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1. Small deposits on plastic bottles are driving big community causes

A bottle or can worth just a few cents may not seem like much, but when thousands are collected, the total can help fund children's ambitions, feed rescued animals or support local community projects....

2. Sunken Kyrenia catamaran was sailing with an ''invalid'' certificate

Was the catamaran that sank off Kyrenia properly licensed to carry passengers, and who allowed it to sail in rough seas?...

3. Six-year-old boy among 18 still missing after Kyrenia ferry disaster

Six-year-old Mehmet Asaf Bicer and his 14-year-old sister, Saliha Miray Bicer, are among the 18 people still missing after the FILOJET ferry sank off Kyrenia, leaving their parents waiting at the port for news no family should ever have to face....

4. 919 dead, 4,793 missing as Nepal disaster becomes a race to reach trapped workers

At least 919 people are dead and 4,793 remain missing after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal and neighbouring Tibet, turning Himalayan valleys into rivers of mud and leaving thousands of families without answers....

5. King Harald V of Norway dies at 89

King Harald V of Norway, a popular monarch who helped bring the royal family closer to ordinary people, has died at the age of 89....

6. Larnaca beach tragedy leaves mother dead and 12-year-old on ventilator

A 12-year-old girl remains on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Makarios Hospital after a drowning incident at a Larnaca beach that claimed the life of her mother....

7. Orson Welles, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Nolan’s Helen

Nolan’s film would have been received very differently during the decades of cultural revolution than it is today, at a time when the cultural clichés and racist stereotypes of a “white” civilization are returning....

8. Nine years ago, archaeologists began digging for the patients it had forgotten

Nine years ago Monday, three archaeologists began digging near the old Athalassa psychiatric hospital to find out whether a story told by nurses for decades was true....

9. 3-year-old boy dies during family vacation; father arrested

A family holiday ended in tragedy when a three-year-old boy died after falling from the fourth floor of a hotel in Paphos. His father was later arrested as police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the child’s death....

10. VE Very Exclusive Accessories Ltd Unveils the Swarovski Fall/Winter 2026 Collection at an Exclusive Event in Cyprus

11. New clues emerge in Cyprus terror case involving explosive stronger than TNT

New revealing details have emerged in the case of Palestinians arrested in Cyprus and Greece, who are accused of involvement with Hamas and of planning bomb attacks against Israeli targets. ...

12. Judge recuses himself ahead of high profile trial

A high-profile rape trial involving the suspended mayor of Paphos was briefly delayed on Tuesday before it even began, after the presiding judge asked to withdraw from the case due to potential conflict of interest concerns....

13. Man clings to bonnet during motorway police chase (video)

A man was carried on the bonnet of a speeding car for nearly two kilometres after a collision on the Larnaca Airport motorway on May 6, according to footage and testimony published by RoadReportCY....

14. Medical negligence, 11-hour ER waits and ambulance shortages in Cyprus

Long waits in emergency rooms, medication mix-ups, ambulance shortages, and allegations of medical negligence were among dozens of complaints filed by patients in March with the Patients’ Rights Observatory of the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations....

15. Checkmate in Cyprus: The World’s Chess Elite Descend on Paphos

In spring 2026, the world's chess elite will gather on the west coast of Cyprus. From 28 March to 16 April, the Cap St Georges Hotel resort near Paphos will host the men's and women's Candidates Tournaments. ...

16. Authorities say toxicology results hold the key in Larnaca death and hospitalizations

Police in Larnaca are investigating an unprecedented case that has left one man dead and four others hospitalized after they all consumed water from the same household water cooler within a 24-hour period....

17. When I met Brigitte Bardot...

In her youth, she was worshipped. A beauty icon. A sex symbol. The ultimate fantasy. Relentlessly pursued by fans and paparazzi alike....

18. A wedding invitation finds its way home after 55 years

Among many documents and other historical papers that ended up in my hands, there was also a wedding invitation from 1970, for a wedding celebrated on October 4 of that year, at the church of Prophet Zacharias in Pano Dikomo, at 4 p.m....

19. Pope Leo XIV begins historic Turkey visit, set to pray with Patriarch Bartholomew in Nicaea

Pope Leo XIV commenced his first international trip as pontiff on Thursday, arriving in Ankara, Turkey, before continuing a six-day journey that will also take him to Lebanon. ...

20. Europol: Children are being recruited through video games to commit murder

Europol has raised alarm about a growing trend in which minors are being manipulated into committing violent crimes across Europe....

21. AEK Larnaca makes history with London victory

We can’t not congratulate AEK Larnaca, who became the first Cypriot team to beat an English side on their own turf, in the heart of London no less. Of course, it’s worth noting, and I’m sure Mr. Hartziotis will agree, that this victory owes a lot to imported players, just as organized crime is imported. Right, Minister?...

22. Argentina’s ''rock star'' president struggles to hit the right note (video)

Javier Milei, Argentina’s self-styled ''rock star president,'' took to a Buenos Aires arena Monday night hoping to turn boos into applause. Leather jacket? Check. Wild hair? Check. A crowd chanting his name like he was Mick Jagger reincarnated? Double check....

23. Smash Anniversary: Marcos Baghdatis hosts Marat Safin

Cyprus, September 2025 – City of Dreams Mediterranean is preparing to celebrate the first anniversary of the Marcos Baghdatis Tennis Academy with a special event, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, featuring tennis greats who promise to deliver an unforgettable evening for fans....

24. Cyprus loses pole vaulting star Maria Aristotelous to rare cancer

Cyprus is mourning the loss of Maria Aristotelous, a talented and decorated pole vaulter, who passed away after a brave battle with an extremely rare form of cancer....

25. Yelling, crying, and presidential interventions: Thekla’s latest beef

The beef of the week,which apparently involves even the President, is definitely the one between journalist Kousoulos and Thekla (not the Arka one, our own little firecracker). ...

26. ''They didn’t deserve to die like this''

“You found your way to paradise in the most painful way… a way you didn’t deserve.”...

27. Three-year-old falls from third floor in Limassol, condition stable

A three-year-old girl is recovering at Makarios Hospital after falling from the third floor of a building in Limassol, police said Wednesday....

28. 13-year-old caught driving with infant in vehicle in Limassol

A 13-year-old boy was found behind the wheel of a car in Limassol, with a 22-year-old woman and a 9-month-old infant as passengers, police said....

29. Cyprus influencer and family arrested in €1 million crime ring linked to convicted felon

A 37-year-old Nicosia socialite, businesswoman, and influencer was arrested Friday in connection with a sprawling criminal operation involving drug trafficking, illegal gambling, and money laundering that reportedly generated €1 million in recent months, police said....

30. Tatar pitches two-state solution on British TV

Turkish-Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar got a warmer welcome than expected during an appearance on TalkTV in the UK this week, where he pitched his two-state vision for Cyprus to a British audience. ...