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391. Exciting new park set to enhance quality of life in Larnaca (photos)

Larnaca, one of the most charming cities in Cyprus, is set to undergo a major transformation in the coming years. Ten ambitious projects with a total value of €40 million are planned for the city center,...

392. Criticism grows as Europe pushes to restrict cars in cities

In an effort to ease traffic congestion and curb greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change, municipalities from Barcelona to Brussels have embarked on what has been called a “transportation revolution.”...

393. 'Did you get attacked by a thief?', a student asked the President

The President of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides, paid a visit to the "Pefkios Georgiades" Primary School in Strovolos today, accompanied by the Minister of Education, Sports, and Youth, Athena Michaelides, the Government Spokesperson, Constantinos Letibiotis, and the Deputy Government Spokesperson, Doxa Komodromou....

394. New minister announces urgent safety upgrades to rail network

Greece’s newly-appointed transport minister on Wednesday announced a series of measures to improve the safety of the country’s railway system in the wake of the deadly train collision on February 28....

395. Russia suspicious of reports on Nord Stream culprits

US and German media reports that Ukrainians or pro-Ukrainians might have blown up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year were taken with a grain of salt in Russia, with Moscow doubling down on calls for a UN-led investigation...

396. Iran: Poison attacks on schoolgirls spark protests

Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos....

397. Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd dies

Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died, the band announced on their official Facebook page Sunday evening. He was 71....

398. Cypriot-Australian to represent Cyprus in Eurovision 2023

Andrew Lambrou, with the song “Break A Broken Heart”, will represent Cyprus in this year's Eurovision contest taking place in May, in Liverpool, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) announced on Thursday....

399. Transport Minister resigns, 'It's the least I can do for the victims of this tragedy'

In a statement, Karamanlis announced his resignation as Minister of Road and Transport....

400. Homes are getting harder to find for Ukraine's animals

LVIV, Ukraine – The first thing you hear after entering the animal sanctuary in Znesinnya Park near the center of Lviv are the dogs. There are scores of them barking and howling, members of a raucous makeshift orchestra sounding out a discordant opera....

401. Around 1000 earthquake victims from Turkey have arrived in the occupied areas

According to Hassan Tatsoi, the "minister of labor and social welfare," a thousand earthquake-affected people traveled from Turkey to the occupied territories in one week to find relatives or friends who had been living in the occupied territories for years....

402. Turkey rejects linking NATO expansion to F-16 deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO 'as quickly as possible,' although his Turkish counterpart dismissed the possibility of any link between their accession and Turkey’s request for F-16 fighter jets...

403. The issues affecting young people in rural areas

The public debate with young people living in rural areas is quite constructive because dialogue brings to light several issues that local authorities may be unaware of....

404. #PoliticsBlog: The Judas kiss and the new ministers

But let us return to our own shocking kiss between Averof and Christodoulides: it was spontaneous, full of nostalgia for carefree moments in the past, and definitely tinged with liberalism, or, to be more precise, the popular European right. ...

405. What factors played a role in Christodoulides' election?

Nikos Christodoulidis is the eighth President of the Republic of Cyprus and the first in history to not only be the first to cut the thread in the first round of presidential elections without the support of one of the two major parties but also to be elected President while facing AKEL and the leadership of DISY....

406. T/C student's father bereft as he looks at his son's shirt

A shocking photo posted on Facebook by KYPE journalist Rallie Papageorgiou of a Turkish Cypriot man looking at the shirt of his son, who was pulled dead from the ruins of the Isias Hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, along with the rest of the school volleyball team....

407. Babies found alone in earthquake zone transported to safety

Babies who were found alone in the aftermath of an earthquake in parts of Turkey and Syria which has claimed the lives of thousands have safely been transported to the country's capital....

408. First Turkish Cypriots reported to have died in the earthquake identified

Turkish Cypriot media have reported the first Turkish Cypriots who died in building ruins as a result of the earthquake that struck Turkey....

409. PORSCHE CYPRUS: 30 years of an iconic journey

This year, PORSCHE CYPRUS celebrates 30 years of iconic performance on Cypriot roads. All this is thanks to the vision of Alkis Iacovides, the man who passionately loved PORSCHE and decided to introduce the favorite German car models in Cyprus three decades ago....

410. Award-winning director Nick Broomfield talks of his carefree life in Nicosia

Nick Broomfield, now 74, is revered among documentary professionals in the United Kingdom and beyond. ...

411. Eva Kaili to remain in custody

A Belgian court has rejected an application from Greek MEP Eva Kaili to be released from pre-trial custody, following a hearing before the Court of First Instance in Brussels....

412. Cyprus tourism starts year with legendary treasure hunt

The Tourism Deputy Ministry and the Department of Forests organize a treasure hunt for hikers in the forest of Paphos on January 29...

413. Eight brand spanking new restaurants in town

The city's culinary landscape has recently been enhanced by the addition of several new restaurants and dining establishments, all of which are listed below....

414. Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's only daughter, dead at 54

Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis, has died at the age of 54, her mother has said....

415. King Constantine, former king of Greece - His relationship with Makarios and his involvement in Cyprus

416. Cyprus' digital tourism campaign reaches over 1 billion smart phones

The digital campaigns of Cyprus' Deputy Ministry of Tourism are reaching more than one billion smartphones a year, said Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios, speaking at the conference of the Association of Travel Agents "Digi.travel - The Cyprus International Digital Tourism Conference & Expo 2023."...

417. Greece’s last king dies

Greece's former King Constantine II, whose nine-year reign coincided with one of the most turbulent periods in the country's political history, died on Tuesday aged 82, state website ERT news reported...

418. Health Ministry calling on public to avail of free flu shots

Cyprus’ Ministry of Health, calls on members of the public, regardless of age, or if they belong to a high-risk group, to contact their GP for a flu vaccine for free, in a bid to reduce pressure on the healthcare system....

419. The plan to bring in more German tourists

In a trip organized by the FTI Group and Meeting Point, German travel agents recently visited the island and discovered increased demand for Cyprus....

420. Cyprus, India sign bilateral cooperation agreements

Bilateral cooperation agreements between the Republic of Cyprus and India were signed on Thursday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nicosia...