Traffic on Larnaca to Nicosia motorway
Police on Sunday afternoon said there was traffic on the Larnaca to Nicosia motorway.
Motorists are urged to drive at low speed and keep a safe distance from other vehicles.
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LNG plant is Cyprus’ best energy option
The Cyprus LNG plant and the East Med pipeline under the spectre of the Turkish ‘blue homeland’ in the East Med’s energy game
By Panayiotis Tilliros
The geopolitical and ...
Coronavirus: rapid testing locations for Monday
The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Monday, 55 in total.
People need to present proof of identity such as ID card, driver’s license or passport, for identification ...
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a third term – an event that Washington and the ...
Flying palaces: a tour of the world’s most pricey private jets
A lucky few can afford to take luxury air travel to new heights, with state-of-the-art, ultra-long-range executive jets, made by manufacturers like Gulfstream and Bombardier. Then there are those bold ...
‘No’ to the referendum on local government
Everyone agrees reform is vital so why do we need a referendum?
By George Koumoullis
In order to restore the mental balance of those that may have been worried about ...
We are going to Geneva aiming at a positive outcome, FM says
We are going to Geneva with the aim to get a positive outcome, Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, referring to the informal meeting on the Cyprus problem that ...
Fire service assists bases in quarry blaze in Xylofagou
The fire service sent two engines on Sunday on the request by the British bases to help put out a fire in a quarry in Xylofagou.
According to the spokesman ...
Coronavirus: No further relaxations for now, government says
The epidemiological picture does not allow further relaxations, for now, government spokesman Kyriacos Koushos said on Sunday.
The announcement comes after an emergency meeting at the Presidential Palace under President ...
Hanoi: Vietnam’s high-octane capital of colonial echoes
In this video, we get a pre-Covid tour of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, a city located in the country’s north, at the Red River delta, about 140km inland from ...
AstraZeneca could have COVID-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021 -Austrian newspaper
A modified version of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine tailored to combat a coronavirus variant first documented in South Africa could be ready by the end of 2021, an AstraZeneca official in ...
Parties must run in elections under registered names, Nouris says after AG ruling
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday that any problems arising from a ruling by the attorney-general that parties can only use their registered names for the upcoming parliamentary elections ...
Vaults of nature: the freerunning feats of Sydney Olson
If you have ever been inspired by those intense, on-foot chases in action films, where heroes and villains vault over rooftops and swing across urban landscapes relying only on flexibility, ...
Coronavirus: Tourism may fall victim to Cyprus’ rigorous testing regime
Greece has a higher positivity rate than Cyprus, but is deemed a safer country to visit
By Kyriacos Iacovides
The health ministry is taking pride in the daily number of ...
Demolition is the easy job
From politicians’ sources of wealth to the search for a solution, we should be looking at well-planned construction
By Christos P Panayiotides
Those of you who happen to be architects ...
Coronavirus: vaccination portal opens on Monday for 51-52 age group
The vaccination portal will be open on Monday morning for appointments by people in the 51-52 age group, the health ministry announced.
The portal will be open between 7.30 am Monday ...
Call to help locate children abducted by father
Limassol police are calling for help to locate two children aged 5 and 11 from Iraq who were kidnapped by their father.
According to the Limassol CID, the mother, who lives in ...
Coronavirus: 151 people and nine businesses booked
Nine businesses and 151 people were booked between 6 am Saturday and 6 am Sunday in connection with violations of the measures against the spread of coronavirus, police said.
In total 8,061 checks were ...
How a retired Spanish farmer is restoring his region
In this Ecosia-sponsored video, we meet Manuel, a retired, 66-year-old Spanish farmer, who is on a mission to restore the landscapes he grew up in.
Having travelled all over the ...
Russia says it will retaliate hard against Czechs over diplomat expulsions (Update2)
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Robert Muller
Russia said on Sunday Czech accusations that Russian spy services were behind an explosion in an ammunition depot were unfounded and absurd and ...
Afghanistan and Ukraine: when words have no meaning
By Gwynne Dyer
“If they go, we’ll all have to go. That’s the reality of it,” said a British source about President Joe Biden’s announcement that the ...
Israel and Greece sign record defence deal
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries.
The agreement includes a $1.65 billion ...
Coronavirus: arrest of man who escaped from covid rehabilitation facility
A 38-year-old man with coronavirus who escaped from a rehabilitation centre in Larnaca last week while under police detention, was arrested on Saturday, police said Sunday.
The man was treated ...
Carey Mulligan discusses ‘Promising Young Woman’ role
Actress Carey Mulligan discusses the impact and conversations sparked – across genders – by Oscar-nominated black comedy thriller ‘Promising Young Woman’, in which her character seeks to avenge the death of her ...