Archive 2021

The cabinet on Wednesday decided to gradually ease restrictions on sports activities and events from next week. According to a statement, from Monday, February 8, individual training will be allowed in ...

In a member of the island’s fledgling stand-up community and the mind behind the island’s most downloaded podcast, THEO PANAYIDES finds a serious person with a wicked sense ...

Limassol-based gaming producer Nexters Global, the game developer behind Hero Wars and Throne Rush, is going public in a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deal with the Moscow-based Kismet Acquisition ...

Prospects for the upcoming UN-led meeting on Cyprus settlement will be the main focus of British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s first official visit to Cyprus, where he will meet ...

Authorities on Wednesday warned employers and vulnerable groups to take precautions due to the high concentrations of dust detected in the atmosphere. The labour inspection department said the public, particularly ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis will be in Nicosia on Monday for talks with President Nicos Anastasiades, the Presidential Palace announced on Wednesday. The talks aim at better coordinating ahead ...

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) has been awarded the new Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) for the period 2021-2027, following the successful evaluation (100/100 score) of its relevant application ...

It’s what the A.G. Leventis Gallery always aims to do, engage people with art, and they have continued on the journey since even during lockdown. On February 8 museums ...

Women in Cyprus received pensions that were 39 per cent lower than men in 2019, the fourth largest gender gap in all EU member states, while they are also at a high-risk ...

Following a raft of cancellations and postponements caused by European competition game scheduling and a fluctuating Covid-19 crisis, the Cypriot championship’s first division is close to fully reconciling its ...

A second wave of coronavirus infections threatens to upend a tourism boom in Dubai that provided salve to its battered economy, although with so few places open globally its hospitality ...

The president may have drawn a line under the minister of justice and the Twitter incident but legally it’s far from over By Achilleas Demetriades The issue of the ...

A stronger than expected rebound in the automotive and machinery industries where customers released their pent-up demand boosted Siemens’ first-quarter results, deputy CEO Roland Busch said on Wednesday. Busch, who ...

The cabinet is meeting Wednesday and is expected to discuss possible easing of coronavirus measures in sports and cultural events. The epidemiological data of the last days will be evaluated ...

The Group of Seven largest developed economies on Wednesday condemned the military coup in Myanmar and said it was deeply concerned about the fate of detained political leaders such as ...

Strong winds threatening to fan a bushfire prompted Australia on Wednesday to urge thousands of people to leave their homes in the provincial capital of Perth, complicating a lockdown after ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) chief Andy Jassy will replace billionaire founder Jeff Bezos as Amazon.com’s next chief executive officer. Here’s what we know about the incoming CEO: ...

In this video, yogi and mystic Sadhguru explains the significance of squatting in yoga, a posture which exercises the spine, while enhancing one’s clarity and intelligence. He also offers ...

This video discusses the creative process of Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author and manga artist, drawing on highlights from a recent documentary on his life ...

Arty, bohemian Galway is one of Ireland’s most engaging cities, and famous for its culture-fuelled festivals, vibrant shopfronts, picturesque coastline and a music scene like no other. Capital of ...

Looking ahead at the release of ‘Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn’t We Almost Have It All’, a documentary about the bond between the late singer and her daughter, ...

Dogs have some seriously impressive sniffers. But why are dog noses so powerful and how is it that they can remember precise scents over long periods of time? It all ...

Falafel is a Middle Eastern recipe that is basically mashed chickpeas with herbs and seasonings formed into patties and fried. It’s considered a traditional food in Lebanon and Middle ...

Teens, in this video, YouTuber Ava teaches you how to make a great hanging chair, using a wooden dowel (a cylindrical wooden rod), some rope, a metal clip from the ...