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Greece’s FM Dendias in Cairo
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is in Cairo on Thursday to hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry.
Diplomatic sources said that the talks...
Calls to 1480 Helpline increased by 24% in 2020
Calls to the 1480 Helpline have gone up by 24% compared to the corresponding period from last year where the number of calls was...
Heatwave warning, orange alert for high temperatures
The Cyprus Meteorological Service has issued an orange alert for extremely high temperatures on Wednesday. According to the forecast the maximum temperature is expected...
New Projects in Nicosia and Agios Dometios
The infrastructure projects being promoted as well as the Business Support Plan for the Municipalities of Nicosia and Agios Dometios were presented on Monday...
Asphalt production plants to be relocated
A meeting was held today at the Presidential Palace chaired by the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiades to discuss the issue of the...
New Chairman of the Board of Directors at English School
Charalambos Iosifides has been newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the English School of Nicosia.
The Council of Ministers made the decision...
New Covid-19 cases with a recent travel history
Two new cases of corona virus from a total of 1,329 laboratory diagnoses were announced on Friday by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit of the...
Two women arrested in Paphos on suspicion of theft
A case of conspiracy to commit a crime, burglary, theft and malicious damage is now being investigated by the Paphos Police Department for which...
New Covid cases traced back from Turkey
Six new Covid-19 cases were detected in Cyprus today, with the count now reaching a total of 1,031 so far.
According to an announcement that...
Two countries change category in the occupied territories
The Turkish-Cypriot side has announced that two countries, Australia and Serbia, have changed categories regarding the terms of arrival of people from them.
According to...
Britain says: Russia trying to hack and steal Covid-19 vaccine data
Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has reported that hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal treatment research pertaining to Covid-19...
Wanted for breaking and entering and theft (see images)
Police are looking for the person depicted in the photos, in the context of the investigation of a case of burglary and theft, an...
A controlled return to sports post-quarantine for fans…
A lengthy announcement has been issued by the Ministry of Health, which includes all the instructions in view of the new season in sports....
Clarifications over pandemic’s state of play in breakaway North Cyprus
The Greek-Cypriot side will ask for clarifications and information on four issues during the upcoming meeting of the bi-communal Technical Committee for Health which...
Weddings on hold, professional event planners in despair
The Pancyprian Association of Professional Events (PASYEPEK) demands that the holding of open weddings, baptisms and other events without restrictions be re-instated again starting...
Paphos brawl over various things not moved in time
A 68-year-old man was arrested in Paphos and then charged formally to be summoned to court in connection with an on-going investigation including grievous...
UN chief’s reports on UNFICYP and CY Good Offices circulate as official documents
The reports of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres regarding his mission of good offices in Cyprus and on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in...
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One covid case today, an immigrant that was to be hosted in care centre-1003 in total
One new case of Covid-19 was reported in Cyprus today out of 1445 tests.
It's an immigrant that was to be hosted in a care...
Driver ‘flying’ at 187 km on the Larnaca-Kofinou highway
A driver was caught speeding at almost 200 kilometres per hour on the Larnaca-Kofinou highway last night, as police intensified its nationwide road traffic...
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Local
Fourteen new corona virus cases detected out of 3,387 tests
According to the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health 14 new cases of the SARS-CoV-II virus were detected out of a total...
Local
Steps taken for the reduction of nuisance in cities
Measures are being taken by police to alleviate the phenomenon of public nuisance caused during the night hours in the cities.
In addition to daily...
Local
Remdesivir quantities in Cyprus – fight against Covid-19 intensified
Health Minister Konstantinos Ioannou said that Cyprus has received quantities of the medicine Remdesivir, strengthening its arsenal in the fight against the corona virus.
In...
Local
Three people wanted for shoplifting in Paphos
A store owner in Paphos made a formal complaint to police on Thursday claiming that three people - two men and a woman who...
World
Archaeologists find 1800-year-old entrance to historic Zerzevan castle in eastern Turkey
The 1800-year-old entrance to historic Zerzevan Castle, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List has been unearthed by archaeologists in eastern Turkey.
Excavations...
Taste
Local Food
Octopus ‘Kathisto’ (or Octopus braised in Wine)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Greek extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped fine
1 large octopus, about 2kg (cleaned and kept whole)
3/4 cup dry red wine
1/3 cup...
Local Food
Homemade lemonade
Ingredients:
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup sugar
Method:
Thoroughly wash the lemons with soap and warm water. Roll each lemon with the palm of your hand, pressing...
Local Food
‘Striftaria’ mini cheese pies
Ingredients
1 ½ cup milk
2 tbsps. flour
4 tsps. of butter
3 eggs, slightly beaten + 1 extra with 1 tbs. of milk for spreading
1 pack of...
Local Food
Mini potato canapes baked on salt
Ingredients
Serves: 12
1kg small Cypriot potatoes
rock salt, as needed
250g salted butter
300ml full fat cremé frâiche
1 pot cod or salmon roe
Method
Prep:20min › Cook:35min › Ready in:55min
Take...