Archive 2021

Conservationists on Thursday called for a comprehensive policy for the safe movement of visitors within the Akamas national forest, accusing authorities of stalling while lives are lost. The Friends of ...

By Georgia Humphreys Free Guy is set inside a thrilling dangerously video game – but that doesn’t mean it’s a film just for gamers, as Georgia Humphreys finds out. ...

– Rafa Benitez has crossed the Merseyside divide and is the latest to attempt to revive the fortunes of Everton, but he must first win over sceptical fans who have ranged ...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun summoned central bank governor Riad Salameh on Thursday as the caretaker government said his decision to effectively lift fuel subsidies contravened its policies and was against ...

After making two transformative signings in Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, Manchester United have no excuse for not giving champions Manchester City a proper run for their money in the ...

Police were seeking a 41-year-old man on Thursday after a cheque that had been stolen from a home in Nicosia was used to pay for two televisions sets in Paphos. ...

The unprecedented rise of Bitcoin, especially in 2020 and early 2021, has significantly transformed investors’ view of cryptocurrencies. Despite the shortfalls, Bitcoin has proven to be a lucrative financial instrument for short-term ...

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn on Thursday urged its train drivers to end their strike as it enters its third day, heavily disrupting passenger and cargo traffic across the country. ...

Alphamega Hypermarkets has opened a new store at Ayia Napa Marina, whose commercial zone was recently opened to the public. The Alphamega convenience store – the franchise’s first outlet in ...

By Liz Connor Between lockdowns and travel restrictions, most of us have had little opportunity for real, uninhibited adventure out in the wilderness over the past year-and-a-half. While staying home ...

An Indian rocket carrying a powerful earth observation satellite failed to fire fully on Thursday, the state-run space agency said, in a setback for the country’s space programme. The ...

A fire which broke out in the forest area of Droushia, near Paphos, on Thursday morning has been contained, the Forestry Department said. The fire broke out at around 9.30am ...

A 58-year-old man arrested on suspicion of shooting dead his 29-year-old neighbour in Yeri during an argument over a parking spot was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday. ...

The theft of manhole covers is on the rise in Larnaca, the district’s sewerage board said on Thursday, adding that it will work to tackle the phenomenon which poses ...

The remaining 35 members of the Cypriot firefighting mission sent to Greece to help battle the wildfires are expected to return to the island on Friday as most blazes were put ...

Four people were killed in flash floods in Kastamonu in Turkey’s Black Sea region and one person was missing, the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said on Thursday. ...

Especially during the time of the Covid-19, people began to spend more time at home and on the internet. Fraudsters have intensified accordingly through IP (internet protocol) address. IP addresses ...

Afghan government forces battled Taliban fighters in and around several cities on Thursday, officials said, as the militants pressed on with their offensive that U.S. intelligence believes could see ...

Paphos firefighters were battling a blaze overnight that broke out late on Wednesday in Stavrokonnou village and was finally brought under control early on Thursday after destroying six hectares of ...

Police on Thursday said they are looking for a 29-year-old man in connection with a burglary attempt at a café restaurant in the old town of Paphos. The incident was ...

Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday, as the highly infectious Delta ...

Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh announced on Wednesday that the central bank will lift subsidies on fuel imports, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. “The Central Bank of Lebanon ...

Queer Wave, the island’s LGBTIQ+ film festival which launched last summer, is taking place physically for the first time this September in Nicosia. This second edition of the festival, ...

Famagusta district court ordered the temporary closure of an Ayia Napa business that was operating without the relevant license from the deputy ministry of tourism and without a liquor permit, ...