High concentrations of dust over Cyprus

There were high levels of dust recorded in the atmosphere over Cyprus on Thursday with nearly double the accepted limit in some areas, according to measurements of the Air Quality Monitoring Network. Paralimni

Police arrest double murder suspect

Cyprus police arrested a 59-year-old suspected of murdering his wife and son and injuring his second son on Thursday morning at their home in the village of Ergates outside Nicosia. Police said

EU recognises Cypriot sausage, lountza

Brussels has included two traditional Cypriot products produced in the mountain village of Pitsilia (sausage and lountza) in the list of EU-protected geographic indications (PGIs). The Ministry of Agriculture welcomed this development

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Rise and fall of empires

By Pavlos Loizou  There is a typical cycle behind empires’ rises and declines. In the beginning, there is peace, prosperity, and productive debt growth. As the economy expands, a debt bubble is

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COVID19: 3 deaths, new cases over 100 again

Cyprus reported three deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, with the number of patients unchanged from the day before, while new coronavirus cases rose to 113, having dropped below the psychological 100 for

COVID19: Experts encouraged by drop in cases

Following Cyprus’ success in bringing daily COVID-19 cases down to double-digit numbers after spiralling to almost 1000, experts expect to see infections dropping even further, but called for vigilance. In comments to