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Hundreds gather in Sydney in solidarity with Myanmar protesters
Several hundred people gathered in Sydney on Saturday to protest against last month's military coup in Myanmar and urged the Australian government to take...
Start work on vaccination certificates, EU head tells tourism-reliant states like Cyprus
EU governments must immediately begin technical work to ensure a COVID-19 vaccination certificate system can be introduced across the 27-member bloc in time for...
Police issue 216 fines in 24 hours for breach of covid measures
Police booked 213 citizens and three establishment owners all across Cyprus over the past 24 hours for breach of measures aiming to curb the...
Coronavirus pandemic makes Cyprus youth even more anxious over future
Youth in Cyprus are anxious over their future with the coronavirus pandemic intensifying fears of a new economic crisis, according to latest data released...
EU strongly committed to supporting UN peace talks on Cyprus, says Borrell
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell left Cyprus on Saturday after sending the message that the bloc is strongly...
Travel industry bets on vaccine passports to draw Brits to Med
The race to roll out vaccination passports is spurring competition among travel companies and tourist destinations for the large number of Britons set to...
Mostly fine on Saturday, with local cloud developing in the afternoon
Mostly fine on Saturday with local cloud developing in the afternoon, according to the Mediterranean island’s Met Service.
Winds will be moderate in the morning,...
Where to get a rapid test on Saturday
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees...
273 new cases of Covid-19 announced on Friday
The Health Ministry announced 273 new Coronavirus cases out of 57,926 PCR and rapid antigen tests on Friday, 5 March, taking confirmed infections to...
Very few Covid-19 confirmed cases among students
The Health Ministry today carried out antigen rapid tests to the staff and students of private and public schools.
In total 10,147 have been tested...
Niki Zarou files lawsuit against Yiolitis, Republic of Cyprus
Following the cancellation of the search warrant of her house in the case of the parody account on Twitter, under the title “Lady Emily...
The EU will never accept a two-state solution for Cyprus, Borrell underlines
Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot side must stay away from the rhetoric for two states in Cyprus, because such a form of a settlement...
Two students in hospital after beaten up by hooded intruders
A group of ten people who were not students and who were wearing hoods covering their faces intruded the A’ Technical School of Nicosia...
Cultural Heritage Technical Committee completes conservation works
The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage (TCCH) announced on Friday the completion of conservation works at several sites within the framework of the “Support...
Expert: Third wave if people relax
Maria Koliou, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases at the University of Cyprus and President of the Special Committee of the Cyprus Medical...
3,570 doses of vaccines given to Turkish Cypriots
Leonidas Phylactou, Greek Cypriot co-head of the bicommunal technical committee on health said that this morning another 3,570 doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines...
Women outnumbered at management level both in EU and in Cyprus
Women remain outnumbered at the management level in the EU in 2020, according to data released today by Eurostat, the statistical service of the...
Protest on Saturday outside CyBC against El Diablo song
The Orthodox Youth of Cyprus and other groups are organizing a protest outside the facilities of state broadcaster CyBC, on Saturday at 11:00, against...
Parents protest outside Education Ministry about rapid tests
A small group of parents gathered today outside the Ministry of Education expressing displeasure with the mandatory rapid tests at schools.
The parents demand that...
Parliamentary Elections 2021 – Registration in the electoral list
The Ministry of the Interior reminds that all citizens of the Republic, aged 18 and over, who have their usual residence in Cyprus and...
EU strongly committed to support efforts for the resumption of Cyprus talks, Borrell says
The EU is strongly committed to support efforts for the resumption of Cyprus talks, its High Representative, Josep Borrell said after a meeting on...
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Nicosia welcomes S&P’s affirmation of Cyprus’ “BBB-” credit rating
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Saturday welcomed the affirmation by Standard & Poor’s international credit agency of Cyprus’ credit rating to "BBB-". It also...
World
Air France flight made emergency landing in Bulgaria over disruptive passenger
An Air France flight en route from Paris to New Delhi made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria on Friday at about 5 p.m....
World
Italian prosecutor seeks life sentences for US students accused of killing
An Italian prosecutor on Saturday demanded life sentences for two young Americans being tried on murder charges after a policeman was killed following a...
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Israeli Energy Minister in Cyprus on Monday to sign energy project MoU
Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz will be in Cyprus on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding between Cyprus, Greece and Israel for EuroAsia...
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Protest outside CyBC over ‘El Diablo’ – this year’s Eurovision song entry
Protesters on Saturday gathered outside the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in Nicosia demanding that El Diablo - the ‘diabolical’ song chosen to represent Cyprus...
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Local Food
Squash soup
Ingredients:
1 kg pumpkin, cut into small cubes, approximately 5 cups
2 medium (400g) sweet potatoes, cut into cubes, approximately 2 ½ cups
1 chopped leek, only...
Local Food
Mezedes
No visit to Cyprus is complete without enjoying the traditional meal of many small dishes known as ‘meze’.
This large feast, which has been a...
Local Food
Prawns with fried cheese, barley shaped pasta
Put the barley shaped pasta into a small pan with salted water, bring to a boil and when tender, drain. Peal the prawns leaving...
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Salmon and shrimp sheftalies
Mix all ingredients for tabbouli in a bowl and keep to one side so flavours can combine.
Prepare the sheftalies: wash and soak the casing...
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