LIMASSOL Top Stories

Cyprus faces backlash over use of British bases to bomb Houthis
Demonstrators shout slogans and hold placards, condemning Israel's military operations inside the Gaza strip, outside the entrance of RAF Akrotiri, near southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.
AP / Petros Karadjias
2024-01-21, The Observer
The Cyprus government is facing growing criticism over British military bases on the island being used by UK and US forces to stage airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi...
French President Macron opens Gaza aid conference with appeal to Israel to protect civilians
An Israeli armored personnel carrier and a tank are seen next to destroyed buildings during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.
AP / Ohad Zwigenberg
2023-11-09, North Shore News
PARIS (AP) — French PresidentEmmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians, saying that “all lives have equal...
Hong Kong-based Q9 Wins Approval To Run Crypto Services In Dubai
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin network visualization, Purple
Creative Commons / Davidstankiewicz
2022-10-28, Bitcoinist
The Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm Q9 Capital secures its provisional license from the VARA regulatory to operate in the UAE. The platform joins the list of other...
Spring festivals this weekend2024-04-26
CyprusMail: Two festivals this weekend will take visitors on mini road trips outside the city. The 1st Spring Fair in Lofou, organised by the Chrysofilitissa Bakery, invites families and friends to join its festivities this Saturday and Sunday at the village’s central...
Some deputy mayors to be declared by midday due to lack of candidates2024-04-26
Philenews: If there are no objections by 12:30 noon, 14 deputy mayors will be declared today in 14 municipal districts. This was stated by the Chief Electoral Officer, Elickos Elias, in a statement to Alpha’s morning...
Ypsonas municipality joins race for 2030 European capital of culture2024-04-26
Philenews: The Municipality of Ypsonas has officially entered the contest to claim the title of European Capital of Culture 2030, along with the 8 communities that will constitute the new Municipality of Kourion, under the coordination of the company Kourion 2030...
Mines service sparks forest fire in fireworks destruction mishap2024-04-26
Philenews: For the first time, the MinesService proceeded last Wednesday with the destruction of expired fireworks and smoke bombs within the quarry zone, between the communities of Monagroulli and Vasa Kellakiou, without the presence of police pyrotechnicians. In all...
Fire outbreak sparks ban on fireworks2024-04-26
Philenews: For the first time, the MinesService proceeded last Wednesday with the destruction of expired fireworks and smoke bombs within the quarry zone, between the communities of Monagroulli and Vasa Kellakiou, without the presence of police pyrotechnicians. In all...
Overnight pharmacies for Friday, 26 April2024-04-26
Philenews: NICOSIA Menoikos Michalis, 73A Larnakos Avenue, Aglantzia, tel. 22332165, 22330865. Kafourou Elena, 3A Ethnikis Frouras. OffMakarios III Avenue, opposite former “Hilton,” Nicosia, tel. 22377313, 96391001. Kousidis Georgos, 30A Agiou Pavlou Avenue....
A diverse lineup of live music events this week2024-04-25
CyprusMail: From jazz tributes to classical music with young talents on stage and from album presentations to funk-soul tunes, the live music scene has a lot to look forward to. Listeners all over the island will get to enjoy a wide array of performances, each one...
Cyprus Shipping Deputy Min attends naming ceremony in China2024-04-25
Ekathimerini: Cyprus’ Shipping Deputy MinisterMarina...
Tepak students protest course relocation2024-04-25
CyprusMail: Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) students staged a protest on Thursday demanding the cancellation of a decision by the rectorate to relocate certain courses of the...
Oceania Cruises Debuts New Mediterranean Sailings for 2025 (Oceania Cruises Inc)2024-04-25
Public Technologies: ) Oceania Cruises Debuts New Mediterranean Sailings for 2025 New sailings highlight European cities, holiday islands and lesser-known ports Image downloadable here Caption: Oceania Cruises' Marina in Monte CarloMiami, FL - April 25, 2024 - Oceania Cruises,...
How Cyprus has become a trap for asylum seekers2024-04-25
The New Arab: It’s still dawn in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, on January 5, 2024, when suddenly an explosion shatters the silence. The bomb targets the small office of KISA, an organisation that defends asylum seekers, shattering its glass windows. "This attack didn’t...
They burned the forest with a flare but it was an unfortunate moment2024-04-25
Philenews: It is our minds that they will burn as it is. They’ve already burned theirs. They went, they say, to a quarry in the Limassol forest to destroy smoke bombs and flares. They do this every year, but yesterday, especially, they didn’t realise that it...
The wildfires started but the aircraft will arrive in July!2024-04-25
Philenews: They went to a quarry in a state forest to destroy firecrackers and flares! They forgot to disarm one of the flares, and it flew into the forest and started a fire! The authorities dispatched ground firefighting crews to the scene. For hours, they reassured us...
Oceania Cruises Debuts New Mediterranean Sailings for 20252024-04-25
PR Newswire: New sailings highlight European cities, holiday islands and lesser-known ports MIAMI, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oceania Cruises, the world's leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, has debuted an array of new 2025 Mediterranean sailings,...