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1381. Cyprus heating up - New yellow warning for Tuesday

A yellow warning was issued on Monday afternoon by the Department of Meteorology for Tuesday....

1382. Psychotherapy...through Pentadaktylos

A few days ago, an image showing the Pentadaktylos mountain range with the words "We all need therapy" written on it, replacing the Turkish Cypriot flag, went viral. ...

1383. Some of the best beach bars of Ayia Napa and Protaras

Relaxing moments, captivating music, and delightful drinks by the sea, set on white sandy beaches. You’ll never want to leave the island after this....

1384. Photo blunder throws north into chaos

A photo printed on lottery tickets in the north has landed officials in the hot seat and started a political media war, after it was revealed that depicted fighters holding a Turkish flag were actually Greek Cypriot paramilitaries rejoicing after capturing a Turkish Cypriot stronghold in 1964...

1385. Scorcher tightens grip over Cyprus

Another heat warning has been issued for Cyprus due to excessive temperatures, with daytime highs on Sunday expected to climb back up to 40 degrees in the afternoon, but evening skies call on sky enthusiasts to look up after sunset...

1386. Cypriot officers fly to Germany to bring groom back

Cypriot police officers traveled to Germany this week to pick up a marriage fraud suspect, who is believed to have fled the island where his wife was recently recognized as a trafficking victim in an ongoing criminal case...

1387. Schools to enhance integration of migrant children

There is a large number of migrant students in Cyprus in elementary and high schools and at the beginning of the next academic year, each school unit will set its goals and priorities to assist these students, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said Thursday....

1388. Cyprus protected by UN and EU resolutions against Turkish political aspirations

As long as the Republic of Cyprus is shielded by the resolutions of the United Nations and the decisions of the European Union, Turkey's goal for full political control of the island will never be achieved,...

1389. Cyprus under grim heat warning

New heat warnings have been issued for Cyprus due to excessive overnight temperatures as well as daytime highs climbing back up to 40 degrees on Thursday...

1390. Anastasiades: 'Our aim for reunification remains'

Cyprus paid tribute to all those who lost their lives in the 1974 Turkish invasion, which resulted in the occupation of 37% of its territory, with President Nicos Anastasiades stressing that we continue to aim at reunifying and “rid the island of third-party dependencies.”...

1391. Turkey will resume drilling near Cyprus next month

Turkey next month will resume drilling operations near the divided island of Cyprus, a top official said Wednesday, threatening to spark a new diplomatic row with the EU....

1392. High winds as wildfire rages near Athens

A Greek wildfire fueled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Tuesday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of at least four areas and a hospital...

1393. Watching the Turkish paratroopers from my window

It was approximately 5.20 a.m. on the morning of July 20, 1974, when I was awakened by the ring of a telephone in my home in Nicosia....

1394. Emergency sirens wake up divided Cyprus

People in Cyprus woke up to the sound of emergency sirens wailing across the island on Wednesday early morning, marking the anniversary of the Turkish Attila operation launched on 20 July 1974, a series of events remembered very differently by the divided nation’s two communities...

1395. Cypriot priest reassigned after coup faux pas

Failure to commemorate a Greek Cypriot man killed by EOKA in 1973 lead to a local priest being reassigned this week, with the cleric saying it was an honest mistake but the relatives argue there was a sinister motive...

1396. Plot thickens as Greece irked over Antonov crash

Athens says Belgrade and Kiev had not shared information about dangerous cargo on board a Cypriot company-owned Antonov that crashed-landed in northern Greece, with the plot thickening after recipient Bangladesh denied Serbian reports that Dhaka was expecting mines onboard the aircraft leased to a Ukrainian company...

1397. The enclave live under dire conditions in the occupied side

It is not an exaggeration to say that the enclaved have remained in their homeland, in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus, under dire conditions and are struggling on a daily basis for their survival until the day the island is freed and reunified....

1398. Turkey’s map and Greece’s vindication

The displaying of a map showing many Greek islands, including Crete, as Turkish, by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli, is obviously a particularly provocative action that angers Greece. In the battle of public relations, however, it strengthens its position....

1399. Morning sirens mark 1974 coup in Cyprus

Emergency sirens sounded on the island of Cyprus on Wednesday morning, as Greek Cypriots mark the anniversary of the military coup of 1974...

1400. Menendez: Turkey unwilling to resolve issues before F-16 purchase

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Robert Menendez, has raised a number of issues that need to be addressed in order for Turkey to purchase F-16 aircraft from the US....

1401. Midday heat warnings continue in Cyprus

A midday yellow warning for extreme high temperatures in Cyprus continues to be in effect on Thursday, as a low pressure system is affecting the island this week...

1402. New online platform enhances understanding between both communities

The Cyprus Dialogue Forum (CDF) has announced penna!, a new online portal that aims to enhance knowledge and understanding between the two communities by reflecting the thoughts and concerns of key opinion writers across the island in English, Turkish and Greek....

1403. ECOMMBX receives the prestigious Ιnvest Cyprus International Investment Award

On 1 July 2022, at the 10th Ιnvest Cyprus International Investment Awards ceremony at the Parklane Spa & Resort in Limassol, under the auspices of the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades. ...

1404. Scorpions cancel Russia as they rock believers in Cyprus

The Scorpions rocked the stage on Tuesday night in Limassol, where many Russians and Ukrainians made their home away from home, but a wind of change was in the air when the band altered the lyrics to the world’s most famous perestroika song...

1405. Sri Lankan president flees country amid devastating economic crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday and hundreds of protesters stormed the prime minister's office demanding his ouster, as a people's uprising over a devastating economic crisis overwhelmed security forces....

1406. Sirens to wail marking events leading to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus

The sirens will sound across the government-controlled areas of the Republic to mark the dark events of July 15, 1974, when Greek army officers engineered a coup to oust the government in Nicosia leading to the Turkish invasion just five days later, on 20th July....

1407. UN extends peacekeeping force mission in Cyprus for another six months

The report on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was released as an official document of the UN Security Council....

1408. Excessive heat warning issued for Cyprus

A low pressure system is affecting Cyprus as the island goes under a yellow warning on Wednesday, with temperature maximums reaching 40 inland and winds gaining strength along the southern coast...

1409. FANEROMENI22 - Band Macumba

1410. Abortion debate spills over into Cyprus

Officials in the Republic of Cyprus say sexual and reproductive rights of women on the island are being trampled in the absence of clear protocols, with access to abortion and long-term contraception being put on the line in the southern part...