CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 5 July 2026

Around 4.30 a.m. today a fire broke out in a car, which was parked outside the house of its 59-year-old owner, in a village in the province of Nicosia.

The fire was extinguished by the Fire Service, however the vehicle was completely destroyed.

TALES FROM THE COFFEESHOP - WHY DID GOVT MISS CHANCE TO LAUD CYPRUS ROLE?

TALES FROM THE COFFEESHOP - WHY DID GOVT MISS CHANCE TO LAUD CYPRUS ROLE? - Cy Mail 5/7 by Patrocolos


WHO would have thought it would ever have been possible for the Nik II government to have a big international meeting on the sunshine isle and treat it as a big secret, the prez not making a single public boast about its significance.

A two-day meeting of President Donald Trump’s creation, the Board of Peace, which would supposedly bring peace and prosperity to Gaza, was held somewhere in Kyproulla but the government pretended it knew nothing.

CYPRUS MAIL OUR VIEW - TIME FOR GOVERNMENT TO PUT POLITICS ASIDE AND ENSURE ENERGY SUPPLY

CYPRUS MAIL OUR VIEW - TIME FOR GOVERNMENT TO PUT POLITICS ASIDE AND ENSURE ENERGY SUPPLY - Cy Mail 5/7

Top executives of ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy were at the presidential palace on Tuesday for the signing of a joint declaration with the government that gave the status of ‘marketable’ to two gas fields in Cyprus’ EEZ. Although this does not mean the gas fields would ever be developed, President Nikos Christodoulides put the obligatory positive spin on the signing of this document by resorting to platitudes.

The declaration, he said, “is clear evidence and a vote of confidence in the prospects of Cyprus’ EEZ, but also in the prospects of the eastern Mediterranean to develop as a potential energy corridor for Europe.” A day later, energy expert and Sunday Mail columnist Dr Charles Ellinas told Cyprus News Agency that the declaration “did not mean the companies will proceed with development” and that he was concerned that the government was making “huge concessions to the companies,” because it was “mainly interested in the political part of the agreements rather than the commercial part.”

RAIN ABRAHAM - Searays Cafe Bar, Peyia - 19 & 25 July

 

RAIN ABRAHAM

Searays Cafe Bar, Peyia

19 & 25 July - 2-5pm

Rain Abraham live at Searays. Two dates…Sunday 19th July 2-5pm and Saturday 25th July 5-8pm.

Tickets €15pp including main course.

First come first served!

Bookings 99617415

WE NEED BASES IN CYPRUS NOT THEIR SOVEREIGNTY

WE NEED BASES IN CYPRUS NOT THEIR SOVEREIGNTY  - Cy Mail 5/7 by Alper Ali Riza

Two questions of law still linger and rankle among Greek Cypriots

The legal status of the British military bases in Cyprus came under the spotlight again this week at a conference organised by the Cyprus Bar Association during which their legal status came under scrutiny.

Two legal questions arise independently of their political complexities that are too long to grapple with in the space available.

The Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) were established at the same time as the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) under the same treaty – the 1960 treaty concerning the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus – under which Britain granted independence in exchange for colonial sovereignty over the SBAs.

CYPRUS WANTS 85,000 ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY 2030, BUT HOW?

CYPRUS WANTS 85,000 ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY 2030, BUT HOW?- Cy Mail 5/7 by Oliver Wu


Charging facilities have improved but subsidies and the lack of a coherent policy still a challenge

A small island nation that takes merely a couple hours to drive across, Cyprus has consistently had one of the lowest electric vehicle adoption rates in Europe but recent data is looking increasingly positive.

It is Cyprus’ goal, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades, to have 85,000 electric vehicles on the roads by 2030. Vafeades has expressed optimism about meeting the goal, noting it will take roughly 15,000 new EV registrations annually, but he has acknowledged that developments across Europe will influence the pace of adoption.

WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPORT TAKES SHAPE IN DUBAI - MAMMOTH PROJECT FOR 260 million QUEUELESS PASSENGERS

WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPORT TAKES SHAPE IN DUBAI - MAMMOTH PROJECT FOR 260 million QUEUELESS PASSENGERS - Filenews 5/7


The construction of the new Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai continues, with the project, costing a total of €27.4 billion, to proceed with its first phase according to the planned schedule.

The new air complex, described as the largest airport in the world, will cover an area of 70 square kilometers and is expected to be operational in 2032.