HALLOUMI OR HALOUMI? WHY CYPRUS' FAVOURITE CHEESE HAS BEEN SPOTTED WITH A SINGLE ''L''

HALLOUMI OR HALOUMI?  WHY CYPRUS' FAVOURITE CHEESE HAS BEEN SPOTTED WITH A SINGLE ''L'' - Cy Mail 8/5 by Eleni Panayiotiou


For most Cypriots, it’s a simple matter, it’s halloumi with two Ls, but abroad, the island’s most famous cheese is increasingly turning up on supermarket shelves missing a letter, rebranded as ‘haloumi’.

But why? It might seem minor, but for a product so closely tied to identity, tradition and regulation, it has now become a talking point.

In recent years, as halloumi has surged in popularity, particularly in the United Kingdom, and variations of its name have quietly crept into the mainstream.

BIRDLIFE RETURNS TO REVIVED KOUKLIA WETLANDS AS CYPRUS CELEBRATES NATURE COMEBACK

BIRDLIFE RETURNS TO REVIVED KOUKLIA WETLANDS AS CYPRUS CELEBRATES NATURE COMEBACK - KNews 8/5

EU-backed restoration brings water, wildlife and hope back to Mesaoria reservoir, offering a rare feel-good moment in a drought-hit island facing climate pressure.

After years of drought, shrinking wetlands, and growing fears over climate change, a rare sight unfolded this week in the Mesaoria region: water glistening across the Kouklia reservoir, birds circling overhead, and nature slowly reclaiming its place.

CYPRUS BEER EXPORTS PLUNGE BY MORE THAN HALF

CYPRUS BEER EXPORTS PLUNGE BY MORE THAN HALF  - Cy Mail 7/5 by Kyriacos Nicolaou


Total beer deliveries in Cyprus fell by 8.9 per cent during April, compared to the same month last year, according to a report from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).

Specifically, the volume of beer delivered in April reached 3.4 million litres, down from the 3.7 million litres recorded during the same month of the previous year.

BREXIT - JOINT STATEMENT FOLLOWING MEETING OF THE SPECIALISED COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WINDSOR FRAMEWORK, 7 May 2026

 

BREXIT - JOINT STATEMENT FOLLOWING MEETING OF THE SPECIALISED COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WINDSOR FRAMEWORK, 7 May 2026


The UK Government and European Commission gave a statement after the Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework meeting.
From:Cabinet Office Published7 May 2026




The Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework met in Brussels today, co-chaired by officials from the European Commission and the UK Government.

The co-chairs took stock of the implementation of the Windsor Framework since the last meeting on 3 December 2025. They reaffirmed the importance of continued work to deliver the full, timely, and faithful implementation of the Windsor Framework.

NEW DISH LAUNCH NIGHT - Martika's Kitchen, Tala Square - 14 May

 

NEW DISH LAUNCH NIGHT

Martika's Kitchen, Tala Square

14 May

€32 per person - desserts available on the night at menu price.

Booking essential 96 134030

CYPRUS WILL BURN THIS SUMMER

CYPRUS WILL BURN THIS SUMMER - Cy Mail 8/5 by Morgan West

It’s the start of May. And yet, Cyprus is already worried…

Not just because it looks like summer 2026 will be another absolute scorcher (despite the recent snow!). Not because we’re expecting power and water cuts on top of our usual 40-degree plus temps. Not because we’ve already had enough dust in the atmosphere to last us a lifetime, thank you very much.

No. What we’re already worried about – or, at least, what’s making the authorities are getting Super Twitchy – is wildfires…

PAPHOS' KEMAL ATATURK STREET TO BE RENAMED

PAPHOS' KEMAL ATATURK STREET TO BE RENAMED - Cy Mail 8/5 by Tom Cleaver


Kemal Ataturk Street in Paphos’ Moutallos neighbourhood will be renamed “Nikos Kapetanidis Street” after the town’s council voted to approve the change, Disy councillor Nina Gkaraklidou said on Thursday.

She told the Cyprus Mail that a proposal she had put before the council had been approved by a majority of councillors, and that as such, the street will be renamed in due course.

Earlier, she had written in a post on social media that the fact that the street was named after the Republic of Turkey’s founding president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk “creates and provokes a painful emotional reflection” among Moutallos’ current residents, most of whom are Greek Cypriots who were displaced from the north in 1974 and their descendants.