Despite regional instability, Cyprus records strong tourism figures
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE — Cyprus is experiencing another strong year for tourism, with arrivals and revenue up 11.5% compared to the same period in 2024, Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis…
New donation for Cyprus Missing Persons Committee
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The Government of Ireland has donated €25,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), bringing its total contributions to €500,000 since 2006, officials said Wednesday.…
Police in Cyprus nab 129,600 ampoules of laughing gas
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Authorities have uncovered a substantial cache of nitrous oxide—commonly referred to as laughing gas—in a warehouse in Limassol. According to reports, a joint operation between the Narcotics…
Earthquake ranks among the most powerful ever recorded
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE— Tsunami waves reached the shores of Hawaii and California early Wednesday following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting widespread evacuations across the Pacific region.…
Cyprus Police Seize Over 8kg of Drugs in Nicosia, Arrest 21-Year-Old Driver
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Police arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday after discovering a large quantity of drugs in Nicosia. The suspect was stopped by narcotics officers while driving in the city,…
Two of the best stop smoking medications have been available in the UK since 2024 – so why is no one using them?
Jonathan Livingstone-Banks, University of Oxford; Dimitra Kale, UCL, and Lion Shahab, UCL In 2021, varenicline, the most effective single drug for quitting smoking, was withdrawn from the market in the…
At Least 18 Migrants Dead, 50 Missing After Boat Sinks Off Libya’s Coast
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE — A migrant vessel carrying dozens of people sank over the weekend off the coast of Tobruk, a port city near Libya’s eastern border with Egypt. The International…
Cyprus: Child falls from third floor balcony, survives
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE — A 3-year-old child was hospitalized with a head injury and lung trauma after falling from the third floor of an apartment building in Limassol, authorities said Wednesday.…
Cyprus submits application to join SAFE
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday officially submitted its application to join the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) regulation, a €150 billion defense funding initiative…
Average Monthly Earnings in Cyprus See 5.4% Year-on-Year Rise
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Employees in Cyprus earned approximately 5.4% more in gross monthly wages during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to preliminary…