Famagusta Gazette

• Cyprus signs natural gas exploration licensing with ExxonMobil-Qatar Energy

  11-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Cyprus and a consortium made up of ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy signed a natural gas exploration and production sharing contract relating to...

• First cases of Omicron coronavirus variant identified in Cyprus

  11-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Cyprus has identified the first three cases of the Omicron mutation of the coronavirus in the country, the Health Ministry said Friday. The...

• Bases police donate computers to local schools

  10-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  The Sovereign Base Area Police in Dhekelia have been spreading some early Christmas cheer to schools over the past week by donating 23...

• Spain and Cyprus laud close ties

  10-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of Cyprus,  Nicos Anastasiades, held a meeting on 09...

• Cyprus Rapid antigen testing units – 10 December 2021

  10-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Υπουργείο Υγείας – Πρόγραμμα ελέγχου με τη μέθοδο rapid test αντιγόνουΛευκωσία, ΚύπροςΔειγματοληψία πολιτών με τη μέθοδο της ταχείας ανίχνευσης...

• Turkish Cypriot leader holds meeting with EU’s Nava

  9-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has held an online meeting with the Director General of the EU Commission Mario Nava.  According...

• Cyprus president in Spain, talks with PM and King scheduled

  8-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is in Madrid for a series of high-level meetings. This morning, he will meet with Prime Minister Pedro...

• Cyprus weather: Mild but blustery Thursday

  8-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Cyprus will be mostly cloudy throughout Thursday. Winds will be fresh, south-westerly to north-westerly force 4-5, later turning moderate force...

• Israel-Greece-Cyprus summit addresses common interests, concerns

  8-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  The eighth trilateral summit between leaders of Israel, Greece and Cyprus, which was held in Jerusalem on Tuesday, addressed issues from...

• Snow in Troodos, heavy rain causes driving issues

  8-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Snow started falling in Troodos earlier today and continued well into the afternoon. As it stands, roads to Troodos are only open to vehicles with...

• Cyprus: SBA police arrest two for potential theft

  8-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Two individuals were remanded in custody for four days on December 5 after a short police chase saw them stopped in the early hours of the...

• Cyprus airways to resume Athens flights next week

  8-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Cyprus Airways has launched ticket sales for winter 2021/22. The airline will operate flights to Greece, UK, Russia, Lebanon, and Israel this...

• COVID-19 infections in Cyprus more than doubled in a month: Health Ministry

  8-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  COVID-19 infections more than doubled in Cyprus last week compared with the previous week, reflecting a low vaccination rate among young...

• Israeli PM hosts trilateral meeting with Greek, Cypriot leaders

  7-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hosted Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a...

• Rapid antigen testing units – 7 December 2021

  7-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, as of the 18th...

• Cyprus: Low pressure front to bring colder weather

  7-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  The weather in Cyprus is changing from today with the Meteorological Service issuing a Yellow Warning. The Director of Meteorology...

• New UN Special Representative arrives in Cyprus

  6-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  ÏÕÍÖÉÊÕÐ The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in...

• Cyprus police catch teen racers clocking 146Kph

  6-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Paphos police have arrested two teenage motorists caught racing at 146Kph in Geroskipou. A routine traffic patrol spotted the teens just...

• Cyprus ramps up Covid measures from today

  6-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Mandatory screening of passengers arriving in Cyprus with PCR test is among the additional measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus...

• Cyprus braced for snow this week

  5-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Cyprus is bracing for a flurry of snow this week. A band of low pressure is expected to affect Cyprus from Tuesday afternoon until...

• Heavy rains batters Larnaca and eastern Cyprus

  5-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Heavy rains in the Larnaca district have created problems in several communities, after flooding several roads, blocking drains and sewers....

• China, Cyprus pledge to strengthen ties, cooperation

  5-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi here on Saturday, with the two sides pledging to...

• Full text: Pope Francis prays with immigrants, at the Catholic Church of the Holy Cross, in Cyprus

  3-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Πάπας Φραγκίσκος – Οικουμενική προσευχήΚαθολική Εκκλησία Τιμίου Σταυρού, Λευκωσία, ΚύπροςΟ Πάπας Φραγκίσκος προσεύχεται μαζί με μετανάστες....

• Unemployment figures up in Cyprus

  3-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of November 2021, reached 13.977 persons. Based on the...

• FULL TEXT: Speech by Pope Francis during the Holy Mass, at GSP Stadium, in Cyprus

  3-12-2021 FamagustaGazette

  Πάπας Φραγκίσκος – Θεία Λειτουργία Στάδιο ΓΣΠ, Λευκωσία, ΚύπροςΟ Πάπας Φραγκίσκος απευθύνεται στους πιστούς κατά τη Θεία Λειτουργία.//Pope...