Archive 2021

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis, New York The United States supports a Cypriot-led comprehensive settlement to reunify the island as a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF), which would benefit all Cypriots as well ...

The British examination board Pearson Edexcel International announced on Wednesday that its international exams would not go ahead as planned this summer. This will affect hundreds of students at private ...

The United States and Russia said on Wednesday they had extended the New START arms control treaty for five years, preserving the last treaty limiting deployments of the world’s ...

The mayor of Paphos has hit back at MPs and other attendees at Tuesday’s session of the House refugee committee, calling them out for ‘political cannibalism’ and ‘personal insults’ ...

By Conor Humphries and William James The European Union on Wednesday rebuffed a British demand to extend a grace period for checks on goods going from Britain to Northern Ireland, ...

One death and 139 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday. The health ministry said 126 people were in hospital. Thirty-nine are in serious condition with 23 intubated. The death was of 79...

More positive cases have been found for the Covid-19 variant first detected in the UK, but none for the variants from South Africa and Brazil, the health ministry said on ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Wednesday said the government ought to allow locals stay in hotels and other tourist accommodation facilities if they have negative rapid ...

AEL have climbed to second place after defeating Apoel 2-0 in Limassol on Wednesday night. The Limassol club are now just two points off leaders and fierce rivals Apollon. The ...

A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization visited a virus research laboratory in China’s central city of Wuhan and met with a prominent virologist there in ...

Education minister Prodromos Prodromou announced on Wednesday a new support package of €4 million for the creative sector approved by the cabinet. As part of the new support package, the one-off ...

The annual event that celebrates short films will return as the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) is getting ready for its 11th edition in October. Organisers, the ministry ...

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane could be available for next Wednesday’s FA Cup clash with Everton after making a quick recovery from the ankle injury sustained last week. Manager ...

The relocation of the civil registry and migration department in Nicosia to 90 Makarios Avenue has begun, it announced Due to the relocation public service points will remain closed from February 10 ...

The health ministry has announced the rapid testing sites for Thursday. The sites will be serving people who will return to their workplaces on February 8 and the general population. Since ...

Mark Wahlberg is one of the richest actors in Hollywood, with a net worth of about $300 million. Wahlberg owns a sprawling $100-million property in Beverly Park that includes a full-sized ...

People at risk of serious illness if infected with the coronavirus should not be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine because of its lower efficacy, according to a pharmacology expert. Assistant ...

President Sergio Mattarella asked former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Wednesday to form a government tasked with tackling the coronavirus crisis and deep economic recession that are battering ...

Arsenal plan to appeal against the red card shown to David Luiz in Tuesday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat to Wolves, the PA news agency understands. The Gunners were leading 1...

The interior ministry is due to inform attorney-general George Savvides later on Wednesday on its next steps pertaining to the archbishopric’s surprise demolition of four listed buildings in old ...

Annual Turkish inflation rose 15 per cent in January from 14.6 per cent a month ago. Core inflation, which strips out food and energy prices, also increased to 15.5 per cent, the Turkish ...

Paphos has moved forward with plans to transform the town into a smart, digital city by signing a contract for the development of a Geographic Information System (GIS). Paphos mayor ...

The German military on Wednesday sent more than 20 doctors and nurses together with ventilators and hospital beds to coronavirus-stricken Portugal, where a severe rise in cases has prompted several European ...

David Moyes has called for patience with new West Ham loan signing Jesse Lingard, but feels the England international can get back to his best at the London Stadium. The 28...