural....

1013. Driver gets 30 months in Larnaca fatal rollover

The intoxicated driver who caused a fatal accident on Larnaca highway, where a 5-year-old girl was killed, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison...

1014. Over 40 degrees here to stay all weekend

1015. 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...

1016. Limassol lifeguards warn over father-daughter incident

Lifeguards warn beach goers to follow safety guidelines at all times, following an incident where a father and his young daughter got themselves in real trouble during an early morning swim in Limassol...

1017. Prosecutor brings treason charges against extreme-right MP

A deputy Supreme Court prosecutor in Athens charged a lawmaker of extreme-right Golden Dawn with preparatory acts to commit treason, after he called for a military coup during a speech in parliament on Friday....

1018. Debt collectors to go after unpaid electricity bills

The Cyprus Electricity Authority is resorting to private debt collectors to go after unpaid bills, following criticism that the organisation lost €65 million in late payments or defaulted accounts...

1019. Latvian suspect denies part in Leonides murder

A 36-year-old Latvian national pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with the murder of 47-year-old Ernest Leonides, who was clipped back in February at a Limassol restaurant...

1020. Irish FM: We will support you in trying to find the way forward on the Cyprus issue

Tánaiste and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland Simon Coveney said today that his country would support Cyprus “in any way that we can to try and find the way forward that I think everybody wants to see,” on the Cyprus Question....