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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 14:50

‘Everyone’s cooperation needed’ to fight fires

Everyone’s cooperation is needed to deal with fires during the summer season, head of the Union of Cyprus Communities Andreas Kitromilides said on Sunday adding that village authorities must have the necessary staff and financial resources to cope with their responsibilities. “Dealing with fires is not only a matter for the communities,” kitromelides told the […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 14:25

I love Cyprus deeply, but …

I am a Cypriot citizen, a mother, a grandmother, and a person who deeply loves our island and everything it represents. I am writing not out of politics or personal interest, but out of disappointment and concern for the condition of our country – a country blessed with beauty, history, hospitality and tourism, yet increasingly […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 14:24

Kostyuk sends former champion Swiatek packing in French Open last 16

By Shrivathsa Sridhar Iga Swiatek’s 25th birthday celebrations turned sour at the French Open on Sunday as the former champion lost 7-5 6-1 to Ukrainian 15th seed Marta Kostyuk, her bid for a fifth title ending just when she had looked to be rediscovering her form. Swiatek’s shock defeat comes amid a chaotic spell at […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 14:00

Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza built with sophisticated quake resistance

If ever there were a structure built to stand the test of time, it surely would be the Great Pyramid of Giza, a transcendent monument to human imagination and ambition. Since ​being erected during the Old Kingdom period of ancient Egypt, it has stood impassively as time marched on and civilizations rose and fell. Researchers […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 13:32

Ukainian drones hit pipeline, refinery in overnight strikes

Ukrainian drones struck energy targets across several Russian regions overnight, including an oil pipeline pumping station and an oil refinery, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday, in an escalating campaign of strikes against Russian infrastructure. Ukraine’s General Staff said it had struck the Saratov oil refinery on the Volga river, causing a large fire. […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 13:29

Malta’s Labour Party wins record fourth term in parliamentary election

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela claimed a record-breaking, fourth successive general election victory for his Labour Party on Sunday. “This is a victory of all the people based on the programme we presented for all the people,” Abela told reporters, saying results showed his party had “won a strong mandate”. “Let us maintain the spirit […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 13:26

Kanye West performs to 118,000 in Turkey despite bans elsewhere

US rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, drew more than 100,000 fans to a concert in Istanbul on Saturday night. West, also known as Ye, has faced a wave of cancellations across Europe this summer following years of antisemitic remarks, including statements praising Adolf […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 13:23

Remand after arrest at football final

A 29-year-old man was remanded in police custody for three days on Sunday by the Nicosia district court after he reportedly threw a flare at a police officer trying to arrest him. He was initially arrested late on Saturday afternoon. He was the second arrest following incidents at the GSP stadium in Nicosia n Friday […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 13:08

Is the idea of non-citizens voting in all Cyprus elections just ridiculous?

A total of 378,150 people voted in last Sunday’s parliamentary elections – but what about the foreign nationals? That number represents 66.4 per cent of those who were eligible to vote, but it’s entirely separate from the 243,000 non-citizens (144,000 of them citizens of a non-EU country, the rest EU citizens) who also live in […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 12:39

Cyprus has too many politicians and too little government

By Yiannakis Kaponi A constituent telephones a newly elected MP in Nicosia. There have been repeated serious road accidents on a dangerous stretch of road in their area. Residents demand immediate action: traffic calming measures, better lighting, road redesign and stricter enforcement. The natural assumption is that their elected representative can fix the problem. But […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 12:39

Importance of foster care underlined

The importance of foster care as an essential form of alternative care for children under the care of the state was highlighted by the deputy ministry of social welfare on Sunday, World Foster Day. Social Welfare Services play a key role in strengthening the institution of foster care, through the continuous support of children and […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 12:09

President to head to Kazakhstan onboard first direct flight

President Nikos Christodoulides will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on Wednesday accompanied by ministers and a business delegation, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Sunday. It is the first official visit by a Cyprus president to Kazakhstan, where, in addition to his meeting with the president, Christodoulides will also speak with the Cyprus-Kazakhstan […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 11:58

Death on Pervolia-Meneou road

The law needs to be changed in Cyprus so that the police accept the evidence from drivers’ dashcams and set up a website where drivers can upload their evidence of dangerous driving. The standard of driving in Cyprus is often dangerous and frequently appalling. I regularly drive on the road between Meneou and Pervolia. This […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 11:56

Cyprus expanding role as a bridge between continents

Cyprus acting as a bridge with the region is a continuation of the Informal European Council and now we have expanded the scope of this neighborhood, reaching as far as Saudi Arabia and India, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Sunday. He added that expanding Nicosia’s geopolitical footprint was declared a central goal of foreign […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 11:28

From theory to summit diplomacy

During President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Beijing, President Xi Jinping invoked the Thucydides Trap directly in his discussion with the American president. Its use, for the first time during a summit with an American president, is symbolically important. Ideas matter in diplomacy. Words are never innocent at that level. They signal. They frame. They […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 11:24

Horses bolt through Rome after policeman lights fireworks at parade rehearsal

Fireworks set off without permission by a traffic policeman during a late-night rehearsal for Italy’s Republic Day parade startled dozens of horses, sending them bolting through the capital and injuring several riders, police said. The unexpected bangs shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday caused panic among the ceremonial horses, some of which had riders while […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 11:22

Israel troops capture Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon push against Hezbollah

Israeli troops have seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and its strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, the military said on Sunday, a major advance against Iran-backed Hezbollah despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago. It comes after Saturday, one of the heaviest days of Hezbollah fire toward northern Israel since the April ceasefire, prompting […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 10:57

Four arrested in overnight police operations

Four people were arrested overnight as part of nationwide preventive policing, police said on Sunday as operations continue to prevent serious criminal acts, ensure public order and enhance the public’s sense of security. The arrests include cases of building burglary and theft, illegal stay on the island and fines. During the operations, 662 drivers and […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 10:39

Contacts with north ‘led to FMD crisis’

The enormous economic activity of some livestock breeders with those in the north was one of the reasons that led to the foot and mouth disease crisis, head of the special scientific committee for upgrading of the livestock sector Stavros Malas said. Speaking to CyBC radio, he stressed that if trade with the north continues, […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 10:06

Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered

The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday. Two fatalities had been confirmed after the tank containing “white liquor” – a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in making […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 09:40

OpenAI’s Altman says AI unlikely to lead to ‘jobs apocalypse’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said this week that the rapid development ‌and adoption of AI would not lead to a global “jobs apocalypse” and the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he had feared. Speaking virtually at a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) conference in Sydney, Altman said he was initially concerned […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 09:34

Today’s weather: Mainly fine with risk of a storm in the mountains

After the passing of early morning cloud and fog, the weather for the rest of the day is expected to be clear. At noon though more clouds are expected to give localised rain and thunderstorms mainly in the mountains, but also inland. Temperatures are expected to increase to 31C inland, around 28 on the east […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 09:20

Man arrested for attacking police officer

A man from the Famagusta area has been arrested after a police officer was attacked on Saturday evening. At 5.30pm on Saturday, members of the Xylotympou and Xylophagou police stations went to a village in the area to find a 29-year-old against who they had an arrest warrant as he had failed to appear before […]

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Kıbrıs 31.05.2026 09:00

Keeping the red flag flying

There are still a number of communist parties active in the world, among them those in China and Cyprus, which, in their different ways kept the red flag flying after what was once called the end of history. The end of history was how the American political scientist and economist Francis Fukuyama described the defeat […]

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