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Paphos cleans up area near kindergarten The municipality of Paphos on Thursday began cleaning and improvement works in the Anavargos area after serious issues were identified near the community kindergarten. Officials said the area had become overgrown and poorly maintained, with dense vegetation, neglected public spaces and trees left unpruned for extended periods. They added that the conditions posed safety risks […]
The safety of pupils remains a top priority, say transport department By the end of the 2025-26 school year, 70 per cent of the school transport fleet had undergone inspections at state vehicle testing centres (KEMO), the road transport department (TOM) said on Thursday, adding that stricter safety measures are already being implemented ahead of the new school year. The safety of pupils remains a top […]
Two enter Aglandjia deputy mayor race The race for the vacant deputy mayor post of Aglandjia officially began on Thursday, with two candidates submitting their nominations ahead of the June 28 by-election. Prokopis Prokopiou submitted his candidacy at the Nicosia district administration, backed by former Aglandjia mayors and current Disy MPs Charalambos Petrides and Andreas Konstantinou. After filing his nomination, Prokopiou […]
Nicosia mayor hails local government reform as deficit falls and citizen services improve The newly created metropolitan municipality of Nicosia has reduced its deficit by 80 per cent and resolved more than three-quarters of citizen requests during the first two years since the local government reform came into force, Mayor Charalambos Prountzos said on Thursday. Presenting a review of the municipalitys first two years in office, Prountzos said […]
EU set to name Cyprus envoy The European Commission is set to soon announce the EUs new envoy for the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. He was speaking to journalists on arrival at the summit of EU leaders taking place in Brussels. The two-day European Council concludes on Friday. Responding to a question, Christodoulides said: We shall have […]
Filing of tax returns begins The filing of tax returns for 2025 began on Thursday, and will run until October 31. In a statement, the tax department said all employees, pensioners and self-employed persons – and whose gross annual income exceeds €19,500 – must file a tax return by that deadline. October 31 is also the cutoff date for the […]
South Africa salvage draw with late penalty against Czechs South Africa scored a penalty seven minutes from fulltime as they fought back to draw 1-1 with the Czech Republic at the World Cup on Thursday after falling behind early in the Group A clash. Teboho Mokoena slotted home the spotkick after Pavel Sulcs handball handed the South Africans a lifeline as they were staring […]
Attack on Niger airport kills 11 members of security forces, government says An attack on Thursday on the airport and military airbase in Nigers capital killed 11 members of the security forces and two civilians, the government said in a statement, without identifying the perpetrators. The first explosions were heard at around 6 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), witnesses said, and sporadic gunfire was still audible nearly […]
US Treasury imposes sanctions on Lebanese officials, others for aiding Hezbollah The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against Lebanese officials it said were aligned with Hezbollah and members of the previously sanctioned Alaa Hassan Hamieh business network, for obstructing Lebanons peace process and delaying the disarmament of Hezbollah. The U.S. Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control was also designating individuals in Lebanon, […]
Two women drown in Oroklini Two young Somali women lost their lives on Thursday afternoon after going for a swim in Oroklini area, Larnaca district. A search and rescue operation failed to get to the two women in time before they drowned. Both women were aged 20, residing in Cyprus on a work permit. According to a police spokesman, the […]
Norths foreign ministry lambasts baseless accusations in EUs Turkey report The Turkish Cypriot foreign ministry on Thursday expressed disgust with the European Parliaments latest annual report on Turkey, which was accepted by the parliament by a majority vote on Wednesday. It said that the reports references to Cyprus once again reveal the European Unions biased and detached from reality approach to the Cyprus issue. We […]
Sino-Cypriot cultural week marks 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties By Lanting Liu The 2026 Cyprus-China Film Week, held to mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Cyprus, drew to a successful close in Nicosia on June 15, the organisers said on Thursday. The six-day cultural gala was jointly organised by the Chinese embassy in Cyprus, the National Film […]
Music, flavours and clowns at World Refugee Day Street Festival Phaneromeni Square in Nicosia will fill with colours, community spirit and multicultural energy this Friday as the World Refugee Day Street Festival returns. From 6pm to 10pm, downtown Nicosia is a hub of solidarity, music, art and global flavours. On World Refugee Day we come together to honour refugees around the world, say organisers, the […]
Paphos cleans up area near kindergarten The municipality of Paphos on Thursday began cleaning and improvement works in the Anavargos area after serious issues were identified near the community kindergarten. Officials said the area had become overgrown and poorly maintained, with dense vegetation, neglected public spaces and trees left unpruned for extended periods. They added that the conditions posed safety risks […]
The safety of pupils remains a top priority, say transport department By the end of the 2025-26 school year, 70 per cent of the school transport fleet had undergone inspections at state vehicle testing centres (KEMO), the road transport department (TOM) said on Thursday, adding that stricter safety measures are already being implemented ahead of the new school year. The safety of pupils remains a top […]
Two enter Aglandjia deputy mayor race The race for the vacant deputy mayor post of Aglandjia officially began on Thursday, with two candidates submitting their nominations ahead of the June 28 by-election. Prokopis Prokopiou submitted his candidacy at the Nicosia district administration, backed by former Aglandjia mayors and current Disy MPs Charalambos Petrides and Andreas Konstantinou. After filing his nomination, Prokopiou […]
Nicosia mayor hails local government reform as deficit falls and citizen services improve The newly created metropolitan municipality of Nicosia has reduced its deficit by 80 per cent and resolved more than three-quarters of citizen requests during the first two years since the local government reform came into force, Mayor Charalambos Prountzos said on Thursday. Presenting a review of the municipalitys first two years in office, Prountzos said […]
EU set to name Cyprus envoy The European Commission is set to soon announce the EUs new envoy for the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. He was speaking to journalists on arrival at the summit of EU leaders taking place in Brussels. The two-day European Council concludes on Friday. Responding to a question, Christodoulides said: We shall have […]
Filing of tax returns begins The filing of tax returns for 2025 began on Thursday, and will run until October 31. In a statement, the tax department said all employees, pensioners and self-employed persons – and whose gross annual income exceeds €19,500 – must file a tax return by that deadline. October 31 is also the cutoff date for the […]
South Africa salvage draw with late penalty against Czechs South Africa scored a penalty seven minutes from fulltime as they fought back to draw 1-1 with the Czech Republic at the World Cup on Thursday after falling behind early in the Group A clash. Teboho Mokoena slotted home the spotkick after Pavel Sulcs handball handed the South Africans a lifeline as they were staring […]
Attack on Niger airport kills 11 members of security forces, government says An attack on Thursday on the airport and military airbase in Nigers capital killed 11 members of the security forces and two civilians, the government said in a statement, without identifying the perpetrators. The first explosions were heard at around 6 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), witnesses said, and sporadic gunfire was still audible nearly […]
US Treasury imposes sanctions on Lebanese officials, others for aiding Hezbollah The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against Lebanese officials it said were aligned with Hezbollah and members of the previously sanctioned Alaa Hassan Hamieh business network, for obstructing Lebanons peace process and delaying the disarmament of Hezbollah. The U.S. Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control was also designating individuals in Lebanon, […]
Two women drown in Oroklini Two young Somali women lost their lives on Thursday afternoon after going for a swim in Oroklini area, Larnaca district. A search and rescue operation failed to get to the two women in time before they drowned. Both women were aged 20, residing in Cyprus on a work permit. According to a police spokesman, the […]
Norths foreign ministry lambasts baseless accusations in EUs Turkey report The Turkish Cypriot foreign ministry on Thursday expressed disgust with the European Parliaments latest annual report on Turkey, which was accepted by the parliament by a majority vote on Wednesday. It said that the reports references to Cyprus once again reveal the European Unions biased and detached from reality approach to the Cyprus issue. We […]
Sino-Cypriot cultural week marks 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties By Lanting Liu The 2026 Cyprus-China Film Week, held to mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Cyprus, drew to a successful close in Nicosia on June 15, the organisers said on Thursday. The six-day cultural gala was jointly organised by the Chinese embassy in Cyprus, the National Film […]
Music, flavours and clowns at World Refugee Day Street Festival Phaneromeni Square in Nicosia will fill with colours, community spirit and multicultural energy this Friday as the World Refugee Day Street Festival returns. From 6pm to 10pm, downtown Nicosia is a hub of solidarity, music, art and global flavours. On World Refugee Day we come together to honour refugees around the world, say organisers, the […]
Paphos cleans up area near kindergarten The municipality of Paphos on Thursday began cleaning and improvement works in the Anavargos area after serious issues were identified near the community kindergarten. Officials said the area had become overgrown and poorly maintained, with dense vegetation, neglected public spaces and trees left unpruned for extended periods. They added that the conditions posed safety risks […]
The safety of pupils remains a top priority, say transport department By the end of the 2025-26 school year, 70 per cent of the school transport fleet had undergone inspections at state vehicle testing centres (KEMO), the road transport department (TOM) said on Thursday, adding that stricter safety measures are already being implemented ahead of the new school year. The safety of pupils remains a top […]
Two enter Aglandjia deputy mayor race The race for the vacant deputy mayor post of Aglandjia officially began on Thursday, with two candidates submitting their nominations ahead of the June 28 by-election. Prokopis Prokopiou submitted his candidacy at the Nicosia district administration, backed by former Aglandjia mayors and current Disy MPs Charalambos Petrides and Andreas Konstantinou. After filing his nomination, Prokopiou […]
Nicosia mayor hails local government reform as deficit falls and citizen services improve The newly created metropolitan municipality of Nicosia has reduced its deficit by 80 per cent and resolved more than three-quarters of citizen requests during the first two years since the local government reform came into force, Mayor Charalambos Prountzos said on Thursday. Presenting a review of the municipalitys first two years in office, Prountzos said […]