Sandbar shark washed up on Polis beach
A washed-up shark was found on a beach in the area of Polis Chrysochous on Sunday, the Marine and Environmental Research (MER) lab has reported.
Specifically, the lab identified the ...
Ongoing exhibition tells stories through crafts
Ongoing exhibition Threading Stories features the handcrafted art processes of Latin America. Eleni Philippou has a look around
Traditional handicrafts can serve to reflect a large part of a culture’...
Fresh delay as asset declarations bill referred to new House
A bill improving the admittedly useless legislation on asset statements filed by state officials was referred to the new parliament on Tuesday after House ethics committee MPs failed to iron ...
Coronavirus: Gusty winds close Strovolos rapid test site (updated)
A Strovolos rapid testing site had to suspend its operation early on Tuesday due to strong winds, but staff are moving to a new location in Lakatamia, the health ministry ...
Breakaway clubs ‘must live with consequences of their choice,’ says Fifa chief
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said his organisation “strongly disapproves” of plans for a European Super League and has warned the breakaway clubs they will have to “live with the ...
NGO concern over rise of illegal bird trapping this spring
Bird trapping with limesticks is on the rise this spring, after years of steady decline of the illegal activity during the season, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) reported on ...
Coronavirus: Court challenge to legality of Covid-19 decrees
The legality and constitutionality of the coronavirus decrees, and the restrictions stemming from them, are being challenged at the Nicosia district court.
Nicos Clerides is representing three clients who have ...
Coronavirus: Care homes reassuring over Covid-19 cases
Positive Covid-19 cases among vaccinated care home residents are ‘not worrying’, the head of care home owners’ association Loukia Gregoriou told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday.
Following reports that 20 coronavirus ...
Marcus Samuelsson’s traditional Ethiopian Tibs
In this video, Ethiopian-Swedish chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson teaches us how to make mouthwatering, delicious Tibs.
Tibs is a dish featuring beef or lamb, pan-fried in butter, with garlic, ...
4+ good reasons to choose Αnytime for your motor and/or home insurance
Making a small investment in a motor and home insurance plan is like choosing to enjoy a more optimistic, energetic and joyful everyday life and that’s exactly what ANYTIME ...
Coronavirus: Supermarkets want staff to be vaccinated as priority
The Pancyprian Supermarkets Association on Tuesday urged the health ministry to proceed with immediate coronavirus vaccinations of supermarket employees.
The employees have been at the forefront of the pandemic from ...
Audit office finds shortcomings in health ministry’s payment procedures
The health ministry’s has serious shortcomings in its payment and audit procedures, which leads to waste of taxpayer money, an audit service report said Tuesday, as it listed mistakes ...
Four arrested on suspicion of aiding irregular migrants
Police on Tuesday said they arrested three men and one woman during an operation on Monday evening in the buffer zone between Lymbia and Athienou where migrants were seen arriving ...
Coronavirus: Turkey sends 40,000 vaccines to north Cyprus
Turkey on Tuesday sent an additional 40,000 doses of the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to the north, according to reports in the media.
A Turkish health ministry aircraft carrying the jabs ...
Police investigate after finding altered moped licence plates
Famagusta police are investigating after three mopeds with altered licence plate numbers were found in the possession of a 20-year-old man.
The suspect was driving his motorcycle without a safety ...
The octopus that mentored a diver to reconnect with nature
In this video, we encounter an inspiring story of nature’s capacity to impart wisdom and renewal.
Natural history filmmaker Craig Foster was burnt out and depressed when he decided ...
Germany’s Laschet wins clear CDU backing to succeed Merkel as chancellor
Armin Laschet, leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU), won the backing of senior party members at an internal meeting to run as the conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel ...
Nicosia steps up preparations for Geneva meeting
Nicosia is in the final stages of preparations ahead of the informal five-party summit in Geneva next week where the island’s two community leaders will meet under the UN ...
The converted school bus that’s home to a family of four
Homes come in many shapes and sizes, and there is something wonderful about fashioning a dwelling from the most unlikely of foundations.
We celebrate this spirit of ingenuity in this ...
Coronavirus: Famagusta hospital full to capacity
Famagusta hospital, the reference hospital for coronavirus cases, is completely full, with 75 patients being treated there on Tuesday.
Of the 75 people, eight are in the high dependency unit as they ...
Players hit out at breakaway European Super League
A number of high-profile players across Europe, including Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes and Paris St-Germain’s Ander Herrera, expressed their opposition on Monday to a planned breakaway European Super ...
How to pick up a rabbit without causing them distress
Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...
Find out what’s what with funding for research, innovation projects
IDEK, the Research and Innovation Foundation, is conducting a series of webinars free of charge, giving participants the opportunity to learn about funding opportunities arising from both new and existing ...
Russian military build-up near Ukraine numbers more than 100,000 troops, EU says
More than 100,000 Russian troops have massed on Ukraine’s border and in annexed Crimea, the office of the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said after EU foreign ministers were ...