Archive 2021

‘Breathe in experience, breathe-out poetry,’ says American poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser. As a university student discovering Spanish literature, I was fascinated by poetry, its emotions and its images. But ...

By Peter Tangalos, Head Of Wealth & Investment Services at Hellenic Bank What we commonly refer to today as financial well-being is directly related to the peace of mind derived ...

By George Eid and Andrew Rosenbaum Lebanese banks in Cyprus, like all Lebanese banks, are facing intense pressure from the Lebanon central bank (Banque du Liban) to raise capital. At ...

The extent of the hack is still not known By Michael Ioannou Solarwinds, an essential tool for monitoring and controlling the technological infrastructure of organisations has recently been hacked, affecting ...

The advisory committee on coronavirus is already mulling a possible relaxation of the lockdown, but any decision will be contingent on fewer hospitalisations, committee head Constantinos Tsioutis said. “The most ...

Even if we had not heard the statements by the party leaders after Thursday’s national council meeting that discussed President Anastasiades’ participation in the informal five-party conference on the ...

By Noga Caspi Isn’t it time everyone recognised the obvious? Women belong in all places where decisions are being made! Cyprus and Israel are two Middle Eastern democratic countries ...

Britain is tightening border controls to block new variants of COVID-19, suspending all “travel corridor” arrangements that had meant arrivals from some countries did not require quarantine. Prime Minister Boris ...

European governments said the credibility of their COVID-19 vaccination programmes was at risk on Friday after U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer announced a temporary slowdown of deliveries of its vaccines. ...

The audit service called on the authorities to overhaul legislation concerning election expenses after certain contradictory provisions rendered party expenditure during in the run up to the 2018 presidential elections unlawful. ...

The first modest batches of coronavirus vaccines are expected to go out under the COVAX scheme for poorer countries in the first quarter of this year, the top World Health ...

AEL were denied top spot in the Cyprus First division after a surprise 1-0 defeat at Paralimni on Friday night. The Limassol side went into the game knowing a win ...

Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark in the first two weeks of the year to avoid having their deliveries to the European Union blocked by post-Brexit ...

The health ministry said Friday that that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer would temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its vaccine against Covid-19 while it upgrades its production capacity. A total of 3,510 ...

The health ministry announced 244 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday from a total of 11,163 PCR and rapid tests. The total number of cases since March has reached 28,609 while Cyprus is ...

Cypriot club Apollon Limassol and Turkish side Fenerbahce have reached a preliminary agreement for the transfer of 22-year-old Hungarian defender Attila Szalai. The agreement was confirmed by Apollon through a ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday took a swipe at the journalists’ union over the way it defended journalist Andreas Paraschos who had written that the president had made millions from ...

The FBI is investigating 37 people in the killing of Brian Sicknick, a police officer who died a day after physically engaging with a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump ...

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) said their results in 2020 were very disappointing, mainly due to problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the committee’s Greek Cypriot member ...

The met office has issued a yellow weather warning for Saturday, that will be in place until 5pm. Storms and rain are forecast to affect the entire island with rainfall ...

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, regarded as one of the best English players of his generation, has called time on his illustrious playing career after being named on Friday ...

Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. The world is a ...

Banks need to find a new business model to adapt to the new era, Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou has said. Herodotou, who was addressing the online 8th Banking Forum &...

Always exercise responsibly and safely. Ideally under the guidance of a trained fitness and/or medical professional, who can match the exercise or sports regimen to your present level of ...