Archive 2021

The health ministry announced a total of 70 rapid Covid test sites will operate around the island on Wednesday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides called on parties on Tuesday to leave the elections behind and concentrate on pushing through reforms needed by the country. Petrides said what the government sought, ...

By Katie Wright This season’s biggest beauty trend didn’t start on the catwalks or the red carpet – it was a product of the pandemic. “Dewy skin became popular ...

An exhibition exploring the iconic Ledra Palace hotel in the capital’s buffer zone opened on Tuesday at the Leventis museum. Ledra Palace: Dancing on the Line has been co-organised ...

Germany and the United States are holding talks in Washington to try to resolve a row over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday. “...

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Police said Tuesday a bomb had been found under a car in Xylophagou, which apparently failed to explode. The device was found by the 55-year-old owner of the vehicle at ...

Germany’s public health agency lowered the coronavirus risk level to “high” from “very high” on Tuesday for the first time in 2021, reflecting a fall in the number of new ...

Humour, financial advice, women in key roles and history are all addressed in a growing number of podcasts created in Cyprus. ELENI PHILIPPOU takes a listen to what is out ...

Live music is back and at Darcy’s Restaurant in Peyia with live bands and music ensembles taking the stage every week. Musicians from all around the island are performing ...

A cooperation protocol between state veterinary services and police constitutes another important step in effectively dealing with animal abuse, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Tuesday after she and Agriculture ...

Renewable energy solutions may be helping us transition away from a global dependence on oil, yet they come with their own challenges and drawbacks – not least, in the realm of ...

Cyprus had the best quality bathing waters in the EU in 2020 after 112 coastal sites passed with flying colours, the European Environment Agency said on Tuesday. According to a report, all 112 ...

Authorities have drafted guidelines for police officers seeking arrest and search warrants in court in a bid to avoid them being thrown out in court because of gaps and technicalities, ...

The Antiquities Department has started digitisation of ancient movable antiquities stored in the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia and on display in other state museums, it said on Tuesday. The project, ...

Draft rules targeted at Alphabet unit Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple should be beefed up to allow regulators to vet their acquisitions of start-up rivals, Germany, France and the Netherlands ...

In this video, Suzy Karadsheh of the Mediterranean Dish YouTube channel teaches us how to whip up some mouthwatering Moroccan meatballs in a dash – perfect either as an appetiser or ...

The condition of the two Electricity Authority (EAC) employees who were seriously injured on May 20 by a blast and fire at a sub-station of the utility in Latsia remains serious, ...

Lidl Cyprus discount supermarkets have donated €45,000 to the Cyprus Red Cross this year in support of families in need and children with disabilities. The German company collected €40,000 by donating €0.30 for ...

A group of pupils from Cyprus won fifth place in this year’s European Statistics Competition (ESC), it was announced on Tuesday. English School pupils Ara Mahdessian, Danae Eliade and ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party on Tuesday challenged the legality of a bid by a rival rightist to head a new Israeli government, but the last-gasp attempt at extending ...

Sicilian Mafia turncoat Giovanni Brusca, the man who detonated the bomb that killed judge Giovanni Falcone in 1992, has been released from jail after serving a 25-year sentence, causing grief and ...

Famagusta reference hospital is returning to normal operations as the number of coronavirus patients treated at the facility has dropped to 15, scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Tuesday. Hadjiyianni told ...

The national health scheme (Gesy) may have deficiencies but offers multiple benefits, the federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) said on Tuesday on the occasion of the scheme’s two-year ...