5 h. ago Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza, including journalist and first responder

Israeli military strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including a local journalist and a senior rescue service official, local health authorities said. The latest deaths in the Israeli campaign resulted from separate Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north and Nuseirat in the central […]

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30 h. ago Paphos bishop’s rebaptism stance major reason behind his removal

One of the key reasons behind the removal of Bishop Tychikos from his post as Metropolitan of Paphos was his refusal to recognise baptisms carried out by other Orthodox churches, insisting instead on rebaptising individuals already initiated into the faith. His stance prompted serious concern at the highest levels of the Orthodox Church prompting his […]

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35 h. ago Cyprus faces water emergency as EU calls for investment and reform

In a report entitled “Europe’s waters: key challenges and EU solutions”, published on May 7, the European Parliament (EP) draws attention to the key issues concerning Europe’s scarcity, pollution and climate risks. For Cyprus this is quite timely. Water scarcity has become an extremely serious issue. Recent headlines ranged from “Is Cyprus running out of […]

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2 d. ago North ‘MP’ calls for crossing points to be closed over property arrests

Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party DP ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar on Thursday called for the north’s authorities to close the island’s crossing points over the recent arrests and court cases regarding the alleged development of Greek Cypriot-owned land in the north. “The United Nations’ representative [Maria Angela Holguin] is here Attention must be drawn immediately. […]

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3 d. ago Three dead, thousands stranded in Australia’s Southeast flood disaster (V)

Flash flooding on Australia’s southeast coast has killed three people and cut off towns, isolating tens of thousands of residents, as officials on Thursday warned more downpours were expected over the next 24 hours. Major flooding hit several rural towns in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia’s most populous […]

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3 d. ago Man arrested in Famagusta district after confessing to stabbing

Police on Friday are investigating a 65-year-old man who handed himself in after admitting to stabbing a 50-year-old man. He was arrested on suspicion of acts intended to cause actual bodily harm. The incident allegedly occurred shortly after 9pm on Wednesday at the 65-year-old’s house, with the 50-year-old having paid him a visit. The 65-year-old […]

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3 d. ago Turkish Cypriots protest over school bus crash, demand ‘education minister’s’ resignation

Turkish Cypriots demonstrated outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office on Tuesday night against the ruling coalition’s alleged negligence on the matter of school transport in light of the overturning of a school bus in the Karpas peninsula village of Yialousa, which saw 28 children and the bus’ driver hospitalised. Children, parents, and teachers were […]

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3 d. ago North journalists charged with trespassing after reporting on school crisis

Two journalists in the north were charged with trespassing after reporting on an incident in which teachers were locked out of a school amid souring relations between the ruling coalition and teachers over the former’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs at public schools. The charges were revealed to the public by the north’s Press […]

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3 d. ago North police board bus headed for protest, prevent it from going

The Turkish Cypriot police on Wednesday boarded a bus which was due to take schoolchildren to a protest outside the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s office and prevented it from travelling. The bus was set to take children from Karpasia to the protest, which was being staged against the ruling coalition’s alleged negligence on the […]

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4 d. ago Man remanded over 18kg cannabis shipment via Larnaca airport

A 34-year-old man was remanded for eight days by the Larnaca district court on Wednesday, after allegedly attempting to import 18kg of cannabis discovered in a courier parcel at Larnaca airport. “In the presence of a courier company representative, 30 airtight nylon packets containing dry green plant material, with a total gross weight of 18kg, […]

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4 d. ago €9 million awarded to Greek Cypriot refugee by north’s property commission

Greek Cypriot refugee Christos Saveriades has been awarded €9 million in damages by the Turkish Cypriot ‘immovable property commission’ (IPC) for the loss of use of his property in the north, it was announced on Wednesday. Lawyer Achilleas Demetriades, representing Saveriades’ heirs, said an “amicable agreement” had been reached on November 19, 2024, and the […]

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4 d. ago Marketing is no longer optional in tech, says CAPSBOLD’s Loktionova

During Reflect Festival 2025, the largest technology and entrepreneurship event in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, Olga Loktionova, PR Director at the creative agency CAPSBOLD, delivered a keynote on the strategic role of marketing in the tech industry. For the second consecutive year, CAPSBOLD returned as the festival’s official marketing partner, this […]

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4 d. ago North opposition lambasts ‘govt’ for ‘reckless’, ‘ridiculous’ property policy

The north’s ruling coalition was on Tuesday lambasted by two opposition ‘MPs’ for the “reckless” and “ridiculous” policies they have followed regarding the matter of property. The debate comes after the ruling coalition changed its legislation regarding the purchase of real estate by non-Turkish Cypriots last Friday, allowing them to buy more properties. First to speak on the […]

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5 d. ago Armenian PM and Cyprus Parliament Speaker discussed development of economic ties

Armenian PM and Cyprus Parliament Speaker discussed development of economic ties  Arka.am

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5 d. ago Children and parents stage protest over overturned school bus

Children and parents in the Karpas village of Yialousa staged a protest on Tuesday against the north’s ruling coalition days after a school bus overturned in the village leading to 28 children and the bus driver hospitalised. Blame for the accident was laid squarely at the feet of the ruling coalition by children and parents, […]

Society

5 d. ago Hungarian lawmakers approve bill to quit International Criminal Court

Hungary’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that will start the country’s year-long withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court, which Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government said has become “political”. Orban’s government announced the move on April 3, shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary for a state visit in a rare trip […]

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5 d. ago Trump administration escalates crackdown on universities over DEI and antisemitism allegations

The Trump administration has intensified its campaign against what it describes as ideological bias and antisemitism in higher education, launching a new federal enforcement unit and terminating millions in research grants to leading universities. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, a unit tasked with using […]

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5 d. ago FM Mirzoyan, Cyprus parliament speaker discuss strengthening mutual support on international platforms

FM Mirzoyan, Cyprus parliament speaker discuss strengthening mutual support on international platforms  Armenpress

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5 d. ago Parliament to prepare ‘good practice manual’ for media’s reporting on diseases

Parliament is to prepare a “good practice manual” for the media, which will outline “good practices and appropriate vocabulary” regarding media reporting on diseases and people who have them. The manual’s aim will be to “avoid stigmatisation” and “break down taboos regarding people who face problems with chronic diseases, especially cancer patients”. The matter was […]

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8 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer seeks to undermine star prosecution’s rape claim at trial

A lawyer representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial sought on Friday to undercut the claim of the prosecution’s star witness that Combs raped her in 2018. During a second day cross-examining Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura in Manhattan federal court, a defence lawyer showed jurors text messages suggesting she may have […]

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