Weeping skies keep the faithful away from ‘crying’ icon

REALITY or hoax? Visitors who have seen the Virgin Mary’s ‘tear tracks’ running down the 1,500-year-old icon in the church of Arakapas in the Limassol district are undecided.

But Father Demetrios, caretaker of the small but impressive 19th century church in the remote village, did not try to offer any explanation of the phenomenon yesterday.

Tsiakourmas relatives stage Bases protest

FRIENDS and family of abducted Greek Cypriot contractor Panicos Tsiakourmas yesterday staged a peaceful sit-down protest at the Sovereign Bases Area (SBA) police station at Dhekelia.