Our Travel Journal – Page 27

Student protest sparks AKEL-Kadis exams spat

26 February 2016News

Scores of students from Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos skipped school on Thursday to protest outside the education…

The flagship of the US Navy’s Sixth Fleet to visit Cyprus

26 February 2016News

The USS Mount Whitney, flagship of the United States’ Navy’s Sixth Fleet, will visit Cyprus, starting on Friday, the…

Anastasiades receives honorary degree

25 February 2016News

President Nicos Anastasiades gave an emotional speech at his alma mater on Wednesday, the University of Athens’ Law…

Cyprus and Israel tighten links with military agreement

25 February 2016News

Cyprus and Israel on Wednesday signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which defines the rights and obligations of…

Limassol named one of best cities

25 February 2016News

Limassol has made it on the Mercer list of Western cities for top quality of living, coming at 88th place while Vienna…

Masterclass opportunity with renowned violinist

25 February 2016News

Young violinists in Cyprus are being offered the opportunity to participate in a masterclass with world renowned…

Memorial for children of Holocaust survivors born in Cyprus

25 February 2016News

The defence ministers of Cyprus and Israel visited a military camp in Nicosia on Wednesday to unveil a monument…

UCY tech centre awarded for life-saving app

25 February 2016News

The KIOS Research Centre for Intelligence Systems and Networks at the University of Cyprus (UCy) has won an award for…

Cypriot photographer shortlisted for world’s biggest photography competitio

24 February 2016News

Cypriot photographer Yiorgos Doukanaris has been shortlisted for the world’s biggest photography competition, the 2016…

Cyprus to investigate Red Cross archives on missing

24 February 2016News

Authorities aim to fully investigate information from the Red Cross archives as part of efforts to establish the fate…

First official visit by an Israeli defence minister to Cyprus

24 February 2016News

Israel`s Minister of Defence Moshe Ya`alon arrives in Cyprus on Wednesday for a one-day visit, the first such official…

Open platform for employers seeking job candidates

24 February 2016News

The labour ministry aims to create an open platform where employers can identify suitable candidates from the pool of…

Paphos residents fear Ayia Varvara next for gold factory

24 February 2016News

Four villages in the Paphos district have called on the Green Party to help them prevent the establishment of a gold…

Syrian child believed dead reunited with family in Cyprus after two years

24 February 2016News

After a separation of two years a seven-year-old girl from Syria has finally been reunited with her family in Cyprus.…

Cyprus and Bulgaria to enhance cooperation in Energy, Tourism, Agriculture and Rural Development

23 February 2016News

Three Memoranda of Understanding covering the sectors of Energy, Tourism and Agriculture and Rural Development were…

Erosion claiming Cyprus’ coastlines

23 February 2016News

In many places on the coastline of Cyprus where it is overdeveloped, there has begun to suffer serious erosion at some…

First airing for Cyprus’ Eurovision entry

23 February 2016News

‘Alter Ego’, sung by the band Minus One who will be representing Cyprus in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, was…

State ordered to compensate conscript for back injury

23 February 2016News

The state has been ordered to compensate a former conscript for back injuries he sustained during his stint in the…

US supports Cyprus solution’s ‘best chance in decades’

23 February 2016News

The US supports the best chance in decades for a Cyprus settlement, a US State Department Deputy Spokesperson has…

A herb garden for Europe

22 February 2016News

There is more to Cyprus’ agricultural exports than potatoes and halloumi. Alion is a good example. This company not…

Choirs come together in Paphos for charity

22 February 2016News

Five different choirs from Cyprus will take part in a musical evening in Paphos next week, raising thousands for their…

Cypriot secures first place in 60-metre hurdles at IAAF World Indoor Tour

22 February 2016News

Cypriot sprinter Milan Trajkovic won the first place in the 60-metre hurdles race at the IAAF World Indoor Tour, in…

Cypriot women leading the way in law

22 February 2016News

In the United States, the United Kingdom, and even Hong Kong, there are special empowerment societies to promote and…

Paphos joins new sustainable tourism project

22 February 2016News

The Paphos regional board of tourism has joined a new EU programme which concerns cultural tourism with the aim to…