In a media release, CABS -Committee Against Bird Slaughter – says despite the high fines established in 2017 for illegal trapping with nets, ‘poachers continue to get away with a fine of just 200 euros [Read More]
The Cypriot football referees declared an indefinite strike on Monday after arsonists set on fire a car belonging to the mother of a referee earlier in the day, the Cyprus Referees Association (CRA) said in [Read More]
Spain enjoyed a comfortable 6-0 win at home to Cyprus on Tuesday to strengthen their claim for a place in next summer’s European Championships. The game was resolved by the 33rd minute after Athletic Bilbao [Read More]
Cyprus, Greece and Israel this week agreed to intensify cooperation on an energy corridor from the Eastern Mediterranean to Europe, leaders of the three countries said after meeting in Nicosia. “In light of the growing [Read More]
Once considered a small provincial airstrip, Paphos airport on the west coast of Cyprus has quickly become one of the busiest hubs in the Eastern Mediterranean. And after years of expansion, the airport is set [Read More]
Tourism revenues in Cyprus topped €1,090 million in the first half of this year, providing a huge boost to the island’s economy. The figure marks an annual increase of 30.4 percent on last year, according [Read More]
The United Kingdom has expressed concern over the ‘escalating tension’ after anti-migrant demonstrations in Cyprus. On Friday, a violent protest gathered some 500 people and caused extensive damage to properties in Limassol. This followed an [Read More]
We, Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, and Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, having met in Lefkosia today, September 4th 2023, for [Read More]
Five Israeli tourists have been arrested in Ayia Napa after a 20-year-old woman alleged they had raped her at a hotel in the resort. The woman, believed to be a British tourist, is reported to [Read More]
1958: A curfew on all Greek Cypriot men born between November 1933 and November 1943 (aged 15 to 25) came into force at 4.30am today in the Nicosia Police Division—that is the walled city and [Read More]
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