Day: September 29, 2024

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out on Sunday any discussion about the recognition of the Turkish Cypriot puppet regime in Cyprus. Mitsotakis said in a post on social media after his visit to New York, where he met, among others, with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan that “Greece is not entering into […]

Cyprus secured that it will host three major international swimming events in 2025, during the European Aquatics Conference that took place on Friday and Saturday in Belfast. According to a press release issued by the Cyprus Swimming Federation (CSF), these are the first leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup, the World Aquatics […]

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the British Bases in Akrotiri, Cyprus, on Sunday, calling for an end to Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and southern Lebanon, and demanding the withdrawal of British military bases from Cyprus. During the demonstration, organized by the Cyprus Peace Council and supported by various political parties and movements, participants marched to […]

CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST FOR THE SEA AREA OF CYPRUS (A) FOR THE PERIOD FROM 0600 29/09/2024 UNTIL 0600 30/09/2024 Area covered is 8 kilometers seawards. Winds are in BEAUFORT scale. Times are local times. Atmospheric pressure at the time of issue: 1007hPa (hectopascal) Weak low pressure is affecting the area. The weather will […]

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck Cyprus region at 2:18 on Sunday (local time). The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported that its epicentre was located 47 kilometers west-southwest of Limassol and 25 kilometers southeast of Paphos. The tremor originated at a depth of 10 kilometers beneath the surface. Residents of Limassol and Paphos […]

CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST FOR THE SEA AREA OF CYPRUS (B) FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1200 29/09/2024 UNTIL 1200 30/09/2024 Area covered is 8 kilometers seawards. Winds are in BEAUFORT scale. Times are local times. Atmospheric pressure at the time of issue: 1007hPa (hectopascal) Weak low pressure is affecting the area. Locally instead cloud […]

President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, said that the resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus issue depends solely on the Turkish side and that was made clear during his meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres in New York that took place on September 23. In an interview with the Cyprus News […]

Cyprus Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, wrapped up a busy schedule at the United Nations on Friday, during the High-Level Week of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kombos held over 35 bilateral meetings with counterparts from around the globe. The primary […]

?he 63rd Limassol Wine Festival kicked off officially on Saturday evening, at the coastal town’s Municipal Garden, with plenty of wine, music, dancing and in a festive atmosphere. Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry, George Papanastasiou, inaugurated the festival, assuring of the government’s support to the wine sector. Papanastasiou first inaugurated the stands of the […]

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Maria Panayiotou assured that the government supports in tangible way efforts to develop rural areas as well as local producers. Panayiotou attended on Saturday the 3rd annual deli meats and palouze (grape must jelly) festival in Pomitissa village, in Limassol district. In her address, Panayiotou noted that the […]