With each passing year, the gap between the two sides is becoming clearer, gradually eroding the prospects of finding a mutually acceptable political settlement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says in his draft Good Services report. However, he stressed that he will continue to encourage the two leaders to be open to dialogue, as he believes … Read more
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Colin Stewart, on Thursday expressed concerns about the increasing militarization of the no-fly zone and said that the report on UNFICYP’s peacekeeping force in Cyprus reflects these concerns. Responding to a journalist’s question after his meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential … Read more
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah warned on Wednesday of a “fight to the end” if Israel declares war on Lebanon, a day after the second-in-command of Palestinian Hamas was killed in Beirut. “We are not afraid of war… Whoever contemplates war with us will regret it,” Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address, 24 … Read more
The 44-year-old driver of the double-cab car involved in the quadruple fatal accident that occurred on New Year’s Day in Limassol was placed under six-day detention on Tuesday morning. The procedure took place at the Limassol hospital where the driver is being treated under guard. The 44-year-old is suspected of offenses involving causing death by … Read more
Faced with a negative record, the warmest year ever since official records began, the global community finds itself in 2023. Extreme temperatures, floods and disasters that have caused chaos and cost lives automatically sound the alarm. and recall the lack of mobilization and active action in the face of climate change. The scientists’ estimates of … Read more
The Independent Anti-Corruption Authority issued a statement regarding the corruption investigation against the Assistant Attorney General, Savvas Angelidis. The Independent Anti-Corruption Authority (“the Authority”) makes the following Announcement: Lifting of the Prohibition on Disclosure of Information Regarding Authority Investigations 1. Pursuant to the legislation that provides for the establishment and operation of the Authority (Law … Read more
Several Cypriots are traveling abroad this year for the New Year, choosing as destinations mostly Greece and Great Britain but also Central European countries, the President of the Association of Travel Agents (ACTA) Haris Papacharalambous told KYPE. According to Mr. Papacharalambous, the numbers for Cypriot trips abroad “will be slightly higher than in 2019 before … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) referred to “heartbreaking” testimonies collected yesterday by its team at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, where victims of the bombardment in the al-Maghazi refugee camp were treated. “A WHO team heard heartbreaking accounts from medical staff and victims of the suffering caused by the explosions,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the … Read more
The singer Vassilis Karras passed away at the age of 70. According to the Greek protothema.gr, the beloved singer who passed away on Sunday afternoon (24/12), had been facing health problems recently, while in the last few days he was hospitalized with coronavirus in the intensive care unit. He breathed his last at 17.00 in … Read more
Chilling details are coming to light in relation to the bloody attack that claimed the lives of 14 people in Prague, with the Czech government declaring today (23/12) a day of mourning. The information that the Czech authorities have so far about the “killer” “shows” an introverted person, a “lone wolf” with a license to … Read more