More heavy rainfall, colder weather

Prolonged rain and heavy local thunderstorms are expected to affect Cyprus on Wednesday; the Meteorology Department said when issuing a yellow weather alert. It follows an orange warning for unusually stormy weather

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Pandemic pauses gender equality

The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on gender equality, increasing inequality, injustice and discrimination against women across the EU, with Cyprus slightly improving on the Gender Equality Index. The island ranked

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Cyprus quake strongest since 1996

Tuesday’s earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude was one of the strongest quakes ever recorded in Cyprus, with the Geological Survey Department warning of possible powerful aftershocks. The powerful earthquake tremor that struck

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Kasoulides: No change in foreign policy

Ioannis Kasoulides was sworn in as Foreign Minister on Tuesday, returning to the ministry he had left four years ago when he decided to retire from public office. He takes over from

Cyprus 6.1 quake felt throughout island

Cyprus was shaken by a strong tremor early in the morning, that was felt throughout the island and the eastern Mediterranean. The epicentre of the 6.1 scale quake at 3.08am was 40km

COVID19: Pandemic could be over in March

The pandemic could soon be over after the highly infectious Omicron completes its cycle, with scientists forecasting the COVID-19 variant has reached its peak. Dr Leondios Kostrikis, head of the University of

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