Archive 2021

ALL DAY on Friday CyBC radio news played the story that “powerful messages about the Cyprus problem are expected to be sent by the President of the Republic, from the ...

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk dethroned world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in his own backyard with a stunning display to earn a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd ...

The announcement in an article in the Cyprus Mail last Sunday by the human rights lawyer Achilleas Demetriades that he may run for president of the Republic of Cyprus in 2023 ...

One person died from coronavirus while 99 new cases were recorded on Saturday, the ministry of health said. The death refers to an 88-year-old woman who died on Friday in Limassol ...

The matter of Archbishop of America Elpidoforos’ participation in an event in New York where Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was presented as ‘president of the TRNC’ is considered closed, ...

Connecting with others hasn’t been the easiest of things during the past year. Genuine human connection, in-person connection with friends or strangers has been difficult to figure out with ...

Andros Townsend and Abdoulaye Doucoure were on target as Everton condemned Norwich City to their sixth straight Premier League defeat with a comfortable 2-0 win at Goodison Park on Saturday. ...

Volcanic explosions spewed red hot lava high into the air on La Palma on Saturday as a new emission vent opened, forcing the small Spanish island to close its airport ...

In a spectacular upset on the first day of the Cyprus Rally, race favourite Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar went off the road and his car was consumed in flames ...

The European Union does not have the luxury to wait for migration flows to reach its external borders and should focus on tackling the humanitarian crisis at its source, the ...

Taliban authorities in the western Afghan city of Herat killed four alleged kidnappers and hung their bodies up in public to deter others, a local government official said on Saturday. ...

McLaren’s Lando Norris seized his first Formula One pole position at the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday after seven- times world champion Lewis Hamilton hit the wall in a ...

The 2022 budget will mark the move to recovery, which will cover the ground lost in 2020, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Saturday as the government plans to end pandemic support ...

By George M. Georgiou and Les Manison The financial crisis of 2007–2009, referred to as the Great Recession, which afflicted most of the advanced capitalist economies and beyond, triggered a debate ...

An early second-half goal from Gabriel Jesus with Manchester City’s first shot on target earned the Premier League champions a 1-0 win over joint league leaders Chelsea on Saturday. ...

The ministry of health announced 47 testing sites will operate on Sunday for people in eligible groups still allowed to have a free test. They also need to have ID with ...

Justice Minister Stefi Drakou on Saturday gave assurances that the police presence in the old town of Nicosia would be stepped up to make residents feel secure. Speaking from Phaneromeni ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said he had nothing personal against Paralimni Mayor Theodoros Pirillis who went on a tirade on Saturday over a damning audit report about the municipality after issuing ...

Where do you live and with whom? I live in Geri, Nicosia with my husband Costa and two children, Christo who is 9 and Sylvana who is a year old. What ...

Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that it can use to improve the quality of its tar-like crude, with the first ...

Main opposition Akel said Saturday the president was correct to highlight Turkey’s aggression during his speech before the UN General Assembly, but he should have also sought to break ...

Nicosia Book Fest 2021 returns this autumn for a physical festival on October 9 and 10 at Acropolis Park. After last year’s first digital version, the annual festival is ready to return ...

Cyprus and South Sudan have signed a Joint Communique establishing diplomatic relations. The communique was signed by Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and South Sudan’s deputy Foreign Minister Deng Dau ...

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo is going to be “careful” about his team selection for the north London derby on Sunday. Spurs head to the Emirates to face their fierce ...