Archive 2021

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 and that 126 people tested positive on Tuesday. But it said not all data for tests taken privately had been collected so the ...

The Chinese ambassador to Britain has been banned from attending an event in the country’s parliament because Beijing imposed sanctions on lawmakers who highlighted human right abuses in Xinjiang. ...

Cyprus was sixth among EU nations for the decrease in commercial flights in August 2021 compared to 2019, with a slump of 23.8 per cent. Although a considerable knock, the reduction was notably ...

Live theatre is back in Paphos at long last, with not one but two one-act plays! The end of September will bring two short plays to the island’s West ...

The top priority of the House ethics committee is to work towards the modernisation of the law on officials’ declaration of wealth, it announced on Tuesday a day after all ...

The House selection committee unanimously decided on Monday there was no legal reason justifying the exclusion of an MP from any parliamentary committee, after Edek chairman Marinos Sizopoulos refused to ...

Britain‘s Health Secretary Sajid Javid signalled on Tuesday that a requirement for expensive PCR tests for COVID-19 for international travellers arriving in Britain would be dropped in favour of ...

Bahrain’s national airline Gulf Air is considering using Larnaca airport as a hub for several international destinations, possibly including the United States. The topic was discussed during President Nicos ...

With a strong sense of social responsibility, Alambra Dairy Products – Petrou Bros announce the start of a new initiative in collaboration with Papantoniou supermarkets to financially support the association for ...

A man was fined €12,000 on Tuesday after he was found by the game fund with dead songbirds and traps in Paphos. The hefty fine was imposed following a tip-off to ...

V+O North Macedonia will provide strategic communication and advisory services to global and domestic companies, brands, and organizations, operating in the local market. These services will include, among others, ...

The House commerce committee on Tuesday discussed credit card charges ahead of a new decree mandating all businesses accept card payments, which is due to come into effect this coming ...

Gordian returns with a renewed range of GoDeals properties at reduced prices. The GoDeals portfolio includes homes, plots for residential, agricultural, commercial and tourist use throughout Cyprus. Discover ideal options ...

A total of 27 free rapid test sites mobile units for coronavirus will operate for eligible groups nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population ...

A 43-year-old former first division Cypriot footballer was arrested in Greece and is to be extradited to Cyprus in connection with the embezzlement of more than €200,000, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. ...

By Prudence Wade Acne treatments have come a long way since the harsh face scrubs of our youth. With at-home light therapy to tackle active acne, and microneedling for the ...

The parliamentary committee on standards unanimously agreed on Tuesday that far-right Elam MP Andreas Themistokleous had a case to answer after he was accused of verbally abusing a Green party ...

British employers added a record 241,000 staff last month, lifting the total number of employees on company payrolls to just above the level before Britain first went into a COVID-19 lockdown ...

Israel’s economy grew faster than previously estimated in the second quarter, bouncing back strongly after most COVID-19 related restrictions were lifted. Gross domestic product grew 16.6 per cent at an ...

Lebanon’s outgoing finance minister Ghazi Wazni said on Tuesday a contract for a forensic audit of the central bank would be signed in a few days by the new ...

Brave, mischievous, smart, conniving, beautiful, lustful, powerful and powerless women deserve their own platform. ELENI PHILIPPOU speaks to the woman who has given them one It’s not often that ...

Wellington Free Ambulance covers a population of 500,000 people and is the only free ambulance service in New Zealand. Providing a service to three district health boards and servicing roughly 12% of ...

A new music initiative launched last year bringing live weekly gigs to Paphos invites musicians from around the island to perform intimate sets and keep the town’s music scene ...

President Nicos Anastasiades suggested more effective procedures to be put in place at the education ministry after teachers were told to “tear out” a page from a textbook with a ...