Pope Francis to visit Cyprus in December

Pope Francis will visit Cyprus in December, making him the second Roman Catholic pontiff to ever travel to the eastern Mediterranean island, a Cypriot official said. The official said the pontiff’s two-day

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Syrian oil slick not an immediate threat

An oil slick from a Syrian power plant, heading towards the Karpas peninsula on the island’s Turkish occupied northern tip, is not expected to cause serious environmental damage to Cyprus, Agriculture Minister

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COVID19: Lockdown challenger loses in court

Nicosia District Court on Tuesday rejected the defence arguments of a man accused of violating lockdown to attend church last year, challenging the legality of COVID-19 measures. The man, eventually fined €1,000,