Archive 2021

The health ministry announced that 69 rapid test sites will operate nationwide on Saturday. The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory weekly testing of employees. ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Nick Theodoulou The tourism deal struck between Cyprus and the UK – assuring travel without restrictions for Britons who have been vaccinated – has jumpstarted a surge of ...

In this video, Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes discusses the impact of music on her visual style. Born in 1960, Milhazes’ work swirls with geometric and arabesque shapes, inspired by both indigenous ...

The House legal affairs committee is expected expedite approval of a bill for court hearings relating to foreclosure cases by the end of March, its chairman Giorgos Georgiou said on ...

In this video, we take a pre-Covid trip to Japan to learn why one young tailor is so much in demand, there is a six- to nine-month waiting list for ...

Despite the present Covid-related travel restrictions, the beautiful natural and urban areas of Cyprus are still accessible to us through the lenses of local creators. In this video, travel group ...

The Nicosia tourism board (Etap) announced on Friday that works would start within the month for the creation of a nature trail between Pigainia and Mosfili villages in the Tylliria ...

The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency to combat COVID-19 for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures until March 21, two weeks longer than originally scheduled, Prime Minister Yoshihide ...

Pep Guardiola may have begun the season hoping to overhaul Liverpool – but it is Welsh side The New Saints that the Manchester City manager currently has in his sights. Guardiola’...

Football’s rulemaker IFAB has changed the laws of the game so that accidental handballs leading to a team mate scoring will no longer be penalised. It was previously the ...

My main concern with ordering from restaurants amid the lockdown is that it can do a major disservice to establishments that have poured significant effort and resources into interior and ...

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage announced on Friday the completion of conservation works on important monuments and announced that it plans on working on several mosques across the island. ...

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday rounded out his White House staff with a host of new appointments focused on COVID-19, criminal justice, the economy and other major issues, ...

Despite the present Covid-related travel restrictions, the beautiful natural and urban areas of Cyprus are still accessible to us through the lenses of local creators. In this video, we follow ...

Cyprus will face a third wave of coronavirus if people do not abide by health protocols after the relaxation of measures, a member of the ministry’s epidemiological team warned ...

Nicosia’s art scene welcomes a new exhibition this week as Cypriot artist Nikos Papaloukas showcases his latest pieces in a show called Harmony at Alpha C.K. Art Gallery. ...

Indian security forces stepped up patrols on the border with Myanmar on Friday to stop refugees entering after some police officers crossed over to escape taking orders from the military ...

The renovated Mall of Engomi, which is scheduled to reopen soon will host several popular retail and hospitality brands after agreements were signed with owner Atterbury Cyprus. With Sklavenitis and ...

Wine tastings in February are different this year. Usually, we would have been tasting the new 2020 vintage in whites and rosés and new vintages for reds. However, due to ...

In this video, athletic brand Cyprus Another Angle interviews local extreme sports enthusiast Stasinos Constantinides about how he got started with snowboarding, and regarding the island’s snowboarding scene on ...

In this National Geographic video, we take a look at the impressive Corinth Canal in Greece, the world’s deepest man-made waterway. Completed in 1893, with walls soaring 79m tall and ...

By Paul Lambis One of the great characteristics of the Greek race is that they can be defined by their legendary history. Their legacy revolves around power and of course, ...

Police fined more than 450 people for various traffic offences in the last 24 hours, as part of efforts to prevent serious and fatal road accidents. The announcement came as a 25-year-old ...

PITOT, or “pitas” in English, is an Israeli restaurant founded by Moran Iter and Asaf Gonen. Having opened in June 2020, the restaurant was born out of the deep longing the ...