NEWS
Local
Fire at Lakatamia flat –person trapped saved
A fire broke out at an apartment on the first floor of a building in Lakatamia this afternoon. Members of the Police and of...
Four arrested for incidents at Deryneia check-point
Four arrest warrants have just been issued against people who last night got involved in the incidents at Deryneia check-point. The Famagusta CID is...
New measures decided for Limassol General Hospital
During a meeting between the State Health Services Organization and representatives of the universities and following six confirmed cases among nursing students who were...
Fire between Kelokedara – Trachypedoula under control
The fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon in a rural area between the communities of Kelokedara and Trachypedoula is described by the relevant...
Vehicle drags child on pedestrian crossing in Nicosia
A vehicle seems to have dragged a child at Nikis Avenue in Nicosia on Monday. Under conditions that are being investigated, the car dragged...
Forced to beg – Police investigation
The Police are investigating a case of trafficking in persons and have already arrested two people.
The investigation began on 30 September, when a 52-year-old...
Two infants at Makarion Hospital with COVID-19
Two infants in Limassol tested positive to COVID-19 and were transferred to Makarion Hospital in Nicosia. A 12-month-old boy and a girl of only...
Special School resumes operation after COVID-19 case detected
Theoskepasti Special School in Paphos resumed normal operations after a teacher tested positive to COVID-19 and after the school was disinfected, Demetrios Mikellides, responsible...
Stricter measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic coming
The need to immediately take additional measures to contain the spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic was stressed by Petros Karayiannis, member of the scientific...
1,798 traffic violations in 60 hours
Some 1,798 traffic offences were recorded during the last three days, starting Friday. Moreover, a large number of these violations were about serious issues,...
Second worst week since beginning of pandemic
The week that finished yesterday was the second worst regarding confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cyprus. The 20 confirmed cases announced yesterday take the total...
29-year-old wanted for murder still at large (PHOTOS)
Police are looking for information that could help locate Aistis Mikalauskas, 29 from Lithuania, permanent resident of Limassol. The man has an outstanding warrant...
Pillow and dryer might give answers to 36-year-old’s murder
The so-called culprit for the murder of the 36-year-old Belarus woman whose body was found at her house at Agios Tychonas, Limassol, is still...
Son doesn’t accept premeditated murder charges over father’s stabbing in Lefkara
A 25-year-old man on Monday did not accept premeditated murder charges over the stabbing of his estranged father to death on August 9 in...
Police hand out 19 fines islandwide over covid preventive measures breach
Police handed out a total of 19 fines all across Cyprus over the past 24 hours for violation of COVID-19 preventive measures.
They had carried...
Cyprus FM briefs EU counterparts over Turkey’s violations in Varosha
Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is briefing in Luxembourg on Monday his EU counterparts over the latest illegal actions of Turkey in Varosha -...
Illegal pedestrian path above Peyia sea caves under construction (PHOTOS)
Local authorities in Peyia, Paphos district, have given the green light for the construction of a pedestrian path right above sea caves which are...
Result in next Sunday’s election in northern Cyprus to impact reunification talks
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and Ankara-backed 'prime minister' Ersin Tatar will go to a run-off on Sunday, October 18, after each won about...
Clear skies in the morning on Monday, local afternoon cloud
Clear skies in the morning on Monday, with local cloud developing by early afternoon.
Winds will initially be light, variable, force three, later turning moderate,...
Akinci-Tatar to go to ‘presidential’ election run-off in breakaway north Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and Ankara-backed Ersin Tatar are set to go to a ‘presidential’ election run-off in breakaway northern Cyprus on Sunday...
Twenty new covid-19 cases on Sunday, out of 3,365 tests
The Health Ministry on Sunday announced 20 new COVID-19 cases, out of a total of 3,365 laboratory tests carried out. This takes the Mediterranean...
Top Stories
World
FM: Turkey’s actions not conducive to Guterres’ efforts over Cyprus
Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that Turkey’s illegal actions undermine peace and stability in the region and are not conducive to...
Local
State Health Services Organization confirms hiring of nurses
The State Health Services Organization confirmed today to the nurses’ trade unions that the decision for the hiring of new nurses to man Hospitals...
Local
200,000 rapid COVID-19 tests ordered
The Health Ministry announced that 200,000 antigen rapid COVID-19 tests have been ordered within the framework of the measures taken to manage the new...
Business
Announcement of Appointment of Directors, Principals and Senior Manager in K. Treppides & Co Ltd
The Management of K. Treppides & Co Ltd committed to develop leadership that derives from its own people, who pursue excellence in the provision...
Local
Two Ministers, one Deputy Minister in quarantine
Minister of Transport, Communications & Works Giannis Karousos, Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides and Deputy Minister of Shipping Vasilis Demetriades have been placed in self-isolation...
Taste
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...
Local Food
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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