CYPRUS BREAKING NEWS

Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he does not know whether the Pentagon will carry out its plan to livestream the execution by firing squad of the former US Army psychiatrist convicted in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting, a plan that has drawn broad condemnation. As the controversy over the…

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the American and global marketplace after what Trump described as a “highly successful” discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump added that Russia would then…

President Nikos Christodoulides has reiterated that there is “no other option” than resolving the Cyprus problem, saying the Greek Cypriot side is ready to resume negotiations immediately ahead of his meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday. Speaking at the national refugee…

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos has called for greater flexibility in EU spending rules to allow Cyprus and other member states to support households and businesses while investing in energy security, as the conflict in the Middle East increases uncertainty over growth and inflation. Speaking at a…

A strong 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern coast of Panama on Friday at a 10 km depth, according to the US Geological Survey, yet no damage was initially reported and the Panama Canal Authority said the waterway was operating normally. Panama television footage showed people…

Almost every civil servant has again being rated ‘excellent’, with the public service commission lamenting the reviews on Friday as “disappointing”. The commission’s chief George Papageorgiou presenting the body’s annual report detailed that average review scores have risen every year since the…

Two men aged 20 and 26 were arrested after police found more than a kilo of cannabis, 50g of cocaine and 95g of cannabis resin in an apartment in Limassol on Friday. Drug squad (Ykan) officers searched the property following a tip off and assessment of information, police said. Officers initially…

Two 14th-century Byzantine icons depicting the Evangelists Matthew and Mark have been repatriated to Cyprus after being smuggled following the 1974 Turkish invasion, the bishopric of Morphou announced on Friday. The icons originate from the 12 th century Panayia church of Asinou in Troodos, which…

The United Nations on Friday called US plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, “abhorrent” and said it could be a violation of prohibitions against torture. “These kinds of public executions we’ve seen in other…

The interior minister has “been misinformed” about the Hambis Printmaking Museum, founder Hambis Tsangaris said on Friday, following remarks to media that the administrator of Turkish Cypriot properties had undertaken to renovate the building housing the museum in Platanistia village in the…

Diko and trade union SEK found common ground on Friday in discussions on mandatory provident funds and other main aspects of pension reforms, with Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos saying the reforms must go ahead to improve the quality of life of elderly people. SEK general secretary Andreas…

Cyfield is in talks to partner with Chinese state-owned contractor China Harbour to complete the stalled liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko, as six companies have expressed interest in taking over the project, Phileleftheros reported on Friday. The newspaper reported that China Harbour was…

An Omani flydubai co-pilot had planned to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on September 30 in a suicide attack before he was thwarted by his fellow pilot, the UAE attorney general said on Friday, according to the state news agency. The plan…

US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The court denounced the move as an “assault on the…

A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody for seven days by the Famagusta district court on Friday, after being extradited to Cyprus over the burglary of a jewellery store in which assets worth more than €200,000 were stolen. The man was arrested upon his arrival in Cyprus, following his prior…

A miniature Swiss railway in Emba, Paphos, will open to visitors on Sunday, October 18, for its third annual open day, offering a family attraction while raising funds for the Paphos Kidney Association. Inspired by Switzerland’s famous Glacier Express, the model railway occupies a…

British counter-terrorism police said on Friday that two Latvian men who were arrested on Thursday inside a Royal Air Force base in eastern England that is used by US forces had been released on bail. The police said the men, aged 32 and 36, had been freed with strict conditions, while an…

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race on Friday, pipping Mercedes driver George Russell who will join him on the front row at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Verstappen, who had never previously taken pole or won a race in Singapore, set the fastest…

Time is the theme of this year’s Poetry Moves International Festival, which will unfold from October 13 to 17 with a programme of exhibitions, music, video and performances. This will be the festival’s fourth edition, bringing multidisciplinary projects to the forefront, with poetry at its core.…

Problems at Limassol primary schools were discussed on Friday during a visit by MPs, who identified overcrowding and security issues as pressing challenges. The first stop for members of the House education committee and representatives of parents’ associations and teacher union Poed was the third…