2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (301+ words) President Nikos Christodoulides has approved a "28, 513, 593 investment in a new fire surveillance system as Cyprus prepares for what authorities describe as one of the most critical fire seasons in recent years. The system is built around five pillars: strategic planning,…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (565+ words) With the Cypriot parliamentary elections just days away, Cypriots will be queueing up to cast their votes; but this won't only be taking place in Cyprus. Cypriots can also vote from Greece, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. Greece is a…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (542+ words) The word woke comes from African American vernacular and has been used since the 1930s to describe social awakening to racism and discrimination. Over the decades it became associated with awareness of broader social inequalities " sexism, LGBTQ+ rights " and entered mainstream…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (492+ words) Philenews Exams: How much weight can a child bear? Two seventeen-year-old girls took their own lives in Athens, in fear of failing their university entrance exams. Two children who never got the chance to grow up, to change their minds…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (209+ words) The Nicosia Nautical Club (NOL) has lost access to two lanes at the Nicosia Olympic Swimming Pool, deepening a dispute with the Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO) over the allocation of training facilities. The lanes had been used by NOL's under…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (390+ words) Jannik'Sinner'beat Norway's Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the Italian Open final on Sunday to complete a sweep of all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles, becoming only the second player after Novak Djokovic to achieve a career "Golden Masters. World number one'Sinner, who had…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (627+ words) Theatre, art, film and music are all on the menu this week, with events running from Nicosia to Paphos. Here is your guide to what's on. Nicosia, Pantheon, 8. 30pm. The Film Friends Club screens Infinite Land by Vasilis Mazomenos. Set in…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (179+ words) A weak low-pressure system is bringing intervals of high cloud to Cyprus today, with scattered showers and the chance of isolated thunderstorms expected to move in by Wednesday. Dust in the atmosphere will clear shortly, the Department of Meteorology said....

21+ hour, 58+ min ago  (201+ words) Customs officers seized untaxed tobacco products found in a woman's bag and on her body at the Ledra Street crossing, the Customs Department said. According to the department, officers carried out the check on Sunday during routine inspections linked to…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago  (368+ words) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella travelled to the northern city of Modena on Sunday, a day after several people were injured in a car-ramming incident that was the first of its kind in the country. Salim…...