Pedestrian hit by car identified, partner arrested (updated)
A 54-year-old man, partner of a 58-year-old British woman who was critically injured after being hit by a car in the Paphos district on Saturday, is under arrest as police ...
The latest tool for Covid (or any other) anxiety
The coronavirus has caused a second pandemic: anxiety. As mental health issues worldwide escalate, ALIX NORMAN looks at the latest in anti-anxiety tools (and how to get a discount)
During ...
Coronavirus: 29-year-old woman dies of Covid in north
A 29-year-old woman has died from Covid, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday.
The woman, who had been six months pregnant when she was hospitalised, had also lost her baby ...
German ambassador to China dies two weeks into the job
Germany’s ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, who was a former foreign policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has died suddenly, less than two weeks after taking up his post.
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Recovery scheme ‘could add 7 per cent to GDP’, says Petrides
The successful implementation of the €1.3bn Recovery and Resilience Scheme is very important to public finances and the island’s growth prospects, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Monday, as ...
Cyprus, Egypt ministers discuss cooperation on agriculture, environment
Cyprus’ Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis held bilateral meetings with his Egyptian counterparts, Minister of Agriculture Al Sayed Al Qusair and Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad, on the sidelines of the ...
Game of streaming Thrones: The next big fantasy series
New contenders for the dragon sized hole in people’s lives are lining up says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES
Fantasy series used to be considered untouchable by production studios. Too expensive to ...
Coronavirus: Infant critical with MIS-C, paediatricians urged to be on alert
A 12-month-old boy is in critical but stable condition at Makarios hospital in Nicosia after being diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C), according to the hospital’s chief ...
Peyia fire under control (updated)
Fire fighters have contained a fire which broke out in Peyia forest in the Paphos district on Monday morning, the forestry department has announced.
It said the fire, which broke ...
Taliban claim control of Panjshir, promise formation of government ‘soon’
The Taliban claimed victory on Monday in the last part of Afghanistan still holding out against their rule, declaring that the capture of the Panjshir valley completed their takeover of ...
PSG sign two-year deal with fashion house Dior
Paris St Germain said on Monday they had signed a two-year partnership deal with fashion house Christian Dior.
PSG said Dior would design their official wardrobe, and that the partnership ...
Six Palestinian militants escape from high-security Israeli prison
Six Palestinian militants broke out of a high-security Israeli prison on Monday in what Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called a grave incident.
Israeli police and the military had started a ...
Back to class for high school students amid strict protocols (updated)
Over 45,000 students at state secondary school are set to return to school on Tuesday under strict measures to combat Covid-19, most notably the requirement of a SafePass for those aged 12 ...
Addition of a party to a pending action
The criterion is whether their legal rights or financial interests are directly affected
A person can be added as a party to an action pending before court if it is ...
Sri Lankans thrive on Saturday, slump on Sunday
The race for the final of the 2021 CCA #BAOFINANCIAL 40 Over Cup presented by Abbeygate Insurance became a lot clearer on Saturday as Sri Lankans won a gripping game against Black ...
Stylianides appointed minister in Greece (updated)
Greece on Monday confirmed that former Cypriot European humanitarian aid and crisis management commissioner Christos Stylianides will head the new climate crisis and civil protection ministry.
He will receive honourary ...
Second fatality in sea off Limassol
An elderly woman was pulled out of the sea unconscious on Monday morning and was pronounced dead at Limassol hospital.
According to the Police, at 9.30 am, a foreign visitor who ...
Man pleads not guilty to starting Arakapas fire
A 67-year-old man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he had started a huge fire in Arakapas in July that killed four men and destroyed some 55 square kilometres ...
Cyprus and China should seize opportunity to forge closer ties, says ambassador
China and Cyprus should seize the opportunity of the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations to forge closer, strategic ties, China’s Ambassador to Cyprus Liu Yantao has told the ...
Action Global Communications: Dimitris Ioannides appointed Group Innovation & Growth Leader
As Action Global Communications moves forward with internal restructuring, Dimitris Ioannides has been appointed to lead a new comprehensive anthropocentric strategy focusing on innovation and development. As Group Innovation and ...
Man’s body found in sea off Lady’s Mile (updated)
The body of a 65-year-old man was found floating in the sea off Lady’s Mile area early on Monday, Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) police said.
According to the police, ...
Microsoft says cloud gaming on Xbox near
Microsoft has confirmed that cloud gaming is coming to its Xbox consoles during the forthcoming holiday season.
Cloud gaming, which will enable players with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription ...
Briton Raducanu prepared to tackle Rogers and home crowd
Emma Raducanu’s dream run at the U.S. Open looked to be taking her to a last-16 tie with Ash Barty but while the 18-year-old Briton has avoided the ...
Coronavirus: Six countries change category in latest review
Three countries were downgraded from the Orange to Red category following the health ministry’s latest epidemiological risk assessment published on Monday. The changes take effect on Thursday.
According to ...