Archive 2021

In a 92-year-old cobbler THEO PANAYIDES finds a craftsman with a love of football who likes to keep it simple Andreas Vasiliou is an ordinary man – but he stands out ...

The fire service has received a donation of two state-of-the-art drones worth more than €40,000, which are expected to boost firefighting capabilities, it was announced on Wednesday. The CEO of Hellenic ...

All members of the UN Security Council asked Britain for a clear reference to the basis for a Cyprus solution during discussions on Tuesday on the second draft of the ...

It’s not summer in Polis Chrysochou without the annual Paradise Jazz Festival. For years, musicians, jazz lovers and holidaymakers have thronged to the festival every August to hear melodious ...

Bitcoin broke above $40,000 on Wednesday and headed for another attempt at breaking from its months -long range as short sellers bailed out and traders drew confidence from recent positive comments ...

Three people are detained on suspicion of identity theft, illegal entry and stay in the republic, police said on Wednesday. The first person was arrested at Paphos international airport around 10...

Households and business owners in Cyprus are less optimistic about the economy when compared with a month ago, a report by the University of Cyprus Economics Research Centre shows. The ...

The Australian city of Sydney extended a lockdown by four weeks on Wednesday after an already protracted stay-at-home order failed to douse a COVID-19 outbreak, with the authorities warning of ...

Google parent Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) quarterly revenue and profit surged to record highs, the company reported on Tuesday, powered by a rise in advertising spending as more consumers ...

Australia’s Ariarne Titmus and Japan’s Yui Ohashi won their second gold medals in Tokyo while Britain picked up their third swimming gold with an impressive victory in the ...

Property prices dropped in the second quarter of 2021 according to real estate data experts WiRE FS. On a quarterly basis, prices for apartments fell by 0.14 per cent, for houses by 0.36 ...

With the Olympics still digesting U.S. gymnast Simone Biles’s stunning exit from the team event, champion women made a splash in Tokyo on Wednesday as Australian Ariarne Titmus, ...

By Charalampos Theopemptou The European Union has for a long time now been trying to reduce waste as part of the Circular Economy package and its long-standing policy to favour ...

One thing the Anastasiades government will be remembered for is the introduction of trilateral alliances with neighbouring countries. In reality, they were bilateral alliances of Cyprus and Greece, which were ...

Greens are up in arms following an announcement by Paphos municipality that a contract has been signed to create a new cell for storing trash at the Marathounda landfill. The ...

Seven parallel wave breakers will be constructed along the Oroklini coastline as part of a €3.377.000 contract signed at the transport ministry on Tuesday between the government and C Kasinos & ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on Wednesday expected to approve the reopening of England’s doors to double-vaccinated tourists from the European Union and the United States, Financial Times ...

Greece and Cyprus are in “perfect coordination” regarding Turkey’s actions in Varosha, President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis said after meeting in Athens on Tuesday evening. ...

A London-based panel has ruled in favour of the Republic, finding that Hermes Airports is in contractual violation if it does not carry out expansion works at the island’s ...

Omonia have been knocked out of the Champions League in the second qualifying round, going down to a 3-0 aggregate defeat against Dinamo Zagreb at the GSP stadium in Nicosia ...

The health ministry announced six deaths from Covid-19 and 791 new cases on Tuesday. Three men and three women died, bringing total deaths to 410. Since the start of the pandemic 269 men ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday officially inaugurated the new Omirou underground municipal car park and the upgraded section of Omirou avenue. The car park, located underneath the avenue in ...

Former Edek MP Yiorgos Varnavas said on Tuesday he would run for party president in the October 24-25 party conference. In thinly veiled barbs against incumbent president Marinos Sizopoulos, Varnavas ...

If you live in Nicosia, it is likely you’ve passed by Kafeneio to Leoforio even if you didn’t know it. Located in the old town opposite the old ...